The workflow I show you can be a guideline for how you can create your own setup at your new or growing company.

A Panasonic Australia professional division employee told me, during SMPTE2015 in Sydney earlier this year, that the long-awaited firmware upgrade for the Panasonic Lumix GH4 that would contain V-Log L was coming in October and would cost US$90.

Though much of early cinema is of the black and white variety, color tinted films go all the way back to the silent era.
These days, color is an integral part of film, and it has incredible power over how we perceive the film and the characters.

When you have a Need For Speed there are two people you can call – Shane Hurlbut or Metabones.

or this test I had both cameras set to F1.3 on the Speed Boosters and 180 degree shutter (1/50) at ISO 6400.

Finding great ideas for films can be tough, but the world of literature — both short form and long — provides a wealth of source material just waiting to be adapted for the screen.

“Only by letting go can we truly possess what is real.” – Master Li Mu Bai, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | Sony Pictures Classics, 2000 Last month, we kicked off our “Getting Smart with Story Structure” series,...

In today's post, Rob's "War on Gear" continues.
All right fine, I'm not really at war with gear. It is, after all, an essential part of the filmmaking process.

I attended Stillmotion’s ‘Storytelling with Heart’ one-day workshop in Sydney recently and received an in-depth baptism into the MUSE storytelling process.

Storyboarding is graphically illustrating a film. Here are some tips and suggestions from a few masters of the art.

The very best in 2015 title design as chosen by Art of the Title's editors.

After the success of their Kickstarter-funded C-Cup for the popular Canon C100 digital movie camera, Miller & Schneider has come out with a similarly indispensable eyecup for the even more popular and affordable Panasonic Lumix GH4 hybrid camera,...

Tired of dealing with rubbery one-size-fits-none follow focus gears? Perhaps it’s time to level-up to custom-fit seamless follow focus gears.

By contributor Clinton Harn: The DCAGE from DFOCUS is an affordable solution for owners of the Panasonic GH3 or GH4. Made in the USA, it is a precision CNC machined aluminium cage specifically designed for the Panasonic GH3 and GH4.

Most factual shooters can only dream of using anamorphic lenses for their productions. The distinctive distorted bokeh and streaky lens flares are usually the domain of the movies and high end TV drama.

Car chases in movies are as American as apple pie, but it took an Australian-directed film to inspire this tribute video.

Ever wished your cheap lens could do more? Here's how to get Angenieux Optimo-like results at a fraction of the cost.

The world has been awaiting the Sony a7R II for a while now. The top-of-the-line DSLR-killer has created a buzz with mouth watering features like internal 4K recording, a 42 Megapixel sensor and internal 5-axis image stabilization.

The great film school debate continues.
Our friends over at ShareGrid, the "Airbnb of cameras" and a pioneering force in the peer-to-peer rental market, are starting up an interview series with notable members of their rapidly growing community.

With the introduction of Premiere Pro CC 2015, Adobe altered how color correction can be handled within its editing application.

Market research from 2014 has surfaced from consulting firm FutureSource. The year-old report suggests a swing of 50% from DSLRs to mirrorless cameras in 2015 (for pro video users). The report predicts that in the coming years 4K mirrorless cameras will dominate the market for video relative to DSLRs and that sales of large sensor professional camcorders (such as the Canon C300) will continue to grow and occupy roughly a third of the pro video market with the mirrorless camera share at a respectable 20%.

Here’s a curated list of the best video guides on setting up the Panasonic GH4 for video production!