Now is the Moment: Shooting anamorphic video on an iPhone
Moment's sold out Kickstarter campaign, in addition to recent, high profile announcements from RED Digital Cinema and Blackmagic Design suggest the mobile filmmaking category could be a huge market opportunity.
Refn’s ‘Too Old To Die Young’: Facebook Live & creative risk of over-sharing on film sets
Facebook Live is not new. The live streaming service pops up all over our feeds. But these days what I find most interesting is when Facebook's popular feature is being used where you might least expect it.
Sure, breaking news is a good use case. As are interviews, and impromptu...
Look Book: RED Scarlet-W stills from Mendocino short film project for Atelier Stark
We're in post, working like crazy foxes on a new short film for Atelier Stark.
As always, at any given time we're shooting, editing, and planning... all at the same time. On any given day I could be in front of Premiere Pro, or scheduling shoots & scenes, or Loni...
More info trickles in about RED’s mysterious, holographic Hydrogen phone
If all goes to plan, the Hydrogen One phone will be available in August on both AT&T and Verizon.
Nothing really special about yet another smartphone making it to two of the largest carriers in the U.S. Unless, of course, you're Irvine-based RED.
Jim Jannard's company famously disrupted the cinema camera...
Can the new Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K replace a Panasonic GH5?
In short, yes. Of course it can: the upcoming, unreleased Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K can replace a Panasonic GH5.
How can we know this when the heavily anticipated camera isn't even out yet (Blackmagic says September)? We know this because it has a sensor that captures a moving image...
RED Digital Cinema partners with Facebook to make professional VR camera
Red Digital Cinema (RED) continues to make some interesting and innovative announcements.
First, founder Jim Jannard last year announced a special project dubbed Hydrogen. As details were revealed we learned Hyrdogen would be a modular phone with an emphasis on holographic and high quality video. It definitely sounded like nothing...
Now Playing Stark Insider: 3 Days in Sonoma (Video)
We shot 5 years of footage on 9 different cameras. The result: 3 Days in Sonoma.
It's the most epic Stark Insider video yet. And you can now watch it streaming on YouTube (embed below).
Sonoma, along with Napa, is one of our favorite wine country destinations here in California. So...
NAB 2018: Blackmagic teases new Pocket 4K cinema camera (It’s official! $1,295 USD, shipping Sept. 2018)
UPDATE 4.9.2019:
It's official. The highly anticipated Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K has been revealed. And the BMD team gave us pretty much everything, but the kitchen sink.
Full 4/3" sensor. 4K. Dual native ISO (like the new GH5S). 13 stops of dynamic range with 3D LUT support. 5-inch display on...
Videography News: Apple introduces new ProRes RAW codec for image capture, editing
ProRes RAW is here. Apple today took the wraps off its new video format to coincide with the NAB (professional video) show in Las Vegas.
The codec is available in two modes, ProRes RAW and ProRes RAW HQ. You can learn more about the technical details over on Newsshooter --...
Videography: Sigma 18-35mm telephoto lens is a hall-of-famer
One lens to rule them all? The Sigma 18-35mm zoom makes a pretty convincing case.