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Take Control of Your Lighting

Begin With a Good Kit Before I put together my own ultimate lighting kit, I tried to think of every possible problem or need I would have on a typical shoot. The bulk of my daily production consists of more »

Loop It Up

The notion of looping music for picture, however, hasn't gained similar traction yet, though not for lack of trying. In fact, the proliferation and pervasiveness of computer-based editing programs such as more »

Panasonic Scores Big at ALLTEL Sports Complex

Talk about trying to please the fans. In preparation for this month's Super Bowl XXXIX, hosted by the Jacksonville Jaguars at the team's ALLTEL football stadium in Florida, the complex has undergone a $60 more »

What I’m Using Now

Tim Crean Partner/flame artist, Suspect, New York, NY Favorite gear: Discreet flame List: Pricing varies based on system configurations. Why I love it: In the completely insane world that I work in, Discreet more »

HDV and DVCPRO-HD Compared

Is HDV a true professional format? Though many companies, including Sony, JVC and a host of NLE makers say yes, some of us out here in the trenches are still on the fence about the new format. I've tried the more »

Race to the Finish

A compelling new documentary traces history, mile after excruciating mile, of one of the world's most infamous road races across Mexico, The Baja 1000, and the human toll it takes. more »

Flash Forward

Think you've seen everything the ubiquitous yet divine vector-based animation software can do? As developers working with Flash's newer video features have found, the tool knows few boundaries, especially more »

Going Tapeless

When I first got hold of Sony's XDCAM PDW-530 camcorder to review (see "ROI Reviews," page 22), I wanted to find out how a complete XDCAM system-when matched with standard editing more »

Which Studio Are You?

Southern Hospitality Meets Pure Production Style If you're a client of the Columbus, Georgia-based Pope Johnson Video Productions, you may very well get a tin of "thank you" cookies from partners more »

The Machine That Goes Ping!

I want a Machine That Goes Ping! Most of us probably do. If we didn't, we'd all be happy writing poetry, painting landscapes, or creating some other form of Luddite media. The point Monty Python makes near more »