False Color is probably the most useful tool cinematographers have at their fingertips, and I can say without hesitation— it sucks. Which is why so few cinematographers use it regularly...
It’s time to talk frankly about RAW. Some cinematographers insist that shooting Raw is always the best choice, but the argument for Raw’s superiority is outdated, and its disadvantages outnumber its advantages. Despite Colorist's love of Raw, and despite Arri and Red and Apple and Atomos...
“Elf” is possibly the most perfect name for Godox’s entry-level flash...
As cinematographers we are painters of light, The camera is simply a blank canvass. Optical snoots are great devices for shaping light, but up until just a few years ago snoots were too heavy, expensive, and unwieldy for small production teams. Not anymore, so today...
The Cinema Variable Neutral Density Filter by PRISM LENS FX is a pleasant surprise. Made in the USA (surprise #1), it offers exceptional quality while maintaining a reasonable amount of affordability. At roughly $145 (77mm) it's not by any means cheap, but generally speaking you'll...
Currently, Pergear has an excellent sale on CFexpress Type A cards. These (typically) obnoxiously pricey cards are almost solely used in high end Sony cameras, and are often twice the price of a SDXC V90. But for the next while, Pergear is selling the 512GB...
A Director’s Monitor is a fairly high-end device. Typically, you need to be working on a larger production for them to be useful— on smaller projects the “director” is behind the camera and the producer/client is either in front of the camera, or asking the...
The Donner Hush 1 Pro is an innovative achievement for musicians of every level. Now, this blog is normally dedicated to reviews and commentary of video production equipment… but many of us in the field are competent artists in other fields. It’s not hard to...
The optical snoot (my that’s a funny name) is a light modifier that focuses the light from an existing instrument… LED light, in such a way that you can use a gobo to shape the light, creating designs or breakups. Gobos are one of the...
It’s not surprise that “smaller”manufacturers like Neewer and K&F Concept have entered the high-end V Mount battery field. It’s actually more surprising that it’s taken so long, especially given how generic the rechargeable battery technology is. Their competitive price-point advantage has been narrowed by mid-level...
