A few months back, I attended a small press gathering at the new Sony DMPC (Digital Motion Picture Center), where Sony executives introduced their latest CineAlta camera system.
DSLR filmmakers have been frustrated with the control over the audio and the quality they can get from the camera's internal microphone. ...
Just two years ago, the NEX-VG10 was released and was branded a revolutionary product since it was the first consumer camcorder to contain an APS-C sensor.
If you have any interest in the technology of sound, stop reading and download the demo of Sony Creative Software's latest offering, SpectraLayers Pro.
Modern digital cinema cameras continue to evolve at breathtaking speed.
Announced as a dedicated black-and-white version of the EPIC cinema camera, the RED EPIC-M features a newly developed 14-megapixel, 5120x2700 Mysterium-X Monochrome sensor with a native ASA of 2000.
For the past couple of years, Sony has been cranking out excellent digital motion-picture systems one after another. ...
Canon is welcoming new family members to the Cinema EOS line with two cameras capable of 4096x2160 resolution and four lenses. ...
I first saw the Sony NEX-FS100U on a press excursion last year in Japan a week before the earthquake and tsunami hit. ...
In the past year, the ARRI ALEXA and the RED EPIC have been scoring points with some of the best filmmakers in the world, including Martin Scorsese (Hugo), Peter Jackson (The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey) and David Fincher (The...
Even for the most inexperienced filmmakers, it's not too difficult to produce professional-looking footage with a DSLR for a short film. ...
As the worlds of stills and HD video continue to merge, we've seen a number of interesting mirrorless cameras, aka DSLMs (digital single-lens mirrorless), released in the past year. ...
In the past year, we’ve seen a new wave of large-sensor camcorders hit the market, which many see as the video industry’s response to the HD-enabled DSLR.
This year marks the 35th anniversary of 1976’s A Star Is Born, which was the first film released with a left/right/center/surround Dolby Stereo optical soundtrack.
In the evolving motion-picture production industry, we're living in radical times.
"Right over there!" The van veers hard as it rounds the corner. I brace my legs to stay balanced while struggling to hold my camera steady.
Since its announcement, the majority of camcorder bloggers have been referring to the new Sony PMW-F3 as the newest “RED Killer.” ...
As you probably know, HD DSLRs have been receiving a lot of attention from both low-budget and professional filmmakers, who are buying the compact, inexpensive cameras to shoot their projects.
In less than two years, the HD DSLR movement has revolutionized indie filmmaking by further leveling the playing field between low-budget and studio productions.
Designed as a versatile and high-performance solution for broadcasters, live-event productions, documentaries, rental companies and other video professionals, the shoulder-mount PMW-500 expands on the XDCAM line of tapeless acquisition technologies...
You might find something that hits home in ABC TV’s hit show, Modern Family, because the series, created by Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd, is really about today’s modern family.
