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Crypto Camerawork On MonsterQuest
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By Jay Holben Dec 30, 2008
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There’s no easy way to break this news to you, so I’ll do it straight: Your mother lied to you. Back in the early days of your adolescence, as you heard those creatures go bump in the night and swore that you saw
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Q&A: Leverage Producer Dean Devlin
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By Jay Holben Dec 30, 2008
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In the pantheon of big-budget extravaganzas, the films Stargate, Independence Day, Godzilla and Eight Legged Freaks are standouts in terms of their pioneering use of digital post, but the writer and producer of
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DV101: Through the Looking Glass With Lens Adapters
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By Jay Holben Dec 21, 2008
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Editor's Note: This is an expanded edition of the DV101 column that appears in the December edition of DV magazine.
Although relatively small-sized camcorders, especially of the HDV variety, have allowed more videographers
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Close Up: Videographer Dennis Dillon
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By Jon Silberg Dec 21, 2008
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Videographer Dennis Dillon has been an advocate for the Sony XDCAM system for some time. A shooter for many news magazine shows such as 60 Minutes and 48 Hours on CBS and Dan Rather Reports for HDNet, Dillon has made extensive use
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DV101 Blog: December 9 - Movie Reviews Pt.2
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By Jay Holben Dec 21, 2008
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In my last two Blogs here I ranted a bit about the current trend of action movies, then followed that up with some observations on why people like or dislike certain movies... With all that in mind – and staying
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DV101 Blog: November 30 - Movie Reviews
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By Jay Holben Dec 21, 2008
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I've never been much of a critic – but I do always have an opinion (call it an occupational hazard as a director) – which I will generally keep in reserve for only when solicited – and I love movies. I love all kinds of movies. As
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DV101 Blog: November 24 - Action Films? Ugh!
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By Jay Holben Dec 21, 2008
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This week is going to be more of a rant than a normal Blog for me. This particular diatribe is inspired by my recent viewing of Quantum of Solace, a film I had been anticipating for months.
I'm not much of a die-hard Bond fan,
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Instant Expert: 10 Essentials For Your Camera Kit
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By Ned Soltz Dec 21, 2008
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Download the PDF right HERE.
The VideoStudio Editor GUI.
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In Review: Corel VideoStudio Pro X2
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By J.R. Bookwalter Dec 21, 2008
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Windows users on a budget have good reason to chuckle at us poor Mac users, if only because Windows has a much larger variety of pro-level video editing software for cheap. Entering the fray comes another impressive
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DV101 Blog: December 22 - Movie reviews Pt.3
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By Jay Holben Dec 20, 2008
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I've gotten some nice responses from my Blog on movies of 2008 that I liked, but it seems the biggest question is what didn't I like...
Well, that's a trickier question, really. There are so many bad movies out
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Preroll: Arm Yourself With Information
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By David E. Williams Dec 17, 2008
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If you’re under the impression that the digital video production and post employment markets can’t get any more competitive, I have a bridge in Brooklyn that you might be interested in buying.
But when business
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First Look: Letus Ultimate 35mm Lens Adapter
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By Matt Jeppsen Dec 09, 2008
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In recent years, 35mm lens adapter systems have been gaining tremendous market share in production circles. Major rental houses have offered the P+S Technik Mini35 (reviewed here in DV August ’06) as well as
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In Review: iStarUSA 4-Bay RAID Enclosure
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By Kendal Miller Dec 09, 2008
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I recently had the opportunity to test out one of iStarUSA’s RAID enclosures, the iAGE420UFE. The enclosure appears sleek and professional, offering support for FW800, USB 2.0 and eSata connections, while utilizing
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Notes From SMPTE 08
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By Iain Stasukevich Dec 09, 2008
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The motto behind this year’s SMPTE 2008 Tech Conference & Expo (October 27-30, held at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel) was, “It's all about the Content: Creation, Management, Distribution and Display.” The
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In Review: Village Tronic ViDock Gfx Pro
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By J.R. Bookwalter Dec 02, 2008
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Editor's Note: This is an extended edition of the review that appears in the December edition of DV magazine.
Laptop power users have long been jealous of their desktop cousins. In recent years, laptops have
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