Easy guide to production
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Blackmagic's DaVinci Resolve 12 has grown beyond its color grading roots into a full blown editor, but Hollywood still relies on the software to dial in its color grading. One only has to look at the awards given at Sundance and others to see just how many films use … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) If you're ready to make the transition from that old HD camcorder to a DSLR, the quick solution is to look at a Canon. But with a 'rest on their laurels philosophy,' a Nikon may be an alternative. They're #2, and like the car rental company, they're trying harder. … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Seeking to give professional cinematographers, action filmmakers and content creators a place to get new ideas for filmmaking, GoPro has launched a new website for advanced systems operations. And right along with it comes news that their Omni Virtual Reality mount … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) RØDE continues to shore up its line of external microphones by giving yet another model the Rycote Lyre shock mount treatment. This time it's the Stereo Video Mic Pro microphone. But there's a few more improvements that may cause you to want to upgrade. … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Blackmagic is putting the finishing touches on its next generation firmware for the URSA Mini Cinema Camera and is opening up a public beta to get user feedback. Through version 4.0, users can expect improved camera performance plus several new features. … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) The one drawback in mobile filmmaking is that a smartphone can only zoom digitally, and its depth of field is non-existent without an app, or some post-processing gimmickry. But that all could change with a new design that uses dual cameras to mimic optical zoom and … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Despite many misconceptions, the most important part of cinematography and photography isn't the camera but the light. Finding the right time to shoot something outdoors is a bit of a feat, but fortunately there's an app for that. GoldenHour.One is a simple iOS … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Samyang has announced a super fast 20mm lens as part of their ongoing 2016 Summer Samyang Blockbusters promotion, where they planned to introduce five new lens over the course of five weeks that began on July 18. The lens comes in two configurations: the … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) 4K and above requires a tremendous amount of bandwidth, even when you're moving edit files from one work station to another. Proxies help, but when you're reading the mastering phase, or recording at super high frame rates, you'll be moving a huge amount of data. … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) We all know how the faithful at RED love to use the RED RAW R3D codec to capture the most detail and image information as possible, without having to break the bank with an uncompressed data file. Now Sony wants in on that action, so they've created their own … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) When you're a high profile government agency like NASA, you and the companies that support you, have to record everything you do. EVERYTHING. So when NASA had to test their new solid rocket fuel boosters, they wanted a camera that could see more detail than any other … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo Summertime. It's time for vacation, travel and making memories. It's also time for action videos as we enjoy our time off with wild abandon. But just because you're enjoying your getaway, doesn't mean you can take the footage you capture and get in on a little competition to boot. … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) What we can do with cameras these days is incredible but we always want more. Unfortunately, "more" tends to come with a heavier price, and sometimes it's not even necessary, which is why the maker/hacker crowd has been invaluable with things like Arduino, Linux, … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) If you missed out on the RED 8K Helium sale this week and still want someplace to use the Super 35mm PL lenses you have, well, there is an adapter called the Veydra 1.2x PL-Mount to PL-Mount expander, which will let you use them on larger format cameras, and Duclos … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo In what is sometimes a sign of something new on the horizon, AJA has announced a mammoth 50% price drop in their Ki Pro Rack file-based recorder and playback device. And there's a new firmware coming along with it. … [Read more...]
