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...


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Check out the May 2009 Visual Effects Resource Report from millimeter and Reel-Exchange.com..

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Digital Content Producer Webcast SeriesThe Changing role of IT Video Production Systems for Universities, Churches, and Schools

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1

Get ready for a flood of HD-capable digital still cameras. Panasonic offers a different take from the rest of the crowd by employing the Micro Four Thirds standard...


Schneider Optics Century Pro HD lenses

While small camcorders with integrated lenses continue to grow in popularity, their limited wide-angle capabilities continue to limit most every model, with few exceptions...


Shoot Tools: Sony HVR-Z5U

With the dire circumstances of the economy for manufacturers and buyers alike expect NAB Show 2009 to include plenty of news about lower-cost gear. Case...


Test Drive: Apple Mac Pro, Part 2

Back at you with the Apple Mac Pro. In our last segment, I looked at performance. Here, I’ll look at serviceability and the performance of Apple’s RAID option...


millimeter's The Briefing Room

Holland-based documentary company New Earth Films put the Sound Devices 302 mixer to the test as its crew shot on-location in Greenland for its recent documentary ...


Test Drive: Apple Mac Pro, Part 1

I have in my hands an Intel Nehalem-based Apple Mac Pro, specifically a 2.93GHz dual-processor, quad-core unit running Mac OS 10.5.7 with 12GB of RAM and an ATI Radeon HD 4870 driving a beautiful Apple LED Cinema Display...


Test Drive: Intel Nehalem, Part 2

Welcome back to our presentation of how HP’s new Intel Nehalem-based workstations compare to older workstations when rendering from Adobe Creative Suite 4 (CS4)...


Panasonic AG-HMC40

Capabilities common in consumer camcorders are now moving into the pro end of the market. And why not, if it’s simple enough to implement and actually something you find useful...


AJA Video Systems Ki Pro

Solid-state, flash RAM-based systems are catching on for location recording. But until recently, the products have been pricey...


Redrock Micro DSLR 2.0

While the HD video abilities of the latest digital SLRs still have some rough edges (adequate focusing and better white-balance control among them), expect to see more producers relying on cameras from Canon, Nikon, Panasonic, and others to capture both stills and video...


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