Clinton Stark

Clinton Stark
Filmmaker and editor at Stark Insider, covering arts, AI & tech, and indie film. Inspired by Bergman, slow cinema and Chipotle. Often found behind the camera or in the edit bay. Peloton: ClintTheMint.
Fujifilm X-Half: A Vertical Leap into Social Media Photography

Fujifilm X-Half: A Vertical Leap into Social Media Photography

Fujifilm appears to be working on one of its quirkiest and most social-media-savvy cameras to date. Dubbed the X-Half, the compact digital camera breaks...
New PebbleOS Smartwatches to launch in 2025

Wearable trailblazer Pebble makes a comeback (thanks to an intrepid dev)

The Pebble smartwatch, once a trailblazer in wearable technology, is making a remarkable return. Eric Migicovsky, the original founder, has unveiled two new smartwatches—Core...
Planck SSD: The World’s Smallest SSD with Phone-first Design for Creators On-The-Go

Planck SSD: A tiny storage solution that could change mobile filmmaking

I’ve never been a fan of shooting video on my iPhone. It’s not that the camera isn’t impressive—it is. The latest iPhones capture stunning...
Other World Computing (OWC) Atlas Ultra CFexpress Type B Memory Cards Approved for Use by Blackmagic with Blackmagic PYXIS 6K and Blackmagic URSA Cine Digital Film Cameras

OWC Atlas Ultra CFexpress Cards Approved for Blackmagic PYXIS 6K and URSA Cine Cameras—How Do They Compare?

Other World Computing (OWC) has announced that its Atlas Ultra CFexpress Type B memory cards have been approved for use with Blackmagic Design's PYXIS...
RED Komodo-X now available with Nikon Z lens mount

RED Komodo-X Gets Nikon Mount Support: What this means for filmmakers

RED's Komodo-X just got a new trick up its sleeve. Thanks to a newly developed Nikon lens mount adapter, RED’s compact yet powerful cinema...
Heretic and Gen AI filmmaking credit debate

‘Heretic’ Credit: “No Generative AI was used in the making of this film.”

AI is the hottest topic here in Silicon Valley, and across the entire world as its disruption and impact can be felt across just...
Tracking used camera prices and markets - Sony a6000

Trendspotting: Tracking used camera market prices, Fujifilm outperforms

Those interested in tracking camera prices might want to check out this article on Digital Camera World. Using data and graphs from a site...
Blackmagic Pocket Cinema 4K Price Drop

The $995 Cinema Camera Bargain: Blackmagic Pocket 4K just became a no-brainer

$300 price cut and bundled DaVinci Resolve editing license make this a great deal
Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive is Available to Pre-Order from Blackmagic Design

Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive camera now available for pre-order – A new era for Apple spatial video?

If you're a filmmaker, content creator, or tech enthusiast, there's big news in the pro video world today. Blackmagic Design has officially started taking...
Introducing APEX, the World's First Autofocus Anamorphic Lens- Designed for APS-C sensors, the Apex features a fast T1.8 aperture with a 1.33x squeeze, oval bokeh, barrel distortion and silver flares.

Trendspotting: Blazar announces “world’s first ever autofocus anamorphic lens”

There's been a lot of innovation in the cinema camera and lens space in the last few years. Especially as it relates to lower...