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Done for now…
I had a power cord for a video light begin to spark, and rather than buy a replacement, I went to see if I could get it fixed. I went down to Newport RI,...
The Sony NEX-EA50 furthers the evolution
The HDSLR revolution will be fondly remembered some day as the tool of new filmmakers, much like the old Bolex 16mm film cameras were a staple of film...
Bloom on doing the work
Philip Bloom has a good post about what it takes to do the work, and I especially liked the lower end of the list: 10: An expensive camera won’t make...
Lightworks getting a foothold
When Editshare rolled out its new editing program Lightworks last month in both a free version and a $60 “Pro” version, it entered a market...
Anticipation in Lightworks grows
Has Apple’s shift to Final Cut Pro X last year, and the dissatisfaction of a legion of editors with it, created a market opening for PC-based nonlinear...
Considering FCPX, a year later
Apple’s Final Cut Pro X was met with a lot of upset when it was launched announced a year ago (and launched in June 2011) at a price point significantly...
Blackmagic: Building from the computer out
For years, Blackmagic Design has been associated with products meant to help connect the camera to the computer — basically unassuming tools that...
‘Surviving Progress’ tackles a global question
Montreal-based director Mathieu Roy is not afraid of tackling huge and existential questions within the wrapper of an 86-minute documentary. That he begins...
Getting that documentary out to the right audience
Sheri Candler and Jon Reiss always have great advice for DIY filmmakers working to get their project to its audience, especially when it’s a film...
A New Hand Dealt Defines ‘All In: The Poker Movie’
In the documentary world, filmmakers rarely know what they’re making when they start making it. Instead, they move through time, chronicling changing...
Four times better?
The release of the new Canon EOS 5D Mark III has HDSLR filmmakers poring over specs, trying to decide if this release is something incredible, or something...
‘Happy’ Day
World Happy Day was cold and a bit snowy in Newport, RI, when we attended the screening of Happy, Roko Belic’s documentary on the science and practice...
Kickstarting the cheetahs
One of the skills that have always been required of documentary filmmakers is fundraising, and in this digital landscape that’s become both easier...