3 Days in Sonoma: Producing a short film using 5 years of footage (Video)
A woman in wine country. A woman in trouble. Again.
Panasonic Lumix GH5
Panasonic Lumix GH5 coverage on Stark Insider featuring reviews, sample footage, and real-world filmmaking. The best Micro Four Thirds camera for YouTube creators and indie filmmakers—10-bit internal, no record limits, legendary stabilization. Explore GH5 vs GH6, best lenses for video, and why the GH5 defined a generation of content creators.
Filmmaking Challenge: Use only a prime lens to shoot your next project
Limiting yourself to a manual prime lens can ultimately improve your composition and focusing skills, and maybe even lead to more creative results.
And It Hurts: Looking to ‘Beyond the Black Rainbow’, ‘Drive’ and ‘Lost Highway’ for filmmaking inspiration
For the upcoming Stark Insider YouTube promo trailer I decided to look for inspiration and do something a little different. In this case I had…
Stark Insider Presents: Short film ‘Azul’ shot in Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico
“I believe in my mask—The man I made up is me I believe in my dance—And my destiny”. Sam Shepard might not have been the…
Incoming: New SI short film shot on location in Loreto, Baja, Mexico
Incoming! Incoming! Incoming! Every now and then Loni Stark and I like to change up the regular Stark Insider programming and post one of our…
Canon EOS RP full-frame mirrorless camera is lighter, smaller, and — best of all — cheaper
In the camera world 2018 will be remembered as the year that both Canon and Nikon finally entered the full-frame mirrorless market. Canon with a…
Trendspotting: Digital camera market decline continues, could be down 50% in two years
Digital camera makers continue to face heavy headwinds, primarily from the do-all cameras we’re carrying with us 24/7: smartphones. The advent of the smartphone and…
3 Days, 3 Museums in NYC: Stark Insider on location at MoMA, The Met, The Whitney
Yes, Stark Insider is All Things West Coast. Being based out of San Francisco means our travels and stories here typically takes us around the…
Hopefully Canon listens to buyers, removes Touch Bar on upcoming EOS R cameras
In my time with the Canon EOS R I found a lot to like. The relatively small camera packs a full-frame sensor into a mirrorless…
Top 3: Must-have accessories for your new DSLR or mirrorless camera
Here’s 3 camera accessories that will help round out your DSLR or mirrorless camera setup. A camera body is obviously the core of any camera…