As IBC 2024 kicks off in Amsterdam, there are certainly more than a few familiar names that we usually see at other conferences and conventions like NAB in Las Vegas each year. Godox is a name associated with a range of lighting solutions for filmmakers, videographers, and photographers. At this year’s IBC Godox is showing off some of their latest products—including a new app that should help video pros manage their multi-light setups better than ever before. Godox at IBC 2024 The big highlights from Godox which are set to be on display at this year’s conference in Amsterdam have to do with ..read more

Ever since Nikon acquired RED back in March of this year, we’ve all been anxiously waiting to see what this acquisition will ultimately mean for both brands. And while there haven’t been too many announcements as of yet, we’ve known that collaborations are going to happen. One of the first—and more notable—partnerships of Nikon and RED Digital Cinema technologies is finally here. Nikon has announced that they are releasing free N-log LUTs based on RED DSCM3 cameras. These LUTs are optimized for N-log footage and can be used for on-set monitoring as well as all of your creative color grading ..read more

Written by Austin Weber, an independent musician and film composer. The joy of movie-making is collaboration. Few artistic endeavors require the talents of so many, so precisely. A movie, with its gaffers and electricians, editors, ACs, actors, and producers, has more in common with a transatlantic sailing voyage than a painting; a film requires a crew. Coming from the relatively lonely worlds of songwriting and sculpture, I look forward to movie-making like a dog to the park, doubly so when I get to work with friends. I’m lucky enough to count Jacob Roberts (producer, lead-actor) and Fernan ..read more

Written by Mike Eisenberg How many healthcare documentaries have you seen that expose horrible wrongdoing or evil corruption? There is collateral damage when filmmakers use fear as the main call to action for viewers, especially when it dissolves faith in our healthcare system. Filmmaking is a powerful tool, and I believe that if you want to make a difference with the people who could impact change, give them a reason to believe they can, not just that they should. When we started production in 2015 on our first medical documentary, To Err Is Human, our mission was to show the work done behi ..read more

I still remember some of my earliest movie experiences as a little kid, the ones that really amazed me and stayed with me throughout the years. I grew up with Star Wars and Spielberg’s adventure movies—movies that made you dream. The sensation of getting really close to a character on screen, seeing what they see, feeling what they feel, always fascinated me. With time, I realized that a lot of that had to do with the music. Music in film has the power to let us read between the lines, to get under our skin, and to understand things where words fail. It’s an incredible tool for storytelling ..read more

Kicking off IBC 2024 in Amsterdam, Netherlands with a bang Blackmagic Design has rolled out a couple of significant announcements about their latest cinema cameras. The PYXIS in particular has been of interest to all types of film and video pros since its announcement at NAB this year, so it’s exciting to see that Blackmagic is doubling down on it already by announcing a versatile new 5” HDR touchscreen monitor to help add full camera control for the PYXIS. Let’s look at this new PYXIS monitor and explore what it can bring to the table for anyone interested in shooting with one of Blackmagic ..read more

When we first covered the Blackmagic URSA Cine at NAB 2024, it seemed like the camera’s announcement was a major turning point for the Australian digital cinema company. And now, approximately a year later, we're finally getting more details—and most importantly pricing—for the company’s revolutionary large format digital film camera. Featuring an RGBW 65mm sensor and an insane 16 stops of dynamic range (plus Blackmagic RAW syncing to DaVinci Resolve) there has been a buzz about this mega-version of the URSA Cine since first announced. Yet, with a large format 65mm format RGBW 17520 x 8040 s ..read more

Written by Mary Jeanes When one of my best friends, Gary Wilkerson Jr., told me he wanted to hike from Mexico to Canada along the Pacific Crest Trail. What was my first response? “Can I film you?” Gary and I met years before in community college theatre. We lived together during university and even attended film school together. Gary was a TV writer living in LA and just about the most “indoorsy” person I had ever met, so when he proposed the wild idea of living in the woods for six months while he hiked 2,600 miles straight I was onboard. I was eager to witness the journey someone who had n ..read more

The very core of storytelling is organic imagery. When we work to make a film or TV show or anything else, the visuals we put on the screen need to represent the core themes and beats of the story. This appeals to the audience's sense of humanity. These ideas were not created by us filmmakers. They date back to the first human writing, poetry, and literature. They were brought about by finding words to express our sense of hearing, touch, and emotions. Today, we're going to go over the very idea of imagery and its many facets. We'll learn its types, definition, and examples, and even unpack ..read more

If you're like me, you think movies and TV are the culmination of the human artistic process. That means all of the work we've put in for thousands of years has led us to this place, where moving images provide us with a wide array of emotions and experiences. We layered these things with subtext. Yes, that word means the words we don't say or hear. But it's super important to help you get the themes of your screenplay and to layer in your point of view. But what exactly is subtext? What's the definition, what are some examples, and how does it help convey the story you intend? Today we're g ..read more