300th Tips Back in 1982, the publisher of Audio Visual Directions, Joy McGrath, came to one of my Mixed Bag of Tricks seminars and asked me to write a column of practical hints for her magazine. What you are reading
Achieving a "filmic" depth of field was a holy grail among digital shooters for a long time—encouraging the invention of a plethora of lens adapters that generated the film DoF look—but now that larger sensors are more common and affordable,
Last month, DV101 focused on the differences between three chip and single chip color handling for digital cameras. This month, we're going to delve a bit deeper into this topic and discus color dissemination. DV101 | The Flavors of HD How Digital
Il Va That A Way It's 1975—I'm flying to Dubai with one stopover, Damascus. It's a five hour flight. The crew tells me they are flying back tonight. I climb down the steps into the hot night air, walk to
During her run as rock 'n' roll drummer for the band Hole in the 1990s, Patty Schemel (@PattySchemel) made the most of her Hi8 video camera, documenting various performances and trips. In addition to footage of band members Eric Erlandson,
I've been working in the multi camera production world for the past seven years, and most recently I've been involved in the production of two shows for Nickelodeon that are targeted at the youth market iCarly and Victorious.
Ever since the launch of RED Digital Cinema, 4K imagery has become an industry buzzword. The concept stems from 35mm film post, where the digital scan of a film frame at 4K is considered full resolution and a 2K scan
The Panasonic AG AC160 represents Panasonic's latest entry into the field of 1 3" CMOS sensor based AVC codec cameras, and what an entry Panasonic has managed to find the sweet spot for cameras in this price range. Based on
Now that DSLRs have inspired a "smaller can be better" paradigm for professional HD production, a greater variety of smaller tripods are becoming available, and these are getting progressively lighter and more functional. Some of them include design features for
While DSLRs offer some clear advantages over traditional video cameras, they present challenges in ergonomics and monitoring. One problem is not being able to monitor live video via the ocular viewfinder as you can with most video cameras. Instead, you
Filmmaker Colin Rich found the inspiration and determination to complete the wildly popular time lapse video "L.A. Light" from his grandmother. Rich, who had recently been snatched away from a job checking out equipment at Panavision to become a time
The "Eames Era," as it became known, began in the optimistic flush of American victory following World War II, and the global impact of the mid century Eames aesthetic continues to be felt today. Eames The Architect and the Painter
Consider the violin it rests on the shoulder, steadied by the chin. One hand works the bow, while the other supports the far end of the instrument and fingers the strings. It’s light and fits the human body – the
No, that’s not me with that impressive Sony rig on my shoulder. But I did have the opportunity to be among the first to have it in my possession for a few days to put the gear through its
Earlier this fall, Koo had one of the most successful Kickstarter campaigns for a feature narrative project in the history of the fundraising site. In 38 days, the New York City filmmaker, and founder of the popular site NoFilmSchool.com, raised
The newest stereo 3D film sensation promises to be Martin Scorsese's Hugo, which arrives just in time for the holidays. The film, the director's first 3D venture, is based on The Invention of Hugo Cabret, a children's graphic novel written
Rumors of the death of multi camera sitcoms have been greatly exaggerated. While many network comedies have used other formats to tell their stories in recent years, there continue to be new, fresh examples of traditionally shot comedies breaking out.
Anonymous dramatizes an argument that has roiled university English departments for close to a century was Shakespeare really Shakespeare? Or did someone else—someone with a better education and more worldly experience than the son of an illiterate glove maker—actually write
The primary challenge facing director Cameron Crowe's editorial team when they started building a documentary on the rock band Pearl Jam for the band's 20th anniversary this year was straightforward deciding how to sort, synthesize and strategically utilize the reams
