Rossi Shoots CNN’s Death Row Stories with Canon January 2^nd 2015 - 07:01 PM

The rich color palettes and creative lensing typically seen in feature films is becoming increasingly common for documentaries thanks to the Canon EOS C500 4K Digital Cinema Camera and EOS 5D Mark III Digital SLR camera. Director of photography (DP) Antonio Rossi used both of these cameras – and an assortment o

Improving Live Production Through the Eye of the Lens December 9^th 2014 - 08:05 PM

Veteran remote production specialist Token Creek Mobile Television upgrades “Sioux” truck with the latest HD lenses from Fujinon. Fujinon’s XA99x8.4 lens combines high-performance imaging, a long zoom reach, and an ultra-wide angle. It also features a patented image stabilization technology for rock-steady performance.

Tips to Selecting a Video Camera, Part 2 December 1^st 2014 - 01:32 PM

Knowing which camera to choose for an assignment is important—for those times when you can make this decision. Knowing how to get the best out of the resulting footage you get is necessary when you can’t. Understanding how the technology works can help in both cases.

CNN Documentary Series “Chicagoland” Captures The Action With Canon Cameras and EF-Series Lenses November 26^th 2014 - 09:36 AM

Chicagoland executive producer Mark Benjamin (left) and DP Daniel B. Levin with an array of Canon EOS C300 Cinema cameras and Canon lenses that were used for filming this documentary series. Shot With Canon’s Super 35mm CMOS sensor, the CNN series explores the efforts of Chicago citizens, police, and g

How we see November 11^th 2014 - 08:35 PM

It may be obvious, but sometimes the obvious needs stating, which is that television pictures can only be assessed by the viewer through the human visual system. It is equally obvious, that moving picture reproduction systems developed without an understanding of human vision will be sub-optimal. That’s where we a

Tips to Selecting a Video Camera, Part 1 November 3^rd 2014 - 07:06 PM

Sometimes we can make an informed decision about which camera acquisition format to use, other times we take what we get and fix it in post. Both cases require an understanding of the tradeoffs manufacturers have made in producing a camera designed to sell at a particular price point. Without

Blurring the real and the virtual live October 27^th 2014 - 11:57 AM

The capture of depth information in scenes is an increasingly rich field of development but it has so far remained on the fringes of TV production because of the need to either use physical markers on objects or to render the output in post. Start-up company Zinemath aims to change

As Video Expands to New Devices, So Have the Accessories for Lenses October 13^th 2014 - 09:30 AM

Lenses are one of the most ancient technologies still in use today. The earliest known lenses were made from polished crystal, often quartz, and date from as early as 700 BC. Technology has advanced greatly since then and the types of accessories for lenses are now virtually unlimited.