15
Jul
Film Sound Mixer Whit Norris: No Sound Problems, Only Sound Solutions
Whit Norris is a professional film sound mixer with a filmography ranging from work on Fast Five to Anchorman 2. Norris took some time off on the set of his current project, the forthcoming Vince Vaughn film,?Term Life to talk about gear, and share s...
15
Jul
Blackmagic Production Camera 4K versus Panasonic GH4
Even though it's only been shipping for a short time, the Blackmagic Production Camera 4K is the current "go-to" choice for shooting 4K video with a single sensor/interchangeable-lens system for less than $4000. However, things may change when Panaso...
15
Jul
How to Emulate Super 35mm 4K Video with the Panasonic GH4
The Panasonic GH4's ability to record both DCI 4K and UHD video internally, without line-skipping or pixel binning, sets a new standard for in-camera video recording with HDSLR and mirrorless cameras. However, a potential drawback of this method is t...
15
Jul
Vincent Laforet and the Psychological Impact of Camera Movement
Since the release of his 2008 short film Reverie, which was shot using the Canon 5D Mark II, Vincent Laforet has become an influential figure in the video-making community. His evolution and growth as a commercial director is charted in his blog, whi...
15
Jul
Hard-Drive Solutions for Video-Editing Studios
Video editing is one of the most demanding tasks you can execute on a computer. A modern video-editing program such as?Adobe Premiere requires high performance from the processor, RAM memory, GPU (if using GPU acceleration), as well as storage drives...
15
Jul
Tips for Second ACs: Proper Slating Technique
One of the more often overlooked production steps, especially in the digital age, is proper slating technique. It is easy to understand why: banging a slate seems to belong to a bygone era, something relevant only to productions shooting on film, and...
