How to order the 6th edition for classes and bookstores

The Digital Filmmaking Handbook, 6th edition is a popular filmmaking textbook used in universities, graduate schools, colleges, and high schools around the world. It was written with students, indie filmmakers, and industry professionals in mind and describes techniques and technology useful for beginners and advanced students alike. It provides information on how the pros work, but Read more…

Where we’re going in July

The only bad thing about Los Angeles is that you never need to leave.  This month there’s AT&T Shape, the somewhat strangely named art, tech, and entertainment conference at Warner Brothers Studios next week.  That combination of topics is right up our alley and there promises to be some interesting Read more…

HD Acquisition Formats

From The Digital Filmmaking Handbook, 5th edition, Chapter 3 Video footage is almost always acquired by a camera (unless it is computer-generated), and every video camera records to a specific, usually proprietary, format. Because video cameras are constantly being updated and developed, acquisition formats change frequently. Also, some higher-end cameras Read more…