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Toolkit: May 2017
Blackmagic Design Blackmagic Web Presenter Blackmagic Web Presenter allows customers to use their professional SDI and HDMI video sources with streaming software and services...
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Introducing a Content Intelligence System and Its Three Core Functions
Sponsored by: It’s no secret that the video content pipeline today is highly fragmented and dysfunctional. A big part of the problem is that...
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Dallas Mavericks Monitor Practice with JVC PTZ Cameras
Equipped with four JVC KY-PZ100 PTZ network video production cameras and two JVC RM-LP100 remote camera controllers, the video system in the Dallas Mavericks...
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‘Broadchurch’ Delivers Cinematic Scenes with Cooke Lenses
The third and final season of the ITV crime drama Broadchurch was shot using Cooke Anamorphic/i lenses by cinematographer Carlos Catalan, who admits it...
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Production on ‘Hotel Impossible’ Possible with VariCams
Director of photography John Kelleran used three Panasonic VariCam LT 4K cinema camcorders to capture the eighth season of the Travel Channel series Hotel...
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Blackmagic Micro Cinema Cameras Grab Extra Angles on ‘The Durrells’
Director of photography Sam Renton used Blackmagic Micro Cinema Cameras to help capture detail and action shots on the upcoming second season of the...
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Diary of a Madman: Tra La, My Ship Is Going to Be Launched
I started filming the construction of the brigantine Matthew Turner way back in 2012. Now it’s finally going to be launched. Exciting! I have...
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Live Streaming: Where Do We Go Next?
In a recent interview with Michael Goldman, Nils Krahnstoever, senior engineering manager for YouTube Live, discussed the current state of live streaming. “On the...
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Buyer’s Brief: Capture Cards
A fundamental component of the postproduction process, video capture and playback cards allow users to work with a range of formats, software, workstations and...
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Southern Illinois University Moves Toward HD with Bluefish444
During the department’s transition to a tapeless HD workflow, administrators at the Department of Mass Communications at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville needed a solution...
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Postproduction Goes Mobile with Blackmagic’s UltraStudio Express
As the drum and percussion technician for Elton John, Chris Sobchack is used to being on the road. It’s why he needed to complete...
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Buyer’s Brief: Camera Support
In this Buyer’s Guide we examine a range of options for camera support, each engineered to keep your shots smooth, balanced and steady, whether...
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Chris Metcalf Shoots ‘2 Dope Queens’ for Facebook Live
Matthews Studio Equipment’s ROVER smartphone camera cage made a big difference for cameraman Chris Metcalf, who was hired to shoot and live stream two...
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Nitrotech Is a Dream at District 7
As a director of photography, my goal is always to create buttery smooth cinematic shots, which usually requires at least a slider, jib or...
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Creative Control: Evolving Workflows with Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve Control Panels
This will make you a better and faster colorist.
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Zacuto Recoil Rig Supports Users’ Evolving Needs
The Zacuto Recoil rig with VCT Pro baseplate has been an essential support gear investment for me thanks to its expandable design. As my...
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Miller Camera Support Equipment Goes Off-Road
At Venture Films, we are constantly pushing the limits of producing off-road travel programs. Miller Camera Support equipment has been with us as we...
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ProAm DVC200 Delivers New Perspectives for Approach Signal
The ProAm USA Orion DVC200 camera crane/jib has proven to be an invaluable tool for me over the past several years. It is relatively...
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Libec ALX Supports with Smooth Pan, Tilt and Slide Movements
What makes a product useful is its reliability, portability and ease of use. The Libec ALX S8 Kit achieves all three. Its simple, innovative...
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Choose Your Own Adventure: Inside Google’s National Parks Project
“We realized choosing parks that would let us into hard-to-access locations and that were not very well-traveled was a good combination," says DP Adam...
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Art, War and America: ‘Five Came Back’
"In a documentary like this, editing is a lot like paleontology—you have to find the old bones and reconstruct something that’s alive," says editor...