The Disappearing Desktop By Dan Ochiva
Is your current computer your last desktop? You might think so if you’ve been reading the pundits lately. The world seems to be thinking small...
Fade to Black: Roberto Schaefer, ASC By Michael Goldman
If there is one thing cinematographer Roberto Schaefer has learned during his journey into the world of digital acquisition, it’s that there is not, and probably never will be, a uniform digital workflow...
Review: Panasonic AG-HPX300 By Barry Braverman
This is not a $30,000 camera. You might want to repeat that to yourself as you consider Panasonic's latest P2 offering. At a street price of less than $10,000, the AG-HPX300 camcorder...
Sign of the Times By D.W. Leitner
I recently had a production meeting with a young cameraman who owns a Sony PMW-EX3. In the course of getting to know one other, he asked me what it was like to shoot film, which he said he’d very much like to do one day...
Dream Job: Motherhood Movement By Kristinha M. Anding
Joy Rose and Catherine Brabec met years ago when they were both pregnant, and their friendship has seen them through the thick and thin of parenting....
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Crossroads for the Arts By Eric Melin
You might have heard of Kansas City's most famous filmmaker. After brief stints at the Pesmen-Rubin Art Studio and the Kansas City Film Ad Company, Walt...
Shoot Expertise: Heart of a Li-ion By Barry Braverman
It's no fun anymore. Not for me anyway. Air travel is more than ever for the birds: high ticket prices, cramped seats, dreadful to non-existent food,...
Fade to Black: R.J. Cutler, Director/Producer By Michael Goldman
Just before heading off to the 2009 Sundance Film Festival with his newest film, The September Issue, documentary filmmaker R.J. Cutler waxed philosophical...
Man of Light By Michael Goldman
Although Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC, says he prefers to keep his films simple, the complexities, nuances, and great success of his work are routinely analyzed,...