Expertise
Everything You Wanted to Know About High Dynamic Range But Were Afraid to Ask
De-mystifying this ubiquitous term
cameras
Creative Inspiration
Follow the Light, Follow the Mood: Making Terrence Malick’s “A Hidden Life”
Employing natural light and nearly hour-long takes, the “Tree of Life” director’s first all-digital film tells the story of Nazi resister Franz Jägerstätter.
How To
Editor Jennifer Lame on Managing the Many Layers of “Marriage Story”
As Noah Baumbach’s longtime editor, Jennifer Lame started working on the Netflix feature well before principal photography, spending hours with the director breaking down...
Creative Inspiration
A Paean To the Female Gaze: The Stunning Visuals for “Portrait of a Lady on Fire”
With stunning visuals from director of photographer Claire Mathon, director Céline Sciamma’s 18th century period drama won the 2019 New York Film Critics Circle...
How To
Around the World in 1,790 Shooting Days: BBC America’s “Seven Worlds, One Planet”
Seven-part series narrated by Sir David Attenborough employs 8K cameras and boundary-defining drone techniques to capture unique perspectives and new species.
How To
“1917:” How Sam Mendes and Roger Deakins Made Their “One-Shot” War Epic
Delivering a visceral, uninterrupted cinematic experience, the legendary cinematographer breaks new ground in Mendes’ World War I feature.
Product Reviews
See How Blackmagic’s 6K Pocket Cinema Camera Tackles Low-Light Conditions
Shooting at night in anamorphic 6K using Blackmagic RAW, Manchester-based director of photography Dima Kalenda puts the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K through its...
Product Reviews
Watch the Experts Put Sony’s Full Frame FX9 To the Test
Building on the success of the Sony FX7, the Sony PXW-FX9 delivers a lower-end camera with a 17:9 full frame sensor.
News
StreamGear To Deliver Smartphone-Empowered Streaming Video Production with VidiMo
Next-level VidiMo hardware and app puts a full live production toolkit in the hands of anyone with a smartphone and camera.
Creative Inspiration
Cinematographer Robbie Ryan on the “Privileged Space” of “Marriage Story” (Deadline)
Oscar -nominated director of photography Robbie Ryan sought to craft an aesthetic that was “as simple and unfussy as possible” for director Noah Baumbach’s...
Video Edge
Harmony Korine Taps Snapchat’s Spectacles 3 for Experimental 3D Film “Duck Duck”
Debuting at Art Basel Miami Beach 2019 in collaboration with Gucci, multi-sensory experience transforms Miami into an unbridled dreamscape of sound and color.
How To
Dispelling Three Common Myths About Shooting Raw (Frame.io Insider)
Michael Cioni, Frame.io’s new global SVP of innovation, breaks down three common myths about Raw workflows on the company’s ‘Insider’ blog.
How To
How “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (and M. David Mullen) Locked Down the Long Take
Series DP David Mullen discusses the cinematography behind the Emmy-winning series, now in its third season on Amazon Prime.
How To
Lost in Time: How the Cinematography of “The Lighthouse” Evokes the 19th Century
Shot on outdated 35mm film stock using the Panavision Millennium XL2, augmented with vintage Baltar lenses, cinematographer Jarin Blaschke crafts a moody, jagged black-and-white...
Product News
Size Matters: Tantalizing New Details Emerge About the RED KOMODO 6K
Landing somewhere between full-frame and Super35, RED’s hotly anticipated 6K digital cinema camera boasts a sensor with a nearly 2:1 aspect ratio.
What To Buy
Video Technology 2020 – Cameras
These are the developments to watch in camera technologies during 2020: resolution, raw codecs, and mobile filmmaking.
Resources
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...
How To
How Jeff Hutchens Used Canon C300 Mark II for Showtime Docuseries “Murder in the Bayou”
Five-part docuseries investigating the unsolved murders of eight women is now available to watch online.
News
Santa Ana College Enrolls Hitachi 4K Cameras
SK-UHD4000 cams picked to provide practical experience for students.
The Wire
Alan Piper Named RED Digital Cinema Managing Director for EMEA
RED DIGITAL CINEMA announced today that Alan Piper has been named managing director for EMEA. Piper, a veteran in the industry with previous experience...
The Wire
Experience Panavision’s End-to-End Ecosystem at 2019 Camerimage
Panavision and its family of companies return to the EnergaCamerimage International Film Festival from November 9-16 in Torun, Poland, with an immersive, end-to-end experience...
The Wire
LEE Filters Expands North American Team
LEE Filters, the premier global provider of filters for photography, cinematography and lighting design, has appointed a trio of industry experts to its North...
The Wire
NEP UK Powers Up ‘The Circle’
– NEP UK returns as trusted technical partner for the award-winning social media reality show – NEP UK, the leading provider of outside broadcasting,...
News
Panasonic AK-UC3000 4K Cams Cover the Field for BuffVision
Cameras used for scoreboard footage at University of Colorado athletic events.