Whilst we are on the path of matching monitors… Can anyone explain to me why so many monitor and EVF manufactures don’t have a blue only button? Is there some reason Blue only doesn’t work well with O

Not sure if our members outside the UK can see this, but Peter Jackson has been involved in a project to colorise film from WW1. At the same time he added a completely new soundtrack with some very ex

We are shooting a pop promo which has an element based around a fire. The fire will be fairly large at around waist height, although I imagine the flames might sometimes reach chest height. One shot n

This is probably more for the UK folk here because i don't know that the ITV series Butterfly is available anywhere else. For those that watched it i found the framing very distracting and i wonder if

Just saw “What They Had” Very nice, smooth and consistent anamorphic cinematography by Roberto Schaefer, ASC, on what was probably a pretty small budget. Tim Sassoon SFD Venice, CA

Hi all! Once again I reach into the cornucopia of CML help. I've got a last minute political campaign shoot coming up this FRIDAY 10/12 in Seattle. Yikes! Need an AC and probably a second operator. Mu

Hi All, I'm forwarding this from Sarah Rollason with her permission: Forwarded message: Dear All, A quick note to say that I have been involved in helping to set up the Mark Milsome Foundation for the

Hello to all CML members! I have a shoot coming up involving pots and pans with food cooking inside. My concern is the wapour effect and how to achieve it without heating the pans to boiling temperatu

By Cinematography Mailing List I worry that Grumpy Old Men In Black, ie older cinematographers, tend to discourage young crew when they think that they're helping them. "The business has got much toug

Soon in Nigeria, mostly in Lagos, to scout locations, Any local fixer recommendations please? Thank you Franz — Franz Pagot AIC OMRI Cinematographer BAFTA MBKS GBCT http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1219277/

Hello Sir Franz, Get all your immunizations and boosters. From the recent experience of a friend, I recommend getting trip insurance that covers medical evacuation by plane. Please be careful and retu

Hi Everyone, I have a tabletop shoot coming up next week. There is one complicated shot and i am trying to figure out the best approach. Probably the best and correct way would be to use motion contro

I am looking for the 6ft fiber extension between the F65 camera head and SR-R4 recorder. Thanks, Ulf Soderqvist DP LA

Thought some of you might be interested in this.. It’s an alternative to Filmic Pro on the iPhone. MAVIS – Pro Camera by WattenEarth https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/mavis-pro-camera/id979227459?mt=8 A

Hi all, I'm prepping an ad and we're looking to pay homage to Spike Jones' fantastic shot at the end of "its oh so quiet," where the talent and camera take off on a large crane, leaving the street lif

In the run up to NAB NY, we will be hosting a workshop in collaboration with DJI where we will showcase their products specifically configured for digital cinema applications. All CML members are welc

Hi all, I’m going to have my first shoot from a helicopter. We’re filming the landscape with the side door opened and I’m shooting with red raven. As I don’t have experience on this, I’m trying to gat

This appears interesting. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lookingglass/the-looking-glass-a-holographic-display-for-3d-cre Mitch Gross Cinema Product Manager Panasonic System Solutions Company of

Hi All I was trying to find out how many k's an Ultraprime lens resolve. I understand it will vary from lens to lens. these lenses were designed for film cameras. do they still hold good for current g

dear experts, can some of you share their experience with shooting alexa LF in anamorphic? precise: -how do you experience the 2880px crop and vignettes if you had s35 lens-coverage? - happy with the