In Memory of UWOL Co-Founder Mat Thompson
Our networked world is strange. When you lose a good friend half a world away, you don’t always get to know about it… Thinking about Mat Thompson. For three years,…
Graphika: interview with CEO John Kelly
ESPN had hired Graphika to sift through more than five million tweets during an internal investigation of some suspected fraudulent activity during its online All-Star voting process. During the process, numerous fake accounts were found that directly influenced the voting results.
Buyer's Guide: JVC Professional 4KCAM and ProHD Camcorders
Streaming capabilities have evolved with the advent of the JVC ProHD line in 2005 and their 4KCAM series in 2014. This page covers seven current ProHD and 4KCAM camcorders.
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Review: Panasonic AG-DVX200 4/3” SD-to-4K fixed-lens camcorder
[Updated 2016-02-08] It’s bright red and carbon-fibery. It shoots everything from 480i to 4K to stills. It has variable frame rates, infrared imaging, programmable focus pulls, and log recording. It’s the…
First Look: Veydra 85mm T2.2 Mini Prime
Veydras are cine primes designed primarily for micro four thirds cameras, though they’re also available with C- and E-mounts. I tested prototypes of the first four lenses—16mm, 25mm, 35mm, and…
Review: Canon XC10 1” 4K hybrid compact camera/camcorder
Behold: the Canon XC10. A two-pound, 4K, stills & video camera with a fixed 10x lens and no XLRs. Kinda small. Kinda lumpy. What gives? And lo, it came to…
Interview: The Sound Advice Tour with Frank Serafine
The MZed Sound Advice Tour is the latest traveling workshop is a continuing series presented by Monte Zucker – Education for Creatives (which we’ve covered here at DV Info Net…
Article / Review: Camera Cages / BirdCage for GH4
This post is a two-parter: the rationale behind camera cages in general; and a review of one such device, the BirdCage swivel, that I bought for my Panasonic GH4. Camera…
First Look: Veydra 12mm Mini Prime for Micro Four Thirds
Veydras are serious cine primes for micro four thirds cameras like the Panasonic GH4 and the Blackmagic Design Pocket Cine Camera. The Veydra project went public last November; I tested…
NAB 2015: SmallHD monitor / EVF
SmallHD always has something interesting to show: last year it was the DP7 7″ monitor with built-in LUT generation; this year it was the 502, a 5″ 1920×1080 monitor that converts…
NAB '15: From the Panasonic Private Suite
At NAB 2015, Panasonic gave private demos for members of the Cinematography Mailing List, discussing the Varicam 35 and the AG-DVX200. Here, reproduced with permission, are some of the slides…
New Camera: Panasonic AG-DVX200
Today at NAB, Panasonic announced a new large-single-sensor 4K handheld: the AG-DXV200: Specs: 4K 60p capable, 4/3″ imager, fixed 13x Leica Dicomar lens, 5-axis stabilization, 12 stops latitude, requires UHS…
Lectrosonics L-Series Wireless Lav Microphone bundle
I would like to preface this review of Lectrosonics’ L-Series wireless lav microphone bundle by first saying that I am not a professional sound recordist and therefore not versed in the…
What Little I Know About Negotiating as a DP
2014 is the year I acquired an agent, and just in time: I’m awful at negotiating. I hate the process and the games. I’d rather just get on with the…
A Les Blank Film Premiere… Just 42 Years Late
The late documentary filmmaker Les Blank’s feature length bio-pic of Leon Russell, A Poem is a Naked Person, premiered Monday night at the South By SouthWest 2015 film festival in…