HDR: Part 37 - Creative Technology - Producers Guide To Large Format November 15^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

Cinematography is not generally a field given to the idea that less is more. Probably the most direct and current expression of that is large format, a term that isn’t even particularly well-defined, let alone a technology that usually produces a particularly identifiable look.

HDR: Part 36 - Finding Focus: Good ACs Have To Feel It November 1^st 2021 - 09:00 AM

Was it to embarrass me or simply the only way to get the shot?

DP Sam Levy Shoots Mayday With Cooke Anamorphic/i SF Primes October 19^th 2021 - 11:00 AM

Cinematographer Sam Levy chose Cooke Anamorphic/i primes to accompany him on his journey in shooting Mayday, a new film from writer/director Karen Cinorre.

HDR: Part 35 - Creative Technology - Fingertip Control October 18^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

A few years ago, a prominent manufacturer of studio support equipment did something unusual: it went to NAB with an experienced broadcast camera operator to discuss a part of live production that’s invisible when done well. Following a driven golf ball is one of the trickiest tasks in any b

Tiffen Introduce Warm Diffusion Filters October 15^th 2021 - 09:30 AM

Tiffen’s Warm Diffusion family premiers three distinctive innovations—all aimed at giving new cinematic looks to today’s diverse array of complexions, dark to light—in camera. Each filter in the series offers the benefits of Tiffen Filter’s effective yet natural-looking diffusion while adding a warm overtone.

HDR: Part 34 - Creative Technology - Past And Future October 4^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

It’s traditional for film and TV technical journalists to play soothsayer in the run-up to major industry events. With NAB and Cine Gear virtual this year and the world’s manufacturers having enjoyed an unprecedented stretch of downtime to hatch their next technological plots, the temptation to speculate has nev

Australian Rental House VA Invests In Fujinon Premista Lenses September 27^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

VA has become one of the first rental houses in Australia to purchase a full set of FUJIFILM’s FUIJINON Premista 19-45mm T2.9, 28-100mm T2.9 and 80-250mm T2.9-3.5 full-frame, wide-angle zoom lenses.

HDR: Part 33 - DOPs: The Less You Show, The More You Know September 20^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

It’s a truism of our craft that compelling visual stories in film and TV are communicated in the subtext of scenes, that is to say, what we exclude from the Frame is almost always more important to the storytelling than what we include in the Frame. As master image c