cinematography
Think Like A Cinematographer & Make Portrait Shoots A Breeze
The prospect of a professional shoot can be a daunting thing. This simple method will ensure that you can always keep on top of things, no matter how you're feeling!
Video Composition Rules and Guidelines
There are no rules of composition in art. But are there in filmmaking?
Venus Optics Announce Pricing and Availability of the World’s Widest Cinema Lens
Venus Optics have announced the new Laowa 12mm t/2.9 Zero-D Cine lens, specially designed for cinematography and videography.
Manfrotto Nitrotech 608 | Fast Tripod and Fluid Head Review
The main thing for most of us is we want our gear to "just work" and we simply cannot be spending a ton of time calibrating our rigs every time we move on a shoot location. This is one of the great things about this new Nitrotech system, out of the box, having no clue what we were doing, this video tripod just simply worked!
Artlist Announces Artgrid – A New Stock Footage Licensing Platform (Update)
They changed the game with music licensing and they're looking to do the same with footage licensing for filmmakers. Get ready for Artgrid.
How 24fps Became the Standard & 8 Times You Should Not Use It
It takes about 10-12 frames per second for our brains to blend the individual frames into continuous motion, in an ...
Top Ten Uses of Color in Cinema & The World’s Favorite Color
Color is usually one of the things that we take for granted in the modern world. Growing up, I remember ...
Improve Your Storytelling With Creative Camera Movement Techniques | Cinematography
"On its own, camera movement is worthless. But if you combine it with the performance of the actors, and all the information you've already given to the audience, it can be very powerful."
Using Different Light Setups to Help You Tell a Story
In the following tutorial, Lighting With Story In Mind, Simon Cade of DSLR Guide gives many techniques to help you tell a story using lighting.
The Absolute Game Changer in Video Stabilization: MōVI 3-Axis Stabilizer
In the world of camera and videography, there are only a handful of true game changers. According to Vincent Laforet, the MōVI 3-axis video stabilizer is definitely going to be a game changer that can revolutionize the way film is shot from Hollywood down to the Indie cinematographers. Very exciting!
ARRI vs. RED: Which Dominated the 2014 Academy Awards?
Pepsi or Coke? Microsoft or Apple? When it comes to the film industry’s standard for digital cameras, it is usually a discussion between RED and ARRI.
