Insight into the making of the emotionally charged GoPro launch videos.
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Adobe Morph Cut vs Avid Fluid Morph – Jump Cut Test
Adobe Premiere 2015 just added a new feature to stitch together jump cuts. But is it as good as Avid’s Fluid Morph? I run a side by side comparison to find out.
Getting all those Kickstarter rewards out with Shyp
Though we live in a digital world, for anyone that’s run a Kickstarter campaign, the reality of manufacturing and shipping is a frustrating, hair pulling event. Obviously if your campaign is for a product this is to be expected, but I’m specifically focusing on films...
GH4’s Faux Pre-Roll Recording Mode
A month or so ago Panasonic released a firmware update to the GH4. The biggest feature that got a lot of buzz was a 1:1 shooting ratio, enabling better use of anamorphic lenses. But there was another interesting feature listed that caught my eye. Way down at the...
The GH4 RAW Enigma & 4K Footage of an Owl Eating a Fish
GH4 arrived on Friday. I took it out to Big Cypress National Preserve to give it a spin and play with the Panasonic 100-300mm 4-5.6 lens I rented. This isn't a camera review post but overall the camera was great. I shot a lot of stills and some 4K video. Below you can...
Double Barrel Interview Rig
A MacGyver 3-D rig? No. I adapted this hack from a post on the NY Times Lens blog from photographer Doug Mills. It lets me get a wide and close-up shot simultaneously while doing one man band interviews. I simply mount my GH2/GH3 directly on top of my Sony EX1. I keep...