Bad. Ugly. Good. By Trevor Boyer
Good things come to those who wait well, that and persevere. Rapper Consequence is no stranger to this concept. As a teenage affiliate of seminal '90s...
300's HD Pipeline By Darroch Greer
Curiously, one of the biggest draws at the HD EXPO event in Los Angeles earlier this month surrounded a movie that was shot entirely on 35mm film. In a standing-room-only theater at the Beverly Hills Hilton, eager attendees listened in rapt attention to a presentation from Chris Watts, visual effects supervisor on the hit effects’ movie, 300....
Video Bellwethers
Springtime for the broadcast and professional video worlds means only one thing: Another trip to Las Vegas to check out the manufacturers' latest technological...
Edit Review: Logitech Z-5450 Reviewer: Tom Patrick McAuliffe
With the proliferation of surround sound systems, video creators now have a pressing reason to pay more attention to the sound of their productions...
Mark In
Follow the money is a term familiar to anyone reading detective novels. It won't come as much of a surprise that today the money is going online. According...
Shoot Review: Focus Enhancements Reviewer: Tom Patrick McAuliffe
Since 1997, Focus Enhancements has racked up a number of technological firsts. The company's direct to edit (DTE) technology allows simultaneous recording...
One-man Crew By Trevor Boyer
As the late January sun sets behind the towering skyline of Manhattan's Financial District, a television reporter is shooting himself. Standing on the...
Shoot Review: Holophone H4 SuperMini Reviewer: Tom Patrick McAuliffe
Until now, there's really been no easy way to get professional 5.1-channel audio onto tape as you shoot. For those who want to do high-end audio recording,...
Beta Sight: Avid Media Composer 2.6.3 By Sean Albertson
Fat Free Film
While working on a short-lived 2005 TV series called E-Ring, I invested in an Avid Xpress Pro system to have on my laptop. My plan was to carry a 250GB...
By Cynthia Wisehart
Between last year's NAB and now, Intel has gone through one of its most productive periods in history, delivering the new Core 2 Duo chip and the new...