Canon’s Next Cam — Photos from SFO SuperMeet, Pt. 1
I had reported previously that Canon Inc. has shown a non-working mock-up of their next generation file-based (flash memory) professional video camcorder at the InterBEE 2009 trade show in Japan last...
View ArticleIndispensable iPhone App for Filmmakers and Post
NEW YORK, November 01, 2011 — The new KataData storage and runtime calculator is an indispensable iPhone app for on-set, post production, and even non-technical positions. Emery Wells, founder of...
View ArticleSony F55: Turning Sub-Menus Back on Without a Viewfinder
There are times when you’ll want to use a small camera like the Sony F55 without a viewfinder–say, if you’re mounting it on a crane, in a car or on a Steadicam. Apparently it’s possible to accidentally...
View ArticleAsk Me Anything: Notes from my Reddit AMA, Part 1
I was recently invited to conduct an “AMA” (ask me anything) on Reddit, in /r/filmmakers. Some of my answers were pretty good, so I’m reposting them here with updates and tweaks. I’m not including all...
View ArticleAsk Me Anything: Notes from my Reddit AMA, Part 2
Welcome back. Here’s part 2 in my continuing series of articles that archive my responses to a recent Reddit AMA–with a few tweaks and additions here and there. Enjoy! One reader asked: (1) What makes...
View ArticleAsk Me Anything: Notes from my Reddit AMA, Part 3
Even more notes from the AMA that I recently conducted on Reddit: On being asked my advice for breaking into the industry: Everyone told me it would really hard to break in. It’s not. You need to be...
View ArticleAsk Me Anything: Notes from my Reddit AMA, Part 4
This is the final article in my “Best of” Reddit AMA series. Lots more goodness follows… On being asked how to communicate your desire for a particular look with a DP: Traditionally you share films and...
View ArticleThe Judd Offset: What I Didn’t Know I Didn’t Know About OLED Monitors
The first series of Sony OLED pro monitors looked green to me, and until recently I didn’t know why. It turned out I wasn’t hallucinating, and I now know a little more about what I didn’t know I didn’t...
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Canon’s Next Cam — Photos from SFO SuperMeet, Pt. 3
The new camera compared to an XH A1S… The glass case in which the new camera mock-up was contained made it difficult to get some decent side-by-side shots with the XH, but this will give you some idea...
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Canon’s Next Cam — Photos from SFO SuperMeet, Pt. 2
After the San Francisco SuperMeet concluded, I stuck around for awhile, lurking about like The Guest Who Wouldn’t Leave (one of my finely crafted roles, in which I’ve built up a lot of experience)....
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