Why 16:9? A Tale of Yore
In an age old battle between TV and Hollywood comes a hero. But will this so called hero be able to bring peace to a dark world full of evil aspect ratios? The story of the 16:9 aspect ratio: a hero or...
View ArticleThe Story of SmallHD.
Shane Hurlbut went out and captured the story of how SmallHD made it’s way into the video production scene. From a small town a group of friends just out of high school decided to build a company that...
View ArticleLighting for video
When it comes to production, lighting is ‘key’ for a quality image. Oftentimes it is the first thing to go when working inside a tight budget, but lighting does two major things for your video that...
View ArticleHow Come Cameras Keep Shrinking, but Lenses Don’t?
Cameras have steadily grown smaller over the years with the exception of a few. RED’s cameras have shown us we can get 4K from a camera half the size of an original film camera. Black magic’s 2K...
View ArticleLighting Technique: Book light
Shane Hurlbut is a masterful cinematographer and has a great blog to follow. Recently he posted a great article on creating a “book light”. This type of light source gives such a beautiful soft glow,...
View ArticleShooting with the Canon C500
The new C500 with it’s super 35 image sensor, Fujinon 19-90 lens and the Ki Pro Quad recording all the 4K glory makes for an interesting shoot full of it’s share of fun, annoyances and struggles. We...
View ArticleWith Big Video Comes Big Storage
For those of us in the video production industry, proper archiving of media is one of our biggest challenges. When HD video came into the picture, most cameras still recorded to digital tape. Archiving...
View ArticleTRAVELING WITH VIDEO GEAR
When you travel for a shoot, and must pack along all of the gear you will be using, what do you bring? One of most worrisome parts of traveling is wondering if you’re bringing the right gear....
View Article7 TIPS FROM STILLMOTION ON HOW TO BE THE BEST ASSISTANT ON SET
One of the biggest lessons I learned from my dad growing up was to always be a step ahead of whomever you’re assisting. “Knowing what screw driver, wrench, or tool I need before I need it is your job”...
View Article5 REASONS TO ADD VIDEO TO YOUR MARKETING MIX
If you were given no more than a tenth of a second to make an impression on a customer or prospect, would you able to make a good impression? According to Princeton psychologists, that’s how long it...
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