Posts Tagged ‘filmmaking’

This 7 minute, 32-step short entitled HOW TO BE A FILMMAKER is sponsored by Kessler Crane and Fusion Cine, which makes it even better. It is often said that humor is borne of pain.[adrotate group="6"] I believe it. What makes the new short HOW TO…

We like asking Kickstarter entrepreneurs what kind of market research they do when planning new products, and that got us thinking about the process used by the big boys – and our own recent survey on DSLR top features. [adrotate group="6"] Back in September we…

The Alexa 65 is something truly fascinating: a 6.5K sensor; claims that it looks better than film; a clean, clean, clean user interface; and a set of repurposed Hasselblad/Fujinon still photography primes as its launch optics package.  [adrotate group="6"] Right.  Let’s get this out of the way immediately: I…

Canon EOS Rebel T6i shows some advancements over previous models but I'm not sure it will be enough to trump the very popular Canon Rebel T3i which is still topping the charts (tho I note that it is showing now as "discontinued"). [adrotate group="6"] The price point may…

Just as Canon opened the door to filmmakers with the introduction of the 5D Mark II five short years ago, and Amy Kawadler of Canon helped us start the CineBootCamps, Amy again graciously opened the doors to Canon's[adrotate group="6"] Hollywood Professional Technology and Support Center to…

In November, we were blessed to give away a DitoGear T'rantula GO worth over $1800 to one lucky winner (and I we haven't posted the winner yet, but we did select one and the T'rantula GO is on its way to him), and for the…

If you spent any time studying the origins of the film industry you know just how much vaudeville influenced much of early films.  Storytelling has been passed from genre to genre since the beginning of time. We cannot really understand what works best on audiences without…

We're giving away another awesome product - the T’rantula GO from DitoGear - which is valued at over $1,800! We're thrilled to be able to offer you this great prize - but you've got to help us spread the word.[adrotate group="6"] For the occasion of…

Have you ever met Ed? If you haven't you should check out the following video. Ed isn't real. He is completely computer generated. I have mixed feelings about the mass "overuse" of CGI in films theses days. [adrotate group="6"] I especially have not been a…

We're all wondering whether we should be shooting 4k Video and there are a huge number of reasons both for and against shooting in 4k. So, several months ago (just as I was getting hit with kidney stones - which put me off of [adrotate…