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...
Smallrig’s HawkLock series aims for innovation, and it does a surprisingly good job of doing so. It’s hard to design something new in the tiny playing field of quick release accessories. Smallrig has created a series that includes releases dedicated for monitors, as well as...
When it comes to audio, cinematographers and videographers tend to focus on shotgun (or super cardioid) style mics because they're problem solvers. The most common problem we face is environmental noise, and these mics do the best job of eliminating the background. But they don't...
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