I know this is an old-ish topic, but I just thought I'd chime in and mention that it also depends a lot on your emulsion. Shooting Tri-X or any other ...
This has to do with the way pixels are arranged on digital image sensors. Because the pixels (photosites) on digital sensors are arranged in a straigh...
Typically you'd be making out a rental sheet (if you're hiring someone who is bringing their own gear, you'd generally pay them a kit fee); it's then ...
Not sure if you're still looking, but here's my two cents: Bolexes are beautiful machines, but way too fussy for any serious use. They jam, they le...
Major production companies (like Lucasfilm) have started to jump aboard the DSLR bandwagon. Seems like the general consensus is that although the RED ...
It really depends on the kind of shooting you're accustomed to. Do you usually stay wide? Do you need a lens with a high zoom ratio? Maybe you want so...
I'm not a Premiere user, nor have I made any stereoscopic movies, but I'm just about to start experimenting in that realm. There are really two possib...
I can't imagine that a $25 microphone is going to get terribly good sound--a decent shotgun mic costs nearly as much as a camera. Better to go the ren...
I've never heard of or considered paying documentary subjects. Is this at all customary, even on the bigger-budget end of the scale? --------------...
First: If you're buying used, you won't be buying the 7D. The 7D has not yet shipped, so it's just not possible to buy it pre-owned. I've got my ey...
My work occasionally gets played in festivals, but I haven't actually been able to attend any of those festivals in the last five years. Travel is exp...
Besides the visual look of the final product, there's a separate question here that has less to do with the technology and more to do with (let's see ...
If I were heading out for a guerilla shoot in the Amazon, the first thing I would try to do is figure out a way to avoid needing a computer. It's just...
While much of narrative production has moved from standard-def MiniDV into solid-state HD production, SD is still quite common in the documentary worl...
What you're talking about is a SnorriCam. IndyMogul did a tutorial on building one: ----------------- Andrew Gingerich Exploding Goldfish Films C...