Next Video Expo: Blackmagic Design’s Firmware Updates & New PL Mount Cameras
Always a pleasure, we spoke with Blackmaigc Design’s Tina Eckman at the Next Video Expo about their recent run of firmware updates, the new PL mount versions of their cameras, and more. At last month’s...
View ArticleBlackmagic Pocket Cameras Used On Foo Fighter’s HBO Series “Sonic Highways”
In celebration of their 20 year anniversary, the Foo Fighters have recorded an eight part HBO series “Sonic Highways” to chronicle the making of their latest album. Not only did the production team use...
View ArticleGizmag’s Complete DSLR Comparison Guide
With the great number of DSLRs being released over the last year or two, Gizmag’s DSLR comparison guide is a great tool for novice and veteran shooters alike to get an idea what each camera brings to...
View ArticleNext Video Expo: Marshall USA’s Mini Camera & Rack Mounted Displays
When we visited Marshall USA at the Next Video Expo, Bernie Keach showed us their updated CV-500MB mini camera, as well as their rack mounted displays. Marshall Electronics’ recently released CV500-MB...
View ArticlePocket Cinema Camera Main Camera On TV Series “Lili, a Ex”
The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera continues to climb in its use on sets everywhere, this time as the main camera on the South American television series “Lili, a Ex”. “Lili, a Ex” is comedy about a...
View ArticleBlackmagic URSA Gets 80fps Recording, In Camera Card Formatting In Major...
Continuing in their efforts to maintain regular updates for their cameras, Blackmagic Design has rolled out a major update that allows the URSA to record in 80 frames per second among numerous other...
View ArticleThe DJI Phantom II & Lightbridge With The Atomos Ninja Star
During our visit to DJI’s offices here in Los Angeles we covered more than just the Zeiss Cinemizer glasses being paired with their Phantom II drone. DJI’s Dylan Deeds also showed us how the Atomos...
View Article7D Mark II and BMPC 4K Get Support In Dragonframe 3.6 Stop Motion
Stop motion animation software Dragonframe has just released its latest update, 3.6, adding support for a variety of DSLRs (7D Mark II, Nikon D3200) as well as the Blackmagic Production Camera 4K....
View ArticleSony a7II Coming Next Week: “World’s First Full-Frame Camera with 5-Axis...
Available for purchase next week, the Sony a7II is the “world’s first full-frame camera to feature 5-axis image stabilization“, helping make handheld camera shaking a thing of the past. This new image...
View ArticleBlackmagic Cinema & Production 4K Cameras Used On Damon Gameau’s ‘That Sugar...
The much talked about ‘That Sugar Film’, actor/director Damon Gameau’s candied 2015 documentary, made fantastic use of the Blackmagic Cinema Camera and Production Camera 4K, as well as DaVinci Resolve....
View Article‘Checkmate’ Director Timothy Woodward Jr. On His Film & Shooting With All...
While we’ve spoken about Timothy Woodward Jr. and his film ‘Checkmate’ before, we were actually able to attend a screening of it at the Chinese Theater. Afterwards we were able to speak with Director...
View ArticleBand Pro Open House: Zeiss’ Loxia Lenses & The Sony A7II
Each year at the Band Pro Open House we make sure to talk with Richard Schleuning of Carl Zeiss to see how they’re wrapping up the year. This time around, the talk was all about Zeiss’ Loxia lenses, as...
View ArticleBlackmagic Production Camera 4K Used on Pseudo Echo’s “ULTRAVIOLET” Music Video
In a very cool and fun show of power for the Blackmagic Production Camera 4k, Blackmagic announced that production house Final Focus used the camera to shoot Australian new wave band Pseudo Echo’s...
View ArticleAJA CION: What You Need To Know Before You Buy
Recently, AJA had a two day launch event in Los Angeles hosted at the ASC Clubhouse and at the Mack Sennett Studios. The event was a reintroduction of sorts for the CION as it recently began shipping...
View ArticleGet More Out of Your Blackmagic Design Camera with Latest Firmware Upgrade 2.0
Just in time for New Year, Blackmagic Design announced the availability of Camera Utility 2.0. This latest Firmware affects all cameras giving each one new features, bug fixes and other enhancements....
View ArticleDaniel Junge & Johnny Knoxville’s Sundance Film “Being Evel” Shot On...
Yesterday, Oscar winning documentarian Daniel Junge and Johnny Knoxville’s film “Being Evel” made its world premiere at the Sundance film festival. “Being Evel” was shot on Blackmagic Cinema Cameras,...
View ArticleCan You Guess How Many Sundance Films Utilized Blackmagic’s Cameras & DaVinci...
Blackmagic had a great showing at Sundance this year, with four different films having used Blackmagic cameras for their productions, and two dozen who used DaVinci Resolve for color grading. While we...
View ArticleHow DP Stephen Jackson Uses The BMCC On ABC’s “Once Upon A Time”
Veteran director of photography, Stephen Jackson, talks about how he uses the Blackmagic Cinema Camera on the hit show, and how it’s benefited ‘Once Upon A Time’ through the past four seasons. Having...
View ArticleSee The Blackmagic Cinema Camera’s Rich Images In This Trailer For “Checkmate”
Starring Danny Glover, Sean Astin, and Vinnie Jones, “Checkmate” is a film we’ve covered a few times due to its use of the Blackmagic Cinema Camera. Now they’ve released the official trailer for the...
View ArticleThe Great Crash Of 2015: Canon Slashes EOS-1D C Price
Canon’s 1D C price drop is upsetting more than a few people in the industry – especially 1D C owners. Why would Canon resort to such a drastic price drop, and what does it mean for future releases....
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