Cimaginations

"The positive fallout of technological change will be a greater sensitivity among Indian audiences to sound in films; perhaps we may develop Indian­ness in sound in the way we use sound in Indian films, like our relationship with music.

So, I’ve spent a lot of the last decade thinking, writing, talking and speaking about color. One of the things that I thought would be more clear in talking to creative people about color would be the emotional impact of specific colors.

Described by Panasonic as a semi-professional 'creative HD hybrid' and a flagship model for the company, the Panasonic GH3 is finally here - 2 years af...

Last month, I was lucky enough to be director of photography on a little project for Panasonic in LA. A film made to promote the brand new G camera from Panasonic. I can’t tell you too much about the camera until Monday when it is officially announced for obvious reasons, and I doubt any of you have a clue what the camera is or anything about it

Camera Operations and Davinci Resolve

Much has been made of the small sensor, internal battery, and unique design but my focus will be on post. The one thing I will say is kudos to Blackmagic for providing a solution to those looking to shoot wide angle with their IBC announcement of the BMC MFT (Micro Four Thirds). I love the innovation considering their initial camera is in the infancy stage of the launch.

When Ozzy common sense meets innovation... And a Vocas matte box Why is the Blackmagic Cinema Camera the way it is?

Many of you have expressed an interest in composition: what makes a good frame or a bad one. There are a few classic frames that I customize to give them flare. I think this will help all of you find your compositional voice.

Sony are set to shake up the digital cinema market with a specs war, at less than half the price of the Epic and also at the C300 price point of k.

In today’s Side Swipes clip from “Side By Side,” pioneering director James Cameron explains that even babies know 2-D images are not “real”—3-D, however… that’s another story.

I recently did an experiment, keeping a tally of how many Kickstarter or Indiegogo campaigns I was given the "opportunity" to support over a 2 week period. The answer? 

Interview with Soren Phillips from Blackmagic Design on their new Cinema Camera.

An accolade will not always look or sound like an accolade. It may sound like: “I didn’t really like your film.”

As you can see it looks splendid. Some lovely shots in there and great choice of optics. Love the train station set and the tracking shot in the desert cafe. Some nice dynamic range going on there. It is hard to see any flaws image quality wise and dynamic range looks and codec looks much improved over the GH2. There’s a big difference to the camera encoding chip being designed for ALL-I and it being hacked in by changing the firmware.

As Moore’s Law continues to make technology more accessible to the masses, it is time to start exploring what it takes to build your own grading suite at home or in your office.

The newly announced passive M4/3 mount Blackmagic Design cinema camera (BMCC) presents a more attractive proposition to many shooters than it’s sister the EOS mount BMCC. Why? because it opens up a whole range of lens options that are otherwise impossible or difficult to mount on the EOS version of the BMCC. Obviously there are some nice manual M4/3 lens options such as the Voigtlander 17.5mm f0.95 and 25mm f0.95 as well as the SLR Magic range, but the real advantage comes from being able to use readily available lens adapters to other lens mounts

I wanted to thank you all for the huge response on part one of Storytelling Through Composition. Now we move into the tighter side of framing.