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Digital Battlefield: Shooting 'Brothers At War'
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Jul 01, 2009
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The feature doc depicts the realities of a family under fire, captured with Sony HVR-Z1Us. By Jon SilbergAs a boy, Jake Rademacher wanted to attend West Point and become an army officer, but when he didn’t get into
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RAID Roundup Revisited — Expansion Options
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Jun 26, 2009
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Editor's Note: This Web-exclusive piece is an addendum to a previously posted RAID review, featuring storage devices from CalDigit, Sonnet Technologies and Dulce Systems. You'll find it right here.By Ned SoltzThere
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RED ONE No Mystery For DP Anthony Dod Mantle On 'Wallander'
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Jun 23, 2009
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By Jon Silberg Throughout his career, cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle has experimented with new technologies, so his recent outings with the RED ONE for the BBC One series Wallander and Danish director Lars von
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DV101 – Lighting Up the Night
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Jun 23, 2009
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By Jay HolbenOne
of the oft-touted benefits of digital cameras is their amazing light
sensitivity. As CCD and CMOS technologies continue to improve, the
low-light abilities of newer cameras (especially the larger-chip
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Click To Play: Small Favors
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Jun 23, 2009
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By Nels JohnsonWhen you're facing a deadline or trying to keep a small project on budget, it's OK to do it your way — assuming you actually have a way. A classic case is the client email blast containing embedded
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Production Diary - Nothing From Nothing: No More Mr. Nice Guy
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Jun 17, 2009
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Above, right: Young Stefan thinks the approaching band is going straight ahead but, no, they suddenly turn and crush him underfoot. Above, left: Radio Caroline at sea. What price for rare archive footage? How
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NLE Report: Upgrades, Increments and Rumor Control
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Jun 17, 2009
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By Ned SoltzThe annual NAB show saw major announcements, incremental changes and drifting rumors about some of the top non-linear editing systems. Here are the highlights on six major of the players.The addition
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'Expedition Grizzly': National Geographic Goes on Location with Panasonic and Fujinon
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Jun 17, 2009
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In April 2008, Grizzly Creek Films
executive producers Leslie M. Gaines, Mailande Becker Holland and
Thomas Winston began documenting the grizzly bears of Yellowstone
National Park for a one-hour special for
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Black Diamond Essentials: Audio Gear For Field Use
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Jun 02, 2009
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By Michael Silbergleid Here are 10 suggestions on new great gear to add to your location audio kit, from mics to transmitters to headgear: You'll find a PDF of this chart right here: DV0609_Black DiamondEssentials
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Production Diary: Wall of Fear, or Look At My Wall, Ye Mighty and Despair!
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Jun 02, 2009
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LONDON UK, 1986 That’s me on the right up there. I may be smiling, but I’m afraid, very afraid. After this photo shoot, we planned to show that video wall to an audience of trade press and VIPs from British broadcasting.
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DV101: Stock Footage Update
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Jun 02, 2009
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Value In Versatility: Use the options offered by stock footage companies to feed your creativity.One year ago in this space, my DV101 column “Stocking the Store,” was about utilizing stock footage and discussing
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Shooting With the SG Pro 35mm Adapter
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May 18, 2009
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By Chuck GlomanThe best way to get the optimal image from your video camera is to use the best lens possible. Most camcorders do not come with interchangeable lenses, but the British company SG Pro (among others,
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Top 10 Subjects They Should Be Teaching in Film School
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May 18, 2009
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By Jon ReissFilm schools are normally quite good at teaching students how to make films. But they generally have not seen it as their mandate to help students actually learn how to survive in the modern media landscape. Because of
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'Night' Vision: Shooting for Animal Planet After Dark
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May 12, 2009
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By Jon Silberg Animal Planet's 20-episode series Night
explores what goes on in remote regions of the wild after the sun goes
down. Each episode follows animal trainer and behaviorist Brandon McMillan
in his
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Sony EX1 Goes Off Road
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May 12, 2009
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Severe location conditions and quality concerns compel the producers of SnowTrax and DirtTrax to go tapeless with the Sony PMW-EX1.By Iain StasukevichDirtTrax TV and SnowTrax TV are Canadian productions airing on
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