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HDR: Part 31 - Creative Technology - Stills Lens
Still photo lenses find their way into film and TV work via many different routes and for many different reasons. It’s happened so much that the prices on some popular options have risen precipitously in recent years. Are there still good deals to be had? …HDR: Part 17 - Creative Technology - Is RAW Really Uncompressed & Unprocessed?
It’s hard to object to raw recording. The last thing anyone wants is for the creative intent to be adulterated by unfortunate technical necessities like compression, and the flexibility of raw makes for… well. Let’s admit it: better grading, but also easier rectification of mistakes after the fact, to thHDR: Part 15 - Using Vintage Stills Lenses For Digital Cinematography
In the mid-70s, Canon released the K35 series of primes, based on its then top-of-the-line FD mount stills lenses. It wasn’t the first or last time a set of glass elements designed for stills had been repackaged for movie work, but the K35s won an Academy Award iHDR: Part 10 - Large Format Cinematography And Lenses
Most film and TV jobs start with some simple questions, as Gregory Irwin puts it. “What is it, where is it, when is it.” In April 2018 Irwin found himself asking those questions of cinematographer Lawrence Sher, with whom he’d collaborated on five previous films beginning with John Hamburg’s I LoveRecently I was pondering on why cameras come in so many shapes, and what lies behind design decisions. Camera fall into two classes, live, and camera/recorders (camcorders). There was a time when the shape of a camcorder was defined by the recording medium. Cine cameras had two reels on top or to the rear, and video cameras were long to accommodate the tape transport. Now the only constraint is the component holding the sensor or prism block and the lens mount together in a fixed alignment.
Improving Audio Quality on DSLR and Mirrorless Cameras
It has been just over a decade since the first video camera was integrated into the form factor of a 35mm film camera. The technical ability to cram both video and digital photographic camera technology into a single device that size was almost unbelievable. But is was also a notableCould virtual reality (VR) be following the same path to obsolescence of the now dead 3D?
The Fast Tracking of Slow Motion Video Technology
Slow motion was originally a staple of motion picture production. It was a simple process — each film frame was captured at a speed much faster than it was played back. When replayed at the normal speed of 24 frames per second, time appeared to be moving more slowly. …Field Video Recorders Ride the Popularity of DSLR Video Cameras
DSLR cameras get smaller, lighter and more powerful. …
