Creative Inspiration
A Brief History of “One-Shot” Films (No Film School)
"The one-shot method is arguably at its best when it’s used to immerse viewers in realistic stories with high emotional stakes."
Expertise
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The Movie Is Opening Wide. The Screen Is Changing Shape. (The New York Times)
Digital projection has added aspect ratio as another narrative tool in a filmmaker's toolbox.
Creative Inspiration
The Future of Natural History is 8K
NHK has teamed up with British production company Icon Films and the Botswana-based Natural History Film Unit (NHFU) to produce Okavango: A Flood of...
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Video Technology 2020 – Apple and the PC Landscape
Going into 2020, Apple is offering a better line-up of professional Mac products than it has in years.
Expertise
Video Technology 2020 – The Cloud
Read more from our Video Technology 2020 series: Video Technology 2020 – Apple and the PC Landscape Video Technology 2020 – Editing Software Video...
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Video Technology 2020 – Sharing Storage
Thanks to advances in networking and Ethernet technology, shared storage is accessible to any user.
Expertise
Learn the Differences Between ARRI’s HMI and LED Lights
Tungsten, HMI or LEDs? Each one has advantages and disadvantages, as well as specific situations in which they work best. Filmmaker Rubidium Wu breaks...
Consumption
Turning Horizontal Content Into Engaging Vertical Videos
Once upon a time, there was a very tried and true cinematic rule that moving images were only meant to be captured and consumed...
Expertise
“Internet of Senses” To Compete With Screen-Based Experiences by 2030
The survey of 46 million early technology adopters from 15 cities around the world predicted that over the next decade, screen-based experiences will compete...
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Video Technology 2020 – Editing Software
Four editing applications dominate the professional market: Adobe Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro X, Avid Media Composer, and Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve. Established...
Expertise
Is There a Place for Smartphones in Professional Video Production? (Futuresource Consulting)
“Another year, another iPhone. And with Google’s latest handset, the Pixel 4, unveiled only weeks later, the benchmark for all flagship smartphones has been...
Expertise
The 2019 Camera Comparison Chart Is Live
"From the beginning, the chart has been designed around providing a tool for cinematographers to help them educate producers with the incredibly large variety...
Expertise
Watch: How to Make a Cinematic Vlog
In the below two-part video, photographer/director and 2019 Adobe Creative Resident Tyler Babin describes how to create cinematic vlogs, from pre-production to shooting, editing,...
Expertise
Which Image Sensor Is Right For You?
In the below video, Videomaker‘s Mike Wilhelm breaks down how image sensors work and what to look for in order to find the sensor...
Expertise
Making Food Videos: Tips and Tools of the Trade (Adorama)
“Short recipe videos are all the rage on social media. They serve as a visual guide to creating scrumptious dishes that every foodie would...
Expertise
Debunking High Frame Rate Cinema Myths
John P. Hess goes through filmmaking history and gives his arguments as to why he believes 24 fps will never go away and will...
Expertise
How to Make Personalized Videos
Personalized videos have been shown to increase email open rates, click-through rates and engagement.
Augmented and Virtual Reality
Augmented Reality Enters the Mainstream
A new report from Nielsen's SuperData examines the role of augmented reality over the past few years, and how it has gone from the...
Consumption
New Report Predicts Augmented and Virtual Reality Will Be as Common as Smartphones in the Workplace
New data suggests that tech-savvy consumers inside the workplace, not corporate IT managers, hold the keys to accelerating enterprise adoption of major technologies like...
Expertise
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...
Expertise
We Live in Public: The Sociology of ‘Social Animals’
"We are social animals, and we are visual animals. And now we are both of those things digitally."
Expertise
Enter Now! Digital Video and Video Edge Industry Innovator Awards Return for 2018
Nominate a boss, colleague, customer, industry partner, vendor or even yourself.
Expertise
Need to Know: Artificial Intelligence
AI is fueled by data, which can come in many different forms for many different uses. On its own, that data may not seem...
Blockchain
Need to Know: Blockchain: Video Production Possibilities
"I expect that within three years, blockchain storage and processing for filmmaking and television production will be widely adopted," says Pete Ludeé, technology consultant...
Expertise
Join the Conversation on Our NAB Social Hub
Visit our NAB social hub at www.creativeplanetnetwork.com/social and stay up to date with show news.
Blockchain
Need to Know: Blockchain
Editor’s Note: Welcome to NewBay’s inaugural edition of Need to Know, where we explain complex topics and demonstrate how they apply to each industry...
Expertise
Deadline Extended: NewBay Best of Show Nominations Are Now Due Friday, March 30
The awards honor outstanding new products exhibited at the NAB Show.
Expertise
‘Unsane’ and the Possibilities of iPhone Filmmaking
"It's not the size of your chip, it's what you do with it."
Expertise
Weimar/Wunderbar: The Decadence and Danger of ‘Babylon Berlin’
"Weimar was a famously hectic, louche, and creative period, and 'Babylon' gives it a gorgeous sheen."
Consumption
‘Frankenstein AI:’ Monsters and Machine Learning
"There are so many relevant themes within the work that we felt it was interesting to explore it and look at this idea of...
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What You Need to Launch a Live Streaming Studio
Join production and delivery expert Philip Nelson for this educational (and free) webinar February 14, 2018.
Expertise
Digital Video, Video Edge Name 2107 Product Innovation Award Winners
Announcing the nominees and winners in the fifth annual NewBay Product Innovation Awards
2017
Tips to Clip: January 2018
Mic Mistake Last month I passed on a tip about putting wireless microphones in aluminum baking pans. I thought the purpose of the pans...
2017
Trust Your Instincts: Preparing for Any Eventuality
The Crazy Duck team is traveling to Cambridge, Mass., to create a film for HEAF, the Harlem Educational Activity Fund, to open their yearly...
2017
Creating and Delivering Content in 2018: Technology Advances from AI to VR
Many recent developments revolve around streaming, which we could broadly define as sending video over networks that weren't ever really intended to carry video.
Expertise
How ‘Wormwood’ Subverts the Entire True-Crime Documentary Genre
"It is one of the most inventive, refreshing cinematic events you will likely see this year."
2017
I’ll Follow the Sun: On Location in Weehawken
My goal is to film the sun rising over the iconic New York City skyline.
2017
Content Delivery Challenges: Managing the Changing Media Landscape
The media industry is going through a revolution.
2017
Congratulations to Our Industry Innovator Award Recipients
Recipients were selected by a panel of experts and evaluated on their professional achievements, technical and business innovations and influence within their industries.