Whats in Your Kit

What’s in Your Kit – Blog

  • Movie News

Forty-Year-Old Version Cinematographer Eric Branco Unveils His Camera Kit

Last spring, I was tucked away deep in the bowels of Panavision Hollywood testing black-and-white filtration. I was trying to…

4 years ago
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What’s In Your Kit? Lightweight Cameras and Compact Cleavers in The Art of Self-Defense with DP Michael Ragen

Michael Ragen’s equipment arsenal for The Art of Self-Defense shows that a DP’s best defense is a great on-set offense. When…

5 years ago
  • Spring 2019

What’s In Your Kit? Flea Market Finds and Stolen Headwear in Wild Nights with Emily DP Anna Stypko’s Offbeat Inventory

I shot Wild Nights with Emily (writer-director Madeleine Olnek’s comedic biopic about the writings and romantic life of Emily Dickinson,…

5 years ago
  • Cinematography

What’s in Your Kit? Pocket-Sized Prep and Beer-Proof Gear In DP Christopher Blauvelt’s Simple Yet Effective Arsenal

Lensing and re-lensing Oregonian terrain through fresh eyes has become something of a cottage industry for cinematographer Christopher Blauvelt. His…

6 years ago
  • Cinematography

What’s in Your Kit? Fast, Reliable Zoom and Prime Lenses Were Supreme Choices For RBG’s Cinéma Vérité Approach

Having the opportunity to bear witness and document the big and the small moments of this amazing world we live…

6 years ago
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What’s in Your Kit? The Underwater Gear Used in Jeff Orlowski’s Gorgeous Environmental Doc Chasing Coral

How do you show irrefutable proof that the world’s coral reefs are rapidly dying due to climate change? Director Jeff…

7 years ago
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What’s in Your Kit? Cinematographer and Director Michael Williams (The Atoning)

For our series “What’s in Your Kit?,” we ask a range of working cinematographers to share the gear they can’t…

7 years ago
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What’s in Your Kit? Hidden Figures Cinematographer Mandy Walker

For our series What’s in Your Kit, we ask a range of working cinematographers to share the gear they can’t…

7 years ago
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What’s In Your Kit? Motherland Cinematographer Nadia Hallgren

For our series "What’s in Your Kit?," we ask a range of working cinematographers to share the gear they can’t…

7 years ago
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What’s in Your Kit? The Shell Collector Cinematographer Akiko Ashizawa

For our series "What’s in Your Kit?," we ask a range of working cinematographers to share the gear they can’t…

8 years ago