We’ve had a long relationship with the good folks at Syrp and they just sent me this article on shooting the total solar eclipse that is happening in the USA …
Giveaway Winners: Who Won the Benro Aero Tripods?
We had an awesome giveaway from Benro and I thank them for their prizes – and hopefully you thank them too. I apologize for forgetting to post this right away. …
Avid Just Released a FREE Version! But It Won’t Do Everything…
In an interesting move, Avid has just released a free version of called Media Composer First. It is indeed a limited subset of the very popular Avid video editor, but …
What is The Ultimate 4K Mirrorless For Narrative Filmmakers? Here’s Noam Kroll’s Choice
Many are searching for the Ultimate 4k Mirrorless camera and at least in 2017, there really are several choices, but the newest models are the Panasonic GH5 and the Fuji X-T2. …
Can You Use A Cinema Lens on a CellPhone? Yes!
Yes you can put a cinema lens on a cellphone if you are like Devin Graham (DevinSupertramp) and get one custom made LOL. Yesterday I posted a story about the tutorial …
How To Shoot Cinematic iPhone Footage – a Tutorial by Richard Lackey
This is an awesome How To Shoot Cinematic iPhone Footage tutorial that was recently created by Richard Lackey. Who is Richard Lackey and should we trust what he’s sharing? I’ve …
It Is All About Story – Pursuit – the Story of a Storm Chaser
It is all about story. I’ve said it a million times. But we often forget and get wrapped up in technical details, cameras, gear etc. I watched this film without …
First RED Hydrogen Prototype Hands-on! We Know a Little More, But Not Much
RED Hydrogen Prototype Hands-On! Marques Brownlee (MKHB) has gotten the world wide exclusive first Hands-on! He was shown several prototypes but not allowed to show video of the new screen. …
dailyPlanet5D for 2017-08-02 Avid is FREE! RED Sold In Apple Store! New Canon Stabilized Binocs (and more)
so here’s our list of the dailyPlanet5D news for 2017-08-02 Video News: RED Raven + FCP X = $15K Phoenix camera? (newsShooter) WOW – only place you can now get the …
Frozen Worlds – A Fascinating Look at Frost Bubbles
This is a fascinating look at the world of frost bubbles! Of course, I’d never heard of them before today LOL. And this fits my style – I like movies …