HDR: Part 43 - Creative Technology - Color Balancing Different Light Sources January 4^th 2022 - 09:00 AM

Creating an LED light that looks reasonable, both on camera and to the eye, is no longer that difficult.

HDR: Part 42 - Creative Technology - Surviving Evolution December 20^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

2021 saw the end of a British lighting institution with the demise of Photon Beard. The company has existed since the founding of R. R. Beard Limited, founded in 1882 by a man who reveled in the fantastic name of Robert Royou Beard.

MCG Captures Live AFL Match Action With New Fujinon UA 107 Lens December 13^th 2021 - 10:00 AM

MKTG Sports + Entertainment, a global integrated agency who operate the MCG Scoreboard Control as part of the commercial rights agreement to deliver the AFL, are contractually obliged to produce in-venue coverage of AFL matches for the two big screens separate from the broadcast coverage.

HDR: Part 41 - Creative Technology - LED Tech Update December 10^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

A technology might seem to be near maturity when design approaches that were once theoretical, and impractical to build, become easier to make and start to hit the market. LED lighting isn’t necessarily easy to build in 2021, which is why it’s still not as affordable as we’d

HDR: Part 40 - DOPs : Make Your Viewers Suffer December 8^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

In some ways, the best DOP and a sadist have a lot in common: We strive to make our viewers suffer and the curious thing is, our audiences love us the more for it. Of course, DOPs, like most civilized people, wouldn’t think to wrench the fingernails from our v

Cooke Anamorphic/i Lenses Enhance The Storytelling For Star Trek: Discovery Season 4 December 1^st 2021 - 10:00 AM

Season 4 of Star Trek: Discovery will bring viewers further into the story than previous seasons, as lead Director of Photography Philip Lanyon adds shooting in full frame to his creative look with Cooke Optics (1.8x) Anamorphic/i Full Frame Plus SF (Special Flare) prime lenses, to supplement the (2x) Anamorphic

Apple’s Next Generation Processor Is All About Power… Consumption November 29^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

The last twenty years has seen a lot of film and TV hardware turn into software that runs on workstations and servers. With Apple’s move away from Intel, though, and several other recent attempts to popularize alternative designs, anyone looking at new equipment finds a field in flux.

Tiffen Filters And New Lenses Give “Old Henry” Its Unforgiving Western Look November 24^th 2021 - 10:00 AM

Reaching for a historic lens is an almost instinctive choice for modern cinematographers, especially those keen to transport an audience back in time. On Old Henry, cinematographer John Matysiak took a different approach to creating a realistically harsh and unforgiving world for director Potsy Ponciroli’s western.