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June 2, 2022
At the launch event for the ARRI ALEXA 35, DP Erik Messerschmidt says the camera is just a tool and…
March 26, 2019
DP James Laxton discusses how If Beale Street Could Talk reflects 1970s Harlem while also examining issues still relevant today. 
February 21, 2019
Here's everything you need to know about shooting on 16mm, from renting and buying film cameras, to stock tests, to…
February 14, 2019
Birds of Passage DP David Gallego breaks down the camerawork and color palette of Colombia’s Best Foreign Language Film Oscar…
November 27, 2017
Finding affordable gear entails endless rummaging. More than ever, there are great alternative gear sources providing affordable equipment across America.
October 24, 2017
Today’s technology offers even the no-budget moviemaker an array of affordable camera options to rival the images screened in multiplexes…
December 15, 2016
There’s a hack that allows your film to boast the latest cameras, lenses, grip, lighting and sound gear. It’s called…
November 28, 2016
We present the more streamlined, more personal, just-as-helpful 2017 Motion Picture Production Guide, put together with the help of some…
October 19, 2016
From LEDs to pizza boxes, a quick guide to affordable lighting techniques that any independent film production can—and should—practice.
October 11, 2016
Anthony Pedone had been working on An American in Texas since 2010, and might have been open to losing an…