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Unlike most other ROVs, the Luna is designed specifically for underwater filmmaking. It records video at a maximum resolution of 8K/30fps and can descend as deep as 1,000 m (3,281 ft) – so all you giant squids out there, get ready for your close-up.Con… Continue reading Cinematic ROV takes filmmaking to new depths
Boom mics are great for shooting interviews on the go, but they typically have to be held by a dedicated sound person who stands beside the videographer. The MicroBOOM pole is different in that it mounts right to the camera, allowing just one person to… Continue reading MicroBOOM lets solo videographers shoot boom-mic’d interviews
Handheld gimbal stabilizers are all very well and good, but for really classy-looking cine camera movements, nothing beats a wheeled dolly shot. The Hyperdolly is designed to get those shots, without having to lay down any tracks.Continue ReadingCatego… Continue reading Motorized Hyperdolly gets cameras moving for slick dolly shots
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
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
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
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
Back at CES 2021, Sony revealed plans to launch a new drone business called Airpeak that would be dedicated to taking its Alpha full-frame mirrorless cameras into the air. Now the first drone under that brand has been launched, the Airpeak S1.Continue … Continue reading Sony’s Airpeak S1 drone takes Alpha cameras to the air
[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
Sony’s mirrorless Alpha series cameras have become hugely popular filmmaking tools, thanks in large part to the company’s excellent sensors. At this year’s CES, Sony announced it’s starting up a drone business specifically to work with Alpha cameras, a… Continue reading Sony starts its own drone company, Airpeak, to fly Alpha cameras