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Anamorphic Lenses and Widescreen Cinematic Imagery (B&H)
"Anamorphic lenses are a runaway favorite among cinematographers for the unique characteristics they bring to moving images." So how do they work?
News and Features
News and Features
“Parasite:” Bong Joon-ho’s New Film is a “Realistic Drama… a Crime Drama, a Comedy, a Sad Human Drama, or a Horrific Thriller”
"I always try my best to overturn viewer expectations."
Shoot
Blackmagic Releases Pocket Cinema Camera 6K
In a livestream announcement on Thursday, Aug. 8, Blackmagic Design highlighted a trio of newly updated and released products for production and post applications.
News and Features
Gravitational Pull: Designing the “Euphoria” Rotating Room
"Euphoria" creator Sam Levinson recounts how the production team designed a rotating room for one of the most immersive scenes of the series.
News and Features
Don’t They Know It’s the End of the World? Opening “Good Omens”
Peter Anderson describes the titles as "a totally bonkers mishmash of all animation styles in a way where they feel as if they belong...
News and Features
“Los Espookys” Cinematography: The Hilariousness of Horror
"Los Spookys" cinematographer Benjamin Echazarreta discusses the inarguably unique style of the show.
Education
Five Ways 5G Could (and Will) Impact Museums
The expansion of 5G networks promises to revolutionize a range of industries. But, how will it affect museums around the globe?
News and Features
Watch: Travis Scott’s Black-and-White, Floating, Freaky Video for “Wake Up”
Jonah Hill's video is beautiful... and weird.
News and Features
Listen: “Stranger Things” Cinematographer Tim Ives
Along with Tod Campbell and Lachlan Milne, Tim Ives has captured the singular, immediately-recognizable and lovingly referential visuals of "Stranger Things."
Distribution
How Art Can Beautifully Fuse With Augmented Reality
"Augmented reality is a medium ripe for dynamic and visual storytelling that can extend an artist's practice beyond the studio or the gallery and...
News
“Mike Wallace is Here” and Why Those Tough Questions Really Matter
Director Avi Belkin examines how Wallace's work changed the standards of broadcast journalism, while unpacking the personal qualities that made him tick.
Distribution
AI Powers New “Dali Lives Exhibit” at Dali Museum
"Dali Lives" employs machine learning to create a version of Salvador Dali's likeness, resulting in an uncanny resurrection of the mustached master for visitors...
Video
New Perspectives: The Visuals for “Fleabag”
Phoebe Waller-Bridge's series "Fleabag" uses astonishing and affecting means of visual storytelling.
Featured
Solving the Puzzle of “Bandersnatch” Post
"Bandersnatch" editor Tony Kearns: "It's a different kind of storytelling pressure that you have to deal with, mostly because you have to trust your...
News
Future Announces U.S. Launch of The Video Show
As the Mid-Atlantic region's biggest event for video professionals and enthusiasts, The Video Show encompasses every aspect of video and content creation, showcasing a...
News and Features
“On Her Shoulders:” Enacting Social Change and Where a Filmmaker Fits in That Process
"This is a film that explores the distance between the victim and her voice, the fragility of human emotions that both provoke and hinder...
News and Features
The Video Show: We’re Looking for Awesome Speakers, Sessions and Suggestions
We'd like your knowledge and expertise for cutting-edge, thought-provoking sessions, panelists and presentations for The Video Show, to be held Dec. 4-5 in Washington,...
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“For Sama:” When Your Camera Is the Weapon of Choice
Fusing the political and personal, the documentary tells the story of Waad al-Kateab's life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria
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“Gemini Man:” 3D, 120 fps, 2 Will Smiths
"It is my great fortune to be able to experiment and test the limits of what new digital cinema has to offer us."
News and Features
The Creative Planet Forums Are Back, Baby!
We're incredibly excited for what the future holds for the Creative Planet Network and this fantastic community. Be sure to tell your friends that...
Video Edge
Just Touring the Museum in VR With a Hologram David Attenborough, NBD
"'Hold the World' is an extraordinary next step in how we can communicate and educate people about experiences they wouldn't usually have access to...
Produce
‘I Am Easy to Find:’ Mike Mills Reimagines the Music Video
Mills and band The National developed a new kind of collaboration for both their film and album.
News and Features
Giant Steps Are What You Take: Managing the Amazing Material in “Apollo 11”
"What started out as a simple editing exercise—could we tell the entire story of the mission using only archival materials—turned into a cooperative effort...
Produce
Piecing Together the Puzzle of ‘Under the Silver Lake’
Clues, secret codes and (possible) conspiracies for cinephiles