FCP X Updated, Magic Bullet Looks 50% Off
Final Cut Pro X was essentially version 1.0 of an entirely new app, and it shipped with enough features absent that many questioned the continued use of the “pro” name. Today Apple released a free update to FCP X that restores many of thos...
Canon C300 Available for Order
The Canon EOS C300 is now available for pre-order at B&H, for $15,999—in both its Canon and PL mount variants. Expected to ship around the beginning of next month.
Nikon D4
Looks like Nikon is starting to take video seriously with their new D4 flagship DSLR, announced yesterday.
I watched this very nice sample film by Corey Rich at 1080p and it looks great to my eye—no aliasing, no rolling shutter issues, plenty o...
What I Do With My iPad Part 2: Write With a Keyboard
The iPad is a wonderful focused writing tool. Both Harry McCracken and James Kendrick have perfectly described how its simplicity and one-app-at-a-time model encourage attentive productivity. McCracken writes:
With the iPad… You can devote near...
2011 on Prolost
I began the year by posting The Shot You Can Make and creating free galleries that you can browse from your mobile device to compare how various camera/lens combinations would capture a standard movie scene.
I encouraged you to eschew experts and follo...
Screenplay Markdown Lives!
Thanks to the hard work of Brett Terpstra, creator of the Markdown preview app Marked, along with Martin Vilcans and Jonathan Poritsky, there is now a functional workflow for SPMD.
Screenplay Markdown, or SPMD, began as some musings here and matured into...
Why We Fight
I recently contributed a color correction lesson to the current fxphd term, and I grabbed some footage from Brick & Steel to use as examples. As I was going through these year-old shots, I was struck by what a damn good time we had shooting that l...
This is How You Shoot a Camera Test
Remember when I said I don’t like camera tests? I’ve been proven wrong.
Canon, not thrilled with my sense of humor, does not credit or condone this video…
Typical.
Holiday Gift Ideas 2011
I’m hard to shop for. If I want something, I tend to buy it. This annoys and distresses those around me. But there is an opportunity lurking in that situation—every once in a while, I get the delightful surprise of a gift I didn’t ev...
Red Scarlet, Canon C300, and the Paradox of Choice
It’s an exciting time to be a filmmaker. Amazing tools, amazing prices. There’s a funny thing about having many wonderful options though—it can lead to unhappiness. Studies show that, when presented with unlimited options, people beco...
Pimp Your After Effects
Adobe After Effects is my go-to tool for most homebrew VFX and finishing tasks. It has the perfect blend of powerful features and editorial, layer-based ease of use. Is it as fast as a dedicated color grading system, or as responsive and powerful as N...
