This Wednesday the 13th we will be discussing virtual production with some people who have practical experience of it. The cast isn’t fixed yet 😊 holidays are still getting in the way! This is one we

I’ve been watching the first few lessons in this series, thank you Kevin, and they’re great. Anyone who want to know more about HDR should take the course https://www.fxphd.com/product/introduction-to

Already dealt with it, permanent approval... Cheers Geoff Boyle NSC FBKS EU based cinematographer www.gboyle.nl www.cinematography.net

It's OK Pedro, I'm English and I didn't understand a word. Cheers Geoff Boyle NSC FBKS EU based cinematographer www.gboyle.nl www.cinematography.net

“Hey, I’d like to only shoot during magic hour. Three shots a day in my perfect light. Sorry but your one day shoot is going to take a week because I’m unwilling to compromise my artistic integrity. “

“I swear these threads always derail into a bunch of old farts yelling at each other to slow down” Oh dear, once again, these old farts have been pushing the technology to its limits for far longer th

“ask your DIT to run the Post numbers if you’re concerned about Budget and camera format. Usually they’re the smartest tool in the shed. “ Not my personal experience. I’ll stick with JB’s experiences.

I was referring to the standard Alexa not the LF. Of course we need objective measurements but ultimately we work in a world where taste is more important than fact. Another story I've told many times

Volunteers? Sure, get me a Sigma FP and I'll shoot a comparison. The thing is, we're back at the my number is bigger than your number game, and it's bullshit. The only thing that matters is what the i

The more I experiment with this camera the more impressed I am with where I can take it. I’m having to use some workarounds because of lack of computing power but I’ll see how much a 3060 with 12Gb co

The same file as before but with the exposure changed to plus 3 which is effectively rating the camera at ISO 128,000 Zoomed in by 1.5* to match the frame line in my VF that was set for an 8K image wi

I forgot to say that it took about 15 minutes in total to do this. An hour if you include going down in the lift and across the street to shoot it 😊 cheers Geoff Boyle NSC FBKS EU based cinematographe

https://vimeo.com/491507391 This starts with a totally uncorrected image. Shot at dawn with the camera set at ISO 1600, 12K, 2:40, Q1 and handheld. The second section has been corrected using BRAW set

Great article and video. Well worth looking at. cheers Geoff Boyle NSC FBKS EU based cinematographer +31 637155076 www.gboyle.nl www.cinematography.net Become a CML Patron https://www.patreon.com/bePa

I’ll be posting a large collection of before and afters, that was just a teaser 😊 cheers Geoff Boyle NSC FBKS EU based cinematographer +31 637155076 www.gboyle.nl www.cinematography.net Become a CML P

This is the first of a series of tests shot on a BMD 12K with frame lines for 8K within that. The point of this test is to try stabilising handheld shots. The video was graded in a single HDR node in

I’m a few weeks away but I will be publishing a series of tests that I’ve been shooting with the BMD G12 I’m shooting at 12K but with a 8K frameline. I am using a shutter angle as small as I can so th

This week we’re back in the Northern hemisphere and will be talking about the results from the production version of the BMD 12k (all previous conversation has been about the pre-prod version) LAX 9am

Because of the generosity of members a couple of weeks ago we can now afford to reactivate our high speed cloud storage. RAW files, except for the FX9, are available from C500-2, BMC UMP G2, BMD 12K a

Final comment from me for the moment. I’ve just looked through all the exposures at all the apertures zoomed in 10X. The Cooke 32mm Mini S4 is great at T2.8 to T8, softens a little at T11, softens mor