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WOULD YOU RECOMMEND THE PANASONIC LUMIX GH4? – FILMMAKER JOE SIMON GIVES US THE LOW DOWN | News Shooter
Do you think you can cut GH4 footage with other cameras like the Canon C300/C100?I think they will cut together just fine. I don’t think it will be a problem because it has such a flat setting. People think you can’t match stuff in post, but even the 5D with it’s vastly different look can be matched pretty close.


WOULD YOU RECOMMEND THE PANASONIC LUMIX GH4? – SKY NEWS CAMERAMAN ANDY PORTCH GIVES HIS PERSPECTIVE | News Shooter
GH4 audio menu is getting better, but lacks the options of a broadcast camera. For example to split Ch1 to top mic and Ch2 to external. I remember a disaster with my 5D mkII when the cable was ripped from the camera in a scrum. The jack was left in the socket and no sound was recorded at all! Thankfully the GH4 has a headphone socket for audio monitoring so this shouldn’t happen now.


Product Review: Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera | PDN
But there are a lot of trade-offs to this remarkable little camera, including a few operational quirks that make it harder to use than you’d expect. There’s also a steep learning curve for the DaVinci Resolve software, which you’ll need to process and color grade your RAW video footage to get it up to snuff.


This is cool, though I'm surprised Andrew at EOSHD would make a fuss about someone using a T2i - after all, he's pretty much been saying that Canon hasn't really improved the video performance of their DSLRs since then!
Kendy Ty and the T2i – one guy doing amazing things with a 5 year old DSLR | EOSHD
Kendy Ty shoots with a Canon 550D / T2i and Sigma 30mm F1.4 (old version). The results are staggering considering the ‘low-fi’ performance of the gear. If ever there was a spur to get out and shoot something, this is it…


With Transcendence, Jess Hall, BSC, envisions a contemporary sci-fi tale for first-time director Wally Pfister, ASC. | TheASC
From the beginning, Pfister intended to shoot 35mm anamorphic and finish with photochemical color timing. “As we’ve become more reliant on technology, I think we’ve lost sight of the fact that some technology can overcomplicate things and can cost a lot more, and that’s my analogy with digital vs. film,” says Pfister.


So You Want to Get Into the Film Industry? Great Ways to Get Started | Huffington Post
When push comes to shove, though, it's not easy to gain access to experiences that realistically help young people know what the film and television world is all about, let alone gain requisite skills. And in order to get accepted into one of the undergraduate cinematic arts programs, you need to have God-given talent and some (if not a lot) of experience.


Digital SLR Video Tip: Shooting in Log | Adorama
AdoramaTV presents DSLR Video Skills with Rich Harrington. In this episode, Rich shows you how to capture log footage using the new Blackmagic Design Production 4K Camera.


Shooting with an Anamorphic Lens on an Ordinary DSLR | PetaPixel
All I’m doing is mounting a 1.9X squeeze anamorphic lens in front of my normal camera lens to create the beautifully wide and shallow image. You can find anamorphic lenses that don’t have that much of a squeeze. The range varies a lot and here you can find a 1.3X or 1.5X, but I prefer the 1.9X squeeze because it creates a more cinematic and narrow aspect ratio.


HD POV THROWDOWN: 7 HD POV CAMERAS READY TO RUMBLE WITH GOPRO | Videomaker
Whether it's the HERO3+ Black Edition and it's 4K video capabilities, or the earliest GoPro models that have humble beginnings and shot on 35mm film, from the moment this miniature camera manufacturer came on the scene in 2004, the way life has been captured will never be the same.


MAKING YOUR FILM MATTER: AN INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL ACTION CAMPAIGNS | Film Courage
Love 'em or hate 'em, the popularity of social issue films is showing no signs of slowing down. Personally, I’m not a huge of fan of the genre itself. Don’t get me wrong, I care about making the world better. I started a film company with the vision to “agitate the sleep of mankind” after all, but story will always be king, and no one gets a free pass when it comes to that. 

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