Shooting Culture Shock – a new show premiering on Oprah Winfery Network,...
Guest post by David Shadrack Smith, excutive producer of Culture Shock: Culture Shock: Sneak Preview from part2 pictures on Vimeo. We at part2pictures were early adopters of the DSLRs on our series,...
View ArticleJames Tonkin shoots Coldplay Live 2012 documentary with Sony NEX cameras
Guest post by James Tonkin: I was hired to help film documentary footage with Coldplay during their UK, North America and European tours this summer by Paul and JA Digital. In total I filmed at 10...
View ArticleEngland your England – Matt Hopkins' personal project documenting the lives...
Mat Gallagher interviewed Matt Hopkins: Filmmaker Matt Hopkins first crossed our radar with his portrayal of the London riots back in 2011 and has just released a series of documentaries entitled...
View ArticleVideo: Newsshooter’s Matt Allard talks at Rule Boston Camera on shooting...
Reported by Mat Gallagher: The Challenges of Shooting Global News Coverage with Matthew Allard on 4.17.13 from Rule Boston Camera on Vimeo. Newsshooter’s own Matt Allard gave a live talk to Rule Boston...
View ArticleNAB2013 Discussion panel replay: Documentary shooting, how do we make it pay?
Reported by Mat Gallagher: NAB 2013: Documentary Video – How do we make it pay? from Teradek on Vimeo. In the second of our discussion panels, originally streamed live from the Teradek booth at...
View ArticleNAB2013 Discussion panel replay: The importance of audio
Reported by Mat Gallagher: NAB 2013: Importance of Audio from Teradek on Vimeo. In the third of our discussion panels, originally streamed live a few weeks ago from the Teradek booth at NAB2013, Matt...
View ArticleThe Amerikans: Micha Hilliard explains how he scripted a non-fiction...
Guest post by Micha Hilliard “Vacuuming just happens to be one of my passions,” exclaims Walter during his interview. He goes on to list the virtues of his German water-based Hyla vacuum cleaner. My...
View ArticleThe Sony FS700 = A perfect documentary tool?
Guest post by Sam Price-Waldman: I was in Ethiopia recently, as cinematographer for Talkingstick Pictures on a documentary about the transformation of Ethiopia’s agriculture system. Over the course of...
View ArticleTyler Stableford talks about his move to video, non-profit work and the...
Interview by features editor Mat Gallagher: Cabela’s “It’s In Your Nature” Brand Anthem from Tyler Stableford on Vimeo. Photographer, cinematographer and director, Tyler Stableford, like many others,...
View ArticleVideo: Duy Linh Tu demonstrates his Canon 5D mkIII documentary shooting setup
By site editor Dan Chung: Large sensor camcorders like the Canon C300, Canon C100 and Sony FS700 have become very popular amongst documentary filmmakers in recent months, but DSLR still remains the...
View ArticleJoel Edwards of Evolve Media talks about their award winning ESPN sports docs...
Interview by features editor Mat Gallagher: Monika Korra – Breaking The Silence from Evolve Digital Cinema | IMG on Vimeo. Last month, Chicago-based Evolve media won two sports Emmy Awards for Breaking...
View ArticleExtreme documentary: How Vice puts the Canon C300 through its paces
Interview by features editor Mat Gallagher: Cameraman Jerry Ricciotti and DP Jake Burghart travel the globe to film some of the biggest conflicts, most hostile environments and most hair-raising scenes...
View ArticlePete: the latest in the England Your England series by Matt Hopkins – shot on...
By features editor Mat Gallagher Earlier this year we reported on England Your England, the beautifully shot and emotionally charged series from filmmaker Matt Hopkins. As Matt explains, his latest...
View ArticleRobbing our subjects or helping our audience? Jonah Kessel on voice-overs
Guest post by Jonah Kessel: LEAVING THE LAND: Urban, But Left Behind from Jonah Kessel on Vimeo. SUBTITLED VERSION: Urban, but Left Behind “In the end, we didn’t reach an agreement. They got violent...
View ArticlePete Pattisson’s shocking Guardian report on Nepali migrant workers in Qatar
By site editor Dan Chung: Pete Pattisson’s film about the hardships faced by migrant workers in Qatar ahead of the World Cup has made waves internationally since it was featured on the Guardian website...
View ArticleHoli Shit: Frank Sauer combines freerunning and 240fps. Shot on Sony FS700...
Interview by Features Editor Mat Gallagher: Holi Shit from Frank Sauer on Vimeo. We last caught up with Frank Sauer back in 2011 with his documentary on freerunning. Since then it seems he’s been...
View ArticleA Freelancer’s New Year’s Message – by Jonah Kessel
By Newsshooter contributor Jonah Kessel Myanmar Emerges: Promise and Peril from GlobalPost on Vimeo. About four months ago I stopped booking new work. 2013 was an amazing year of work for me. I shot,...
View ArticleChina Heavyweight – how a successful feature documentary was shot on Canon 5D...
Interview by site editor Dan Chung: China Heavyweight is one of the most successful Chinese feature length documentary films in recent years. A co-production between Canada’s Eyesteel films and China’s...
View ArticleKessler relaunched Kessler University learning site – Adding Movement to...
By site editor Dan Chung: Our good friends and sponsors at Kesslercrane have re-launched their KesslerU training site. Is has a great new look and some excellent content. The aim is worthy – to help...
View ArticleARRI sets AMIRA pricing – who will pay it? asks Matt Allard
By technical editor Matt Allard: ARRI have officially announced the pricing of their upcoming Amira documentary-style large sensor camera which we covered in detail at IBC in Amsterdam. Orders are now...
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