What’s new at Cine Gear Expo

The big takeaway?  Robotics.  Everything exciting at Cine Gear Expo is about moving the camera with limited human input: remote controlled gimbels, drones, robotic arms, motorized follow focus mechanisms, sliders with memory, every sort of variation on the steadicam that you can imagine and of course, VR.  But when you are looking Read more…

Introduction

From the introduction to The Digital Filmmaking Handbook: Digital video is everywhere these days—on your television, your computer, your game console, and your smart phone. And the ways to acquire it abound, too: camcorders, cell phones, drones, 360 VR rigs, built-in cameras on your computer, and point-and-shoot cameras that just happen to record Read more…

Table of Contents

Introduction Chapter 1, Make Your Movies What’s New? Technical Innovations What Kind of Movie Should You Make? Questions to Ask Yourself Chapter 2, Writing, Scheduling and Producing Screenwriting Scheduling The Business of Filmmaking Chapter 3, Digital Video Primer Digital Video for Filmmakers Components of Digital Video Working with SD or Analog Video Read more…

Shooting with DSLRs

DSLRs are a compelling choice for many indie filmmakers.  After all, it’s hard to come up with a camera that offers a similar combination of versatility, image quality and price.  But they offer some challenges as well.  Shooting with a DSLR is rather difficult for the camera operator. It’s very Read more…

Shipping soon!

Shipping on June 5, 2017:  6th Edition! The new edition of The Digital Filmmaking Handbook will be shipping on June 5, 2017. At the present, you can pre-order copies of the book here. If you are an educational customer and would like information about bulk ordering and purchase orders, please Read more…