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Buyer’s Brief: Video Recorders
In this Buyer’s Guide we examine a number of video recording devices that allow you to ingest, manage, store, play back and output your...
2015
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Buyer’s Brief: Portable Storage
In this Buyer’s Guide we examine a number of options for portable storage—products engineered to let you move and manage your media, whether you’re...
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Buyer’s Brief: Lenses and Accessories
This month’s Buyer’s Guide showcases some of the latest advances in optics and imaging technologies. Canon U.S.A. Compact-Servo 18-80mm Zoom The Compact-Servo 18-80mm zoom...
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Glidecam Helps Stabilize Parkour Footage
Chad Bonanno has an unparalleled passion for filmmaking. He came up the ranks of parkour and freerunning, athletic disciplines that require both speed and...
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Ikegami Cameras Shoot ‘Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill’
The iconic Billie Holliday is brought to life in HBO’s broadcast production of the Broadway musical Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill. The...
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Zeiss Milvus Lenses Offer Expanded Cinematographic Options
“In order to be able to smoothly adjust the aperture, you had to send the lenses to specialists, who would then reconstruct them.” Aside...
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Shooting in the Kitchen with Schneider Kreuznach
Director/cinematographer Andrew David Watson has traveled the world, following his passion for interesting and challenging documentaries. Watson was recently called on to profile chef...
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Manfrotto Digital Director Brings Precision to Macro Photography
I have been using the Manfrotto Digital Director for the Apple iPad Air 2 for the last three months and have found it to...
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The Winter of ’79: The Evocative Noir of ‘Fargo’
“We’re shooting 1979, and everything had to work in the period—every sign, building and car," says the DP.
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Cooke Anamorphic/i Lenses Hold Color and Contrast on ‘Stratton’
I chose to shoot the action thriller Stratton anamorphic partly for the aspect ratio, but also because I like the look of anamorphic lenses...
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Redrock’s microRemote Nails Focus for “Magnum Opus”
Sam Nuttmann was the DP/operator behind many of the hottest videos for the launch announcement of the Freefly MoVI gimbal. He’s since gone on...
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Hula Provides Post Facilities for True-Crime Thriller ‘Captive’
Hula Post provided editorial systems, facilities and support to editor Melissa Kent for her work on the Paramount Pictures feature Captive. Kent spent six...
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Reed Morano, ASC, Relies on ARRI/Zeiss Master Anamorphics
How did you achieve the look and style of the film? Reed Morano: I knew with the Alexa I could get the look I...
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EFILM Colors the Final Chapter of ‘The Hunger Games’
EFILM recently completed color grading on the 2D, 3D and Dolby Vision versions of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2. Colorist Mitch Paulson worked...
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Sigma Lenses Deliver Edge-to-Edge Sharpness for Cork Factory Films
Unlike most commercial still photography work, video relies more on the ability to work with existing light. Typically, these are lower-light situations where your...
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‘Zoe Ever After’ Sitcom Style Relies on Fujinon Cabrio Lenses
For the new sitcom Zoe Ever After, we decided to shoot in a style that harkens back to the sitcoms of the 1980s and...
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Sarofsky Plays with Scale and Size in ‘Ant-Man’ Titles
For the title sequence of Marvel’s Ant-Man, created by Sarofsky, a camera descends through a dark universe, moving from one field of luminescent shapes...
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Melancholy, Baby: Perfecting the Pace, Tone and Palette of ‘Carol’
Carol is a love story between two people from different backgrounds set in a society in the midst of a cultural shift. Read our...
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Blackmagic Cinema Cameras Capture the Action on ‘Rush Hour’
Christian Sebaldt, ASC, cinematographer on the CBS cop drama Rush Hour, is using the Blackmagic Cinema Camera PL to shoot selected action, stunt and...
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Sony PXW-FS5 First Look: Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee
Sony’s PXW-FS5 is light and ready to fight.
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The Big Picture: Sony Catalyst Production Suite Offers Broad Feature Set
The Sony Catalyst Production Suite consists of two applications: Catalyst Prepare and Catalyst Edit. The applications may be used independently or together to streamline...
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Editing Additions: New Applications to Advance Your Workflow
These four applications just might have room in your toolbox in the new year.
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Tips to Clip: January 2016
More on Cable Ties Our thanks and a Tipster Tool Tote go out to John Wetmore for sharing this adventure. John says, “I have...
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One Down: 49 Film Festivals to Go
Here’s My First Acceptance Congratulations! Your New Media submission, “We Built A Ship” (17-minute version), has been officially selected into the 7th Annual New...
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Editor’s View: One-Take Wonder
Absolutely the only way to start a new year is with inspiration. (You can’t dwell on mistakes you made, opportunities you missed or cookies...
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The Mini Makers: Production Successes with the Blackmagic URSA Mini
URSA Mini offers the features of a full-size production camera miniaturized into a lightweight, compact design that makes it easier for small crews and...
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Tension and Timelines: How Editor Joe Walker Escalated the Suspense on ‘Sicario’
Sicario is an emotional and suspenseful look into the dark side of the war on drugs as told by Canadian director Denis Villeneuve (Enemy,...
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Darkness Falls: Realizing the Visuals for Dance Series ‘Flesh and Bone’
"I enjoyed that vérité style for this series. It was very liberating—but I think only possible with the Alexa," says DP Terry Stacey.
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Editing ‘Steve Jobs’: “An Action Film With Words”
"We knew the information would come fast and we didn't want the audience to feel pummeled," says editor Elliot Graham.
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‘The Revenant’: Inside the Film’s Cold, Wet, Dirty, Determined Production
The Revenant was shot in remote forests, at 9,000-foot elevation and in -30° F temperatures. Read our full story here.
Video Edge
‘A Very Murray Christmas’ Brings Netflix Viewers Holiday Cheer
"Our biggest challenge was having to material very quickly due to talent availability, the budget, the weather and the use of various facilities,”...
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Territory Develops UI Elements for ‘The Martian’
Territory, represented by ODD (Office of Development & Design), partnered with specialists at NASA to design the user interface (UI) technologies featured in the...
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‘Legends and Lies’ Produced with Panasonic VariCam 35
Warm Springs Productions is currently at work on the second season of the Fox News Channel docudrama series Legends and Lies, using a pair...
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Sony Cameras Combine for Supernatural Thrills
Director of photography John W. Rutland employed a combination of Sony cameras—PMW-200, NEX-FS700 and a7S—for Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension, the sixth installment in...
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FotoKem Grades and Edits ‘Ash vs Evil Dead’ Pilot with Resolve
FotoKem performed grading and online editing services on the pilot episode of Starz’ Ash vs Evil Dead television series, the long-awaited follow-up to the...
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Making ‘Meru’: How the Crew Documented Their Perilous Climbs
Mount Meru in northern India rises 21,000 feet above the Ganges River, nowhere near as high as Mount Everest, the peak that gets all...
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Maps, Mystery and Constant Motion: Building the Frenetic Pace of ‘Blindspot’
A beautiful woman, with no memories of her past, is found naked in Times Square with her body fully covered in tattoos. Her discovery...
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Conquering ‘Everest’: Intense Soundscape Brings Audiences to the Heart of the Action
“We needed to make this story as real to life as possible," says sound designer/sound editor Glenn Freemantle.
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To Film a Family: You Have to Join It
It’s 2009. I’ve got to tell you, we are running out of money. My corporate video business is on the wane. I save money...
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Tips to Clip: December 2015
Switching Tall Ones A short length of AC cable with a male connector on one end, a female on the other and a switch...
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Cinematography with a Compact Form Factor: Assessing ARRI’s Alexa Mini Camera
The camera is intended for applications where size, weight and flexible rigging are crucial, but other functions, like audio recording, are less important.
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Editor’s View: Up in the Air
I’d like to invite you to join me at the 2015 National Drone Show, a conference and expo dedicated to video production with unmanned...