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Defy Gimbal Challenges the Movi at a Lower Price Point
If you were scoping out camera gear at NAB, you probably saw the Movi from Freefly. Described by early users as a revolutionary handheld camera rig, the Movi is a three-axis gyro-stabilized handheld camera gimbal that keeps your camera steady …

Eight Technology Trends from NAB 2013
The buzzword at this year's NAB was "4K," and technology is pointing the way to our 4K future by increasing the speed, the capability, and the efficiency of the tools relied on by filmmakers and other content creators. Here are …

Shooting Zero Dark Thirty: 10 Tidbits from the Trenches
With awards season running at full throttle, much ink has been spilled about the political implications of Zero Dark Thirty. The controversy has nearly overshadowed director Kathryn Bigelow's pulse-quickening achievement in translating the boots-on-the-ground details of the CIA's long-running manhunt …

Next-Gen Cameras: Red Says Dragon Does Close to 20 Stops; Panavision Readies 65mm Comeback
There are no announced prices or delivery dates, just lots of buzz around new cameras from Red Digital Cinema and Panavision. First up is new info on Red's still forthcoming Dragon CMOS image sensor for the Epic. According to a Reduser.net …
Tippett Studio on Dell Precision Workstations
Tippett Studio, known for creating dazzling visual effects and character animation for box office hits such as Jurassic Park, Starship Troopers, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 and, most recently, the Twilight series and Ted, leverage Dell Precision™ …

Red Teases Redray Player Shipments, 4K Content Distribution Network
Details were scarce, but Red's Jarred Land posted to reduser.net over the weekend to tease the upcoming release of the Redray Player, which promises affordable 4K playback for both pros and consumers. We've been hearing about Redray for quite a while …

GoPro Goes 4K in a Smaller, Faster, Lighter Camera
It was a fun Tuesday night here in San Francisco as GoPro Founder and CEO Nick Woodman took the wraps off the company's latest little camera, the Hero3. This new product in the GoPro family ups the ante for helmet-cam …

A BOLD Camera Bag, Designed for Serious Camera Travelers
I don’t usually post all that much about cameras and even less about camera accessories since I’m an editor working almost exclusively in post-production. But I wanted to point out this new Bold camera bag from Wooden Camera. The bag …

Blackmagic Starts an Internet Forum, Offers Cinema Camera RAW Shots Ready for Grading
Taking a page from Apple, Avid, Adobe, RED and others, the folks over at Blackmagic Design have launched their own Internet forum. Point your browser to forum.blackmagicdesign.com, complete a registration and you, too, can join in the discussion of all …
