Tweet FCP 7 is starting to show it’s age. You’re boss/company/client is making you change to something else. Which NLE will it be? Final Cut X? Avid? Perhaps, Adobe Premiere Pro? Well, I’m not here to tell you which one I think is best. Instead, I’m going to show you how all of them work [...]

Tweet The sizzle of all of the new and exciting products at NAB has finally died down, giving most of us a chance to catch our breath and see the result of NAB 2013. Obviously 4K is the king of the show – with so many new and exciting offerings for a format that made [...]

Tweet When you think of DSLR video and the boom that happened in the last few years, the name Canon is the first name that pops up. Specifically, the Canon 5D Mark II – the workhorse of the large sensor revolution. It’s been several years since the release of the 5DMII and several camera models [...]

Tweet We had a chance to try out the MoVI at NAB and I have to say it is impressive. The one that we had our hands on today is the M10. The M10 is listed at $15,000 and comes with all of the capabilities to operate in a multi-operator mode or single operator mode. [...]

Tweet Atmos has announced the Samurai Blade today – an unbelievably bright 1280×720 5″ monitor. It is camera mountable, works just like the original Atmos Samurai and has a crystal clear image. Features include: Standard BNC connectors Full waveform/vectorscope Adjustable gamma Real-time monitoring Focus assist, zebra and false color monitoring S-log/C-log recording Trigger rec/stop from [...]

Tweet Blackmagic announced a 4k Super35 production camera today for $3,995. Details to come as the show floor opens in a few. More information here.

Tweet William Goldenberg is a seasoned film editor with two Academy Award nominations and a resume of feature films like no other. His most recent work, Argo, directed by Ben Affleck, is one of this year’s top contenders for Oscar nominations. I had an opportunity to talk with Mr. Goldenberg about working on the film [...]

Tweet One thing that has seriously been lacking from Final Cut Pro 7 is the ability to have control over curves for simple grading. Even though the writing is on the wall for FCP7, I still have PLENTY of projects that will require me working in 7 for the next year or so…at least. So [...]

Tweet I’m always looking for the latest and greatest production innovation. I spend a lot of my time working in the field, so naturally I want to be efficient…but I also want to be covered for any situation. That usually means packing the old Tahoe with tons of pelican cases and a few run bags [...]

Tweet This past week I had the opportunity to review an app for the iPad called istopmotion. Now I’m not much of an animator and most of my work doesn’t require animation…however, I had an opportunity to play with this little app for a few hours and I must say that I had a blast. [...]