Cinematography

• Production Monitors Buyer’s Guide: Getting the Right Image for the Work

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  Jordan Claverie - Tue, 05/28/2013 - 4:53pm

  

  Choosing the best production monitor for the work being done is the best key to success.

• White Balancing for DSLRs and Camcorders

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  There are many factors that contribute to getting a good looking shot. Setting your white balance correctly saves time and frustration when it comes time to edit and opens up artistic options in the field. In this segment, we talk about the basics of color temperature, when to use auto white balance, setting your white balance manually by dialing it in or using a white reference object and how to ensure good results in tough situations.

• Polaroid XS80 Mountable HD Action Camera

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  Luis Maymi - May 17th, 2013

  

  If you’re planning an adventure where you'll need to cross a river, bike your way through the forest or climb a mountain, including an action camera in your video kit can help you relive the fun later. Better yet an affordable model such as the newest Polaroid XS80 mountable HD action camera.

• Tripods & Stabilizers: Better Video From the Ground Up

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  Jordan Claverie - Mon, 05/13/2013 - 10:18am

  

  If you want your work to look more like the shots you see on TV, you need to shoot rock-solid steady footage.

• One Camera, Two Lenses - ATC Chameleon Action Camera

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  Luis Maymi - May 08th, 2013

  

  If you thought a camera with two lenses is only for 3D, then you'd be as surprised as we were when we heard of the ATC Chameleon action camera. It has two lenses that shoot two videos simultaneously (in sync) and that can be independently positioned to shoot from different angles.

• TriCaster 40 Review

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  Jordan Claverie - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 1:29pm

  

  The TriCaster 40 is the classic magic "black box"; a powerful multi-cam HD switcher that is well-designed, flexible, easy to use and affordable.

• Exposing for the Sky

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  Jordan Claverie - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 10:07am

  

  There’s a world of color out there, but your camera can’t see it all and the sky will play havoc with all that that vibrance. How do you fix it?

• IBM Produces the World's Smallest Movie

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  Mike Wilhelm - May 02nd, 2013

  

  Nanophysicists at IBM must have had some time on their hands. When they're not developing the world's smallest memory bit (consisting of only 12 atoms), they somehow found the time to throw in a few dozen more atoms to make the world's smallest stop-motion movie.

• Make Video With Wood

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  Jackson Wong - April 30th, 2013

  

  Maybe this is due to a recent drive through the Avenue of the Giants, but trees are more and more bringing me to humility. If you ever have the chance, visit Northern California's coast and see the redwoods, especially the northern-most areas where portions of forest were filmed as the Endor moon from Return of the Jedi. Aside from making great backdrops, let's focus on wood products for video.

• Mastering Depth-of-Field - Part 2

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  The basic concepts of controlling depth of field with aperture, focal length, and distance are fairly easy to grasp, and we covered those topics in part one of this series, but now it's time to dig a little deeper. In this segment, we talk about perceived depth of field, how sensor size and angle of view can affect your ability to get the depth of field you want, and using depth of field to rack focus. There's a lot of confusion surrounding these topics, but a little common sense, and of course a bit of math and science can help us break it all down.

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