Category Archives: Shooting

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Arri’s Lightweight 235 Takes Half Off

Arri lightened up at IBC, where it showcased the Arriflex 235, a scaled-down version of its popular Arriflex 435 MOS 35mm camera geared toward handheld, Steadicam and remote applications. The 235 weighs about more »

The Bourne Supremacy Revs Up the Go Mobile

One of the most eyeball-widening moments this summer was the last car chase in director Paul Greengrass' The Bourne Supremacy. Greengrass was actually shooting in Berlin while stunt coordinator/second unit more »

Shooting Housewives

Walt Fraser, DP for ABC's new series Desperate Housewives, knew that achieving a soft, sparkling-clean image meant everything to a show that presented a veneer of perfection. "The beautiful images play more »

The Anatomy of the Best TV Shots of the Year

The quirk that TV's best cineamatographers share is a love of rising to to the challenge of a scene that makes them scratch their heads. Ten DPs nominated for prime-time Emmy awards this year discuss their nominated episodes. more »

Sony HDR-FX1 Handycam

Sony steps up to the HDV plate next month, when it's scheduled to ship the HDR-FX1 Handycam, a $3700 three-chip 1080i (1440x1080) camcorder - along with new HD DVC videotapes (63 minutes of recording time) more »

Canon XL2 MiniDV Camera

As Canon unveiled the successor to its popular XL1S MiniDV camcorder at DV Expo in New York City, the story was all about features and glass. Early adopters will get the XL2 in a package that includes a new more »

Da Vinci Takes Color-Correction On-Set

DPs who use digital cinematography cameras are about to get a whole lot more control over the look of their footage from dailies through selects. In fact they will be able to do color previsualization during more »

Pre-vis Even a Gaffer Could Love

Until now, anyone who wanted to previsualize the practical aspects of a production had the choice of: A) Hiring a company that does pre-vis consulting, B) Mastering serious 3D tools, or C) Writing a clever app more »

Reconstructing the Image

It's not your typical post workflow. Then again, Danish director Christoffer Boe doesn't have your typical feature-film sensibility. more »

Go to the Roger Corman School of Filmmaking Bryan Singer Shoots Practical, In-Camera Effects on Fox’s House

Shooting The Usual Suspects in 35 days helped feature film director Bryan Singer ( X-Men, X2) understand and appreciate the time crunch and budget constraints of TV production. "I employed the old Roger more »