Shoulder Rigs and Tripods

Camera Support Gear: Shoulder Rigs and Tripods There are several ways to stabilize your shots: handling your camera the right way using stabilized lens and camera’s in-body image stabilization using a shoulder rig using a tripod or monopod using a flycam, steadicam or 3-axis gimbal Peter McKinnon has a video full of tips on how … Continue reading Shoulder Rigs and Tripods

The camera

The Camera A few general points about cameras from the perspective of a filmmaker: a full frame sensor is far from a necessity. Such a sensor has advantages, but also disadvantages. The film cameras that Hollywood traditionally used had the image size not much bigger than the APS-C sensor. the MFT sensor that Panasonic uses … Continue reading The camera

How to get CRISP noiseless videos & photos – in any light and with any camera!

Today’s tutorial is on the long side – almost half hour – but it covers techniques that are crucial to filmmakers and photographers. There is a lot of information about how to remove noise from your images, while making them cinematic. So, here we go!

V-Log L GH4 vs External Recorder

As soon as I got my hands on the V-Log L image profile, I put it through a lot of tests. It is a true flat image profile for the Panasonic GH4 camera, and the upcoming GH5, that allows for the capture of 12 stops of dynamic range, instead of the 10 stops you get … Continue reading V-Log L GH4 vs External Recorder