2014
Editor’s View: Amazing Stories
It’s impossible not to have a strong response to Virunga, a documentary from Orlando von Einsiedel that was conceived as a look at how...
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‘Rosewater’: Jon Stewart and Bobby Bukowski Team for This Tense True Story
Jon Stewart’s directorial debut would have been a wonderful project for any cinematographer as it is on many levels about light versus darkness. Read...
2014
Glidecam Helps Get the Action (and Airborne) Shots
I purchased a Glidecam HD-2000 about three years ago. I started out filming BMX and wanted to capture a feeling of floating next to...
2014
Buyer’s Guide: Camera Support & Stabilization
In this month’s Buyer’s Guide we examine a number of options for camera support and stabilization, each designed to keep your camera motion smooth...
2014
Battle Scenes in Balance with Next Generation Recoil Rig
I recently tried Zacuto’s Next Generation Recoil Rig on “Miss Earth,” a short film that features aliens fighting an epic intergalactic battle. My go-to...
2014
Cartoni Supports Smooth Sports Video at Ross Mobile
Ross Mobile Productions, a division of Ross Video, specializes in mobile sports production. We operate a fleet of five mobile production vehicles that service...
2014
Vinten and Vizrt Record Ryder Cup for Sky Sports
Vinten, part of Vitec Videocom, a Vitec Group company, supplied a Vinten encoded pan and tilt head to Sky Sports for use in the...
2014
Miller Maintains Fluidity Inside a Volcano
When two volcano enthusiasts, filmmaker Geoff Mackley and photographer Bradley Ambrose, decided to shoot a documentary deep in the crater of Ambrym, one of...
2014
OConnor Helps Svetlana Cvetko Build ‘The Architect’
Cinematographer Svetlana Cvetko has lent her expert visual talents to numerous documentaries, including the Oscar-winning Inside Job, Inequality for All and the Oscar-nominated short...
2014
Crazy Duck Amasses Amusement Park Material with Manfrotto
Crazy Duck Video and Photography is a small production company located just outside New York City in Weehawken, N.J. One of our favorite clients...
2014
Flying a RED EPIC on the New Steadicam Solo
I direct and shoot web series that need to look cinematic because my work is showcased on the big screen. I’ve used the Steadicam...
2014
Libec’s Allex Gives Great Support for Smaller Cameras
As a director of photography, I work with everything from DSLRs to ARRI Alexas and 35mm film cameras. While camera support for larger cameras...
2014
City Hearts Event Recorded with K-Tek’s ProShot
Los Angeles videographer/photographer Joel Lipton says that shooting fast and adapting to changing situations were the keys to his success in capturing video and...
2014
Grande Dames: Documenting Street Style for ‘Advanced Style’
Director and cinematographer Lina Plioplyte’s documentary feature Advanced Style The Movie is the story behind the fashion blog of the same name that became...
2014
Compare and Contrast: LUT Software That Makes the Grade
Color lookup tables, known as LUTs, have long been used to convert one color space to another, but they are increasingly being used for...
2014
‘Foxcatcher’: Greig Fraser on Film, Formats and Focus
Based on true events, Sony Pictures Classics’ Foxcatcher tells the story of the unlikely and ultimately tragic relationship between an eccentric multimillionaire and two...
2014
Exhilaration and Invisible Edits: How ‘Birdman’ Was Imagined and Executed as a ‘Single Take’
It’s rare but exhilarating when you find a movie that offers a unique take on film’s visual language without relying on the crutch of...
2014
Interview: Jonathan Sela, Cinematographer, ‘John Wick’
Sela chose to work with ARRI Alexa XT cameras, combining anamorphic and spherical lenses and capturing in ARRIRAW to maximize image quality.
2014
Love and Loss: The Interwoven Narrative of ‘Olive Kitteridge’
Olive Kitteridge, in which Frances McDormand plays the eponymous role, takes place in the kind of quiet New England town where it looks as...
2014
Pronology Streamlines Production for ‘America’s Got Talent’
The production team for the competition series America’s Got Talent relies on Pronology’s asset management system to streamline the movement and organization of media...
2014
eyeball Ushers in New Era of VH1 Classic
Refreshing and unifying the on-air look of VH1 Classic, eyeball recently created branding and show packages for several programming blocks, including “Totally ’80s,” “Rock...
2014
Sony Pictures Post Tackles ‘The Equalizer’
Several of Sony Pictures’ in-house companies collaborated to provide editorial, sound and color services for The Equalizer, a thriller directed by Antoine Fuqua. Sony...
2014
Tiger Aspect Uses Aframe on BBC2’s ‘Peaky Blinders’
Cillian Murphy as Thomas Shelby in Peaky Blinders. Caryn Mandabach Productions and Tiger Aspect Productions used Aframe’s cloud video production platform on the BBC2...
2014
Scout Develops Instagram Campaign for Residence Inn
Design studio Scout animated the quirky creatures imagined by illustrator Ryan Berkley in a social media campaign for Residence Inn by Marriott. The 15-second...
2014
The Mill Develops Fantastic Promotion for BBC Music
Working with Karmarama, Redbee Media and director Francois Rousselet, the BBC brought together a range of recording artists to promote the launch of BBC...
2014
Toolkit: November 2014
Connected Data Drobo Mini 8 TB Bundle Connected Data, the creator of the Drobo line of smart storage solutions, announces the Drobo Mini 8...
2014
Logical Choice: Apple’s Logic Pro X Offers an Expansive Audio Toolset
Most nonlinear editing software includes tools for editing and mixing audio. Nevertheless, if you really need to focus on audio, you need a dedicated...
2014
Boris Continuum Complete 9: For Editors, More Effects and Greater Efficiency
This is one of the best all-around packages of filters and transitions on the market.
2014
Tips to Clip: November 2014
Back Focus Chart I have received a number of messages asking if my back focus chart is still available. The answer is yes. I...
2014
Three Days in Cannes: Hitchcock, Altman and Me
It’s May 1972. I’m at Nice airport in the south of France. “Stefan, what are you doing here?” Behind me is the towering figure...
2014
Government Video Expo: Conferences and Connections
We’ve been evolving the scope of Government Video Expo, which takes place December 2-4 in Washington, D.C. This year’s show will be a comprehensive...
2014
Buyer’s Brief: Editing Software
Autodesk Smoke 2015 Smoke 2015, the latest version of Autodesk’s professional video effects and editing tool for Mac-based studios, features 3D Tracker, a new...
2014
Sony Vegas Delivers for Steampunk Western ‘Cowboys & Engines’
For his upcoming film Cowboys & Engines, director and writer Bryn Pryor turned to Sony Creative Software’s Vegas Pro 13, which allows him to...
2014
EDIUS Assists on a Journey of Peace
Project EDSA (Epifanio de los Santos Avenue), also known as Journey of Peace in EDSA, is about creating a “positive social epidemic.” The idea...
2014
Adobe Premiere Pro Workflow Enables ‘DamNation’ Post
Edited with an all-Adobe workflow, DamNation is a documentary focusing on dam removal in the United States that was co-directed by Travis Rummel and...
2014
Hooligan Experiments with Final Cut Pro
Postproduction boutique Hooligan collaborated with design studio karlssonwilker to develop the music video for “Mexico,” the title track from GusGus’ new album. Experimenting with...
2014
Avid Everywhere Delivers a New Look to a Legend
Earlier this year I had the opportunity to work on Houdini, a two-part History Channel miniseries produced by Lionsgate/A&E Studios. The series was shot...
2014
Customizing and Centralizing the ‘Gone Girl’ Workflow with Adobe CC
David Fincher is back with another dark tale of modern life in Gone Girl, the film adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s 2012 novel. Read our...
2014
Cinematographer James Mather Captures the Magic and Mania of ‘Frank’
Frank hit the art house circuit in September this year, garnering critical raves for this dramedy, featuring actor Michael Fassbender as an eccentric musician,...
2014
Automatic for the People (or Solo Shooter): Canon’s XF205 is a Small, Smart Camcorder
This $4,000 wonder is lightweight, compact, easily balanced, ergonomically sound and full of useful features.
2014
Expanded for Editing: Big Developments in Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve 11
Blackmagic Design adds “nonlinear editor” to its list of product offerings with the release of DaVinci Resolve 11, which sports more editorial tools than...
2014
View from the Viewfinder: The Purposeful POV Video in ‘Nightcrawler’
Nightcrawler, the directorial debut of screenwriter Dan Gilroy, concerns Lou Bloom (Jake Gyllenhaal), a sociopathic young man who finds his calling as a freelance...