Creative Inspiration
How “Little America” Captures the Immigrant Experience One Story at a Time
Inspired by true stories, Apple TV+ anthology series uses stylized, dramatized vignettes to go beyond the headlines.
Creative Inspiration
The Nature of All Things: How “Gunda” Simply, Beautifully, Wordlessly Immerses the Viewer
“I have always wanted to make a film about the creatures with whom we...
Creative Inspiration
Watch: The First Dispatch from “The French Dispatch”
“The trailer, in true Wes Anderson form, features title cards for each story,” explains...
Quick Hits
Frontline’s Amazon Documentary: “There are Very Serious Questions at the Heart of the Film”
“Everything that's amazing or awesome about Jeff Bezos and Amazon is also something to...
Resources
The Impact of Infrared Imagery
Infrared cinematography, Hurlbut Academy explains in its latest tutorial, “is about finding another way...
Creative Inspiration
When Your Documentary Looks Like a Renaissance Painting: The Cinematography of “Honeyland”
“Visual and visceral communication draws the audience closer to the protagonists, and more importantly...
Creative Inspiration
How “Devs” Creator Alex Garland Fuses Tech, Tension and Apprehension Like Nobody Else
“It’s very clearly the case that technology and technological advances are happening at a...
Product News & Reviews
News
Full Frame, But For Filmmakers? Panasonic’s Lumix S1H Camera
“With the Lumix S1H, Panasonic has used its considerable video experience to bring many of its high-end VariCam features to the Lumix S range.”
Video
Watch This: “HDR Video: From Cameras to Post Production”
“Good HDR starts with capture. Great HDR thinks HDR throughout the process.”
Product News and Reviews
Epiphan Develops LiveScrypt for Real-Time AI Transcription
“With LiveScrypt, all attendees have access to real-time transcriptions of what’s being said.”
Expertise
Is Full Frame the Future?
“All the major brands are bringing out professional digital cinema cameras packing full-frame in...
Product News and Reviews
Sigma fp and Cinema DNG: Production and Post and This Pocket-Sized Camera
“The images had great dynamic range, and colors appeared exactly how I like them.”
Product News and Reviews
What’s the Deal With… Blackmagic Design’s DaVinci Resolve Editor Keyboard?
The Resolve editor keyboard is certainly a useful tool for any cutter who uses...
Product News and Reviews
What’s the Deal With… Apple’s 16-Inch MacBook Pro?
This is the perfect laptop for creatives who want a Mac and need mobility...
Expertise
Watch: Technology Year in Review: Wasn’t the Future Wonderful?
Mark Schubin reviews the advances of 2019 as motion...
Creative Inspiration
Watch: The First Dispatch from “The French Dispatch”
“The trailer, in true Wes Anderson form, features title cards for each story,” explains...
Quick Hits
Frontline’s Amazon Documentary: “There are Very Serious Questions at the Heart of the Film”
“Everything that's amazing or awesome about Jeff Bezos and Amazon is also something to...
Video
Watch: Integrating the Visual Effects Into “Chernobyl”
“ was to be completely story-driven where VFX would provide support for the drama...
Creative Inspiration
How “Devs” Creator Alex Garland Fuses Tech, Tension and Apprehension Like Nobody Else
“It’s very clearly the case that technology and technological advances are happening at a...
Video
Watch This: “HDR Video: From Cameras to Post Production”
“Good HDR starts with capture. Great HDR thinks HDR throughout the process.”
Resources
Watch This: The Impact of HDR — On Set, in Post and With Displays
Technologists and creatives address the benefits and the current challenges when working with HDR.
Creative Inspiration
The Nature of All Things: How “Gunda” Simply, Beautifully, Wordlessly Immerses the Viewer
“I have always wanted to make a film about the creatures with whom we share the earth, a film about animals as living, feeling beings in their own right.”
Creative Inspiration
Watch: The First Dispatch from “The French Dispatch”
“The trailer, in true Wes Anderson form, features title cards for each story,” explains...
Creative Inspiration
When Your Documentary Looks Like a Renaissance Painting: The Cinematography of “Honeyland”
“Visual and visceral communication draws the audience closer to the protagonists, and more importantly...
Quick Hits
How “Little America” Captures the Immigrant Experience One Story at a Time
Inspired by true stories, Apple TV+ anthology series uses stylized, dramatized vignettes to go...
Creative Inspiration
How “Devs” Creator Alex Garland Fuses Tech, Tension and Apprehension Like Nobody Else
“It’s very clearly the case that technology and technological advances are happening at a...
News and Features
“This Is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection:” “Subconscious” Storytelling and the Software to Make It Happen
"Being able to complete post production using a single piece of software makes so...
Creative Inspiration
(Post) Producing the Black-and White Version of “Parasite”
“It will be fascinating to see how the viewing experience changes when an identical...
How To
OK, So… How Exactly Do You Make an “Instant Movie”?
This “instant movie” was all about demonstrating technologies now available to moviemakers—including the use of cloud storage and playout—that make it possible to greatly shorten production time for cinematic productions
Resources
The Impact of Infrared Imagery
Infrared cinematography, Hurlbut Academy explains in its latest tutorial, “is about finding another way...
How To
How To: Recreate the Look of “The Lighthouse”
Cinematographer Jarin Blaschke crafted a distinctive look and feel for “The Lighthouse” that was...
How To
“Singularity:” How Cinematographer Khalid Mohtaseb Told a Love Story in Dance
“We wanted to approach it in almost a classical, theatrical way.”
How To
The Pretty, Pretty Good… Cinematography on “Curb Your Enthusiasm”
“We're pretty precise as far as the... planning what's going to happen in the...
How To
M. Night Shyamalan’s “Servant:” How to Master the Slow Burn in Storytelling
Single-location psychological thriller recently renewed for a second season on Apple TV+ explores trauma...
How To
The Tonal Trick of Editing “Jojo Rabbit”
“As much as we've talked about it, I don't see such a huge gulf...
Government Video
Public Broadcasters Prepare for NextGen TV Opportunities
APTS Public Media Summit looked at how public stations can be a rich testing ground for new ATSC 3.0 capabilities.
News
Former Air Talent Establish Congressional Broadcasters Caucus
Reps. Emmer and Boyle form bipartisan caucus to represent the interests of local broadcasters.
News
Tightrope Updates Cablecast Community Media Software
Cablecast version 7.1 adds IP input and closed captioning functionality.
News
Dallas’ New Public Broadcast Studio Awaits Its Purpose
Project was originally slated to finish in 2017, but has no equipment or a...
News
For-A Gear Boosts WLVT-TV Behind and in Front of Camera
PBS station added the For-A HVS-2000 Hanabi production switcher to its control room.
News
NAB Show to Detail NASA’s Artemis Program Broadcast Plans
NASA’s Jim Bridenstine will speak on the use of advanced technology in trips back...
News
Trump Calls to Reduce Budget of International Media Programs
Would impact “Voice of America,” “Radio Free Europe” and “Radio Free Asia.”
Augmented and Virtual Reality
Join MLK’s 1963 March on Washington… in Virtual Reality
TIME Studios’ immersive project, “The March,” brings the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic "I Have a Dream" speech to virtual reality.
Research and Development
“Kórsafn:” Developing Björk’s Generative, AI-Powered Environment
“an architectural structure downtown manhattan offered me the hand in an AI tango and...
Video Edge
View It As It Was: The Smithsonian’s Virtual Tours of Mosul, Aleppo and Palmyra
“A landmark exhibition, not only for its innovative use of digital technology within a...
Production
Immersive, Responsive: Floating in the Falling (Digital) Universe of Flowers
teamLab's digital artworks are designed to dissolve "the boundary between the body and the...
Video Edge
Deep Learning and Lumière Brothers Footage: 1896 and Hand-Cranked Cameras vs. AI and 4K, Everybody Wins
A neural network was utilized to create a 4K version of The Lumière Brothers'...
Video Edge
Explore the VR Experience “Seven Worlds, One Planet” (and See It Being Created)
BBC Earth and VR artist Rosie Summers collaborated to create this VR 360 experience
Video Edge
“Worlds Beyond Earth:” The Hayden Planetarium’s Immersive Experience
"Our ability to render these distant worlds is nothing short of astonishing."
Expertise
Watch: Technology Year in Review: Wasn’t the Future Wonderful?
Mark Schubin reviews the advances of 2019 as motion...
Resources
The Impact of Infrared Imagery
Infrared cinematography, Hurlbut Academy explains in its latest tutorial, “is about finding another way...
Expertise
Is Full Frame Cinema the Future?
“All the major brands are bringing out professional digital cinema cameras packing full-frame in...
Resources
How Much of TV Viewing is Now Streaming?
“Content has always been king, but with the growth of streaming, content creators and...
Video
Watch This: “HDR Video: From Cameras to Post Production”
“Good HDR starts with capture. Great HDR thinks HDR throughout the process.”
Expertise
Is Full Frame the Future?
“All the major brands are bringing out professional digital cinema cameras packing full-frame in...
Resources
HFR: Yes, No, Maybe, Why? “Gemini Man” Technical Supervisor Answers Your Question(s)
“We've found is that the more detail you give to a viewer, the more...