New Gadgets Archive
Tribeca, Lionsgate Launch ‘Shortlist’ Movie SVOD Service With a Human Touch
Streaming service to include 150 curated titles monthly, with lists from guest actors and
The Indie-Friendly Business List 2015: 25 Companies You Should Know
This year’s indie-friendly business list takes to the digital frontiers of efficient independent moviemaking.
Tech & Trade Tuesdays: The Industry Has A[nother] Dark Side
I don’t ask for much in my line of work. A comfortable chair, computers
Make A 360-Degree Movie At Home
The world isn’t flat, so why should our videos be? Welcome to the latest
Industry Pulse Wednesdays: Introducing the Post Lab
Hey guys, Sam here… it’s been a crazy last few months, and honestly, it’s
tech & trade tuesdays: prepare for virtual reality … now
it is my very strong opinion that content creators and filmmakers need to prepare
Should You Cut the Cord?
Use Slate’s calculator to see if dropping cable TV and paying for streaming services
Make Your Smartphone Smarter: What Goes in Your iPhone Filmmaking Kit?
“Shot on a smartphone” rarely means just a smartphone. So what goes in your
A BTS Look at Using a Drone Mounted LED Rig to Light a Night Shoot
Using two Black Armored Hexacopters, a RED Epic and an LED lighting rig, aerial
From The Lens: 9 Visual Styles In One Shot
An important lesson I’m sure many film and videomakers have come to learn is
Find out How to Create Cheap Backyard Foley from ‘Last of Us’ Sound Designer Rob Krekel
If you’re just starting out as a filmmaker, or more specifically, a sound designer,
Do Human Eyes ‘See’ Like Cameras? A Look at the Resolution & Frame Rate of Vision
Cameras are the “eyes” of cinema, recognizing, capturing, and processing images at certain frame
Will 2014 Be the Year That Smartphone Filmmaking Goes Mainstream?
Over the last century, each generation of technology revolutionized filmmaking. But with the smartphone
Everything You Need to Know About the Dolly Zoom
The dolly zoom, also referred to as the Vertigo effect or a Zolly shot,
Tech Review: On Set with Blackmagic’s Cinema Camera
A working cinematographer puts Blackmagic’s Cinema Camera through its paces, finding it a superb
The Year in Gear: Goodbye 2013, Here Comes 2014K
It is perhaps indicative of how low-key this year was that when I first
A Jib & Handheld Stabilizer All in One: Digital Juice Introduces the Transformable Gemini
Something as simple as moving your camera will add not only the kinetic energy
POV’s 2013 Documentary Filmmaking Equipment Survey
POV asked documentarians to share their experiences with equipment and documentary tools – from
Fuji X100S First Look – Has the Hipster Camera Got Real?
The old X100 was fatally flawed in my view. Manual focus with a massive
How I Learned To Build An Avid Editing Bay For Under $1,500
On some low-budget sets, they have what is called a “skeleton crew,” which is
WORLD’S SMALLEST GROOMING SCISSORS
Cinema Secrets innovated the world’s smallest grooming scissors to make “plucking” stray hairs on
It’s Alive! First Cinema DNG Frames from the Digital Bolex
We just got back from Toronto, and we have news and images to show
Two Pretty Amazing Shots with the MōVI and the RED Epic Infra Red in 5K
That ONE shot you missed… the one you will never forgive yourself for missing…
Engineers Eye-Up Insect Biology As Inspiration For Curved Camera
Engineers have developed a curved camera designed to mimic insects’ compound eyes. The hemispherical