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If you’re new to filmmaking, your editing experience is probably very limited – and it can be overwhelming starting from scratch. One of the most important things you can do if you aren’t very experienced is to learn good habits right from the start. This isn’t limited to editing, but ...Continue

One of the big additions is that the screen is actually capable of using as an external monitor thanks to its 800 x 480 resolution.You can also log in and out points on your footage and tag these clips with keywords such as ‘good shot’, ‘bad shot’ etc. SmartLog operates ...Continue

There are always people out there who keep working on their ideas and end up making some great works of art. With so much available online we tend to miss out sometimes, the amazing work done. So, below are some amazing short films, you might want to check out. Defective Detective It’s ...Continue

For those who are looking to immediately get a specific look with their C300, or are looking to match some Canon DSLRs in-camera, AbelCine has created some custom scene profiles. These profiles have a range of uses, but they are ideal when using minimal color correction in post, because most ...Continue

Below, are two different persepectives of the same film, which provide some very interesting insight into the film and the filmmaking process in general. The first is a documentary about the making of Raiding the Lost Ark and the second is a great video which shows some influences behind the film called Raiders ...Continue

As included on a previous post, there is now a valuable resource for putting together the equipment you need to make your films and videos on a shoestring budget using DSLR video technology. There are a lot of tutorial videos out there for amateur  filmmakers and students to learn and use. ...Continue

A radical new camera that lets you adjust the focus after you take a picture began shipping this week. The Lytro is the creation of Ren Ng, who started work on the digital camera while studying for a doctorate in computer science at Stanford University in California. The telescope-shaped camera ...Continue

Check out this amazing new video by Christoph Malin and/or Babak Tafreshi. In the new time-lapse movie above, photographers Christoph Malin and Babak Tafreshi (founder of The World at Night, or TWAN, program) offer a rarely seen glimpse of Cerro Paranal, one of the high hills in the Atacama ...Continue

Nikon has announced the D800, its new DSLR camera with 36.3 megapixels of resolution with full-frame sensor. The new model succeeds the Nikon D700 (2010) and is a sort of younger sister into account the high-end Nikon D3X. The new Nikon D800, with magnesium alloy body, has a 36.3 megapixel CMOS ...Continue

Last month JVC came up with the GY-HMQ10, a 4K compact camera with a fixed 10x zoom lens for under $5k.  The GY-HMQ10 records at 3840 x 2160 resolution, or four times the resolution of a conventional 2K (1920 x 1080) camcorder, using a single 1/2" CMOS imager and a ...Continue