Creative Inspiration
“Hamilton:” Getting It From the Stage to the Screen to the Stream
“[The cast] knew exactly what to do,” says “Hamilton” director Thomas Kail. “My job was to not get in the way of that.”
Creative Inspiration
American Pastoral: Kelly Reichardt’s “First Cow”
“It’s not capturing grand landscapes, but people who have very small lives.”
Creative Inspiration
“You Should Have Left:” Using Light, Space and Time to Tell an Uneasy Story
“I think the idea of being trapped in a house that won’t let you...
Creative Inspiration
Meet Your Heroes: Making “John Lewis: Good Trouble”
“He’s kind of a living embodiment of the idea that our future will be...
How To
Filming on the Front Lines: “Inside Italy’s Covid War”
“What I wanted to do was tell the story, from the beginning, of the...
Creative Inspiration
“Relic:” How This Kind of Horror Hits Different
Director Natalie Erika James explains she wanted to use “a multigenerational story to create...
How To
Managing the Amazing, Affecting Material for “Da 5 Bloods”
Colorist Stephen Nakamura details how he worked with Spike Lee and cinematographer Tom Sigel...
Product News & Reviews
News
Virtual Production Can Be Real for Everybody. Here’s How.
The production line from development to post can be costly in part because of the timescales and in part because of the inability to truly iterate at the point of creativity. A virtual production model breaks down these silos and brings color correction, animation, and editorial closer to camera.
Ebooks
Remote Production: The Future of Live TV?
We examine the latest trends and best practices in the evolving world of home...
Product News and Reviews
Sigma fp and Cinema DNG: Production, Post and This Pocket-Sized Camera
“The images had great dynamic range, and colors appeared exactly how I like them.”
Watch: First Impressions of the SIGMA fp
"It has great low-light performance, very, very low noise in the blacks especially."
Expertise
High Dynamic Range (HDR): Everything You Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask
De-mystifying this ubiquitous term
How To
How Jeff Hutchens Used the Canon C300 Mark II for Docuseries “Murder in the Bayou”
Five-part docuseries investigating the unsolved murders of eight women is now available to watch...
Product Reviews
Has Remote Production Changed Production… Forever?
“It’s taken a pandemic to open the eyes of those not convinced about remote...
Expertise
And You Make Ask Yourself… Does Color Science Matter?
“Color is one of the most important tools you have.”
How To
Filming on the Front Lines: “Inside Italy’s Covid War”
“What I wanted to do was tell the story, from the beginning, of the...
Creative Inspiration
“Tales from the Loop:” Making These Fantasies a Reality
“We didn’t know at the end of all of this whether or not there...
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...
News and Features
Take a (Virtual) Museum Tour (or 50)
“From interactive, 360-degree videos and full 'walk-around' tours with voiceover descriptions to slideshows with...
Video
Let Movies Show You How to Social Distance
For the first and last time we can say, “Follow the outstanding example set...
Watch: First Impressions of the SIGMA fp
"It has great low-light performance, very, very low noise in the blacks especially."
Creative Inspiration
American Pastoral: Kelly Reichardt’s “First Cow”
“It’s not capturing grand landscapes, but people who have very small lives.”
Creative Inspiration
“You Should Have Left:” Using Light, Space and Time to Tell an Uneasy Story
“I think the idea of being trapped in a house that won’t let you...
Creative Inspiration
Meet Your Heroes: Making “John Lewis: Good Trouble”
“He’s kind of a living embodiment of the idea that our future will be...
Creative Inspiration
“Relic:” How This Kind of Horror Hits Different
Director Natalie Erika James explains she wanted to use “a multigenerational story to create...
Creative Inspiration
“Hamilton:” Getting It From the Stage to the Screen to the Stream
“ knew exactly what to do,” says “Hamilton” director Thomas Kail. “My job...
Creative Inspiration
“Tales from the Loop:” Making These Fantasies a Reality
“We didn’t know at the end of all of this whether or not there...
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...
How To
Filming on the Front Lines: “Inside Italy’s Covid War”
“What I wanted to do was tell the story, from the beginning, of the psychological impact this was having on the healthcare workers and on the psyche of the Italian people in general.”
How To
Managing the Amazing, Affecting Material for “Da 5 Bloods”
Colorist Stephen Nakamura details how he worked with Spike Lee and cinematographer Tom Sigel...
How To
Tight (Very Tight) Shots: Cameras in the Cockpit for “7500”
“The most important thing for me, was to give the actors the confidence that...
How To
Into the Dark (But Not Completely): Cinematography on Season 3 of “Ozark”
“You know those joyful scenes in a thriller or horror movie, right before the...
How To
Making “Mythic Quest: Quarantine” — 40 iPhones and Infinite Possibilities
“The quarantine episode of ‘Mythic Quest’ is a seamless continuation for fans... and a...
How To
Understanding the Four Aspect Ratios for “Da Five Bloods”
The film uses different aspect ratios and film formats to depict different times and...
Government Video
Telemetrics Introduces Pan Bar for Robotics Operations
Offers customizable operation for robotic cameras.
News
FEMA Makes Archive of IPAWS Alerts Available
Provides a reference of historical CAP alert data, though it's not for real-time monitoring.
Government Video
Legislation Introduced to Ban Government Use of Facial Recognition Tech
Argues that technology suffers from systematic inaccuracy and bias problems.
Government Video
No National IPAWS Test in 2020, Per FEMA
Next national test will take place in 2021.
Government Video
VOA’s New Leadership to be Questioned by Foreign Affairs Committee
Pack's early moves have raised questions about international broadcaster’s role as an independent outlet.
Government Video
Rocky Mountain Public Media Embarks on Transmitter Upgrade Project
The broadcaster will rely on GatesAir transmitters at several sites around Colorado.
Government Video
College Media Convention Will Be Virtual-Only
Event had been planned for Baltimore in October.
News
Virtual Production Can Be Real for Everybody. Here’s How.
The production line from development to post can be costly in part because of the timescales and in part because of the inability to truly iterate at the point of creativity. A virtual production model breaks down these silos and brings color correction, animation, and editorial closer to camera.
How To
Making “Mythic Quest: Quarantine” — 40 iPhones and Infinite Possibilities
“The quarantine episode of ‘Mythic Quest’ is a seamless continuation for fans... and a...
Augmented and Virtual Reality
How VR Could (or Can) (or Will) Help Us Through This Quarantine
Learning to leverage virtual reality in our lives is a natural transition.
Augmented and Virtual Reality
Virtual Reality 101: Where and How to Begin
“The technology is less complicated than you think and is super easy to understand.”
Video
View the Infinite Wonder of a Yayoi Kusama Infinity Room
“A mirror-lined chamber populated with a dazzling and seemingly vast array of LED lights...
Distribute
The Genius “Workarounds” Productions Have Been Using During Lockdown
Harnessing cloud solutions to enrich video acquisition and working with machine learning applications to...
News
TVU Networks Debuts Partyline for Virtual Communication
Offers HD video and audio synchronization for communication between remote groups
Expertise
And You Make Ask Yourself… Does Color Science Matter?
“Color is one of the most important tools you have.”
How To
What You Need to Know About Reopening and Restarting Production
How do we safely resume operations, and how on earth do you make a...
Ebooks
Remote Production: The Future of Live TV?
We examine the latest trends and best practices in the evolving world of home...
Resources
Register Now for Our Webcast June 25: Has Remote Production Changed Production… Forever?
Most production now has by necessity become remote production, but what does that look...
Expertise
High Dynamic Range (HDR): Everything You Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask
De-mystifying this ubiquitous term
Product Reviews
Has Remote Production Changed Production… Forever?
“It’s taken a pandemic to open the eyes of those not convinced about remote...