Entries by Brendan Day
‘Moonlight’ is the Big Winner at IFP’s 2016 Gotham Awards, Takes Home 4 Awards
FP’s 26th annual Gotham Independent Film Awards ceremony kicks off tonight, and this is the place to come for our coverage of the nominees as well as up-to-date information on all the winners. Here are the nominees and winners (in bold) for each category: Best Feature Certain Women — Kelly Reichardt, director; Neil Kopp, Vincent […]
MoVi Pro is the Next Evolution in Stabilized Motion
The new MoVi Pro is a more sophisticated, battle-tested design. When Freefly first released the test film for the MoVi camera stabilizing rig three years ago, it was an exciting moment for indie filmmakers. Shots that previously required expensive equipment were now possible on a reasonable budget. Some shots that were previously impossible were now […]
Mars Gigapixel Panorama – Curiosity rover: Martian solar days 136-149
NASA’s Mars Exploration Program (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech) 4 billion pixels panorama of Mars Mars VR Panorama The images for panorama obtained by the two rover’s Mast Cameras: Narrow Angle Camera (NAC), which has a 100 mm focal length Medium Angle Camera (MAC), which has a 34 mm focal length The mosaic, which stretches 90000×45000 pixels, […]
Light & Motion Introduces 2 Stella Kits for Filmmakers on the Move
LED Expert Light & Motion creates two full featured bundles, the Stella Pro and the Stella Action, to make solid state lights an easier choice for a small, active crew. Whether you started with a kit from ARRI, Dedo, Lowel or Ianiro, chances are you first learned about lighting with a small kit of lights, […]
DJI Mavic VS GoPro Karma:DRONE OVERVIEW- What do I get?!
GoPro Karma vs DJI Mavic Pro: Which Drone Wins? The global drone market (also referred to as an unmanned aerial vehicle or UAV) is forecasted to eclipse $21B by 2022 representing a 20% uptick from 2016 according to market research company, Markets and Markets. While a great portion of this market is attributed to military […]
Halloween is here!
10 Iconic Shots That Remind Us Why We Love Horror What do you see when you watch a horror movie? Horror is a complex film genre that blends beauty and the macabre together to elicit fear in thrill-seeking audiences. They can be simple, blood-soaked tales about the dangers of vice, or they can be complicated […]
ARRI Completes Alexa SXT, Adds to SkyPanel, Master Grips, and More
In the wake of IBC 2016, ARRI has new announcements in lighting, camera, and accessory lines. Lights SkyPanel LED gets a new edition with the S120-C, its biggest fixture to date. Joining the S60 and S30 family, the S120-C is twice as long as the S60 but weighs nearly the same. The S120 outputs a […]
Want to Be a Steadicam Operator? Start With These 5 Tips
There’s no better way to learn Steadicam than to practice, but you need to begin with the basics. Steadicam operating is a true craft that can take a lifetime to master. I’ve been Steadicam operating for over seven years and I’m still always learning, honing, and practicing my technique. With the advent of gimbals, Steadicams […]
Drone Captures Skier in the Dead of Night
Mattieu Bijasson is a freeride skier out of La Clusaz, France. He has competed all over Europe for the Freeride World Tour, and does not shy away from steep couloirs and big cliffs. RELATED: Drone Footage That Will Make You Drool Bijasson recently submitted a video to the Rise Of The Drones Film Festival. The […]