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NASA Calls on Teradek for Eclipse Live Stream Simulcast
NASA's mission was to produce a broadcast of several different video feeds and stream them live to several strategic destinations on NASA TV and...
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Precise, Perfect Images Define Netflix’s ‘House of Cards’
Netflix was already a globally successful content distributor before "House of Cards," but it may not have become the powerhouse of original content production...
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Reaching for the Stars: How AWS Elemental and NASA Delivered a Live 4K Video Feed from Space
With a 4K transmission workflow designed by AWS Elemental, NASA on April 26 delivered the first live 4K video stream from space.
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Watch a Test Footage Shot with 4 Different RED Cameras
In the below video, Tom Ellacott tests out a range of RED cameras including the RED Weapon 8K, Epic Dragon, Scarlet, and Raven. “Using...
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Character Studies: ‘Better Things’ Cinematography Captures “Human Truths”
" is a very busy woman with a hectic life schedule, and there needs to be a sense of the pace from...
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Native New Yorkers: Developing the Textured Beauty of Baz Luhrmann’s ‘The Get Down’
The Get Down, Baz Luhrmann’s musical drama series created for Netflix, chronicles the origins of hip-hop in the Bronx in the late 1970s against...
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4K Footage of Earth Captured from Space
NASA has released stunning 4K image of the Earth shot from the International Space Station with the RED Epic Dragon, the first time that...
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Dark Places: Shadow and Light on ‘The Girlfriend Experience’
Starz Networks’ The Girlfriend Experience is a 13-episode television series based on Steven Soderbergh’s 2009 film of the same name. Read our full story...
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‘Marvel’s Jessica Jones’ Is a Modern Noir Mystery
"Our primary style and tone was that of film noir," says director/writer S.J. Clarkson of the Netflix series "Marvel's Jessica Jones."
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Sublime and Ridiculous—Hilariously Depicting the Dashed Dreams of ‘Baskets’
In the new FX series "Baskets," the titular Chip Baskets (Zach Galifianakis) bets his future to enroll in a Parisian clown college in the...
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Cocaine, Cartels & Countermeasures: The Notorious World of the Netflix Series ‘Narcos’
"We wanted to be, and to look, authentic, and to have that feel, which is really hard to get in a studio," says...
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Innovative Imaging Makes Sparks Ignite on ‘Rocket Wars’
For “Rocket Wars,” a short documentary from creative collective Variable (@WeAreVariable), director Salomon Ligthelm and cinematographer Khalid Mohtaseb traveled to a remote Greek island...
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ARRI Amira vs. Red Epic Dragon in 4K
In the below video, Brainbox Cameras pits the ARRI Amira and RED Epic Dragon against each other in 4K resolution. Watch below.
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Watch an ARRI Amira vs. RED Epic Dragon 4K Shootout
The below video from BrainBox Cameras features a 4K shootout between the ARRI Amira and the RED Epic Dragon. As they explain, “4K and...
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See the RED Epic Dragon vs. the Blackmagic Cinema Camera
See the RED Epic Dragon vs. the Blackmagic Cinema Camera in the camera test below from Tim Butt 2 Productions. As they explain, “RED...
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Shane Hurlbut Puts the RED Dragon Through Its Paces
In preparation for RED’s unveiling of its new Weapon upgrade for its Dragon sensor, cinematographer Shane Hurlbut has posted the first part of an...
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‘House of Cards’ Season 3 Shot and Finished in 6K
Season 3 of Netflix’s House of Cards was shot and finished in 6K. Shot with a RED Epic Dragon, the show’s post-production house Encore...
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RED Announces Dragon Upgrade, Weapon
RED will be unveiling a new camera body upgrade for all Dragon sensors called Weapon at NAB Show. As NoFilmSchool.com explains, “Looks like the...
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‘Better Call Saul’: The Formats, Framing and Film Noir Influences of the Series
If you were a big fan of Breaking Bad—wasn’t everyone?—you’ll remember Walter White’s lawyer, Saul Goodman, whose mixture of sleaze, smarts and bravado made...
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Christopher Webb Creates BMW Video with In-Camera Effects
Webb and his team developed optical mechanics, specialty camera motion rigs and animated lighting units.
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‘Gone Girl’ DP: We Treated the RED Epic Dragon Like a Film Camera
Cinematographer Jeff Cronenweth and director David Fincher talk to ICG Magazine about their Gone Girl shoot, which was the first feature film to use...
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‘Gone Girl”s Visual Style and 6K Workflow
"'Gone Girl' is essentially an intricate human chess game," cinematographer Jeff Cronenweth says.