5 Ways Creating Documentaries Helped Me Improve My Storytelling
Back in 2008 I had a discussion with my wife about how I wanted to do something more with...
SMPTE Time Code – Virtually Unchanged After Almost 50 Years
The more things change, the more they stay the same. So goes the old proverb. SMPTE Time Code is...
Lookout Movi You’re Not the Only Kid In Town
For the last two years the largest innovation in camera support and movement has to be the motorized gimbal....
Ask an Expert: How to Market Yourself, Applying a LUT and Using the Angle Editor in FCPX
In our October 2014 Mailbag, readers asked questions about editing clips from different angles, the best approach to LUTs,...
I Need You but Can’t Pay You: 4 Things to Remember When Asking for Free Work
We’ve all been there! The all too familiar passion projects – ie: short films, documentaries, even feature films. When...
ViewFinder Mark II Review: A Director’s Viewfinder in Your Pocket That You Will Want!
It was about two years ago I wrote a post about DIRE Studios ViewFinder Cine app for cinematographers and...
From Kinescopes to Digital Cinema
Last time, we charted early efforts to project TV signals on theater screens. This time, we look at the...
The Terence and Philip Show Episode #64: Finding the Resolution Sweet Spot with 4K
To listen to the Terence and Philip Show episode #64 where Terence Curren and Philip Hodges discuss 4K pipeline...
Helpful Ways for Cinematographers to Get a Grip on Lighting Part 4
Lighting is an evolving art form. Not only does technique change and advance but so does the technology of...
7 Reasons to Stop Working on That Script
Folks, I’m here to tell you: it’s time to put that script down, unless you can afford to make...
