Top 5 DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras for Shooting Videos
In the market for a new camera for shooting videos? Whether you’re researching and shopping for yourself, or as a gift for a loved one,…
Cameras & Filmmaking
Hands-on camera reviews, filmmaking tips, and creative workflows. Covers mirrorless, cinema cameras, and AI-powered video tools including Canon EOS R5/R6/R7, Panasonic GH6, Blackmagic, Nikon RED, DaVinci Resolve, Adobe Premiere Pro, and Nano Banana—led by filmmaker Clinton Stark.
Sound Design in Video Production: Before and after (Video)
What does a scene for a short film feel like before sound editing? I took “A Surprise Delivery” from my short All American Apple Pie (full video…
Shooting on RED Raven: Thoughts from a DSLR guy (Test Video)
It’s a wrap! We finished our first shoot with the RED Raven cinema camera and I’m here, as a DSLR/Canon C100 kind of guy, to…
Stark Insider and RED Raven: BTS ‘All American Apple Pie’ shoot
Loni was back from London. And it was the weekend. Clearly, that could mean only one thing: time to test the new RED Raven camera.…
Diet Coke + H2O: RED Raven slow motion test (Video)
UPDATE: I wasn’t pleased with the noise on my first cut. I re-shot some tests with Raven using ISO 320. Also I used REDlogFilm instead…
RED Raven: It’s Alive! (Unboxing)
I felt like Bryan Cranston was looking over my shoulder, “There she is!” Like in Refn’s Drive, as I unboxed the new RED Raven camera, I…
Pros and Cons: Canon EOS 80D in the field
Now that the Canon EOS 80D DSLR camera is here, it’s time to take stock of some of the good, as well as some of the…
Stark Insider Road to RED: Allocation, accessories and… attitude
The Stark Insider Road to RED continues. Yesterday I received the much ballyhooed (at least amongst the REDuser community) “allocation email.” The brief communication simply means…
Canon EOS 80D: Q&A on video features
Tips and tricks and what to know about shooting video on the Canon EOS 80D DSLR camera. Includes videos shot on 80D, plus recommended accessories.
Stark Insider Road to RED Raven: It all starts with a handle
I have the handle. Now all I need is the camera. But this isn’t just any ordinary camera handle. No, that’s because it’s designed and engineered for…