This post is provided as a follow-up to the “Video Clinic” session on February 8, 2018 in support of Bobette Buster’s “8 Minutes and Under” …
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The Panasonic Lumix GH5 is a worthy successor to the GH4
Panasonic recently announced the Lumix GH5 Micro-Four-Thirds camera which I look forward to taking out for a spin. I've been shooting with …
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Is the Audio-Technica BP4029 the perfect cinéma-vérite microphone?
In an ideal world we would all have a ninja-class boom operator with us on all of our documentary shoots, but short of that we often place a …
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Smartphone Movie-Making Workshop Follow-up
On Saturday, November 8, 2014 I conducted a workshop at the Boston International Kids Film Festival at Tufts University, this is the …
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Seven videos shot with an iPhone
Great work does not always require a fancy camera, sometimes the iPhone is a better choice when you need to maintain a low profile. There are lots of great examples on Vimeo and YouTube of iPhone videos, here are seven examples.[Read more...] about Seven videos shot with an iPhone
The Hatchback Production Kit
I recently conducted a workshop titled “The Hatchback Production Kit†at the Camera Company Pro Video Show in Dedham, Massachusetts. During the workshop I promised to post an inventory of the items I discussed in workshop. In the workshop I described the kit I’ve assembled for shooting formal interviews. I prefer shooting hand-held and travelling with a single camera bag, however, sometimes I need more gear to achieve specific results.[Read more...] about The Hatchback Production Kit