Posted on August 18, 2009 in Cinematography | 4 Comments
24p is often sold as a magical button that will transform video into film. It won’t. 24p is merely one small and relatively unimportant part of “The Film Look” and this video graphically presents the definitive argument proving that 24p video doesn’t automatically look like film… but it also makes a decisive argument (or two) [...]
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Posted on August 10, 2009 in Cinematography, Featured | 19 Comments
How to pick a Professional Camera
by “Gospel” John Hess
The term “professional camera” is very subjective term. As technology continually improves, the line in quality between consumer cameras and professional cameras gets increasingly thin. But as any serious filmmaker/videographer will tell you, the jump to a professional level camera comes with huge improvement in the amount [...]
Posted on August 4, 2009 in Cinematography | No Comments
Art Adams shares his first time experience with the still camera turned video camera, the popular and somewhat controversial Canon 5D MkII.
…The Canon 5D is a cinematic nightmare. In movie mode it’s hard to see focus, difficult to set exposure, and it doesn’t show you exactly what you’re getting. It records to heavily compressed 8-bit [...]
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Posted on August 3, 2009 in Cinematography | 1 Comment
By Ron Seifried and Craig Rosenzweig
Every image tells a story. The subjects, colors, and composition of an image contain a wealth of information. Even if we removed these attributes, a digital image still retains vital information necessary for any video editor. The following article covers the primary terminology required to understand the wide range of [...]
Posted on August 3, 2009 in Cinematography | 1 Comment
Breakdown of Video Camera Batteries including length of use and power consumption
By Jack Fettman
A lot goes into the preparations of any video production. Prior to the day of production, a professional videographer should foresee what he or she will require to be prepared on set, including camcorder(s) and all other accessories. While filmmakers pay a [...]
Posted on August 3, 2009 in Cinematography | 2 Comments
“How do I make video look like film?” This seemingly innocent question can provoke some of the most heated arguments you’ll ever overhear between professionals. Technically speaking, there are a number of distinctions between the formats, some of which can be negated by today’s crop of camcorders that offer increased dynamic range, better color and [...]
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Posted on July 30, 2009 in Cinematography | 1 Comment
By Jack Fettman
Audiences can feel they’re riding sidecar with the videographer in every scene when special attention is given to camcorder supports and stabilization systems. In keeping pace with the action, a handheld camera stabilizing system integrates the camera’s movement with the operator’s ergonomics in a graceful transfer of inertia. Camcorder supports and stabilization systems [...]
Posted on July 30, 2009 in Cinematography | No Comments
By Antonio Tibaldi
Film director Antonio Tibaldi takes a look at the Chrosziel AC-450-EX1K2 Matte Box with French Flag (and optional side-wings) for the Sony PMW-EX1, and at a selection of Tiffen 4×4 and 4×5.650 filters.
Antonio follows Lauren hand-holding the EX1 with Chrosziel AC-450-EX1K2.
This review is based on a series of tests, conducted in a [...]
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Posted on July 28, 2009 in Cinematography | No Comments
In this brief How-to, Rick shows you how he makes daytime-shot footage look like it was filmed at night.
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Posted on July 28, 2009 in Cinematography | 2 Comments
This video shows you how to build a cheap DIY Snorricam for all your filmmaking needs. Darren Aronofsky and Martin Scorsese have famously used the Snorricam in their films and now you can, too.
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Posted on July 15, 2009 in Cinematography | 1 Comment
Christopher Doyle gives insight into his craft in this video from the “BBC Culture Show”.
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Posted on July 15, 2009 in Cinematography | 1 Comment
How to shoot deceptive camera angles, including the zolly shooting technique and why you should include multiple different angles.
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Posted on July 6, 2009 in Digital Effects | No Comments
Learn how to composite video so your characters can seamlessly move in front of images inserted into your sets using Photoshop, Premiere Pro and After Effects.
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Posted on June 23, 2009 in Cinematography | 2 Comments
Ben Slotover and Paul Elliott AKA Blunt Productions show how to make your own cheap 3D film.
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Posted on June 22, 2009 in Green Screen | 1 Comment
In this how to video, B&H Maven Joey Quintero shows us how to fold up and store an oversized chroma key background, a circular reflector, and a collapsible background.
Products from this Guide:
Collapsible Reflectors
8×16 Collapsible Backgrounds
Other Collapsible Backgrounds
