Is On-Board Recording Media A Dying Breed? November 28^th 2022 - 09:30 AM

With the advent of camera-to-Cloud recording, will in-camera recording media be relegated to the dust bin of history alongside the Jaz Drive and the Sony Memory Stick? It could soon well be the case, but for it to happen, The Broadcast Bridge’s Tony Orme cites the need for a m

Ashley Xu - Crossing The Divide Between Creating For Social Media And Traditional Professional Media November 23^rd 2022 - 09:00 AM

Ashley Xu blew up on social media when she started making ‘thirst traps’ (adverts) in her college dorm. Check them out, you may be surprised by just how good they are. It did not take long for major brands to see it and commission her. It’s a fascinating example of ho

HDR: Part 7 - LEDs - For Better For Worse November 15^th 2022 - 09:30 AM

If we could get lights capable of full color mixing at the same price as conventional white-only ones, would we?

Creating The Look & Feel For Netflix Film ‘Purple Hearts’ With Cinematographer Matt Sakatani Roe November 9^th 2022 - 09:00 AM

Matt Sakatani Roe shares his experiences shooting the Netflix film ‘Purple Hearts’, staying hands on with the camera, staying close to the characters and leveraging natural light.

HDR: Part 6 - PQ And HLQ Cinematography October 18^th 2022 - 09:53 AM

Like a lot of new ideas in film and TV, high dynamic range pictures are easy to like. The fear is that they’re far harder to create. In reality, HDR isn’t necessarily a huge burden, certainly not in the way that stereo 3D can be. It’s often been

Creating The Look & Feel For Netflix Series ‘Mo’ With Cinematographer Timothy M Burton October 11^th 2022 - 09:00 AM

Timothy Burton shares his insight into how the Netflix series ‘Mo’ tackles a potentially difficult subject with humour and style, with a look and feel that captures the heat of its location and pace of its narrative.

HDR: Part 5 - Jargon Buster October 4^th 2022 - 09:27 AM

The techniques of 35mm film are seductively simple. The process is the same no matter what the camera in use, or how the film will be cut. Conversely, every digital camera might have its own ways of approaching different parts of the process, creating a forest of terminology – gamma, gamut, s

Location Shooting: What Kind Of Place Is It? September 19^th 2022 - 09:30 AM

Capturing the essence of a location in a single shot or series of shots can present a range of challenges for the itinerant DOP.