Shot over 2 months, I forced myself to occaisionally break away from the busy daily schedules and find inspiration in the incredible morphing shapes above. Variation of wind speed, color, …
One Reason Why OS X Lion Might Be for the Pro Video Crowd
When Lion roared to the top of the App Store on Wednesday July 20, my skepticism instantly skyrocketed… I had to think about why… Why would a video professional be …
Inspiration: Unplug, Unwind
Speaking for the filmmakers I know, we get tangled into the high-speed information dump all too easily. There are so many aspects to production that it’s easy for it to …
My New Totally Tapeless Workflow
HDV had its time and place. For documentary work, there’s really no media that gives you the sense of security like tape. You walk off set with real, touchable pieces …
Cinematic Democracy: We’ve Arrived.
Time to beat the dead horse for the last time. Every camera that will be released from here on out is just icing on the cake for cinematographers. Read on… …
James Drake Films adds Sony EX1R to camera line-up
‘Good enough’ is never, and will never be acceptable at James Drake Films. In that line of thinking, I purchased the Sony PMW-EX1R, adding it to the collection of available …
5 Big Reasons I’m still holding off for the 5D Mark iii
Let’s talk prosumer large sensor cameras for a moment. The Sony NEXFS100 is a tremendously tempting camera for the HDSLR generation (or it should be, anyway). Price-wise, the Sony F3 …
Comparing the Technicolor “Cinestyle” on a Canon 5D Mark II
The new picture profile, Cinestyle, developed by Technicolor for Canon is pretty fantastic. Below are a few quick tests. Ungraded JPG images straight out of the Canon 5D mk2. You’ll …
How YOU can change the Canon 5D Mark III right now!
Have you ever found yourself wishing your Canon DSLR had a few extra features on the video setting? Probably, video on DSLR is far from perfect. Now is your chance …
Final cut pro X announcement…..pictures
Huge list of new stuff in Final Cut Pro, lots of sites already listing everything from last night’s world sneak peak. Totally rebuilt from the ground up. Super fast (so …
The Best of NAB 2011
Wow what a year! So much great stuff, so little time to see it all. Below is a collection of images, some with captions, some without, but all of it …
How to be Unique in the Video World
It’s 2011. We’re all well acquainted with the ever-growing content on the web. Anyone can learn more technical information on the internet in a week than I did when I …