Video & Camera Resources for Professional Filmmakers

Shooting “Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind”
Maintaining a consistent look with multiple cinematographers and locations
Aputure Deity Shotgun Condenser Microphone And Rycote’s Overcover System
A review of an affordable shotgun condenser mic from Aputure and solving lavalier noise issues in one fell swoop with Rycote’s Overcover System
Working In An Upside Down World
The VFX team on Stranger Things 2 creates an intense fantasy world
A Supercardioid Short Shotgun Microphone From Sanken Plus Aputure’s New A.lav
If you’re not familiar with Sanken Microphones, you can be forgiven— in a world of Sennheiser and Audio- Technica, Sanken isn’t a household name
Canon’s New EOS C700 FF
The evolution of the modern digital cinema camera
Mirrorless Mania
Panasonic and Fujifilm pave the way for the future of hybrid cameras
Affordable VR Audio Recording And Noise-Reducing Headphones
A look at the Tascam DR-701D and Sennheiser Ambeo Package and the Remote Audio HN-7506 Noise-Reducing Headphone System
Shine A Lot Of Light
Putting Fiilex’s new Q8 travel kit to work

HDVP News

September 13, 2018

Three New Cine Lenses Join Sigma’s FF High Speed Prime Line

Sigma expands the FF High Speed Prime Line coverage of 14mm to 135mm and T1.5 to T2 with the three new lenses

August 30, 2018

Pond5 To Launch Premium Footage Collection Shot Exclusively On RED Cinema Cameras

The company is set to launch the premium RED collection by late 2018

July 3, 2018

K-Tek Announces Stingray HeatBlock Transmitter Pouches And Pieces

K-Tek lets you protect your talent and actors with the Stingray HeatBlock line

Featured Project

Shooting “Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind”

Maintaining a consistent look with multiple cinematographers and locations

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Michael Rubenstein: A Constant Transition

Michael Rubenstein is constantly evolving—from photojournalist to advertising photographer to video director. Here’s how.

July/August Preview: DP Henry Adebonojo

Coming up in the July/August issue, HDVideoPro interviews the director of photography for the Oscar®-nominated film I Am Not Your Negro

Off Camera Sam Jones: photograph of Kristen Bell

Going Off Camera

With an ongoing television show for DirecTV, where he interviews many of the celebrities he has photographed, Sam Jones is leveraging digital imaging technologies for all they’re worth

Technique

Are You Sure You Want To Move That Camera?

From using Steadicam to gimbals to drones, it has never been more effortless to move our cameras so fluidly, but be sure to consider your moving shot thoughtfully