Low-Cost Electret Microphone Preamplifiers

Before the invention of microelectromechanical system (MEMS) microphones, almost all microphones in cell phones and other electronics were a type of condenser microphone called the electret microphone. The fact that …read more Continue reading Low-Cost Electret Microphone Preamplifiers

Smart Z-Finder adds a pro-level viewfinder to existing smartphones

With smartphone cameras getting better and better, it’s increasingly difficult to justify buying a standalone video camera … although phones still lack a good eyecup-type viewfinder. Chicago-based film-making equipment company Zacuto is out to change t… Continue reading Smart Z-Finder adds a pro-level viewfinder to existing smartphones

Morphi morphs into multiple smartphone videography devices

There are an increasing number of rigs available to smartphone videographers, such as selfie sticks, jibs and stabilizers. The Morphi is intended to replace all of those tools, by combining them in one modular device.Continue ReadingCategory: Photograp… Continue reading Morphi morphs into multiple smartphone videography devices

Korea gets its first Mandalorian-style virtual film set

Virtual set filmmaking has proven itself incredibly practical and flexible in a very short time, with Disney’s The Mandalorian pioneering the technology in the streaming equivalent of prime time. To briefly recap, the show is shot on a large, flat soun… Continue reading Korea gets its first Mandalorian-style virtual film set

Obsessively Explaining the Visual Effects in Flight of the Navigator

[Captain Disillusion] has earned a reputation on YouTube for debunking hoaxes and spreading a healthy sense of skepticism while having some of the highest production value on the platform and …read more Continue reading Obsessively Explaining the Visual Effects in Flight of the Navigator