Sony LYTIA L910 Announced – LOFIC Structure, 100 dB Single-Exposure Dynamic Range, and 4K 60p HDR

Sony Semiconductor Solutions has revealed the LYTIA L910, the first sensor in the LYTIA lineup built around a LOFIC structure. This roughly 50-effective-megapixel stacked CMOS chip promises 100 dB of dynamic range from a single exposure, alongside 4K 60p HDR video recording and reduced power cons...

GoPro $20m Woodman financing: what it means

GoPro's founder and CEO Nicholas Woodman is providing $20 million in financing, structured to keep the company running while its board reviews a possible sale.

Hollyland MELO P1: a full recording studio into one wireless case

Built for musicians, live streamers, and mobile creators, the Hollyland MELO P1 fits in a single carrying case, so content creators can record, mix, and go live from anywhere.  With the Hollyland MELO P1 what used to require a room full of traditional studio equipment now fits in a single carryin...

Blackmagic UltraStudio Express 3G Announced – USB4 Capture and Playback, 3G-SDI and HDMI

Blackmagic Design has introduced the UltraStudio Express 3G family, a pair of pocket-sized USB4 capture and playback devices that run entirely on bus power for $175 each. The lineup splits into two dedicated models, the Recorder 3G for 3G-SDI and HDMI input and the Monitor 3G for 3G-SDI and HDMI ...

Fujifilm announces the second FUJINON cinema power zoom lens

With the introduction of the widest angle of view available in GF format, Fujifilm expands versatility for the GFX System and the FUJIFILM GFX ETERNA 55.  With a native G Mount, the new FUJINON GF19-35mmT3.5 provides the widest angle of view available in the GF format, offering filmmakers at all ...

FUJINON GF19-35mmT3.5 PZ OIS WR Announced – Widest GF Cinema Zoom, Constant T3.5, Built-In OIS

FUJIFILM has expanded its GF cinema zoom line with the FUJINON GF19-35mmT3.5 PZ OIS WR, the second motorized power zoom lens purpose-built for the GFX System and the widest angle of view yet available in GF format. Covering a 19-35mm focal range (equivalent to 15-28mm in full frame) with a consta...

FUJINON GF19-35mm T3.5: specs, price, release date

Fujifilm is going wider than ever with the FUJINON GF19-35mm T3.5, a compact ultra-wide cinema zoom for the GFX System.

ATEM Switchers 10.3 Update!

ATEM Switchers 10.3 Update! Adds support for USB digital audio output with Fairlight Live to supported ATEM switcher models, plus support for Blackmagic Cloud Stream Router. Download now from https://bmd.link/xNTqib.

Fairlight Live 1.0!

Fairlight Live final release now available! A new, powerful audio mixer designed for broadcast and live events. It supports thousands of audio channels, has full redundancy, built-in effects, third-party plug-ins and more! Learn more at https://bmd.link/dhL7Nc

Imageworks releases Silver Surfer ‘The Fantastic Four’ breakdown

Showcasing the process of taking Julia Garner performance capture through to the final character. The post Imageworks releases Silver Surfer ‘The Fantastic Four’ breakdown appeared first on befores & afters.

10 Essential Movies of 1994

The 1990s were a banner decade for cinema. In fact, the year 1994 would be a movie lover’s dream, where a trip out to a theater could give you a pick of different genres, and the choice of seeing a blockbuster or indie. Most famously, Pulp Fiction was a landmark film released during this time, bu...

Blackmagic Design Announces New UltraStudio Express 3G

Blackmagic Design announced the new UltraStudio Express 3G family of high-speed USB4 capture and playback products. This compact and portable family is designed for high-quality broadcast use and is compatible with Mac, Windows, and Linux computers with USB4 or Thunderbolt 4 connections. The fami...

2026 VFX Emmy nominations

Congratulations to all of the nominated artists, supervisors, producers, and facilities whose work continues to push episodic visual effects forward.

Screenwriting Lessons From ‘The Last Jedi’ That Every Screenwriter Needs to Hear

Star Wars: The Last Jedi remains one of, if not the most, controversial and consequential blockbuster of all time. Despite widespread critical acclaim and box office success, the fan reaction to the film remains to this day one of the most infamously polarizing in history. Regardless of personal ...

Box Office Flashback: 25 Years Ago, A $7 Billion Action Franchise Was Born

25 years ago, on June 22, 2001, The Fast and the Furious was released into an unsuspecting world. Since then, it has blossomed into a sprawling multimedia franchise that includes eight films that have collectively grossed more than $7 billion, an animated series, video games, a theme park attract...

See the full list of VFX Emmys nominees

Here's the Emmy nominations - congrats to all!  The post See the full list of VFX Emmys nominees appeared first on befores & afters.

Patrick Swayze's Monologue in 'Point Break' is Way More Poignant Than You Remember

One of the highest-tier names in the gone-too-soon pantheon of actors, Patrick Swayze had an uncanny ability to turn any character he portrayed into an iconic hero.In Point Break, the original 1991 film, not the 2015 remake, which we won’t mention again, Swayze portrays what could be said to be t...

Blackmagic Cameras Capture Immersive Flight for New Cirrus App

Cirrus, the global leader in Personal Aviation, has created immersive flight demos for its Cirrus SR22T aircraft using Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive digital film cameras and DaVinci Resolve Studio editing, color grading, visual effects (VFX) and audio post-production software. Showcasing the air...

Topaz Video – In Depth Review

Topaz Labs have been the dominant name in AI upscaling for the best part of a decade now and I’ve covered them more than once on ProVideo Coalition. Since then, a lot has happened, and not all of it has gone down well with the existing user base. “Topaz Video AI”, the app most e...

Could This Wireless Mic System Truly Bring Studio Quality to Your Live Streams and Video Projects?

For video crews or live production studios, the new Hollyland MELO P1 is a vocal mixing system with “all-in-one” features that could make it a compelling package for those looking to overhaul or simply streamline their live streams or other video content creation workflows.The promise to crews is...

Sometimes the Strongest Camera Move Is No Move at All

You know that I'm always going to seek out the horror films on a festival schedule, which I was so delighted to see Recluse during the Tribeca Film Festival this year. The gothic chiller had its world premiere at the festival. It follows Joan (Sasha Frolova), a film sound recordist called back to...

Why Are They Called 'Spaghetti Westerns'?

Westerns are seen as a distinct American genre, but what if I told you, at the height of their power, they actually had some of the best leave our borders and show in another country.What's more, these wrestlers came back and were sme of the most beloved of all time?Today, going to go over the su...

The Los Angeles Film School: Craft your story, leave a legacy [Sponsored]

There’s no industry more sought after than entertainment. Industry hopeful dream of being top-tier directors, thought-provoking screenwriters, or successful producers. The main obstacle is knowing where to start and how to build foundational skills on gear and procedures used on major production ...

Blackmagic Design Adds New Professional Capture and Playback Options for Your Thunderbolt 3 Workflows

The world of professional capture and playback is (finally) here for Thunderbolt 3 computers, as users can now connect their computers to a wide range of video equipment to build high-performance edit workstations.The new Blackmagic Design UltraStudio Express 3G is also available to help users ar...

The Forgotten WWII Films Every Filmmaker Should Watch

I've been known to watch a lot of WWII movies, maybe it's my Dad era or just a taste thing, but it's nice to watch a film that I think has a clear side that's bad versus good.There have been so many WWII movies made that a few great ones are bound to slip through the cracks. But today. I wanted t...

Film Quote of the Day: The 'They Live' Line John Carpenter Slipped In Under His Own Name

"Maybe they love it. Seeing us hate each other. Watching us kill each other off. Feeding on our own cold f*ckin' hearts."Do you know this line? That's Frank (Keith David), worn down and talking to Nada in John Carpenter's 1988 sci-fi brawler They Live.They’ve just beaten the heck out of each othe...

A New Pocket Camera is on the Scene, Aiming to Fill the Gap Between Action and Basic Cams

A new camera is on the scene in the form of a Kickstarter campaign that is promising to bridge the gap between your bulky action cams and the lower end of basic digital cameras.Set to feature a wide range of features including 4K SONY clarity, 6-axis stabilization, 5 recording modes, app control,...

The 2026 Emmy Nominees

The biggest morning in television has officially arrived, as the Television Academy unveiled the nominees for the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards.This year’s winners will be celebrated on Monday, September 14, 2026, a move that had to happen due to NBC's NFL schedule of Sunday Night Football.Th...

Your Camera Lasts Only as Long as You Can Buy Its Battery: Camera Battery Compatibility, Brand by Brand

Buy a spare battery for a four-year-old Insta360 flagship and you may find it discontinued and selling for a small fortune on the used market, while a Canon body from 2008 still runs on a battery you can buy new today. That gap, between manufacturers who treat batteries as a long-term standard an...

AulGo Pocket Camera Hits Kickstarter – 4K Sony Sensor, 6-Axis EIS, 56g Body

A new Hong Kong startup called TriLife has taken its AulGo pocket camera to Kickstarter, promising 4K capture from a Sony IMX486 sensor, 6-axis electronic stabilization, and five recording modes in a 56g body that costs a fraction of an Osmo Pocket. At the time of writing the campaign has blown w...

ILM’s John Knoll reveals one of the toughest VFX sequences he’s ever worked on

A brand new podcast in the ILM series. The post ILM’s John Knoll reveals one of the toughest VFX sequences he’s ever worked on appeared first on befores & afters.

Sirui expands Vision Prime Series with three new lenses

The Vision Prime lineup now grows from the original 24/35/50mm T1.4 trio to six lenses, covering ultra-wide through medium telephoto shooting. Designed to deliver cinematic image quality, lightweight construction and interchangeable mount modules for professional filmmakers, the expanded lineup g...

Hasselblad and Capture One work together… finally!

Photographers can now develop their Hasselblad medium format RAW files natively in Capture One… as the rivalry started with the launch of Phase One cameras ends in 2026.  The announcement now made by Hasselblad and Capture One puts an end to a difficult relation between the two companies, one fro...

Beeble’s SwitchHDR: AI model for HDR reconstruction from SDR video

Designed for filmmakers, colorists, and VFX artists, SwitchHDR, which expands Beeble’s suite of AI tools, is available through the Beeble web application.  SwitchHDR is a new AI frontier model that reconstructs HDR imagery from conventional SDR video, producing scene-linear 16-bit EXR seque...

Blackmagic UltraStudio Express 3G: specs, price

Blackmagic Design's new UltraStudio Express 3G family adds USB4 capture and monitoring in a pocket-sized, bus-powered design. Priced at $175, shipping now.

Clip Sweeper v2 Now Available – Free Mac App for Cleaning Video Project Drives

Clip Sweeper v2 is a native Mac app for cleaning up video project drives. Built by Leland Dutcher, the app helps editors find, review, and reclaim unused media from editing projects without relying on a general file browser. Let’s take a look! According to Leland Dutcher, the person behind ...

ALEXA 35 Live Xtreme: price, specs and licenses

ARRI has released the ALEXA 35 Live Xtreme, a broadcast camera that outputs high frame rate (HFR) footage of up to 8x in HD or 2x in UHD over standard SDI workflows, without requiring a separate high-speed camera.

Desktop Video 16.1 Update!

Introducing UltraStudio Express 3G! Updated capture and playback models of the UltraStudio 3G family, with HDMI and 3G-SDI for Mac, Windows and Linux computers with USB4 or Thunderbolt 4 connections! Learn more at https://bmd.link/ChX3jk

Preview the Computer Animation Festival at SIGGRAPH in this stunning trailer

Get a glimpse of the animated shorts, visual effects, scientific visualizations, and digital storytelling. The post Preview the Computer Animation Festival at SIGGRAPH in this stunning trailer appeared first on befores & afters.

5 Best One-Scene Film Performances

Every screenwriter knows the struggle of trying to make every page count. I have bent myself over backward to make certain scenes hit or to just make sure there's something memorable along the way. But what you can't plan on is a character actor showing up for work and absolutely nailing the sin...

The Truth About Getting Your Script Read

I get it. When you finish a script, your likely next goal is to get it read. You’d probably prefer that someone who can do something with it read it. That means a producer, director, financier, or something similar.But you should know that you can’t just send your script to a production company o...

Beeble Releases SwitchHDR, an AI Model for HDR Reconstruction From SDR Video

In what might be one of the few ways in which AI can be a helpful tool and not completely an artistic and creative replacement (which is what we strongly prefer for our AI models and tools), Beeble has introduced SwitchHDR as a new AI frontier model that aims to reconstruct HDR imagery from conve...

Secrets to an Oscar Short Film Campaign with Julia Aks and Steve Pinder

In this episode of the No Film School Podcast, NFS' Jo Light records live from Aspen Shorts Fest with Julia Aks and Steve Pinder, the co-writers and co-directors of Jane Austen’s Period Drama. The conversation covers how the short grew from a period-drama pun into an Oscar-nominated comedy, what ...

How $750,000 Indie 'Obsession' Just Shattered a 53-Year-Old Box Office Record

I feel like I could be writing an article every day about all the records that Obession has broken across its theatrical run, but this one feels massive. The film has officially crossed $400 million worldwide.Now, that would be a massive win for any movie, but this one was made for $750,000, so t...

Is This the Best Hybrid 50mm Lens for the New Leica SL3-P Mirrorless Camera?

Looking for your new favorite “nifty-fifty” lens to bring with you for all your creative shoots, no matter the project or the scope? Well, if you’re intrigued by the new Leica SL3-P mirrorless camera announced last week (which is set to feature 8K Open Gate video recording), then you might want t...

Blackmagic Made Your iPhone a More Powerful Filmmaking Tool with This New Update.

Perhaps the single most accessible entry point for those looking to shoot high-quality, cinematic videos these days is with the very capable camera in their pocket. While we’d all love to be shooting on ARRI ALEXAs or Blackmagic Design URSA Cine 17Ks, for many, an iPhone might be their best, if n...

This 1997 Interview Explains Why Clint Eastwood’s Career Lasted So Long

Word broke to the film world this June that Clint Eastwood had decided to retire, according to his son Kyle, closing out a directing career that spanned 40 films and seven decades. This was originally reported in a Nov. 2025 interview with France Info (via Consequence).That means that Juror No. 2...

Film Quote of the Day: The Most Underrated Rocky Line Redefined What Winning Really Means

The thing about a movie like Rocky, which is so part of the cultural lexicon that you don't even have to have seen it to quote it, is that I think people miss out on a lot of its lessons because they assume they know everything about it.Everyone knows about the climax of Rocky. You get the swelli...

The VFX power of lens metadata

Cooke’s Jordan Thistlewood joins us to explain why lens /i Tech may be the missing link between what was shot on set and what VFX needs to finish the shot, and we should now be demanding it.

KipperTie LCcineND Now Available – Remote Controllable 4×5.65” Electronic ND Filter

The KipperTie LCcineND is a non-polarising electronic ND filter designed to fit in a single 4×5.65in (101.6×143.5mm) matte box tray. It offers an ND range from 1.5 to 5 stops with color accuracy across all strengths, a durable design, and the ability to remotely control its intensity vi...

ARRI’s New ALEXA 35 Live Xtreme is Here to Bring High Frame Rate to Your Live Productions

While everyone loves a new ARRI camera announcement, this one is most likely to appeal to those who work in live production workflows. Still, a new ARRI camera is a new ARRI camera, and we’re excited to share the news of the new ALEXA 35 Xtreme.The latest addition to ARRI’s multicam system, this ...

Sony FX5 leaks: specs, release date and price

Leaked specs point to a VENICE-style menu, 5K open-gate video and triple-base ISO. Here's everything rumored about Sony's FX5 so far.

Beyond IMAX: How Digital Cinema Escapes The Physical Limits of Film

We are living in an era of astonishing innovation and relentless obsolescence. Every year, new cameras are announced, marketed, bought, used, and then, eventually, sold. As camera technology advances, the cycle repeats. Throughout the history of digital acquisition, the pathway to ever more capab...

Tool Tip Tuesday for Adobe Premiere: Never See Red Again: The Hard Limiter on Your Master Output

Welcome to Tool Tip Tuesday for Adobe Premiere on ProVideo Coalition When your audio hits the red, the top of the audio mixer, it’s going to clip and going to distort. If you’ve performed a decent mix, it shouldn’t happen. And hey, if you don’t know how to do a decent mix,...

ARRI ALEXA 35 Live Xtreme Announced – Up to 8x HFR via SDI, 480fps, Baseband Slow Motion

ARRI has released the ALEXA 35 Live Xtreme, a broadcast camera that pushes high frame rate output of up to 8x into live productions over traditional SDI, no separate high-speed camera required. It ships with permanent licenses for 8x HFR in HD or 2x in UHD, reaches 480fps in a Sensor Overdrive mo...

Balls and Charts

A video tribute to VFX artists, especially the on-set data wrangling teams. The post Balls and Charts appeared first on befores & afters.

Steadicam Documentary “Thank You Mr. Brown” Enters Production, Backed by Francis Ford Coppola

A feature documentary on Garrett Brown, the cameraman and inventor who freed the camera from tripods and dollies with the Steadicam, has begun principal production. Titled “Thank You Mr. Brown” and directed by longtime Brown collaborator Andrew Schwartz, the film counts Francis Ford C...

Beeble SwitchHDR: SDR to HDR reconstruction tool

Beeble's SwitchHDR reconstructs 16-bit HDR video from standard SDR footage, using AI trained on real HDR data rather than automatic tone mapping.

Colorfront adds HLS export for Apple Immersive Video

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY – Colorfront has added HLS export to the Colorfront Immersive Utility Mac app, which is designed to help creators produce Apple Immersive Video for Apple Vision Pro. Colorfront Immersive Utility now supports HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) with multi-tier HLS file types. This enables ...

Alkemy X adds to leadership team

LOS ANGELES - Alkemy X (alkemy-x.com) has added four leaders to its visual effects division. Joining the studio are executive vice president, VFX, Tom Kendall; senior VFX supervisor Adam Avitabile; senior VFX producer, Jon Howard; and vice president of strategic growth, Juliana Sparks. The move i...

The Odyssey: IMAX camera mirror system explained

Crew reveal the mirror system built to let actors keep eye contact around IMAX's bulky camera blimp on Nolan's The Odyssey.

Madonna, Motion, and the Art of Refusing to Disappear

At the Beacon Theatre, with every phone sealed shut, Madonna premiered Confessions II and reminded us of a forty-year truth: she has never simply released music. She has released visual worlds. A love letter to the greatest Motion Designer who never touched the software.

Behind the scenes of ep 3 of s3 of ‘House of the Dragon’

The latest featurette is out. The post Behind the scenes of ep 3 of s3 of ‘House of the Dragon’ appeared first on befores & afters.

What You Can Learn from Sam Raimi’s 4 Favorite Movies

When Letterboxd asked visionary director Sam Raimi what his four favorite films are, he admitted that he doesn’t have an official list. Before rattling them off, he said that “I’d kind of be making them up as I go.” However, the quickfire nature of the four favorites that he picked indicated that...

How I Shot a Grand Jury–Winning Narrative Short Alone in a Nigerian Surf Village

It's night on the sand at Tarkwa Bay, a stretch of coast off Lagos you can only reach by boat. No budget, no crew — just me, a Canon C70, and a bag of gear.I'm going table to table at a beachside bar asking strangers to cut the generator, put their phones away, and hold still for twenty minutes l...

On The Set Pic: ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ s2

(L to R) Ian Ousley as Sokka, Gordon Cormier as Aang, Hoa Xuande as Professor Zei, Miyako as Toph, Kiawentiio Tarbell as Katara. The post On The Set Pic: ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ s2 appeared first on befores & afters.

The 10 Best Sylvester Stallone Movies

There was a big debate over the weekend on social media about Sylvester Stallone's best movies, and I couldn't wait until today to tap in and to come up with my own list. Stallone has been one of the biggest stars in movies and TV since the 70s, and there was a time when it felt like every title ...

What to Know About the New Sony RX10 Camera Teased to be Announced This Week

It’s always exciting when a new camera is teased. And while unverified rumors and conjecture are always fun ways to get camera news, too, it’s even more exciting when the teaser comes from the brand releasing the new camera itself.So you know this one is legit.Sony has released a teaser for its n...

Leica Reinvents a Classic for the Modern SL-System With This New Full-Frame Macro Lens

Almost lost in the shuffle of Leica releasing its new 8K Open Gate SL3-P mirrorless camera, a major upgrade to the company’s SL system with some of the most advanced photography and videography features to date, Leica also rolled out some new lenses, with one lens in particular being a very intri...

Sylvester Stallone’s Greatest Cinematic Moment Was Showing Us How Ultimate Action Stars Eat Pizza

We know there are so many cinematic moments from Sylvester Stallone’s historic film career to pick from. From his iconic moments in the Rocky franchise to his badass feats in the ultimate action films, Rambo, Stallone has done a lot over his prolific career.Yet, to those of us who have seen Cobra...

2 Minutes That Made Darth Vader Terrifying Again

Say what you will about Rogue One—some people feel it’s flawed or gimmicky, other people love it. Personally, I think it’s the best new Star Wars film we’ve gotten yet in the Disney era. (Please, I don’t want to fight you about this. Let’s be friends.) Written by Chris Weitz and Tony Gilroy and d...

Godox Drops Some New KNOWLED PL Series Fixtures With Upgraded Color Science and Performance

Looking for some new and improved lighting options for your projects? Whether you’re looking at studio lighting or options for out in the field, Godox has some new KNOWLED fixtures here that are set to bring a new level of color science to the company’s high-output LED lighting department.Let’s l...

Film Quote of the Day: The Line From Clint Eastwood's 1976 Western Classic That Became a Timeless Life Lesson

Maybe you can identify with this, but as the movie nerd in most of my circle of friends, I'm always the guy people ask for recommendations. I usually try to gauge a mood or want they have before dishing out random titles, but more and more I find myself telling people they have to sit down and wa...

Alfred Hitchcock Says Your Dialogue is Killing Your Story

I was scrolling over the weekend, as one does, and found a really great TikTok from user themoviemagick discussing Alfred Hitchcock’s philosophy of filmmaking. In short, the genius filmmaker was concerned that characters in contemporary films were just talking too much.In July 1964, Alfred Hitchc...

Godox PL600RF, PL1200RF: PaletteLab specs, price

Godox's KNOWLED PL600RF and PL1200RF launch with the new PaletteLab full-spectrum color engine, priced at $1,990 and $3,490 respectively.

Distant Future Uses Visual Storytelling to Explore Connection Across the Maritime World

Yorkshire-based Distant Future Animation Studio has created Maritime Connected, a 90-second animated film exploring the unseen relationships between people, industries, and communities connected by the world’s oceans. Created for Lloyd’s Register Foundation’s Maritime Connected ...

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Sony Teases a New RX10 – First Bridge Camera Update in Nearly a Decade

After almost nine years of silence, Sony has confirmed that a new RX10 long-zoom bridge camera is on the way, with a full announcement set for July 9. A short teaser posted to the Sony Alpha Instagram account carries the tagline “The wait is over,” showing only a shadowy silhouette of...

Color Mode in Premiere (beta): Color and Contrast Controls — Zones, Not Lift/Gamma/Gain

If you’re used to lift, gamma, and gain, you’re used to thinking in three parts: shadows, midtones, and highlights. That model made sense when most work lived in Rec.709, where images behaved within a relatively narrow dynamic and color range. It starts to break down once you’re dealing with log ...

KNOWLED PL600 RF and PL1200 RF Announced – PaletteLab Engine, 92% Rec.2020, IP65 Weatherproofing

Godox has given its PaletteLab color engine two dedicated homes with the KNOWLED PL600 RF and PL1200 RF, a pair of all-in-one point-source fixtures that pair a full-spectrum engine with a claimed CRI of around 98, TLCI of around 99, and 92% Rec.2020 coverage. Both carry an 1800K to 10,000K CCT ra...

Boris FX acquires iZotope: RX, Ozone join lineup

Boris FX has acquired iZotope, adding RX, Ozone, and its full audio plugin lineup to a company already known for a strong roster of VFX tools.

Boris FX Acquires iZotope – RX, Ozone, Neutron, and Nectar Join the Post-Production Toolmaker

Boris FX, the visual effects developer behind Sapphire, Continuum, and Mocha Pro, has acquired iZotope, the audio company whose RX, Ozone, Neutron, and Nectar tools sit at the center of professional sound work in film, television, and music. The move folds one of post-production’s most reco...

Nugen plug-ins give veteran mixer 'pair of extra hands'

Veteran re-recording mixer Andrew Wilson, AMPS, CAS, built a career on providing audio post for wildlife-themed projects. His credits include work on landmark series, such as Blue Planet and  Planet Earth, and his passion has extended to feature-length documentaries, mixing in 5.1 ...

Flavor announces leadership changes at creative production studio

CHICAGO – Flavor (https://flavor.tv), the creative production house that's a part of the global Cutters Studios network, just announced a major leadership transition. Managing director Neal Cohen, a veteran of Chicago's commercial production community for nearly four decades, is retiring. Executi...

Color grading:The Devil Wears Prada 2

Some films arrive with a look so specific they become part of culture. The Devil Wears Prada is one of them. Its world of polished offices, immaculate tailoring, and that now-iconic cerulean (not just blue) monologue became as visually recognizable as any line in the script. Returning t...

World's largest digital camera begins its 3,200-megapixel sky survey

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory's 3,200-megapixel camera, the largest digital camera ever built, has started its ten-year survey of the southern hemisphere sky.

Film Quote of the Day: The 'Band of Brothers' Line That Sums Up the Sacred Bond of Soldiers

As we enter the 250th year of America, I've been looking back at some of the movies and TV shows that best reflect what this place is, and at times, what can make it feel great, which isn't always easy. That's why I went back to Band of Brothers, both a documentary and a ten-episode series that I...

KISS with Color in Resolve

As you’ve probably gathered, I mean the principle of keep it simple, stupid. My 2024 post along that line was focused on post in a more general sense. Now, let me zero in on just Resolve. Last week I demonstrated a simplified node structure using third-party tools. In this post I’ll e...

Sony RX10 teaser: what we know so far

Sony has teased a new RX10 model, its first update to the long-zoom compact in nearly a decade. The camera will be announced July 9.

How to get TRUE “Natural Light” from LEDs

Most filmmakers are missing the biggest utility afforded to us by LED lighting: true replication of natural sources. Prior to LEDs becoming mainstream, we had Tungsten light, HMIs, and Fluroescents. These fixtures provided real, natural forms of light in controllable ways: Tungsten is basically b...

Fireworks filming guide for Fourth of July

Filming fireworks is harder than photographing them: low light, moving crowds and split-second timing are all issues. Here's how to get steady, well-exposed footage this Fourth of July.

ILM’s David Vickery on combining practical and digital

A look back at some past Jurassic World films with the VFX supe. The post ILM’s David Vickery on combining practical and digital appeared first on befores & afters.

The 40 Most American Movies of All Time: Your 4th of July Watchlist (Part 4)

It's the week of America's 250th birthday and almost the Fourth of July, so what better time to look back on some of cinema's most iconic films about our country and talk about what makes them part of our cultural quilt? This whole week, we have been picking 40 films that we think shaped America ...

Take Control of Depth of Field With These Variable ND Filters on Sale

While there's a lot to be said about what camera and lenses you use for a project, that will ultimately decide how good your cinematography looks (along with, you know, the basic rules of cinematography that are helpful to know and follow). One easy way to add an extra level of depth and sophisti...

6 Design Tricks That Make a Space Feel Like the Backrooms

I don’t know about you, but this weekend I’ll be celebrating the Fourth of July with the Backrooms extended rerelease in theaters. Backrooms: Everything Must Go Edition adds 15 minutes of footage and an exclusive post-credits scene, and it lands as Kane Parsons' film closes in on $350 million wor...

Why Sylvester Stallone’s ‘First Blood’ Should Still Be Regarded as the Most American Action Movie of All Time

There’s a quote I think about all the time, not just for war movies but for any movie meant to show nefarious characters and anti-heroes getting their due for their negative actions and lives.“There's no such thing as an anti-war movie” is a quote attributed to French filmmaker François Truffaut,...

The 10 Best Jack Lemmon Movies Ever Made

One of the older actors I love is a guy who made movies across eight decades and had us laughing for all of them. Even the headstone to his gravesite is a hilarious bit that makes you smile. I am, of course, talking about Jack Lemmon. The guy is an Oscar winner, and his legend feels untouchable, ...

Film Quote of the Day: 'The Patriot' Line That Reminded Us Freedom Also Demands Responsibility

When I was a baby history nerd, I had a pretty big obsession with The Patriot. It’s a violent war epic I was somehow allowed to watch, probably because it was so inspiring. Plus, it has one of the best John Williams scores, a fact I think a lot of people forget.Roland Emmerich's 2000 Revolutionar...

More iPhone Lens Mount Adapters Are Here for Your iPhone Cinematography

It’s no longer a thing of the past; the iPhone is truly a filmmaking camera. That is, for the right projects at least. And as content creation becomes more normalized and mainstream, it’s becoming increasingly easy to shoot videos (specifically for social use) on smartphones, and then to graduate...

Opinion – The Reality of Social Media Influence on Film

There is little point in denying that social media now takes up a significant amount of space and time in our lives and work – with rare exceptions, of course. Social media affects the film industry as well, both in production and on the creative side. It influences how films are marketed, ...

Pocket 4P vs Luna Ultra: 2026 gimbal camera guide

DJI, Insta360 and now Xtra are all fighting for your pocket. Here's how the Osmo Pocket 4P, Luna Ultra, and their rivals actually compare.

Tilta iPhone Lenses Bring Fisheye, Macro, Wide, and Telephoto Glass for T-Mount

Tilta has expanded its Khronos mobile ecosystem with a set of four dedicated lenses for iPhone, threading onto the T-Series Lens Mount Adapter to add focal lengths the phone cannot reach natively. The line covers an 8mm fisheye, a 16mm wide-angle, a 10x macro, and a 40mm telephoto, all machined i...

Leica SL3-P – Newly Added to Camera Database

New in the CineD Camera Database: Leica SL3-P – check and compare Lab Test data and Recording Modes & Times.

DJI Osmo Pocket 4P filter kits: SmallRig, PolarPro

SmallRig and PolarPro have both released new filter kits for the DJI Osmo Pocket 4P. Prices start at $45.99, with PolarPro's sets shipping August 20.

Beat App Introduced – Free Mac Tool for Story Development and Shoot Planning

Beat is a free Mac app that combines story development, references, characters, locations, and shoot planning on one visual canvas. The app is built around a node-based workspace where users can organize the ideas behind a project, from story beats and visual references to the look of individual ...

About 40 journalists watched the ‘Independence Day’ miniatures team blow up the White House, live

Plus other fun stories from the making of the Roland Emmerich film. The post About 40 journalists watched the ‘Independence Day’ miniatures team blow up the White House, live appeared first on befores & afters.

Premiere Color Mode (Beta): Understanding Adjust vs. Style in the Operations System

Traditional grading systems tend to organize work around tools. You stack effects, build node graphs, layer LUTs, and route images through increasingly complicated correction structures. Those systems can be powerful, but they also become fragile as you move along in your editorial. Sometimes seq...

Level Up Your DJI Osmo Pocket 4 Pro Performance With These PolarPro Filter Sets

While the DJI Osmo Pocket 4P has still only been officially unveiled by the company in China, interest in the gimbal camera system is at an all-time high. It’s also, apparently, already getting add-on gear releases, which should make the Pocket 4P even more versatile and ready for cinematic adven...

The 40 Most American Movies of All Time (Part 3)

It's the week of America's 250th birthday and almost the Fourth of July, so what better time to look back on some of cinema's most iconic films? These 40 films peer deep into what America is and who gets to belong in it. They give us the factories that grind people down, the highways that promise...

13 Writing Formulas Every Screenwriter Should Know

What do Katy Perry, Charles Dickens, and the Bible have in common?According to writer Mark Forsyth, they're all leaning on the same handful of ancient formulas or patterns of language that have been making memorable lines for millennia.Forsyth laid out his case in conversation with David Perell, ...

Scary Movie and the Wayans’ Spoof Empire

The latest installment in the Scary Movie franchise is the sixth, though the numeral is pointedly left off the title. This is a form of protest. The Wayans family collectively disowned the three films made in their absence—Scary Movie 3 through 5 (2003, 2006, 2013)—after a compensation dispute wi...

Read and Download The 'Band of Brothers' TV Show Bible

For me, HBO’s Band of Brothers is the greatest TV miniseries of all time. It was executive-produced by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg and took on Easy Company's march from D-Day until the end of WWII.We follow them through Europe as they attempt to free it from Nazi control.The show was sprawling...

Film Quote of the Day: The 'Once Upon a Time in the West' Line That Made Frank One of Cinema's Greatest Villains

I love Sergio Leone, and I feel like he's actually still somehow underrated as a director. The guy knew how to take his time with a story and to shoot a landscape. It seems thosel ong shots also knew how to build character and tension, especially with villains we're waiting to see act.The guy dir...

You Can Now Establish a WiFi Connection Between ARRI NIA-1 Interface Adapters With New Update

Big news for ARRI shooters: the company has announced a new SUP 1.2.2 update that is set to add performance boosts for those working with NIA-1 interface adapters and the Hi-5 and Hi-5 SX hand units.These latest Software Update Packages are part of a coordinated firmware release designed to ensur...

Artemis Studio is Now Fully macOS Native and Another Nice Option for Your Pre-Pro Planning

Filling a gap that used to be vacant, but now has a handful of nice and helpful options for pre-production planning, storyboarding, shot-listing, and a bunch of other pre-pro features, Artemis Studio is another fun option to consider that gets a boost from being a companion app to the popular Art...

What Are The Highest-Grossing Horror Movies of All Time?

I think it's every filmmaker's dream to write and/or direct a hit movie. Inside all of us are artists who are itching to get our message out to the world. Well, one of the best genres to work in in order to ensure you make a hit is horror. It feels like horror movies almost always make money beca...

How to use the Nofollow setting in web page links for biased sources

Although I have been aware of its existence for several years (or decades), the other day when I published the article: E-commerce sales tax: Let’s stand our ground. Don’t let them bully you!, it was the first time I actually invoked the Nofollow setting in a linked web page. Nofollow is a settin...

Screenwriting Lessons From ‘Psycho’ That Every Writer Needs to Hear

Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 masterpiece, Psycho, broke new ground for the horror genre in countless ways. From dropping hints about the twist everywhere you look to switching main characters almost halfway through, even 66 years later, the film leaves us with some really substantive lessons on screen...

DaVinci Resolve 21.0.2 Update Adds Faster Image Bypass Switching, Improved H.265 Playback, and More

It’s been around a week since Blackmagic Design released a new update for DaVinci Resolve, so we figured we’d be due for an update here soon. And, as we expected, we have another minor but important update for DaVinci Resolve.DaVinci Resolve 21.0.2 is here to follow up on its 21.0.1 update, which...

DJI Osmo Pocket 4P: 17 Stops of Dynamic Range? | Leica SL3-P Video | Apple Price Hike – Focus Check ep123

This week, Nino reports back from DJI’s Malta press event with first impressions of the Osmo Pocket 4P, Johnnie’s Leica SL3-P video review goes live, and Apple has a mixed week – raising MacBook and iPad prices while also shipping a meaningful Creator Studio update for Final Cut Pro. ...

Canon EOS C70 Cinema Camera (RF Mount) – Now $1,300 Off at B&H

The Canon EOS C70 is currently heavily discounted at B&H, dropping from $4,799 to $3,499, but only until July 5. For anyone who is considering adding a compact Cinema EOS body with built-in ND filters, professional audio, and a Super 35 DGO sensor, this camera may be worth another look. We fi...

The “Large Format Look” is a Lie

Every conversation about camera formats eventually circles back to the same debate: Big sensor vs. little sensor. And while I personally do like bigger sensors, I think peoples obsession of them are actually more to do with optical characteristics and not the sensor size itself. One of my goals a...

DaVinci Resolve 21.0.2 Released – Keyframe Fixes, Retime Curve Improvements, and Better Fusion Vertical Transitions

Blackmagic Design has released DaVinci Resolve 21.0.2, a maintenance update that cleans up a broad set of small but nagging issues across editing, color, Fusion, and Fairlight rather than adding new features. The release sharpens keyframe pasting, retime speed curves, TIFF export bit depth, and I...

Helios Live-View lands in Artemis Viewfinder

Chemical Wedding has built its Helios Live-View sun-position tool into Artemis Director's Viewfinder, combining previsualization and lighting planning in one app later this month.

Zhongyi Optics unveils the Zone T1 FF Cine Lens series

Conceived as a classic, soul-stirring trio for full frame and VistaVision PL/EF cinema systems, the premier set includes native T1.0 35mm, 50mm, and 75mm focal lengths.  First shown at Cine Gear Expo 2026 last June, in Los Angeles, the Zone T1 Cine Series from Zhongyi Optics features an ultra-fas...

Artemis Studio for Mac – Chemical Wedding’s Desktop Companion to Its Director’s Viewfinder App

Chemical Wedding has released Artemis Studio, a macOS application that extends its widely used Artemis Director’s Viewfinder into a desktop planning platform. The app syncs shot plans, images, metadata, and project information between iPhone and Mac over iCloud, and is available now on the ...

Manfrotto UNCOVER camera bags: specs and pricing

Manfrotto's new UNCOVER range swaps between everyday carry and camera use. Four bags, from a $140 sling to a $330 backpack, are available now.

Vimeo and FiLMiC Pro Owner Bending Spoons Surges in $1.68 Billion Nasdaq IPO Debut

Bending Spoons, the Milan, Italy-based tech conglomerate that owns Vimeo, WeTransfer, Splice, and FiLMiC Pro, has gone public on the Nasdaq, pricing its IPO above range to raise roughly 1.68 billion dollars and then surging about 40 percent on its first day of trading. For filmmakers who have wat...

Bot VFX appoints new CEO

ATLANTA - Bot VFX (www.botvfx.com), which has locations in Atlanta and Chennai, India, has appointed Srikanth Swaminathan chief executive officer. He brings over 27 years of experience leading large-scale business transformation efforts.

Boris FX acquires Izotope

BOSTON - Boris FX (https://borisfx.com) founder and CEO Boris Yamnitsky announced the company's acquisition of iZotope, the audio tool developer behind RX and Ozone.

Award-winning editor Stephen Dunne joins Cut+Run

LOS ANGELES - Cut+Run (https://cutandrun.com) has added editor Stephen Dunne to its roster. His career spans high-end commercial campaigns, films, television and music videos. 

DaVinci Resolve 21.0.2: what's new

Blackmagic issues its second DaVinci Resolve 21 patch in eight days, adding faster image bypass switching, improved text display, and more.

DaVinci Resolve 21.0.2 Update!

DaVinci Resolve 21.0.2 Update! Get faster image bypass switching, improved H.265 playback performance on NVIDIA GPUs, better text display in the inspector and more. Download now from https://bmd.link/K7duLc

The Accsoon CineView M7 Series to Get Frame.io Integration With a Host of Monitoring Features

Big news for Accsoon CineView M7 Series monitor owners (or users): the all-in-one smart monitoring workstation solution known for professional color-accurate monitoring, wireless video transmission, camera controls, and other cloud-connected workflows is about to get a boost.The company has annou...

The Secret to Veep's Razor-Sharp Political Comedy Isn't What You Think

Every once in a while, my husband and I are stricken by an urgent need to revisit the world of Armando Iannucci. (Maybe because so much of our everyday lives feels like a political farce, amirite? Happy birthday, America.)Last night was one such instance, leading us to pull out In the Loop, a fil...

The Art of the Ultimate Action Movie Hero: Why Steven Seagal Never Gets Hit

In the lost art of ultimate action movies, there are a few rules that every standout classic from the '80s and '90s has to follow. The hero has to be unimpeachably cool; they have to play by their own rules, and—in most cases—they must overcome the slightest of challenging odds to defeat their ch...

The 5 Best Michael Byrne Performances That Proved Supporting Actors Can Steal the Show

One of the things I love about movies is that there really are no small parts. Every scene has to live on its own and then build into a whole, so you need character actors who can both blend in and support in ways that build something great. Perhaps one of the best to ever do it was Michael Byrne...

The 40 Most American Movies of All Time: Your 4th of July Watchlist (Part 2)

It's the week of America's 250th birthday and almost the Fourth of July, so what better time to look back on some of cinema's most iconic films about our country and talk about what makes them part of our cultural quilt? We worked to pick 40 films that we think shaped not just the country but als...

Fix a Bad Scene by Looking at These Things

Wade Patterson is a cinematographer, writer, and producer who recently shared his experience making shorts and features with Film Courage. His projects include Death Cipher and the shorts Bare Knuckle and Freedom Fighters.In his grounded interview, he discusses the common screenwriting impostor s...

Film Quote of the Day: The 'Star Trek' Line That Changed How Sci-Fi Looked at Life and Death

Star Trek was one of those wild, philosophical shows that I wish we still greenlit. I guess now we do, but they're all kind of twisted lessons, where Star Trek really was earnest and about a hopeful future.Anyway, the show was so successful that it spawned many movies, which I do think honor the ...

Lug Your Heavy Camera and Gear Around With This Clever New Adaptive Carry System

We’ve all been there: you’re running late for a shoot and trying to cram your cameras and gear into whatever bags, backpacks, or bundles you can find. And, of course, something goes wrong. A camera is left behind, a lens slips out, or—even worse—you throw your darn back out in the process.While i...

E-commerce sales tax: Let’s stand our ground. Don’t let them bully you!

Depending upon where you live in the world, you may be familiar with the concept of sales tax with different names like IVA, ICMS, ISS, GST, HST, JCT or VAT. Some foreign States, countries, economic/political unions—and even an important author group I’ll cover ahead—are all trying to decei...

Apple Creator Studio Brings Major Intelligence Updates in Final Cut Pro

When Apple announced that it was bundling its creative apps, like Final Cut Pro, into its new Creator Studio, it sure sounded like the company was going after Adobe with its Creative Cloud.And that idea is now reinforced as Apple has introduced more Adobe-esque updates to its Creator Studio, whic...

Manfrotto UNCOVER Bags Introduced, an Adaptive Carry System for Hybrid Creators

Manfrotto has unveiled UNCOVER, a new premium camera bag collection built around a SmartLift roll-top design that expands or compresses on demand. The range spans two backpacks (30L and 24L) and two crossbody options (a 12L messenger and a compact 7L messenger/sling), all wrapped in a custom thre...

Final Frontier Signs Director and Visual Artist Andrea Devia-Nuño

Madrid / Shanghai / Los Angeles Final Frontier has announced the signing of director, visual artist, and curator Andrea Devia-Nuño for worldwide representation. Born in Colombia and based in Spain, Andrea Devia-Nuño brings a multidisciplinary background spanning animation direction, illustration,...

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Apple Creator Studio update includes Final Cut Pro 12.3 and more

Final Cut Pro 12.3 adds Auto Mask, a rebuilt Match Color, Generate Captions and Edit Detection, as part of a wider Apple Creator Studio update out now.

Accsoon CineView M7 Series Adds Frame.io Integration – Native Cloud Upload, Automatic Resume, and Upload Task Management

Accsoon has added native Adobe Frame.io integration to its CineView M7 series of smart monitors, becoming, by the company’s account, the first Android-based wireless production monitor platform to build a Frame.io workflow directly into the display itself. The free firmware update brings a ...

Color Mode in Premiere (beta): The Divide and Conquer Grading Workflow

Most editors approach color as a clip-by-clip task. That model works for simple timelines, but it does not scale. Every adjustment has to be repeated, consistency has to be managed manually, and the timeline grows harder to navigate as decisions accumulate. Color Mode in Premiere (beta) is built ...

Profoto’s new hard reflectors: PowerBeam, MaxiZoom and MiniZoom

The three new hard reflectors for Profoto flat front strobes and point-source LEDs are designed to push your output further and place the light exactly where you want it.  From a tight beam with long throw to compact zoom control, each one of the reflectors is designed to push your output further...

Getty Images scraps $3.7bn Shutterstock merger after UK ruling

Getty has walked away from its $3.7 billion Shutterstock merger after the UK's competition regulator refused to drop its demand for a full editorial-business sale.

7Artisans DREAM Series Announced – MF 35mm/50mm/75mm T1.5 Full-Frame Cine Lens for E/L/Z/RF Mounts

7Artisans has announced the DREAM series, a new set of manual-focus full-frame cine primes for Sony E, Nikon Z, Leica L, and Canon RF mounts. The series launches with 35mm, 50mm, and 75mm T1.5 lenses, combining full-frame coverage, 0.8 MOD cine gearing, 300° focus rotation, and a shared 88mm fron...

The Invite: Director Olivia Wilde getting early Oscar attention

In A24's The Invite, frustrated San Francisco couple Joe (Seth Rogan) and Angela (Olivia Wilde) are caught off guard when they host a dinner party with a free-spirited couple that live upstairs. Piña (Penélope Cruz) and Hawk (Edward Norton) reveal that they are swingers – which explains all ...

After Effects Portal June 2026

The first half of the year was action-packed for After Effects, with months of big features, AI and freemium competition, and 3rd-parrty news. The current release of AE is June 2026 release (version 26.3). With various Fixed issues and Known issues, the June 2026 release (version 26.3) included: ...

This 1981 Horror Classic Invented the 'Shaky Cam' Because Sam Raimi Couldn't Afford a Crane

One way to scare audiences in the horror genre is by turning the camera into a character itself. A famous example is the opening scene of Halloween (1978). The slow camera movements establish the chilling patience of Michael Myers.The exact opposite effect was when director Sam Raimi made his 198...

The Color Foundry Film Emulation System

Many editors, colorists, and videographers want to achieve the look of film using their favorite digital cameras. There are numerous methods to get a realistic film look, ranging from AI tools to plugins to the tools built right inside of your desired editing software. Some, like Resolve’s ...

Shooting scenes for ‘Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age’

Puppet passes, and the art of the nature doco, without animals to film.  The post Shooting scenes for ‘Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age’ appeared first on befores & afters.