So You Want to Be a Filmmaker
Is it time in your life to consider a career direction – and you just can’t the idea of filmmaking out of your head? Perhaps it is a recent producer (Thomas Langmann), director (Michel Hazanavicius) or...
View ArticleCanon C300 (discussion)
Canon C300 might be outside the budget of most low-budget filmmakers but it’s such a nice camera that just reading about it makes you want to take your old Canon XL1 (or Sony FX1), go out, and shoot...
View ArticleArri ALEXA camera review
It’s probably every indie filmmakers wet dream to lay his (or her) hands on an Arri film camera. Well, you got something better – the new Arri ALEXA camera!
View ArticleCanon T2i (550D)
Depending on where you are, Canon’s new flagship might carry different letters but the the bottom line is the same: this photo is GOOD news for aspiring indie filmmakers. According to DPreview: The EOS...
View ArticleSony HVR-Z5U
Sony HVR-Z5U is the same Sony HVR Z7U, however, Sony has fixed the lens on this one. Let’s find out if it’s such a good move. First off, the new Sony HVR-Z5U is affordable – $4200 street price ($4950...
View ArticleSony V1
Adam Wilt at DV Magazine, is taking a first look at Sony V1. In a typical SAT fashion: with V1 Sony has upgraded the Z1 “prosumer” camcorder the same way it upgraded the revolutionary Sony FX1 to Sony...
View ArticleBlu-ray and HD DVD torrents
According to HD Beat, hackers have discovered the “processing key used to decrypt the DRM on all HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc films”. What this means in layman terms is that pretty soon, your favorite...
View ArticleBlu-ray marches on
Everyone (and their grandma) is predicting a demise for Blu-ray and hence Sony and even the Playstation 3. It’s been just over two months since Blu-ray’s premiere and these “format” wars are not...
View ArticleQ: HD quality of different cams
Kaspar had this question to ask: I’ve come across your webpage and have been reading your reviews on HD cameras. May I ask you a question concerning this? It seems you have quite some experience — and...
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