80,000 ISO Now On The Canon C100 And Why It’s Mind Blowing! This weekend I bought a Canon C100. A camera that at one point I thought was ridiculously overpriced…
28mm Lenses: The Secret Ingredient For Achieving A Film Look For those of you that follow this blog regularly, you know that achieving a filmic look when shooting…
Why Dynamic Range Is More Important Than Resolution For Achieving A Film Look Camera manufacturers are in a resolution race right now. Everyone is trying to make a 4K camera –…
New Blackmagic Cinema Camera Firmware 1.5 Just Released – Unlocking RAW Recording On Pocket Camera! For those of you Blackmagic Pocket Camera shooters that are reading this – today is a very good…
Top 10 Affordable Lenses For Shooting In Extreme Low Light I’m often asked by other DP’s or shooters, which lenses are best for shooting in ultra-low light conditions.…
The Lumix GH4 – Could It Be The Best New DSLR for video? I don’t make a habit of posting rumors on this site, but this one comes from a very…
Camera Roundup: New DSLR’s From Sony, Nikon, and Lumix! It’s been a big couple of weeks for cameras! Nikon, Fuji, Lumix and Sony have all released or…
How To Make Video Footage Look Like Film One of the most common goals for filmmakers and DP’s today is achieving a film look when shooting…
The Best Cameras For Shooting A Documentary I write a lot about cinema cameras and getting the cinematic look that many of us are after,…
How To Shoot A Film With A Skeleton Crew Up and coming filmmakers often ask me how to effectively shoot a film with a Skeleton Crew. For…
Shooting Narrative With The Blackmagic Cinema Camera This past weekend I Directed and DP’d a short film titled “Brother Sister”, which was shot on the…
10 Tips For Shooting With Available Light The practice of shooting with only natural or available light on cinematic productions can be fantastic if it…