Sony Warns of Possible Delivery Delays as Sony FX5 Orders Far Exceed Expectations

The Sony FX5 is off to a very strong start. Just hours after orders opened in Japan on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, Sony issued an official statement saying that demand for the new Cinema Line camera has far exceeded the company’s expectations, and that deliveries may be delayed as a result. So ...

Review: OBSBOT Meet Flip 4K UHD/1080p/720p UVC camera for broadcast TV + online meetings too

I am still amazed at how technology makes quantum leaps, in the case of a live video or television camera producing an exponentially better picture than others did in the recent past, for a tiny fraction of the price. (I have been testing a review unit that OSBOT thankfully sent to me in order to...

SmallRig HawkLock Cage and Accessories for Sony FX5 Announced

SmallRig has just announced their HawkLock cage for the Sony FX5. Multiple kits will be available, standard and advanced, including versions with a D-Style top handle and a dual-rod system kit. Furthermore, the company has also released a mount plate and an extension mount plate kit for the Sony ...

Cooke SP3, AP3 lenses get Nikon Z-mount option

Cooke has struck a licensing deal with Nikon, adding Z-mount to its SP3 and AP3 lens ranges. Z-mounts ship from August 2026, free with new lens purchases.

Forgotten Classics From the '90s: Robert De Niro’s Most Underrated Film

If there’s one archetype that Robert De Niro is known for playing most frequently, it’s the mobster tough guy. For decades, his work in the genre has dominated how the Italian mob is perceived and depicted in popular culture. However, one film in 1993 flipped expectations on their head with regar...

10 Classic Films That Made 1981 a Landmark Year for Cinema

There were several major events from around the world that could be seen as important context behind the ten essential movies of 1981.The Berlin Wall marked its twentieth anniversary in a divided Germany, and two West German films would confront their country’s past. The “wedding of the century” ...

"I Was Terrified Having That Knowledge": Mark Hamill on Keeping Cinema's Biggest Secret

“Luke, I am your father.”This often misquoted line from 1980’s The Empire Strikes Back (it’s actually “No, I am your father”) is so iconic that you’d be hard-pressed to find anybody in the world who doesn’t know that Darth Vader (portrayed on-screen by David Prowse, voiced by James Earl Jones) is...

How those adorable sheep in ‘The Sheep Detectives’ were made

Go behind the scenes in this double-header podcast with Framestore. The post How those adorable sheep in ‘The Sheep Detectives’ were made appeared first on befores & afters.

Is this the future of filmmaking?

Picture a Korean period drama. Recognizable actors, a director, a DP, a gaffer, hair, makeup, costume. The camera is handheld. The performances are real. The set is an office space. At SIGGRAPH, Beeble CEO and co-founder Hoon Kim showed me footage from a Korean production experimenting with a ver...

The Long Game of Producing: Joy Gorman's Career Lessons

In this episode of the No Film School Podcast, producer and Joy Coalition founder Joy Gorman Wettels joins GG Hawkins to discuss the long, uncertain path of building a producing career, from developing Next to Normal and spending 17 years at Anonymous Content to betting on herself as an independe...

Kiive’s Paradox FX

I’m not talking about a dilemma, but rather the new Paradox FX Series of plugins from Kiive Audio. This Canadian software developer is known for their analog-style audio plugins inspired by prized, vintage hardware. They also have a partnership with AudioScape Engineering to turn that compa...

Is This the Best Meta Joke in Ultimate Action Movie History?

If there’s one thing you can love about action movies from the 80s and 90s era, it's that they were never accused of taking themselves too seriously. I mean, with outlandish premises, over-the-top action, and not the deepest roster of classically trained actors, they weren’t a very serious time a...

Blackmagic Design Introduces New UltraStudio Mini 12G Family With Three New Models for Broadcasters

Exciting times are ahead for those working in broadcast. No, AI isn’t here to completely replace all of our jobs just yet. That might not be too exciting. What is exciting is that Blackmagic Design has not one, but three, new Thunderbolt 4 capture and playback devices built for broadcast use in S...

Alan Ritchson Wants Hollywood to Bring Back the 'Everyday' Action Hero

Have you been watching a movie or TV show recently where a huge dude comes out and then beats up a room full of guys in insane ways? Sure, it might seem cool, but after ten movies like that, chances are you get a little exhausted. Hollywood seems to have these kinds of cycles. You want to see act...

This New Tool Aims to Be Able to Identify and Trace AI Videos Back to Their Sources

Well, this is quite interesting. As AI continues to be by far the most dominant story of this year, the past few years, and likely all the years moving forward, the issues around identifying what is AI-created and what is real will become exponentially more important.There are tools out there tha...

Watch Barnstorm’s VFX breakdown for ‘Spider-Noir’

Go behind the scenes in Barnstorm's reel. The post Watch Barnstorm’s VFX breakdown for ‘Spider-Noir’ appeared first on befores & afters.

Cooke Optics Announces Its Popular SP3 and AP3 Mirrorless Lenses Are Now Available for Nikon Z-Mount

The popular Cooke SP3 and AP3 mirrorless lenses are coming to Nikon Z-mount cameras, and Nikon shooters will (likely) be very happy to have these high-quality lenses available for their projects without the need for clunky adapters.Cooke Optics announced today that it has entered into a licensing...

Film Quote of the Day: Christopher Nolan Hid the Entire Point of 'Memento' in One Line

One of my favorite Christopher Nolan movies is Memento (2000). I was at the right age to see it right when it came out, and it blew my young mind. It was a movie told in reverse, breaking all these formal "rules" and engaging me in a mystery you could only unravel in the past.It's another one of ...

22 Years Ago: This $500,000 Shark Thriller Turned a True Story into Pure Terror

You come up from a scuba dive, wipe your mask, and look around for the boat that brought you out. But it isn't there. No one is.You realize it's just you, your partner, open ocean in every direction, and the slow, sickening realization that creatures below have started to take an interest.That's ...

"Toast" Is the Cheapest Way to Make Your Film Feel Real

Every filmmaker has probably watched a scene and thought, I don't believe a single person in this room actually exists.Cinematographer and director Spenser Sakurai has a name for what's missing. He calls it "toast."In a recent video essay, he builds the idea out of an early scene from Steven Spie...

The Ending of 'Spartacus', Explained: The Meaning Behind "I Am Spartacus"

With all the talk of sword-and-sandal movies lately, I thought we should cover one of my favorites of all time, Spartacus.It's a movie directed by Stanley Kubrick, who only got the job at the time because Kirk Douglas fired the original director, Anthony Mann.The story behind the movie is fraught...

VFXShow 307: The Odyssey

Can a ten-year voyage finally bring the vfxshow crew to a shared opinion about Director Christopher Nolan? Probably not. But listen and find out for yourself.

Apple Upgrade leasing: price, terms and US launch

Apple has launched Apple Upgrade in the US, a Klarna-backed leasing scheme for iPhone, Mac, iPad and Apple Watch, with plans from $11.99 a month. Sounds good? There are caveats...

Tool Tip Tuesday for Adobe Premiere: Getting your Computer Volume calibrated

Welcome to Tool Tip Tuesday for Adobe Premiere on ProVideo Coalition How do you know if your computer’s volume is too high or too low? You don’t. Because of this, what you did last week…sounds off. What happens when you raise your computer volume? Or lower it? Is it set correctly for ...

Poll: Sony FX5 – Which Missing Feature Do You Want Most?

The Sony FX5 has landed to arguably the warmest reception a compact cinema camera has enjoyed in years, but no camera is perfect, and the comment sections prove it. From the absent internal ND filter to the missing photo mode and the long wait for firmware version 2, we want to know: which omissi...

Leitz HEKTOR lenses now compatible with ARRI cameras

HEKTOR lenses can now be used on ARRI cameras with the new Hexamo mount system from P+S Technik. This opens up HEKTOR to every major cinema camera available.  Last September Leitz entered the mirrorless lens market with the Leitz HEKTOR lenses, a brand new set of prime lenses designed specificall...

Blackmagic UltraStudio Mini 12G Family Released – Thunderbolt 4 Capture and Playback, 12G-SDI Fill and Key, DaVinci Resolve Replay

Blackmagic Design has released the UltraStudio Mini 12G family, three compact Thunderbolt 4 capture and playback devices built for broadcast use in SD, HD, and Ultra HD up to 2160p60. The lineup consists of the capture-only UltraStudio Mini Recorder 12G, the playback-only UltraStudio Mini Monitor...

CINELUX REDUXA A1 Focal Reducer for ARRI ALEXA Classic/XT/SXT Teased

CINELUX has recently teased what could be the first focal reducer for the ARRI ALEXA Classic/XT/SXT: the REDUXA A1. While still in a very early prototype stage, the A1 should work similarly to a Speed Booster, giving you an extra stop of light and reducing the focal length by a ratio of 0.71x. So...

NVIDIA Synthetic Video Detector: SIGGRAPH 2026 news

NVIDIA unveiled a synthetic video detector for newsrooms and broadcasters at SIGGRAPH 2026, while highlighting how creative tools from Adobe to Unreal Engine are opening up to AI agents via MCP.

MID49 Previews a Modular Support and Power System for the Sony FX5

MID49 has announced a range of accessories for the recently introduced Sony FX5. Highlights include a handle rod clamp for the XLR-H2, a TWIST Mount EVF system that runs the viewfinder and 32-bit float audio at once, swing-away V-Mount and Gold Mount power plates, and a quick-release baseplate wi...

Blackmagic UltraStudio Mini 12G: price, specs and features

Blackmagic Design's UltraStudio Mini 12G family brings Thunderbolt 4 capture and playback with 12G-SDI fill and key, from $395.

Motionographer at 20: This Belongs to All of Us

Twenty years of work, ideas, arguments, friendships, unexpected inspiration, and the beginning of what comes next. In January 2017, while I was on sabbatical and somewhere far from home, my phone began lighting up. Messages. Texts. People telling me they had just learned things about me that I ha...

Desktop Video 16.2 Update!

Introducing UltraStudio Mini 12G models! Three new extremely portable Thunderbolt™ 4 capture and playback models with HDMI and dual 12G-SDI for 10-bit fill and key playback! Learn more at http://bmd.link/tmV4W7

Orange County 48-Hour Film Challenge Comes to Brea

Southern California filmmakers looking to sharpen their skills—and put them to work immediately—will have a new opportunity this August. Film Lab 714 is presenting the OC Film Workshop and 48-Hour Film Challenge from August 18–20, 2026, in Brea, California. Designed for filmmakers ages 18–35, the...

Why Pixar Doesn't Write for Kids

Now that I have a kid, I find myself watching a lot of Pixar movies. I have plenty of favorites, and I am enjoying many of the ones I missed over the years as well. When I see the little lamp jump onto the screen, I tend to think we're about to watch something for my son. According to Oscar-winni...

CINELUX Has Made a New Speed Booster for These Popular ARRI ALEXA Cameras

Looking to boost some of the more popular ARRI ALEXA cameras currently used by high-end cinematographers and working film and video crews?Well, you’re in luck, as there’s a new focal reducer and interchangeable-lens mount system being released by CINELUX that aims to give the original ALEXA a wid...

The Evolution of Boris FX

Boris FX has grown from a small developer of video effects plug-ins into one of the most recognized names in professional post-production. Over the past three decades, the company has expanded its capabilities through innovation, strategic acquisitions, and a focus on providing creative tools for...

You Can Now Use Leica M-Mount Lenses on Your Canon RF Cameras With This New Adapter

Exciting news for likely a small subset of filmmakers and video shooters, but exciting nonetheless. The company Megadap has announced that it has developed what it calls the world’s first Leica M-to-Canon RF Autofocus Adapters with its new M2RF option, which promises to bring full autofocus funct...

ZEISS’s Free Unreal Engine Plugin UE Connect for CinCraft Scenario Now Supports the Latest 5.8 Release

For those who are deep in the world of Unreal Engine and real-time camera tracking workflows, ZEISS has just announced that the company’s free Unreal Engine plug UE Connect for CinCraft Scenario now supports the latest 5.8 release and is ready to take on all of your high-end projects and workflow...

Want to leave Squarespace? Adobe Portfolio might be an option you’re already paying for

Do you have a simple portfolio-style website on Squarespace and you’re looking to leave for another hosting company? You may very well be thinking about just that if you got the recent email about what looked to be a rather significant price increase. I got the same email the other day, and...

Ready to Gear Up for the Pixboom Spark? This New Baseplate is Here to Help You Mod It Out

While one of the more odd, yet if not exciting, cameras announced in the past few years, the Pixboom Spark is at the very least a promising high-speed cinema camera that could be a nice option either for specific fast-action scenes or possibly for all your shooting needs.We’ll leave that up to yo...

Everything We Learned at Comic-Con 2026

If you're in California and have the chance to visit, San Diego is a great city. It's got a wonderful temperate climate and so many attractions...oh yeah, and if you pick to go in late July in any even year, you can be part of the biggest comic book convention in the world and have a ton of fun. ...

How 'Leave the World Behind' Creates One of Modern Cinema's Most Unsettling Scenes

Someone knocks at the door of your Airbnb in the middle of the night. The internet is down, the phones are dead, and an oil tanker ran itself aground a few scenes earlier. Things are weird and unsettling. Then a man and his daughter appear out of nowhere, claim the house is theirs, and talk their...

Every 'Jaws' Movie, Ranked

It's summertime, so a lot of us have probably been beach-bound. For me, I can never sit on the sand without thinking of a bunch of dudes on a small boat, chasing a killer shark.I'm speaking, of course, of Jaws, which is arguably a perfect film. It spawned a franchise, but that franchise quickly s...

Remembering Sam Neill

I never got to meet Sam Neill, but I thought of him as a neighbor for a very specific reason: like me, he had sat in the front row to watch a movie at the Eglinton Theatre. There he is as cynical insurance investigator turned wild-eyed paranoiac John Trent at the end of In the Mouth of Madness (1...

Film Quote of the Day: The 'Little Miss Sunshine' Line That Redefined What It Means to Lose

One of my absolute favorite movies of all time is Little Miss Sunshine; it's a dark comedy with a big heart that wraps you in a big hug.This movie was huge in the early 2000s, and I actually feel like it birthed a new wave of 2000s indie films that were able to break out into the mainstream.The f...

Practice Makes Magic: The Human Hands Behind ChikaBOOM!

"Director c. Craig on the Tribeca short that wraps a hand-drawn soul in a CG cloud. Practice makes magic." Or even tighter: "The artists' hands stay visible in every frame of ChikaBOOM! Practice makes magic.

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NUGEN Audio helps Blake Bunzel deliver spec‑perfect mixes

NUGEN Audio’s intuitive metering and dialogue tools improve efficiency and maintain clarity across Bunzel projects ranging from sitcoms to effects‑heavy fantasy series.  Blake Bunzel came into post‑production through music. After years of playing in bands and mixing music, he transitioned into po...

Game On Live Studio uses Blackmagic Design to Stream Tropical 7s

Every match of world’s largest youth rugby 7s tournament streamed by GOLS uses ATEM switchers and Blackmagic Replay.  GOLS is one of the fastest growing youth sports production companies in the United States and relies on Blackmagic Design products for all its work. Blackmagic Design announced th...

GoPro Mission 1 Pro vs DJI Action 6 vs Ace Pro 2

Heading outdoors? Which of the three standout action cameras of the moment from DJI, GoPro, or Insta360 should be on your shopping list this summer?

Sony FX5 Interview – Firmware V2 Timing Confirmed, Anamorphic Limitations, and Cinema Line Strategy

At Sony’s headquarters in Yokohama, we sat down with Ryoji Yamada-san, product planner of the new FX5, and Takuro Ema-san, who heads product planning for the entire Cinema Line, from the VENICE down to the FX30. The conversation covered the long wait for firmware version 2, the missing phot...

MID49 Baseline 15mm LW Baseplate Released for Pixboom Spark

MID49 recently released their baseline 15mm LW baseplate for the Pixboom Spark high-speed camera. This baseplate attaches to your camera via an Arca Swiss quick-release plate; it sets the 15mm rods at the correct height and features an ARRI dovetail plate at the bottom. So, let’s take a clo...

The mags coming soon to befores & afters

New cover reveals and what else is in store! The post The mags coming soon to befores & afters appeared first on befores & afters.

Hollyland Pyro 5 4K: specs, price and release

Hollyland's Pyro 5 4K combines monitor, transmitter, and receiver in one unit, adding 4K30 wireless transmission, expanded camera control, and Image Overlay. Available now for $449.

Tilta Full Camera Cage for Sony FX5 Announced

Tilta has just announced their full camera cage for the Sony FX5, a minimalist system that can also be converted to a half cage if needed. This cage features a standalone top plate/NATO rail, multiple 1/4″-20 and 3/8″-16 threads with various locating points all around the cage, a cold...

Elon Musk claims Grok will make a ‘historically accurate’ Odyssey by the end of the year

Elon Musk claims his Grok Imagine AI will complete a full-length Odyssey film by December, doubling down on his feud with Christopher Nolan's casting choices.

Texas Legacy in Lights film captured with URSA Cine 12K LF

The large format sensor of the URSA Cine 12K LF allows “Texas Legacy in Lights” story to come alive across the Gonzales Memorial Museum façade. Blackmagic URSA Cine 12K LF and Blackmagic PYXIS 6K digital film cameras were used for a new live action projection mapping film, “Texas Legacy in Lights...

LG offers two paths to the Premium Home Cinema experience

This year, LG Electronics (LG) has advanced both OLED and LCD technologies to a point where this decision is no longer a compromise, but simply a matter of viewing preference.  The new LG OLED evo G6 AI, with perfect blacks and contrast, set the benchmark for premium television performance. There...

Xtra Muse 2 Pro: launch paused, refunds issued

Xtra has officially paused the release of the Muse 2 Pro, its DJI Osmo Pocket 4P clone for the US market, and is offering pre-order customers a full refund on their deposit.

The VFX of ‘The East Palace’

Go behind the scenes in this new featurette. The post The VFX of ‘The East Palace’ appeared first on befores & afters.

Upgrade Your Streaming Control Workflows With These Elgato Stream Deck Deals

While we often focus on narrative filmmaking and other commercial and corporate video spheres, one area of video production that can be both challenging and lucrative is streaming. And the market for streaming can be quite huge.If you work in streaming, or are curious to dive in, finding the righ...

What If You're the One Holding Yourself Back From Success?

I get a lot of emails here at No Film School. Some are people asking specific questions, some are people asking us to write specific articles, but a lot of them are people telling me why I'm wrong about something. When it comes to facts, I'm always all ears. If you have a cool thing I don't know ...

Why Exactly Wasn’t Stallone’s ‘Over the Top’ a Bigger Hit When It Originally Came Out?

To be totally fair here at the start, we get it. If you haven’t sat down and watched Over the Top, ideally with friends and lots of beer and pizza, then you’re missing out because the 1987 action-sports vehicle starring Sylvester Stallone at the height of his powers isn’t a perfect movie—but it’s...

The First Camera Tests for the Sony FX5 Are Out and They Are Looking Very Awesome

Yes, we know it’s hard to believe, but when you put one of the most anticipated and likely popular cameras of the year in the hands of some of the best working filmmakers and cinematographers in the game, you’re going to get some insanely awesome results.And that’s what we got on our hands with t...

Learn Quinta Brunson's $5 Bill Writing Technique

Man, I love Abbot Elementary so much. It's sweet and encouraging, and it shows how you can tackle big ideas with comedy and make the world a better place.Oh yeah, and it's a Philly show, so you know it always has my support.The way you get a great TV show is through great writing, and this show h...

Harvard Athletics: advancing sports storytelling with AJA Gear

Harvard’s athletics department delivers over 325 live NCAA Division 1 sports productions and 500 edited videos a year, and AJA Gear is at the core of its storytelling.  Between the maturation of IP and remote production workflows, collegiate sports production is advancing rapidly. For an Iv...

Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra gets new 200MP sensor… and keeps old 10MP!

As expected, the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra gets a 200MP sensor and Advanced Professional Video as the S26 Ultra, making it a foldable solution for professionals who shoot video with a smartphone.  While the new Galaxy Z series opens a new chapter in foldables, there is nothing absolutely new in terms ...

Mediagenix will introduce new agentic AI solution at IBC 2026

Mediagenix will be exhibiting in Hall 1 at IBC this September, and its trusted agentic AI operating model for the real-time media enterprise will be one of the highlights during the show.  A global leader in smart content solutions to profitably connect the right content to the right audience, Me...

American Society of Cinematographers contributes to ASWF’s StEM3-VP project

StEM3-VP was designed specifically for in-camera visual effects workflows, and enables cinematographers to evaluate and validate an LED volume prior to filming.  The digital assets for the public release of Standard Evaluation Material 3 for Virtual Production: StEM3-VP are now available for down...

LG Electronics introduces Creator Original Picture Mode

LG’s Creator Original Picture Mode is a new dedicated setting engineered to give studios control over key picture quality elements, so you get an enhanced home viewing experience. LG Electronics (LG) is teaming up with Prime Video to celebrate the streaming release of Masters of the Universe, bri...

Paul Thomas Anderson Thinks the Next Generation of Filmmakers Can't Write Well Enough

Paul Thomas Anderson spent an hour at Festival Theaters in Palm Springs a few months back, taking questions from critic David Ansen and the audience after a screening of Hard Eight.He discussed how the film was taken away from him by Rysher Entertainment, recut, retitled, and reformatted. He got ...

Quote of the Day: How This 'Red Dead Redemption 2' Line Brought the Human Soul Into the Game

One of the things I want to do on this site is make sure we're covering great writing from all the visual mediums. And I am so pleased to see video games finally in the spotlight as one of our great storytelling engines.You know we love Westerns on this site, and the best one of the 21st century ...

3 Essential Movies of 1974 Every Film Fan Should See

1974 remains to this day considered one of the greatest years for cinema of all time by critics and audiences. There were box office smashes, awards sweepers, and some films that somehow managed to do both. Let’s take a look at some of the greatest films from one of the greatest years in cinema h...

10 Funniest Moments in the 'Scary Movie' Franchise

The Scary Movie franchise, which has now extended to a sixth installment parodying modern horror movies and pop culture in general, throws a lot of spaghetti at the wall. While this inevitably results in some low comedic lows, plenty of that spaghetti sticks, resulting in high highs with huge lau...

57 Years Ago: A Western Broke All the Rules and AFI Later Ranked It Among the Genre's 10 Best

Imagine you're at the movies in June 1969. You're at the latest Sam Peckinpah picture. You've reached the end of the film, when Peckinpah pointed six cameras at a gunfight and blew up the Western from the inside. The Wild Bunch opened on June 18, and the reaction split the room. There was surpris...

How Christopher Nolan Shot The Odyssey Entirely on IMAX Film – Inside the New Keighley Camera

Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, now in theaters, is the first feature film ever shot entirely with IMAX 15-perf/65mm film cameras, a milestone enabled by a newly developed camera generation named the Keighley. Let’s dive into what the quieter, rebuilt camera, a purpose-built (and mas...

The Philosophy of Shooting with Available Light

There is something almost rebellious about switching off the film lights. No towering HMIs. No glowing softboxes. No cables running across the floor. Just the world as it is: Sunlight pouring through a window, a flickering candle, a neon sign outside the bar, maybe a desk lamp in the corner of th...

The rise of the independent AI-assisted developer Tools: warnings and considerations

This article is an update of a piece I wrote about six months ago on AI-assisted vibe coding in professional settings. I’ve been consulting around machine learning for close to a decade. I was one of the first people to pay for ChatGPT in November 2022, when it launched. I’ve watched ...

Sony Monitor & Control 3.0: EL Zone and pricing

Version 3.0 of Sony's Monitor & Control app adds EL Zone exposure metering and expanded multi-camera tools, timed to the new FX5 cinema camera's launch.

Megadap M2RF Leica M to Canon RF Autofocus Adapter Released

Megadap has just released the world’s first Leica M to Canon RF lens mount adapter with autofocus capabilities: the M2RF. Compatible with Full Frame and APS-C Canon RF cameras, this compact adapter features a built-in motor that makes the lens move back and forth to achieve autofocus. So, l...

OWC Express 4M2 Ultra: pre-installed storage, pricing

OWC has released a new version of its OWC Express 4M2 Ultra RAID system pre-configured with its own high performance storage in 4TB to 32TB capacities.

Here’s How You Can Add the New Sony FX5 to Your Multi-Camera Monitoring Workflows

While the big news of the week, especially for Sony fans, is going to be the new FX5 camera finally being officially revealed (along with its extra add-ons), there’s still plenty to explore for how to use not just this Sony camera, but all Sony cameras as part of your own robust production system...

Peripeteia Explained: The Ancient Storytelling Device Behind Cinema's Most Devastating Endings

Do you remember the last time you were reading a book, playing a game, or watching a show or movie that made you gasp? I just replayed Resident Evil 7, and I had totally forgotten how it ended. That was fun.You might think of The Sixth Sense. When that came out in 1999, its ending rewired our bra...

Hollyland’s Latest Wireless Video Monitor Brings 4K30 Transmission Resolutions and New Camera Controls

Another day, another new wireless video monitor has hit the market with a nice mix of appealing specs and features which filmmakers and video pros are sure to find intriguing. Similar to models we’ve seen in the past from Hollyland and competitors, this is a fully functional video monitor capable...

StEM3: Know your LED volume before you shoot

StEM3 gives creative filmmakers a free, standardised toolkit to test, validate and trust an LED volume before the cameras roll.

Protect Your Investment in the New Sony FX5 With This Full Camera Cage from Tilta

It’s safe to say that, at launch at least, the Sony FX5 is one of the most exciting new cameras of the year. Packed with a ton of features that actual working videographers and indie filmmakers are clearly quite interested in, the Sony FX5 fits the bill for many thanks to its 16.6MP sensor, next-...

How ‘Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior’ Turned Martial Arts Action Movies into a Global Uniter

Okay, I’ll admit that title might be a bit overstated and overdramatic; you could argue that many different genres, or film itself, or internet culture are the great uniting forces of our time. And you could argue that other films, projects, or influencers are the single greatest players in this ...

How To Combat Bitterness About Your Career in Hollywood

You've been there. I've been there. That project we chased, the one we did on spec, our passion assignment, falls apart. Or the pitch we prepared for goes south. The agent who wrote you the passionate letter about why they wanted to represent you stops calling. The latest draft of your screenplay...

How 'Saving Private Ryan' Changed War Movies Forever

I think that Saving Private Ryan is one of those formative movies that people eventually sit down to watch, and then have to reconcile that, after you see it, filmmaking feels different.And it's not just us who saw it on home video in college who feel that way. If you go back to its release, they...

'Resident Evil' Goes Back to Survival Horror in Terrifying New Trailer

Sony released the second trailer for Zach Cregger's Resident Evil this morning, and I have to say I am incredibly excited about this one. The film seems to have cracked the code on making a good adaptation of a story from this universe. The games have never been about plot as much as they've been...

Wile E. Coyote Is Done Being the Punchline in 'Coyote vs. ACME' Final Trailer

Suffering succotash! Ketchup Entertainment gave us the last Coyote vs. Acme trailer today, with tickets now on sale ahead of the Aug. 28 release.Wild how that last sentence took almost three years to come to fruition. Warner Bros. Discovery shelved the finished film in November 2023 to claim roug...

How a Decisive Film Color Palette Can Make You a Better Filmmaker

Film color palettes might be one of the most underutilized parts of your filmmaking process. It can be the difference between immersing your audience in a world or boring them to tears. We all remember the first time we saw The Wizard of Oz. There's that magical moment where we go from the sepia ...

Film Quote of the Day: William Shatner's 'Star Trek' Line That Explains How Pain Shapes Who We Are

The Star Trek movies and TV shows have lasted for like 60 years, through many iterations. There's something at the heart of the show that keeps audiences coming back for more, and I think it's that, no matter how much science fiction they brought into the space, they still relied on the human con...

Megadap: world’s first Leica M to Canon RF autofocus adapter

Designed for both full-frame and APS-C Canon R cameras, the Megadap adapter brings autofocus capability to manual focus Leica M lenses, when used on Canon R cameras.  The new adapter from Megadap allows photographers to enjoy the timeless character of the iconic lenses from Leica with the conveni...

Samsung Galaxy S26: how to – always – keep your videos steady

A feature of the Galaxy S26 series, Super Steady with horizontal lock is like having a cinematic gimbal or stabilizer ready at the tap of a button — without all the extra equipment.  First introduced to Galaxy mobile phones in 2019, Super Steady offers enhanced video stabilization. With the Galax...

DaVinci Resolve 21.0.3 Released – Keyframe Ease Actions, Interlaced Fixes, and Sony BURANO X-OCN Decode Fix

Blackmagic Design has released DaVinci Resolve 21.0.3, a maintenance update that adds configurable keyframe ease actions and a legacy speed mode retime curve option while fixing issues across editing, Fusion, and scripting. The free update also addresses decoding of some Sony BURANO X-OCN clips a...

DJI Osmo Pocket 4P: worldwide release date confirmed

Finally, after what seems like months because it genuinely has been, DJI has announced that the Osmo Pocket 4P gimbal camera will be available worldwide on 30 July.

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The Return of the Cinerama Dome Proves Los Angeles is Still the Place for Films and Filmmaking

In recent years, the industry narrative surrounding Los Angeles has often sounded like an extended eulogy. Between production tax credit debates, runaway shoots to out-of-state hubs, and shuttered physical spaces, it’s easy for filmmakers working in production and post to wonder if L.A. is slowly...

Sony FX5 Special with Philip Bloom | A24 Defends Its $75M Google DeepMind Deal | EBU’s Women’s Athletics Camera Guidelines – Focus Check ep126

The Sony FX5 is here – and this week’s episode is largely dedicated to it. Nino is joined live from Tokyo by Johnnie and by special guest Philip Bloom from London, both of whom spent a week shooting with Sony’s newly announced compact cinema camera. Beyond the FX5 deep dive, the trio covers A24’s...

Blackmagic Camera for iOS 3.4: what's new

Blackmagic Camera for iOS reaches version 3.4, adding more Apple Watch controls, REST API remote control and a new Remote Camera Manager, pulling level with Android.

Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra: camera specs and price

Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra headlines Unpacked 2026 with a 200 MP camera and 8K APV video. The standard Fold 8 and Flip 8 get more modest sensor bumps.

How To Craft a Scary and Thrilling Slasher Chase

Slashers dominated American horror films in the 1980s, and not even lazy ripoffs could fizzle the subgenre out for long. It would be resurrected with nostalgic legacy sequels and reinvented with meta commentary, or with another original twist. But what goes into making an effective slasher?Typica...

What You Can Learn from Matt Damon’s 4 Favorite Movies

The Odyssey star Matt Damon has had an incredibly varied career, with his Oscar-winning screenplay for Good Will Hunting (which he co-wrote with his co-star and frequent collaborator Ben Affleck) launching him into the stratosphere, allowing him to morph from being an action hero to an Oscar-nomi...

‘The Odyssey’ is Christopher Nolan’s Most Gargantuan Film Yet

It’s hard to overstate the grandiose scale of Christopher Nolan’s new epic adaptation of The Odyssey. I casually checked my watch after I realized that I had seen nearly every action scene shown in the trailers, and to my surprise, the film had barely been on for an hour. And trust me, the remain...

With the Sony FX5, Gareth Edwards takes guerrilla filmmaking to the next level

Sony’s FX5: a cinema camera so small Gareth Edwards can hide in plain sight and so capable he calls it a TARDIS.

The Grip Gear That Earns Its Place on Set

On a film set, the grips are the reason the world goes around.A grip in film is a crew member responsible for setting up, adjusting, and maintaining all non-electrical gear on set. They’re the reason a camera can float, glide, creep, or crane without anyone noticing the machinery.Grip gear is wha...

Blackmagic Camera for iOS Gets More Apple Watch Controls and Other New Features

Here we go yet again, not to be outdone by the latest updates for Blackmagic Camera for Android, the iOS version of Blackmagic Design’s popular smartphone camera app has another pretty major new update ready to check out as well.This latest update for Blackmagic Camera for iOS (version 3.4) is se...

DaVinci Resolve Gets New Ease Modes for Retime Speed and Frame Curves Plus Other Updates

More updates here, both on the way and already here for DaVinci Resolve, as Blackmagic Design has kept its promise to consistently improve its popular NLE regularly throughout the year. This latest update, version 21.0.3, is set to be a pretty neat one as it adds new ease modes for retime speed a...

A noteworthy DaVinci Resolve 21 event: The user manual gets an update

There’s a noteworthy DaVinci Resolve 21 event that has happened recently. No, I’m not talking about the full Resolve 21 release, the new Resolve 21 Photo page or any of the minor updates that have come along since then. I’m talking abou the mammoth, 4443 page DaVinci Resolve 21 ...

CineDream Expands FCP Color Tools

If you are into color grading, then 2026 is turning into a bumper crop year. Adobe is working on the new Color Mode for Premiere (still in beta) and Resolve 21 just added an entirely new module for photographs. Not to be outdone, several third-party developers have been reimagining how to work wi...

Upgrade the New Sony FX5 For Better Audio Recording With This Helpful Handle Unit Add-On

Well, that was fast; as soon as the Sony FX5 was announced, we already have ancillary add-ons available to kick things up a notch.To be honest, this is nothing new, as this is an official add-on from Sony and available in some kits and packages, but if for whatever reason you were looking to get ...

Sony FX5: Sony Finally Listened, But Is There Still Room for an FX7?

After months of speculation, Sony has officially unveiled the FX5, the newest addition to its Cinema Line. More importantly, it’s a camera that feels like a direct response to years of feedback from filmmakers and content creators who have been asking for a more capable step between the FX3...

52 Years Ago: One of the Greatest Crime Thrillers of the '70s Was Released

Have you seen this movie? Four men in matching disguises hijack a New York City subway car, hold the passengers for ransom, and dare the city to figure out how they'll possibly get away. The Taking of Pelham One Two Three hit theaters on October 2, 1974, and on paper it sounds tiny. There's just ...

Film Quote of the Day: The Line From Paul Newman's 1963 Western Classic That Warned Us to Choose Our Heroes Carefully

Paul Newman just has one of those faces you look at and instantly think: movie star. The guy just oozed charisma, and you wanted to watch him do anything and be anyone on the big screen. There are so many wonderful instances of him just taking over scenes and delivering.But today, I wanted to tal...

Can You Define Pilot Season (How Long Does It Last?)

Since the dawn of television, pilots have ruled networks. Pilots are the first episode of any television show. This introduction to the audience matters a ton because you want to ingratiate the viewers, so they tune in week after week.Today we're going to go over a traditional pilot season and ta...

Adobe Announces Major Substance 3D Updates Including OpenPBR Support Across Entire Ecosystem

Substance 3D is getting a pretty major boost as Adobe has unveiled what it is calling several new “innovations,” which are all aimed at delivering faster workflows, OpenPBR everywhere, and digital twins at scale.The biggest news here will include a major release of Substance 3D Painter, the afore...

What's A Ghostwriter in Hollywood?

Ghostwriters are even more prevalent than you think in Hollywood. As we all know, credit in Hollywood doesn’t always go to the writer.With so many people collaborating on one thing, it can be hard to figure out who gets what.Everyone wants the praise, and no one wants the blame. That’s where ghos...

Hasselblad Phocus Mobile now available for Android

Long requested by the Hasselblad community, the Android release brings the Hasselblad mobile imaging workflow to a broader community of photographers.  Hasselblad announced, recently, its partnership with Capture One, putting, fortunately, an end to a long “war”. Now it’s time for another good su...

All the ILM book podcasts in one place

Dennis Muren, Janet Lewin, Rob Bredow, Jeff White, Cary Phillips, Rachel Rose, Ben Morris, David Vickery, Ben Snow, Hayden Landis, John Knoll and Todd Vaziri. The post All the ILM book podcasts in one place appeared first on befores & afters.

Sony FX5: specs, price and release date

The much-anticipated Sony FX5 brings Open Gate recording, internal X-OCN RAW, and three base ISOs to a compact Cinema Line body priced from $4999 arriving in August. A mini-VENICE indeed.

Sony Announces The New Sony FX5

Sony has officially introduced the Sony FX5, a new addition to its Cinema Line that slots directly between the FX3 and FX6. Rather than replacing an existing model, the FX5 establishes a new tier in Sony’s lineup while bringing much of the imaging philosophy of the VENICE and BURANO into a ...

The Sony FX5 is Here: Is it Instantly the Best Compact Cinema Camera on the Market?

Well, it’s here. After months (or so) of teasing and rumors, Sony has officially unveiled its new Cinema Line camera as the FX5. Set to fit between the compact, creator-friendly FX3 (which this new version shares the same form factor) and the more high-end, videography-ready FX6, the Sony FX5 mig...

Sony FX5 Announced – Full-Frame 5K Open Gate, Internal X-OCN RAW, Three Base ISOs, 4K 240p

Sony has unveiled the FX5, a new full-frame Cinema Line camera that slots in between the FX3 and the FX6 and brings features previously reserved for the VENICE 2 and BURANO into a compact body. Headline specs include a newly developed 16.6MP fully stacked sensor, 5K open gate recording, internal ...

Sony FX5 Review – Finally, a Compact Camera Worthy of the Cinema Line Name

The Sony FX5 is here. And it’s promising to be the most significant camera the company has delivered in years! Sitting perfectly between the aging FX3A and the FX6, this new camera will surely capture the attention of many. The new 16.6MP back-illuminated stacked CMOS sensor and the new BIO...

Our Definitive Ranking of the 40+ DC Comic Book Movies

When I was a kid, I was an avid comic book collector. I spent so many hours poring over the pages of different back issues, living with my favorite heroes and seeing what they're all about. I never in my wildest dreams thought as a kid that there would be massive movies that took these characters...

DaVinci Resolve 21.0.3: what's new

Blackmagic's latest DaVinci Resolve 21.0.3 release adds new ease modes for retime and frame curves. Studio users also get QuickSync back on older Intel systems.

Puget Systems at SIGGRAPH 2026: The Robo Dojo

Puget Systems returns to SIGGRAPH 2026 with Form Studios' Robo Dojo, a motion-controlled activation that lets attendees battle AI robots as a real-time MetaHuman.

Sohonet & Bind Studio strengthen VFX pipeline partnership

LONDON — Sohonet (www.sohonet.com), a developer of collaboration and connectivity solutions for the media and entertainment industry, is expanding its partnership with LA-based Bind Studio (www.bind.studio), a leader in visual effects production technology. Bind Studio’s full platform is now avai...

LIT OS 0.9 beta4 for the LIT DUO 1 Light Meter Released – Higher Spectrum Resolution, CRI and SSI, New ΔEV Mode

Swedish company LIT Systems has released LIT OS 0.9 beta4, the latest public test firmware for its LIT DUO 1 all-in-one light and color meter. The update brings 2.5x higher spectrum measuring resolution, new CRI and SSI readings, a new ΔEV exposure difference submode, faster measurements across t...

DaVinci Resolve 21.0.3 Update!

DaVinci Resolve 21.0.3 Update! Adds new ease modes for retime speed and frame curves, improved handling of interlaced media and QuickSync encode options for older Intel systems. Download now from https://bmd.link/77T9rf

Blackmagic Camera 3.4 for iOS!

Blackmagic Camera for iOS 3.4 now available! Adds more controls to Apple Watch, remote camera manager for loading saved camera lists, plus support for Blackmagic Camera REST API. Download now from https://bmd.link/Kz3Mwj

30 Days. 1 Song. $65K+ on the Line: Take the Musicbed Challenge

We all know how much great music contributes to a film or TV show or even a video game we love. It's like this unifying force that makes us care and gets us to lean in.Well, what if we told you music may also be how you unlock the funding for your next project?Pick a category. Find the song that ...

The Film-Buying Market Has Changed... But Make Your Movie Anyway

If you're into movie-making (which we guess you are, because you're here right now), you know that the way independent films get financed has shifted hard in the last few years. So if you're putting a movie together, it pays to understand the new terrain. Writer/director Jason Eric Perlman spent ...

Take Your Power Source With You With This New Foldable Solar Panel for Off-Grid Filmmaking

Well, this is pretty cool. The other day, we covered an inflatable light mat that could double as a water raft for navigating a river, and today we have a foldable solar panel that can be carried like a backpack to power your remote shoots.And for remote shoots, we mean like very, very remote. In...

How This 'The Odyssey' Line Went Viral Thanks to Its Thematic Emphasis

It is impossible to go anywhere or talk to anyone without bringing up The Odyssey. It's the biggest movie in the world, and it's going to dominate the cultural conversation through the Awards Season.And yeah, there are going to be massive awards for it to win, but right now, it's probably winning...

How 'The Odyssey' Beggar Line Went Viral

It is impossible to go anywhere or talk to anyone without bringing up The Odyssey. It's the biggest movie in the world, and it's going to dominate the cultural conversation through the Awards Season.And yeah, there are going to be massive awards for it to win, but right now, it's probably winning...

97 Billion Hours: Netflix’s Biggest Hits of 2026 Revealed

Have you ever wondered what people are watching on Netflix? Since my platform is skewed to my algorithm, I pretty much have no idea who's watching what without speaking to my friends. Well, thankfully, Netflix is giving filmmakers and casual viewers a glimpse into what people are watching across ...

60 Years Ago: John Ford’s 1966 Western Classic Became the Final Feature Film of His Legendary Career

When you think of the name John Ford, you probably think of rolling hills and stunning vistas. And you definitely think of Western movies. The guy directed so many of those films, most notably The Searchers, which is one of the most important and greatest American films ever made.Yet exactly 60 y...

NiSi Introduces a New Ultra-Wide Medium Format Prime For Hasselblad and Fujifilm Cameras

A new ultra-wide prime lens has been launched that will likely turn some heads for those looking to expand their field of view in medium format.NiSi has announced that the company’s new lens will be a 16mm f/2.8 ASPH. The lens is set to not only feature an expansive field of view, but also bring ...

These New Action Plates from Moment Are Like a Video Game Controller for Your Camera App

If you’ve used Moment lens add-ons for your smartphones in the past, you’re likely familiar with the brand, which has been a popular option for those looking to achieve higher cinematic quality in their smartphone videos.Similar to past offerings, the company has introduced some new Action Plates...

The Best Western of the 2010s Wasn't a Movie or TV Show—It Was 'Red Dead Redemption 2'

We’ll be honest, we’ve been on a bit of a Western kick here at No Film School over the past few months. You could argue that once you go on a Western kick, though, you never really get off of it. And for a genre so deep with films, shows, and other content, you could spend your whole life in it w...

Film Quote of the Day: Jim Carrey’s 'Eternal Sunshine' Line That Offered a Timeless Lesson on Understanding Each Other

Charlie Kaufman and Michel Gondry's Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, from all the way back in 2004, has so many gut-punch lines as we see these characters' relationship fall apart."Constantly talking isn't necessarily communicating." Jim Carrey's Joel Barish says it to Kate Winslet's Clemen...

Inside the Craft of Action With Emmy-Nominated Stunt Coordinator Victor Paguia

In this episode of the No Film School Podcast, Emmy-nominated stunt coordinator and performer Victor Paguia joins GG Hawkins to explain how action sequences are designed around character, story, safety, and production realities. Drawing on more than two decades of experience—including his work on...

Substance 3D Painter 12.1: OpenPBR support, faster baking

Adobe's Substance 3D Painter 12.1 adds OpenPBR support, Auto Rebake, and Skew Map Painting, part of a wider OpenPBR rollout across Substance 3D tools and assets.

ByteDance Seedance 2.5 API Goes Live – 30-Second Single-Shot Clips, 50 Reference Inputs, and 3D Camera Blockouts

ByteDance has opened public API access to Seedance 2.5, the video model it unveiled at the Volcano Engine FORCE conference, built around a 30-second clip generated in one continuous pass, up to 50 multimodal reference inputs, and camera control driven by 3D blockouts. The company also pushed its ...

On The Set Pic: ‘The Odyssey’

Director Christopher Nolan (frame left) on set of The Odyssey. The post On The Set Pic: ‘The Odyssey’ appeared first on befores & afters.

Versus Appoints Rezonate Founder Nico Puertollano as ECD

Versus has announced the appointment of Nico Puertollano as Executive Creative Director. As part of the move, Rezonate’s commercial client portfolio will transition to Versus, further expanding the studio’s creative capabilities across design, animation, storytelling, and brand experi...

4×20: Quick Hits Title Sequence | Wesley Ebelhar.

Zaxcom Publishes White Paper on Narrow Band Direct Conversion – New Receiver Architecture Promises Better Interference Rejection

Zaxcom has published a white paper detailing Narrow Band Direct Conversion, a new receiver architecture the company has been developing since 2023. The technology filters incoming RF through a 200kHz window before analog-to-digital conversion, uses a tunable tracking front-end filter adjustable i...

Tool Tip Tuesday for Adobe Premiere: Hover Scrub

Welcome to Tool Tip Tuesday for Adobe Premiere on ProVideo Coalition Hover Scrub is one of my favorite features that have ever been introduced into Adobe Premiere. It was introduced way back in 2012 as part of Adobe Premiere Pro CS6. Despite this feature being almost fifteen years old, I still en...

Samsung The Freestyle+, a lightweight AI-powered projector

Featuring an up to 100 inches screen, The Freestyle+ introduces some new concepts for projectors, from wall calibration to obstacle avoidance controlled by voice.  Unveiled ahead of CES 2026 in Las Vegas, The Freestyle+ lightweight AI-powered projector is now available. Delivering an optimized, l...

A24 Defends Its $75M Google DeepMind AI Deal After Fan Backlash

A24’s $75 million research partnership with Google DeepMind has now played out its full first act: the announcement, a revolt from the studio’s own fanbase, and an official defense built around wanting “a seat at the table.” With the dust settled, this is not an IP deal, n...

Adobe Project Indigo's AI Playground: what it does

Adobe's Project Indigo app gains an experimental AI Playground for generative photo editing, though availability is limited.

NiSi 16mm f/2.8 Medium Format Lens for FUJIFILM G & Hasselblad XCD Announced

NiSi has introduced the 16mm f/2.8 ASPH, an ultra-wide manual-focus prime for medium format mirrorless in Hasselblad XCD and FUJIFILM G mounts. It delivers a 118° diagonal field of view (roughly a 12.6mm full-frame equivalent), a bright f/2.8 aperture, and an optical design tuned for 100-megapixe...

Music Video: Rivkah Reyes - Debt Collector

Director Johanna Block teamed up with NYC-based indie rock/pop musician/actor Rivkah Reyes to create her new Debt Collector music video. Set on the boardwalk of Coney Island, the video was shot using a vintage camcorder, giving it a low-fi, unscripted look.

Careers: Editor Kauai

Originally from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Kauai is a film and video editor based in Portland, OR. As part of the editorial roster at Leap Year (www.leapyearpost.com), based in Brooklyn, Kauai’s experience spans a wide range of content, with an emphasis on commercials and documentary style branded c...

Drone rescue: rewatch this 2015 beach catch save

Back in 2015, this Australian flyer had to sprint along a beach to save his drone from ditching in the sea and being smashed to smithereens against the rocks by the surf.

The Spider-Man Movies Ranked

Spider-Man is kind of the definitive superhero of our time. He's been so popular for so long that we have movie adaptations of him from the last 50 years. We've seen him live-action, animated, anime, and everything you can think of in between. Sure, Batman is pretty popular too, but I think Spide...

Composition Is the Cake, Everything Else Is Frosting

Avery Dohrmann is a filmmaker who wrote for us back in 2023 about making his debut feature, Our Final Days in Paradise, at 20. He's back with a video essay on visual literacy, and it's a useful and inspirational watch. A lot of us probably saw The Odyssey over the weekend, so if you'd like to be ...

The Art of Asking for Money for Indie Films feat. Madhouse Films

In this episode of the No Film School Podcast, Madhouse Films co-founders Katherine Romans and Charlie Traisman join GG Hawkins to explain how they built an independent production company from the ground up. They discuss using short films as their version of film school, raising project financing...

This New Godox Full-Color Inflatable Mat Light Also Doubles as a River Float

Set to be a smaller, more compact version of the company’s larger full-color mat models like the AM1600R, this new KNOWLED AM800R from Godox is an inflatable LED light mat that promises to combine compact, foldable design elements with high-performance lighting.The result should be familiar to it...

Download the Latest Firmware Updates for Your Nucleus-M II Wireless Lens Control System

Everyone loves a good firmware update to start their day. That is, as long as the update actually provides improvements, and not new problems. Which can sometimes be the case. However, for the Tilta Nucleus-M II Wireless Lens Control System, we have several updates to catch you up on; you can upd...

SmallRig Teams Back Up With Potato Jet to Release Some New Tripods and Monopods

One of the better partnerships going between brands and creators these days is the SmallRig partnership with Potato Jet. This collaboration has given us a good number of solid and reliable products already, but there’s always room for more.So it’s exciting to see that SmallRig and Potato Jet have...

How 'The Odyssey' Pulled Off Those Practical Effects

It's a Monday morning, and everyone is talking about going to see the big blockbuster movie over the weekend. If you thought The Odyssey was big before, the box office numbers and chatter show that it could wind up being the movie with the most cultural impact this year, in a field that's already...

This iPhone App Promises to Unlock Open Gate or 4K With Real-Time RAW Processing

Who doesn’t want to shoot Open Gate these days? Open Gate is basically the new 4K in terms of buzzwords, which everyone throws around for how they’d like to shoot and record footage. And that’s not a knock, as these formats are buzzy for a reason.Shooting Open Gate can be hugely beneficial to fil...

'The Odyssey' Ending Explained

With an opening weekend that crushed all projections, Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey updated the longest-running myth in Earth's history for audiences across the globe.People flocked to see the film in 70MM IMAX and smaller formats, solidifying Nolan as the biggest draw of any director working t...

50 Years Ago: Sam Elliott Landed the Leading Role That Made Him a Hollywood Icon

Fifty years ago this week, on July 23, 1976, a movie called Lifeguard opened in theaters and gave Sam Elliott his first leading role. Everything we recognize about him now is already there in leading man Rick Carlson. He's got the mustache, the swagger, the slow voice, the charisma. While it's wi...

No Picnic Feasts at Film Forum

In 1985, downtown cinephile Phil Hartman used profits from the Great Jones Cafe, a beloved Cajun-inspired NoHo bar he cofounded two years earlier, to direct his first—and, to date, only completed—feature film, No Picnic. A noirish shaggy-dog punk comedy photographed by experimental filmmaker Pete...

edelkrone Krone X Compact Announced – Up to Seven Axes of Motion in a Backpack

edelkrone has unveiled the Krone X Compact, a robotic camera motion system that packs a dolly, a jib, and a motorized head into a setup small enough to travel inside a single backpack. It promises up to seven axes of synchronized, programmable movement for solo shooters and small crews, and it ma...

Puget Systems at SIGGRAPH 2026: an immersive Robo Dojo

Puget Systems invites SIGGRAPH attendees to step inside the Robo Dojo as fully-realized MetaHumans to “fight back against the machines!”  For this immersive activation in Puget Systems’ booth (#557), called The Robo Dojo, Puget Systems and Form Studios have created an interactive experience in wh...

HD Air Studio HALO gimbal: specs and release info

HD Air Studio has revealed HALO, a modular three-axis gimbal aimed at unseating DJI's nine-year-old Ronin 2. No price or release date yet, but sign-ups are open now.

iZotope Joins the Boris FX Family

First, a bit of the backstory as we know it. iZotope is widely recognized as one of the go-to brands that’s critical to the audio community. Users have been nervous for the past few months, because the former parent company Native Instruments GmbH filed for preliminary insolvency in Germany...

The 'Avengers: Doomsday' Trailer Unites New and Old Characters For Battle

We woke up this morning to Marvel Studios unveiling the first official trailer for Avengers: Doomsday. The movie is directed by Anthony and Joe Russo (Avengers: Endgame, Infinity War) and faces the challenge of combining three distinct Marvel cinematic universes (Earth-616 Avengers, Earth-828 Fan...

Log Cam and RAW Cam Bring Open Gate RAW and Log Video to Older iPhones – A Skeptical Look

Croatian developer Sebastijan Grabar’s two iOS apps, RAW Cam: Open Gate DNG Video and Log Cam: Open Gate by RAW Cam, debayer the iPhone’s RAW sensor stream on device to record full-sensor CinemaDNG, MCRAW, ProRes and high-bitrate HEVC with industry log gammas, reaching back to non-Pro...

Viltrox AF 26mm f/2.8 EVO Full-Frame Pancake Lens Announced for Sony E and Nikon Z

Viltrox AF 26mm f/2.8 EVO lens is a fast, compact full-frame pancake prime weighing around 130g (4.58oz) with a lens barrel length of only 23.8mm. Offering both focus and aperture rings, an STM autofocus motor, 0.2m close focus, and a 43mm front filter thread, the lens is now available for Sony E...

Godox AM800R inflatable mat light: specs, price and availability

Godox has released the KNOWLED AM800R, an 800W inflatable LED mat light in a 4×4 ft panel. It's available for pre-order at $3990.

The visual effects of ‘Widow’s Bay’

Behind the invisible effects work. The post The visual effects of ‘Widow’s Bay’ appeared first on befores & afters.

The Odyssey: IMAX 70mm, Dolby, PLF formats explained

Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey is the first feature ever shot entirely on IMAX film cameras, and released in six formats on July 17 to the biggest opening of his career to date. Here's what each format actually looks like and whether it's worth seeking out.

Film Quote of the Day: The 'Star Trek' Line That Offered a Timeless Lesson on Making Difficult Choices

Making a movie is like a relentless onslaught of problems you have to solve, sometimes in real time. You are constantly making choices on the page, on the stage, and even with the budget and crew. It's this beautiful cacophony of balancing what you want to do and what you need to do. In those mom...

X By XREAL a01+: your “pocket cinema” for only $299

Created to bring big-screen AR entertainment to a wider, more mainstream audience, the XBX a01+ delivers a virtual screen equivalent to 147 inches at 4 meters.  XREAL, the global leader in lightweight XR hardware development, announced the availability of a01+, the debut product from its new sub-...

Choosing multiregion DVD/Blu-ray players for framerate purists in the US and ex-NTSC countries in the Americas

In several prior articles and reviews, I have emphasized the importance of choosing a monitor (or TV set) that is multistandard, or at least multi-framerate. In those prior articles, it was in the context of monitoring the video editing and/or grading project at its native rate (or an even multip...

AutoFull M6 Ultra 2.0: price, specs and release

AutoFull's M6 Ultra 2.0 gaming chair brings built-in cooling, heating and massage to the edit suite, at under a third of the price of something like a Herman Miller Aeron.

Ruxin Liang Shares a Workflow Tip for Keeping Ornatrix Grooms Feeling Fast

Build the Whole Ornatrix Stack at Once, and Keep Your Viewport Fast By Ruxin Liang Here is a problem every Ornatrix user hits. You start a groom in Maya. You...

Streamline Your Production Workflows With These Belkin USB-C Hubs

If you're looking to streamline your workflows on set by speeding things up and making them more efficient at the same time, then you might already know the value of fast, reliable, and solid USB-C hubs.This is a great and very easy way to move files and footage around to help make sure your shot...

This DP Solved a 6-Page Dinner Scene with One Light

In The Isolate Thief, Ada Horn (Mackenzie Foy) is stranded at a snowbound Union Army outpost in Oregon after her father dies. She stumbles on a stash of stolen gold and decides to hide it. Cue a gang of outlaws led by Sean Bean, who show up and take over her cabin. Now it's Ada versus the bad guy...

Meet Martini: A Film Set for AI Video That Aims to Help Filmmakers Streamline Their Shots

Again, love it or hate it, AI is here, and it’s revolutionizing every aspect of film and video. And while we’ve tried our best to cover different AI models, tools, and apps, there has been more of a stark divide between generative AI video models and AI-powered workflow tools over the past year o...

Why Ryan Coogler’s Bold Choice to Shoot 'The X-Files' on 65mm Changes Everything

I have been so excited about Ryan Coogler's X-Files reboot since it was announced, and now I am popping to hear that he shot the pilot on large format film.TV is about to get even more epic.According to a report from World of Reel, Coogler has officially wrapped production on a two-hour pilot epi...

Film Quote of the Day: The Achilles Line from 'Troy' That Offered a Timeless Truth on Why Life Is Precious

"Everything's more beautiful because we're doomed."This is a line that has outgrown its source material so much that it's basically become its own thing. Search it on Google, and you'll find it on Goodreads, on grief forums, on the inside of a few forearms as tattoos, or floating over a picture ...

The Most Devastating Line in ‘The Sopranos’ That Still Reverberates With Rewatches Today

As someone who is sad, if not a bit afraid to admit it, I missed The Sopranos when it first came out. Granted, I was twelve when the series premiered and just graduating high school when it wrapped up, so I have a bit of an excuse for parental limitations in the beginning, at least.Still, over th...

This New Stream Deck Plug-In is Set to Allow Easy Access to Audio-Technica 20 Series USB Microphones

Audio-Technica has announced a new 20 Series Control Application, set to serve as a Stream Deck plug-in that aims to provide streamlined control of compatible Audio-Technica USB microphones directly from Elgato Stream Deck devices.A solution designed specifically for the broader mix of streamers,...

All the s2 ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ breakdowns in one place

Check out breakdowns from Outpost VFX, Rodeo FX, Accenture Song and more. The post All the s2 ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ breakdowns in one place appeared first on befores & afters.

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Ranking All The 'Rocky' Movies In Order of Greatness

Are you ready to go twelve rounds ranking the Rocky movies? I know what you’re thinking: how can we possibly rank the Rocky movies?Each one offers such a fun experience, a unique rocky opponent, and even different rocky trainers!But we’re going to the mat on this official Rocky ranking, and if yo...

IMAX can’t build enough projectors to meet the demand for The Odyssey in 15/70mm

There are still only 41 screens capable of showing Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey in 15-perf/70mm, and IMAX CEO Richard Gelfond has been explaining why the company can't simply manufacture more.

Bending Time – The Narrative Power and Dangerous Pitfalls of Flashbacks

Flashbacks. Oh, how many discussions they can spark! Some people hate them, others value them a lot. There are filmmakers who are famous for their use of flashbacks, and others who lose the audience’s respect because of poor execution. All in all, flashbacks are a tool. And like any tool, they ca...

How to Write a Cold Open for Your TV Pilot

How can you hook the reader and set up the world all at once?It's called a cold open. Pulling it off is a surefire way to get a viewer hooked from the start, and to communicate a lot of the tone/story without too much legwork.It's a lot to accomplish in a really short amount of time. So it's not ...

HD Air Studio HALO Modular Gimbal Debuts – 15kg Payload, 360° Roll and Pan, Handheld-to-Remote Head

HD Air Studio, the Lublin-based engineering house behind the Cyclo and Elit stabilized heads, has revealed HALO, a modular three-axis gimbal it describes as a handheld-first system with full remote-head capabilities. The design is rated to carry up to 15 kg / 33 lb, adds unlimited 360° roll and p...

2D House: first rental house in North America to offer ZEISS Aatma lenses

The first ZEISS Aatma lenses that arrived to 2D House, in early June 2026, went immediately out on a rental, suggesting the new glass is going to be a popular choice.  Being the first rental house in North America to receive the new ZEISS Aatma lens set is a milestone for 2D House, as it [...]Rea...

SmallRig's new Outdoor Camera Backpack: 25 L and $199

SmallRig's new $199 Outdoor Camera Backpack uses a modular pouch system to keep everything safe and snug and also features a padded waist support foe heavier loads.

Blackmagic Camera for Android 3.4 update released

With the newest update, version 3.4, Android phones running Blackmagic Camera can now be used in more flexible production workflows.  Blackmagic Design continues to expand the options for users of its Blackmagic Camera for Android app, and the newest update brings a series of features, some reque...

Godox KNOWLED AM800R Released – 800W Full-Color Inflatable 4’×4′ Mat Light

Godox has released the KNOWLED AM800R, an 800W full-color LED inflatable mat light with a 4’×4′ (1.2 x 1.2m) surface, a 1,800K to 10,000K CCT range, and IP65 weather resistance for both the light body and controller. First shown at NAB 2026, the fixture inflates to 8 PSI in about one ...

Blackmagic Camera Android 3.4: what's new

Blackmagic Camera for Android reaches version 3.4, adding 4K HDMI output, WearOS control, and REST API support, edging past iOS 3.3 on version number.

Pier 59 employing virtual production on commercial campaigns

NEW YORK CITY - Pier59 (https://pier59studios.com) has completed work on a number of projects that take advantage of the studio’s virtual production space. 

4 Lies About Famous Movies Everybody Fell For

Countless movies over the years have making-of stories that are almost as eventful as the film itself. Sometimes, some of the details of these making-of stories contain embellishments, different versions of the truth, or straight-up myths. Let’s take a look at some of the most famous stories abou...

Color and Contrast Controls in Color Mode: Why Zones Work Better Than Lift/Gamma/Gain

If you’ve spent any time with color tools, you’ve probably run into lift, gamma, and gain. Shadows, midtones, highlights: adjust each one, try to balance them against each other, and repeat until the image looks right.Push the highlights up, and midtones shift. Pull the shadows down, and contrast...

Screenwriting Lessons From ‘Toy Story’ Every Writer Needs to Hear

Last month, we received the 5th film in the Toy Story series. As one of the most successful, longest-running animated franchises of all time, each film has received tremendous praise over the years. The first film is now over 30 years old, and remains a cornerstone, not just in the animation medi...

Is Vertical Filmmaking the Future? This Filmmaker Isn’t Afraid to Embrace the New Format

We know, most everything new in film and video is usually met with a solid level of trepidation and often mistrust. And, sadly, likely for good reasons, too, as there have been many filmmaking revolutions that have been promised but have fizzled out.Or worse yet, new revolutions threaten the very...

Blackmagic Camera for Android Adds 4K HDMI Video Output With Audio Plus Other Updates

The free camera app for Android users from Blackmagic Design has gotten another update, one of the bigger ones in a while. Which is saying something, as Blackmagic Design really does a good job of adding new features and improvements to the Blackmagic Camera app (both iOS and Android versions) th...

The Essential Matt Damon Movies

Matt Damon is one of our most important leading actors working today, not only because he's a talented performer, but also because he's been on both sides of the camera. He's produced and written films, notably writing and starring in the award-winning Good Will Hunting.Christopher Nolan's The Od...

This Gary Busey Monologue From ‘Surviving the Game’ is Actually a Great Lesson in Character Development

Ok, well, maybe some of us would call 1994’s Surviving the Game a cinema classic; it is a film that I’ve probably watched at least a dozen times and never fail to enjoy, probably as much as any other of the more “traditional” cinema classics.It’s also not a wholly unique movie as it’s just anothe...

Sonimus S-Console

If you like audio plugins that emulate analog hardware, then you’ll be pleased with the latest release from Sonimus. Along with the company’s various analog-style plugins, Sonimus is known for console emulations. Their latest release is S-Console, which is an update of their earlier S...

Why Can’t We Just Build More IMAX 70mm Projectors?

Look, I know I am one of the lucky ones, and I got a ticket to see The Odyssey on opening night in Los Angeles, but I am going at like 10:30 PM and know I'm going to have to see it again in the daytime. The fervor around this movie is palpable. We've been reporting on ot for over a year, and hila...

10 Underrated Movies From 1996 You Probably Missed

We know it’s hard to believe that 1996 was already 30 years ago, but we can’t let that devastation distract us from celebrating the anniversaries of some of the most underrated movies of that year. These 10 titles were overshadowed by the likes of Scream, Fargo, and Jerry Maguire, but that doesn’...

Why WWII Remains Hollywood's Favorite War

I will admit that I love a good WWII movie or TV show. I have sat and watched Band of Brothers countless times, and I feel like I could quote all of Saving Private Ryan, I'll even dig into the obscure ones and watch something from a different point of view.The thing is, there are so many WWII mov...

A New 3-Axis Gimbal Aims to be a Modular, Handheld-First System for Video Pros

Again, another win for tech innovation in film and video that isn’t AI: we have a new, modular 3-axis gimbal system on the market that looks quite unique and—dare we say—fun. The HALO 3-axis gimbal system from the brand HD Air Studio promises to be a true handheld-first system with full remote-he...

Foundry’s SmartRoto: AI-assisted roto that aims to work the way you do

Foundry has released a new AI-powered plugin for Nuke, NukeX, Nuke Studio and Nuke Indie that aims to take the grind out of one of the most tedious jobs in visual effects: rotoscoping.

Film Quote of the Day: The 'White Heat' Line That Proved Censorship Can Accidentally Create Masterpieces

If you're like me, you probably have a list of movie endings that completely rewired the way you think about movies. The ones that rocked you in the theater or home on the couch, and challenged your own writing to be better and more impactful.Whenever I’m talking to students about ending a movie ...

Stranger Things: VHS Special Edition release details

Stranger Things was released 10 years ago, and Netflix has amped up the nostalgia quotient of the original series by releasing it in a special VHS recut.

How Spielberg Uses These Cuts and the Science of Why They Work

Steven Spielberg and editor Michael Kahn have been making audiences feel big emotions for years, usually through subtle editing tweaks that work on a subconscious level. A new video essay from Storytelling Workshop tries to explain the mechanism.Storytelling Workshop pulls three scenes from three...

Bunker Boyz | Private Island

Viltrox AF 26mm F2.8 EVO: specs and price

Viltrox's new AF 26mm F2.8 EVO is a full-frame autofocus pancake lens for Sony E and Nikon Z mounts, priced at $299.

Great ways to use Auto Mask in Final Cut Pro

The big three editing apps (Final Cut Pro, Premiere, Resolve) all copy features from one another, sooner or later. Sometimes this doesn’t take long (FCP’s Voice Isolation was copied by Resolve, Resolve’s curves were copied by FCP and Premiere) while sometimes it takes over a decade (Premiere’s ti...

ARRI Sells Its Rental Business | DJI ‘Front Companies’ Fined | Sony RX10 V – Focus Check ep125

Nino is flying solo again this week. However, Johnnie isn’t on vacation; he is deep in reviewing an exciting new camera, and there will be more on that next week, so stay tuned! There is still plenty to talk about: ARRI is selling its global rental business in a management buy-out backed by...

Sony Future Filmmaker Awards 2027 adds Immersive category

For the 2027 edition, the Sony Future Filmmaker Awards introduces the Immersive category, welcoming short films with immersive formats including 3D, 180°, and 360° video.  Now in their fifth year, the Sony Future Filmmaker Awards spotlight and celebrate the filmmakers reshaping the cinema of tomo...

CineD Best-of-Show Awards at IBC 2026 – Submit Your Product/Innovation Now!

Submissions for the CineD Best-of-Show Awards at IBC 2026 are now officially open! Every year, our awards celebrate the innovation, engineering, and hard work that drive the filmmaking industry forward. If you’re planning to unveil a new product or technology at this year’s show, we i...

Tamron 12-20mm F2.8 for astrophotography and interior shooting

The Tamron 12-20mm F2.8 features a compact and lightweight design paired with comprehensive control features to meet professional demands in a lens for astrophotography. The defining feature of the 12-20mm F2.8 (Model A084) for full-frame mirrorless cameras is its ultra-wide focal range, starting...

Lomography Simple Use Half Frame camera: price, specs

Lomography has launched a half-frame version of its Simple Use Reloadable Film Camera in both black & white and color editions.

Industry veteran Des Carey joins Dublin studio Elephant Goldfish

DUBLIN - Molinare Creative Group’s VFX and post production studio Elephant Goldfish (www.elephantgoldfish.com) has appointed Des Carey executive director of growth & innovation. He is an internationally respected entertainment executive and technology innovator. Working closely with the Eleph...

Blackmagic Camera 3.4 for Android!

Blackmagic Camera for Android 3.4 Update! Adds 4K HDMI video output with audio, WearOS camera control, REST API remote control, continuous recording pause, Blackmagic Focus and Zoom demand support, proxy clip management and more. Download now from https://bmd.link/3YpFVX

Blackmagic Camera 3.4 for Android!

Blackmagic Camera for Android 3.4 Update! Adds 4K HDMI video output with audio, WearOS camera control, REST API remote control, continuous recording pause, Blackmagic Focus and Zoom demand support, proxy clip management and more. Download now from https://bmd.link/3YpFVX

Our final ILM book podcast is with the VFX artist who changed my life: Todd Vaziri

What a series! Listen in for an episode that goes back to the very beginning. The post Our final ILM book podcast is with the VFX artist who changed my life: Todd Vaziri appeared first on befores & afters.

How 'Savage' Won ATX TV Festival's First-Ever Indie TV Pilot Showcase—and What Its Creators Learned

We know, TV isn’t film and film isn’t TV. But does that line mean anything anymore? The ATX TV Festival just wrapped up its 15th season (aka year) last month in Austin, Texas. The festival, which bills itself as “TV camp for grown-ups,” featured major reunions (like the Friday Night Lights 20th-y...

Fujifilm Releases Firmware Update for GFX ETERNA 55 Plus Roadmap Future Improvements

It’s been a little while since there were any new updates or coverage of the Fujifilm GFX ETERNA 55, which is regrettable because it is certainly one of the most interesting cameras to come out in the past few years.Also, to the company’s credit, Fujifilm really did its due diligence by releasing...

6 Essential Movies of 1982: The Greatest Summer for Sci-Fi & Genre Films

A few years before I was born, there was a summer of science fiction movies where it seemed like every film released was unforgettable. I don't have access to a time machine, but if I did, I'd grab $20 and spend the summer of 1982 at the theater. Seriously, when I was researching this article, I ...

Everyone in Hollywood Claims to Have a Gun, but Very Few Brought Enough Bullets

Last night, I was sitting across from a kid at a coffee shop in Los Angeles who asked me how to break into Hollywood. I told him what I'd tell anyone trying to break in anywhere:You better have a gun, and it better be loaded.What started as a dark joke evolved into a metaphor that perfectly sums ...

EBU Sport Publishes “Raising the Bar” – Camera Guidelines for Respectful Coverage of Women’s Athletics

EBU Sport has published “Raising the Bar”, a set of practical camera and broadcast direction guidelines aimed at ending the sexualization of women athletes in live athletics coverage. Developed with input from Olympic athletes Holly Bradshaw, Ivana Španović, and Blanka Vlašić, the fre...

This New Viltrox Pancake Lens Could Be Another Compact and Solid Option For Your Travels

It sure feels like we’re living in the golden age of compact, quality, travel-ready lenses as brands like Viltrox, Tamron, and other legacy manufacturers seem to have several to choose from, with more coming out every quarter.The latest compact, fast, and versatile travel lens is the new Viltrox ...

6 Best Neo-Westerns Every Filmmaker Needs to Study

We've been covering a lot of Westerns on the website, and for good reason. They often are emblematic of the America in which they were made. They are these mini history lessons in the social mores and ideologies of their times. But we also live at a time when very few Westerns are being made. Sti...

Steal Christopher Nolan's 3-Move Playbook for Ending a Film

We talk a lot about how you shouldn't be on the nose in your writing or direction. For the most part, that means not having your characters deliver their exact feelings or telling the audience the "point" of the story (in the form of a thesis statement or similar). But a recent video from Like St...

Film Quote of the Day: The 'Shawshank Redemption' Line That Gave Us One of Cinema's Most Beautiful Metaphors

Frank Darabont's The Shawshank Redemption has so many quotable and inspirational lines, despite being a story about a wrongfully incarcerated character suffering mental and physical abuse in prison. Hope is a good thing. Get busy living or get busy dying. A river of you-know-what.But there's an u...

Viltrox AF 26mm F2.8 EVO: an ultra-compact pancake lens

Viltrox announced the launch of its AF 26mm F2.8 EVO, a compact full-frame autofocus pancake lens, ideal for anything from street photography to architecture.  The new is AF 26mm F2.8 EVO from Viltrox is a durable, full-frame E/Z Mount lens with dual control rings designed for the portability nee...

Tamron’s Widest Full-Frame Lens to Date is Here to Expand Your Ultrawide Image-Capturing Capabilities

Available for Sony E-mount and Nikon Z-mount systems, Tamron has released a new ultrawide-angle full-frame lens that is the company’s widest to date.Ideally designed for photographers, videographers, or other hybrid content creators who are looking for dramatic perspectives and ample coverage, th...

Sony Future Filmmaker Awards 2027 Open for Entries – New Immersive Category, Snapdragon Shorts Award, Free Entry Worldwide

The Sony Future Filmmaker Awards have opened entries for their fifth edition, inviting independent filmmakers worldwide to submit short films free of charge until December 15, 2026. The 2027 competition adds a new Immersive category presented by Meta and the Snapdragon Shorts Award, alongside cas...

Fujifilm announces roadmap for GFX ETERNA 55

The new firmware version now released, v1.10, for GFX ETERNA 55, expands the possibilities for creative work and further enhances expressive capabilities.  The new firmware, v1.10, offers, according to Fujifilm, “enhanced usability and operability that expands the possibilities of creative work” ...

Tamron 12-20mm F2.8 A084: specs, price, release

Tamron's new 12-20mm F2.8 ultra-wide zoom holds F2.8 across a 12-20mm range. Sony E-mount ships July 30 at $1,699, Nikon Z mount August 27 at $1,799.

Tamron 12-20mm f/2.8 Announced – Compact Ultra-Wide Zoom for Sony E and Nikon Z Full-Frame Cameras

Tamron has launched the 12-20mm f/2.8 (Model A084), the widest full-frame lens the company has ever made and the first to debut its new Toned Profile Next lens design. The fast ultra-wide zoom for Sony E-mount and Nikon Z mount weighs just 570g / 20.2oz, focuses down to 0.18m / 7.1in, and feature...

Better Together: Sony’s BRC-AM7 + HXC-FZ90 Cameras = Opportunity

Sony Electronics’ current roster of high-performance, intuitive cameras reflects a commitment to meeting today’s production demands while paving the way for future innovation. In an era where premium visual standards are non-negotiable, Sony’s implementation of AI and automated features removes t...

FUJIFILM GFX ETERNA 55 Firmware 1.10 Released – Roadmap Promises Automatic ND Control, LANC Support, and MXF Playback

FUJIFILM has released firmware version 1.10 for the GFX ETERNA 55, stabilizing white balance with PL lenses and refining overall operation of the company’s first dedicated filmmaking camera. Alongside the update, FUJIFILM has published a firmware roadmap stretching into 2027 that promises i...

LALAL.AI Lynx Announced – Targets Noise in Production Dialogue

Location audio does not always cooperate. There is wind, traffic, background music, room noise, or a failed primary microphone that can leave an editor with usable footage but dialogue that’s difficult to salvage. Addressing these common production problems, 2026 People’s Voice Webby Award ...

GFX ETERNA 55 firmware 1.10: full roadmap

Along with releasing ver 1.10 firmware for the GFX ETERNA 55, Fujifilm has outlined firmware release plans for the camera up to ver 1.30 next year.

New stock library represents those with disabilities

ATLANTA & OAKLAND - LaVant Consulting, the disability-centered consulting firm, and creative studio Where The Buffalo Roam (WTBR), have teamed up to launch All in Frame (https://www.allinframestock.com), a free stock-photo collection led by disabled creatives. The library is designed to give ...

Color grading: Jackass: Best and Last

Paramount Pictures and MTV Entertainment Studios released Jackass: Best and Last on June 26th, marking the final feature in the extreme-stunt documentary franchise. Johnny Knoxville and the gang return to perform all-new stunts, while also looking back at greatest hits and laughs from t...

Disguise names Renderboxes for X1 hardware

Disguise has named Renderboxes as a recommended hardware vendor for X1, the portable, software-only version of its hugely popular Designer live events system.

Andy Serkis shoots fun mocap video for start of production on ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum’

Getting into gear on Gollum. The post Andy Serkis shoots fun mocap video for start of production on ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum’ appeared first on befores & afters.

Behind the Score: Composer Philip Guyler Reveals the Hidden Art of Film Scoring

Every filmmaker knows that music is the invisible engine of narrative tension, but few composers navigate it as dynamically as Philip Guyler. He's worked on everything from sci-fi battles of the BBC’s Mission 2110 to the delicate emotional landscape of the award-winning Love on the Spectrum. In t...

Every Screenwriter Should Bookmark ScriptHive, the Internet's Largest Free Screenplay Database

It's funny, when I run into problems with my screenplays in terms of how to write a scene or how to make it engaging, I often turn to the movies I think did it best and seek out their screenplays to see how they put things into words. Reading movies that got greenlit is a great exercise in just u...

As Virtual Productions Heat Up, B&H Launches New Virtual and XR Category and Education Hub

We’ve said it a thousand times at this point, but there’s something so nice and refreshing about being a part of a major technological revolution in film and video that isn’t AI or AI-adjacent. Virtual productions are nothing too new, per se, but the practice is starting to take off like never be...

This New 3-Tool HDR System for DaVinci Resolve is a Solid Option for Your SDR-to-HDR Workflows

Ideally designed for any mix of professional colorists, DPs, or other finishing artists looking to deliver in PQ and HLG, this HDR Toolkit is another SDR-to-HDR conversion tool that could be a solid option to consider for those looking to cover everything needed with their DCTLs.Billed as a “thre...

When Are We Getting A Christopher Nolan Horror Movie?

Who is the best director working right now? One who is in their prime and who is generating must-see films for the big screen? I think there are a handful of answers to that question, but if you really dig down, I believe the consensus pick would be Christopher Nolan.As we await the release of Th...

Want ¥10 Million to Turn Your Idea into a Short? SSFF & ASIA Just Launched a Massive Pitch Competition

If you have a unique idea for a short drama, it might be time to check out the Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (SSFF & ASIA). They're an Academy Award®-accredited contest that has officially opened submissions for the Short Drama Pitch Competition presented by Nihonchokuhan Inc.The Grand Prize ...

The Canon EOS C70 Gets a Massive Price Drop Giving This Mirrorless-Style Cinema Camera a Boost

Nothing gives us greater joy right now than letting filmmakers know there are savings to be had and more money to keep in their pockets. (Hey, it’s tough out there for us working professionals, you know.)So it’s always nice to see price drops and sales on some of our favorite, and arguably some o...

The 7 Best Villains of the Ultimate '80s Era of Action Movies

When it comes to the audacious and bodacious action movies, there’s no era more over-the-top and awesome than the 1980s.There really were no rules, and there were no reasons to hold back any punches, as action filmmakers of this era kind of just did whatever the hell they wanted in terms of silly...

The $110B Megamerger Frozen: Why Some States Just Sued to Stop Paramount and Warner Bros.

If you are a filmmaker, screenwriter, or crew member working in Hollywood, the constant wave of consolidation has definitely affected your career. We've seen so many mergers and so many places shutter that it's been hard for many of us to find work and to maintain our networks. The news of the Pa...

Do You Love Me Reassembles Lebanon’s Cultural Memory

Lana Daher’s debut feature, Do You Love Me (2026), is a kaleidoscopic exploration of Lebanon’s cultural memory. The Beirut-based multidisciplinary artist drew from 70 years of found footage and archival material to assemble this visceral 76-minute portrait of Lebanese history, which premiered at ...

Film Quote of the Day: The Iconic 'Jurassic Park III'​ Line That Still Holds True More Than 25 Years Later

Sam Neill died on Monday, July 13, in Sydney at the age of 78. His family said the loss was sudden, though he had stayed cancer-free after years of treatment.For a lot of us, he'll live on in the iconic role of Dr. Alan Grant, the grumpy paleontologist who becomes a reluctant protector. This week...

How Scorsese Plans a Scene

Martin Scorsese has made some of the most meticulously composed images in American movies. I mean, have you seen the Copa tracking shot? What about the stark black-and-white drama of Raging Bull? The frenetic action in The Wolf of Wall Street? We could go on.So it might catch people off guard to ...

Full Sail University Teams Sweep All Three Major Awards in Coca-Cola Refreshing Films Program [Sponsored]

Full Sail University teams swept the competition in the 2026 Coca-Cola Refreshing Films program, earning top honors across the nationwide filmmaking contest. Alongside a Red Ribbon Panel Grand Prize Award win for the graduate team’s Behind the Screens and Best Music Composition honors for Full Sa...

Is Netflix in trouble? What comes next

Shares down, engagement wobbling, and its biggest hits ending. The wheels haven’t come off the Netflix bandwagon yet, but several are looking decidedly wobbly on their axles. What will the streamer do next?

Tool Tip Tuesday for Adobe Premiere: Show Video Thumbnails

Welcome to Tool Tip Tuesday for Adobe Premiere on ProVideo Coalition When looking at clips on an Adobe Premiere timeline, the default option is to show a video thumbnail on each video clip. This is the “video head” thumbnail, meaning the first frame of the clip in the timeline is what...

RTÉ 100: The Signal | Piranha Bar

DVD’s closed captions (CC) are being forgotten by player manufacturers. Here are solutions.

In the embedded video you’ll see ahead, Alec Watson of Technology Connections does a wonderful job of reminding us how captions were stored in two completely different ways onto NTSC DVD discs. Those were by the traditional CC (Closed Captions) EIA-608 method for line 21 of the vertical int...

Laia t-Joy Touch: a new PTZ controller with a touchscreen

Laia launches the t-Joy Touch: the PTZ controller with a 10.1-inch touchscreen that streams, records and manages up to 2,048 devices with no PC required.  Designed for production environments that need professional results with minimal equipment – churches, city councils, universities and s...

Sony Lytia 610 sensor supports 4K 120 fps video recording

The Lytia 610 sensor is the industry’s first 1/2-type CMOS sensor for mobile applications with this pixel structure to be mass produced.  Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation (Sony) announced, recently, the upcoming release of the Lytia 610, a 1/2-type approximately 64-effective megapixel CMO...

SIGGRAPH 2026 introduces Games Summit

The Games Summit at SIGGRAPH 2026 is a deliberate widening of the lens, with many sessions covering the convergence of film and games, from performance capture to shared file formats.  SIGGRAPH 2026, taking place 19–23 July 2026 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, will open with the Games Summi...

Artemis and Cadrage Add Sun Tracking – Director’s Viewfinder Apps Converge on Sun-Position Pre-Vis

Two of the industry’s most established director’s viewfinder apps are adding real-time sun tracking within days of each other: Chemical Wedding is integrating its Helios Live-View technology into the Artemis Director’s Viewfinder, while Cadrage 6.0 introduces a native sun path o...

Fairlight Live ships, ATEM 10.3 adds USB audio

Blackmagic's Fairlight Live audio mixer is now available, with ATEM Switchers 10.3 adding direct USB audio support for select ATEM models.

Sony IER-M500: specs, price and release date

Sony's IER-M500 in-ear monitors target musicians and monitor engineers with a secure fit and high sound isolation, arriving in August.

Sony VENICE 2 Firmware V5.00 Released – Signature Preset Look, 4K 47.95p 12G SDI Output, CNA-2 LAN Support

Sony has released firmware version 5.00 for the VENICE 2, covering both the 8.6K (MPC-3628) and 6K (MPC-3626) sensor versions of its flagship CineAlta camera. The free update adds a new “Signature” Preset Look for monitoring, a 4096×2160P 12G SDI output format at a 47.95 fps project f...

Playhouse Post launches following acquisition of Halo Post

LONDON - Irish media production company Playhouse Studios (https://www.playhousestudios.ie) has acquired Halo Post’s Noel Street facility and assets, and is launching Playhouse Post. The facility is undergoing an extensive refurbishment that will be completed this summer. The new company will bec...

Narrative-design veteran Alex McDowell joins MakeMake

LOS ANGELES - MakeMake (https://makemake.com), the unified creative studio that includes Rock Paper Scissors, a52, Elastic and Primary, has appointed Alex McDowell, RDI, director of the studio’s newly-formed narrative design department. He joins Kate Berry, who now serves as managing director of ...

Lynx uses AI to clean up dialogue

ZUG, SWITZERLAND - Lalal.ai, the developer of an AI-powered audio processing platform, has released Lynx, its first neural network designed exclusively for speech denoising. Lynx is trained to separate speech from background music, crowd noise, mechanical interference, environmental sounds and a ...

What Would Han Solo Pick in the Criterion Closet?

At this point, it feels like pretty much every living filmmaker and actor has visited the Criterion Closet to pick out some of their favorite classic movies released by the label. We’re talking everyone from Ayo Edebiri to Zoë Kravitz, Willem Dafoe to Bong Joon Ho. But what about fictional charac...

Jamie Hearing on how Clear Angle is scanning the future of VFX

From LiDAR to Gaussian splats, Clear Angle is capturing the real world so the best VFX teams, in the world, can rebuild it: one scan, one face and one lava field at a time.

This Wētā FX animation roundtable was a total hoot

Crew members reflect on all things animation, including previs and mocap, and share some very fun stories. The post This Wētā FX animation roundtable was a total hoot appeared first on befores & afters.

New ‘House of the Dragon’ featurette showcases dragon head prosthetics work

Another great featurette, this time for s3, episode 4. The post New ‘House of the Dragon’ featurette showcases dragon head prosthetics work appeared first on befores & afters.

How Editors Lam T. Nguyen and Austin Keeling Shaped the Hybrid World of 'Mercy'

Directed by Timur Bekmambetov and starring Chris Pratt, Mercy pushes the boundaries of both traditional filmmaking and the screenlife genre. The sci-fi crime thriller follows a detective racing to prove his innocence before an advanced AI judge, seamlessly blending blockbuster action with digital...

How Microbudget ‘Sour Party’ Became a Steven Soderbergh Presents

In this episode of the No Film School Podcast, host GG Hawkins chats with filmmakers Amanda Drexton, Michael A. Drexton, and Samantha Westervelt, who, after an earlier feature project collapsed, decided to stop waiting for permission and make Sour Party with the people, locations, equipment, and ...

The Secret Power of Close-Ups (and the 5 Types You Should Master)

The everyday viewer probably only notices cinematography when it's flashy, but the fundamentals carry the story.A recent video from StudioBinder Academy is built on Joseph V. Mascelli's The Five C's of Cinematography, a 1965 handbook that's still one of the most-cited filmmaking texts around. Mas...

No Built-In ND? These Quick-Swap Lens Mount Adapters Have You Covered

If you’re a filmmaker, videographer, or hybrid content creator who cares about working quickly and efficiently, then you’re likely someone who knows the value of a versatile lens mount adapter system. If you are familiar with the POCO line of lens mount adapters from MOFAGE, you’ll be pleased to ...

It Sure Sounds Like SanDisk’s World’s First 8TB SD Cards (and 4TB microSD Cards) Are on the Way

For those of us who can remember when a 1GB SD card was a big deal (and more storage than it felt like you’d ever need), rumors of what would be the world’s first 8TB SD cards (and 4TB microSD cards) have been swirling for several years now—which we’ve covered as far back as 2024.However, it’s cu...

The Ending of 'Project Hail Mary' Explained

Perhaps the biggest movie of the year has been the spectacular Andy Weir adaptation. Project Hail Mary, which created a thrilling and heartfelt scenario about trying to save not only our world but life across the galaxy as we know it.I loved the movie so much, and now that it's streaming on Amazo...

Addicted to Creation: Onur Senturk at OFFF Barcelona 2026

The conversation could have been about tools, pipelines, or AI. Instead it kept returning to something older and harder to automate: the compulsion to make. Tim Thompson talks with director Onur Senturk at OFFF Barcelona 2026.

Sony Adds New “Signature” Preset Look Option for VENICE 2 With Latest Firmware Update

If you’re a Sony VENICE 2 owner or regular user, you probably already have exciting days quite often, but today might be a bit extra exciting as Sony has announced a new firmware update for the VENICE 2 that is set to add some improvements as well as a pretty interesting new preset look option fo...

5 Essential Sam Neill Movies That Defined His Career

Sam Neill died on Monday, July 13, in Sydney. He was 78. His family shared the news in a statement, calling the loss sudden but noting he had remained cancer-free after years of treatment for a rare blood cancer.If you grew up loving movies, you knew his face. Probably as the cynical archaeologis...

Film Quote of the Day: Line from John Wayne's 1940 Western Classic Reminds Us New Beginnings Come at a Cost

John Wayne is a pillar of the legend of the American West. It can feel like everyone knows movies like The Searchers or Rio Bravo, but there’s a specific era right after he broke out in Stagecoach, where he was still kind of figuring out what kind of cowboy he'd be on screen.To me, that's when he...

Digital Camera Systems needs your lens metadata

The survey now announced aims to gather anonymised data on how lens metadata is captured, transferred, preserved and used, and where workflows most commonly break down.  The survey now announced by DCS will help to better understand how lens metadata is captured, transferred, preserved and used a...

ARRI Rental Management Buy-Out Announced; H2 and Management to Run Independent Rental Company

ARRI Rental management buy-out announced; H2 Equity Partners backs the MBO to spin out ARRI's rental activities. Read full details and next steps on ProVideo Coalition. [...]Read More... from ARRI Rental Management Buy-Out Announced; H2 and Management to Run Independent Rental Company

DP Aakash Subramaniam chooses ZEISS Supreme and Nano Primes for “Our Weird Selves”

Cinematographer Aakash Subramaniam, WICA, faced a conceptual challenge: how could he make a film about dying that doesn’t feel like one? The result is a short, “Our Weird Selves”.  The short has been warmly received at festivals including California Indies, with wins for Best Cinematography at th...

FL Studio 2026 Digital Audio Workstation gets free update

The latest version of the world’s most popular music production software FL Studio 2026 is available as a free update for all existing users through Lifetime Free Updates.  FL Studio 2026 delivers a major overhaul of the popular FLEX instrument, introduces the new Transmitter plugin, adds c...

Visual Effects Society announces 2026 honorees

Selected by the VES Board of Directors, these distinguished honorees join a legacy of their peers who have profoundly impacted the craft and technology of visual effects.  The Visual Effects Society announced this year’s honorees for its annual VES Honors Celebration, taking place September 4th a...

Altitude101: immersive storytelling techniques are not the same as in 2D

Altitude101 has spent recent months filming immersive productions in places like the Alps and the experience helped to write the rules of high altitude production.  Altitude101 took the Blackmagic Design URSA Cine Immersive to the French Alps for its latest project, “KICK” a film that follows thr...

Tom Cruise Leads a Strange, Kubrick-esque Apocalypse in the First 'Digger' Trailer

Today's must-watch trailer is the combination of the talents of Award-winning filmmaker Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s original film Digger, which stars Tom Cruise as a legendary Oil Man who might be humanity's only hope. If the first two minutes of released footage are any indication, we are in for a w...

Separation of Church and State: ARRI Agrees to Sell Its Global Rental Business

Another big shakeup has hit ARRI, as the company announced it has entered into an agreement to sell its global rental activities in Europe, the United Kingdom, and North America to the investment firm H2 Equity Partners.This sale is part of a planned “divestiture,” according to the company, and w...

Sony VENICE 2 firmware v5.00 release details

Sony's VENICE 2 Firmware Version 5.00 update adds a new Signature preset look for on-set monitoring, plus 12G-SDI output support and usability improvements.

MOFAGE POCO II Drop-In Filter Mount Now Available to Order – New EF Mount, Increased Clearance, and More

MOFAGE has officially launched the second iteration of its POCO drop-in filter adapter. The MOFAGE POCO II retains the modularity of the original POCO, but adds an interchangeable PL/EF front lens mount, increased clearance for lenses with longer rear protruding elements, and a lighter, more comp...

Cadrage Studio Officially Released – Pre-Production Suite Exits Early Access with Subscription Pricing

Cadrage Studio, the pre-production suite from the Vienna-based team behind the industry-standard Cadrage director’s viewfinder app, has left early access and is now officially available on the App Store for macOS and iOS. The app brings shot lists, camera diagrams, mood boards, locations, a...

ARRI sells rental business in MBO

ARRI is selling its European, UK, and North American rental operations to H2 Equity Partners in a management buy-out, as the restructuring drive continues.

ARRI Sells Its Global Rental Business – Management Buy-Out Backed by H2 Equity Partners

ARRI has agreed to sell its global rental operations in Europe, the United Kingdom, and North America to the division’s existing management team, backed by private equity firm H2 Equity Partners. The move ends decades of ARRI running its own rental houses alongside its manufacturing busines...

Tilta Universal Cooling System Announced – Thermoelectric Plate, Three Cooling Modes, and USB-C or Magnetic Battery Power

Tilta has introduced the Universal Cooling System, a thermoelectric camera cooler that clamps to the back of a wide range of mirrorless bodies to fight overheating and extend recording times. It combines a semiconductor cooling plate, a near-silent fan, and a TFT color display across three modes,...

Xtra Muse 2 Pro: FCC threatens DJI clone camera

The FCC has fined Xtra and seven other DJI-linked firms, and moved against the lab that certified DJI's Pocket 4P. Xtra's Muse 2 Pro release in the US could be in jeopardy.

Preymaker adds talent to creative collective

NEW YORK CITY - Creative collective Preymaker (https://preymaker.com), which is headquartered in New York City, with studios in Los Angeles and Cape Town, South Africa, recently welcomed Theuns Van Rensburg and Robert Bruce to the company’s creative team. Both are highly respected creative leader...

Picture North names Dunja Jovicic head of creative partnerships

LOS ANGELES - Picture North (https://picturenorth.com) recently welcomed Dunja Jovicic as head of creative partnerships. She arrives after a ten-year run as an independent talent representative. 

Girls Like Girls: Composer Jessica Rose Weiss

Focus Features’ Girls Like Girls is a new film based on the Hayley Kiyoko's hit single and best-selling novel of the same name. The feature was directed by the artist and includes all-new music.

The art of chunkiness

Blood and gore, and how to kill Seth Rogen. The post The art of chunkiness appeared first on befores & afters.

DJI ‘Front Companies’ Fined by the FCC – A Selective Crackdown That Only Hurts Filmmakers

The FCC has fined eight companies it suspects of funneling DJI cameras and drones into the US under other brand names, handing each a $25,000 penalty and a ten-day window to answer the agency’s questions. It is also moving to strip a Chinese test lab of its accreditation, a step that could ...

In-camera film looks: what's changed since 2017

In 2017 we asked cameras for selectable looks and a reliable path into post. Can we say we have it now?

Film Quote of the Day: The Doc Hudson Line From Pixar's Cars That Meant Far More Than It Seemed

Everyone has their own favorite Pixar movie, and for my wife, it's Cars. Now that we have a kid, there's a non-zero chance that when I come home from work, Lightning McQueen will be on my TV, on the clothes he's wearing, or on the backpack he's got.It's safe to say I have seen the movie a lot, so...

Spider-Noir: how its parallel looks were created

Spider-Noir, Amazon's Nicolas Cage vehicle, comes in two distinct varieties: moody noir and lush color. The key to pulling off the show's distinctive looks was using dual LUTS and returning to the pre-LED era of lighting tools.

These On-Sale Lexar SD Cards Can Help You Prepare to Take on Bigger (and Better) Projects

If you're in the market for a new SD card (or cards), you've come to the right place. Today, we're looking at some good deals for SD cards from Lexar with several new UHS-II SDXC memory cards currently on sale and ready to help you gear up for bigger, and often more demanding, projects.For our "D...

"Do Less, But Do It Better": Felicia Day on Making a Movie on Her Own Terms

Few creators have a stronger claim to the DIY, fan-funded playbook than Felicia Day. In 2007, she wrote herself the lead role Hollywood wouldn't cast her in and shot the first three episodes of The Guild at a friend's house on an SD camera for about $300. The popular webseries (which focused on a...

Heat Dragging You Down? This Universal Cooling System Could be a Nice Option to Beat the Heat

We’re well into summer at this point, and many filmmakers and videographers might be feeling the heat not just from trying to knock out projects in high temperatures, but also from their gear.We’ve all been there and know what a hot sunny day can do to your cameras and other gear, but if you want...

The Emmys’ Locks, Hopefuls, and Snubs

This morning, Emmy winners Liza Colón-Zayas (The Bear) and Jeff Hiller (Somebody Somewhere, nominated again this year for his guest role in Pluribus) announced the nominees for the 78th Emmy Awards, which will be handed out across three ceremonies (one for primetime categories, two for creative a...

Take Care: Georgia Bernstein on Night Nurse

I could tell by the title sequence alone—the camera gliding along a body, following the path of a telephone cord—that Night Nurse (2026) would not be like the other movies I had been seeing at Sundance. While the festival in aggregate leans toward safe picks, Night Nurse, which premiered in the N...

How 'Love Island USA' Rebuilt Appointment TV in the Age of the Algorithm

If you had told me a few months ago that I’d be spending six nights a week watching singles in tiny bathing suits give each other lap dances and weep when they get dumped, I'd have strongly disagreed.But then my wife and her friends got really into Love Island, and my whole world changed. And I g...

Iconic Villain Moment: The 'Die Hard' Scene That Changed Action Movies Forever

Before 1988, the action-movie villain was mostly a caricature, and usually all about appearance. Creepy and cat-cuddling, a wall of muscle, a trigger-happy psycho, or a sneering Cold War stand-in—you rooted against all of them. Then Alan Rickman strode into Nakatomi Plaza in his first film role, ...

The final release of Fairlight Live is now available, free

First anounced in April 2026 at NAB, Fairlight Live is a new audio mixer designed for broadcast and live events from Blackmagic Design. As of now, the final version of Fairlight Live is available as free software that you can download today, with links ahead. Fairlight Live can handle thousands o...

'Godzilla Minus Zero' Teaser Breakdown: How to Build Massive Stakes in Under 30 Seconds

I feel like I have just recovered from the amazing kaiju tornado that was Godzilla Minus One. It took the world by storm in 2023, and got the whole world talking about making blockbuster movies on a budget, and how to make a giant monster movie that still felt so human.Well, director Takashi Yama...

The Sony a7 III is Nearly a Decade Old - and Still One of the Best Camera Deals

Who doesn’t love a good deal when it comes to today’s finicky camera market? While ther are obviously tons of good deals to be found on both brand new cameras and old used ones, there’s actually something to be said about finding good value in older new cameras that have been around for a while, ...

Film Quote of the Day: The 'Old Henry' Line That Proved Appearances Can Be Deceiving

We tend to think of Westerns as a genre that comes from the past, but with Spielberg saying he wants to do a Western next and the robust state of television taking on this genre, I think it may be making a comeback.That brings me to a cool indie film I caught on Netflix called Old Henry. It's a W...

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Adobe Premiere is adding a Generative Media Tool

Adobe is continuing the generative AI march forward in Premiere (beta) with the new Generative Media Tool. It’s a new tool in the Premiere toolbar that lets an editor drag across empty space on a track in the timeline or double-click empty space to bring up a new generative task bar. That t...

Beyond the Cut – Dissolves, Morphs, and Other Transitions

We are used to cuts in films and videos. They are our basic grammar in the language of cinema. But what about other ways to transition from one scene to another? Many years ago, when I was studying to become a TV journalist, our professor recommended a “dip to white” as a go-to editing solution. ...

Hollyland MELO P1: specs, price and availability

Hollyland's MELO P1 wireless studio system is now shipping worldwide after a successful Kickstarter campaign, packing a mixer, microphone, earphones and remote into a single case.

P+S Technik HEXAMO Mount Brings Leitz HEKTOR Primes to ARRI ALEXA

P+S Technik has introduced HEXAMO, a dedicated mount system that enables Leitz HEKTOR Cine Prime lenses to be used on the ARRI ALEXA platform. The HEKTOR lenses were originally developed for modern mirrorless camera systems with short flange focal distances. As a result, a conventional adapter wo...

Tilta Universal Cooling System stops cameras overheating on long shoots

Tilta's new thermoelectric Universal Cooling System cools camera bodies to 0°C in Ice-Cool mode. It ships now in three configurations from $15 to $49.

All the CRAZY visual effects in s5 of ‘The Boys’

Issue #62 of befores & afters magazine covers the visual effects of The Boys, season 5. The post All the CRAZY visual effects in s5 of ‘The Boys’ appeared first on befores & afters.

SmallRig Split Filter Kits for DJI Osmo Pocket 4P Announced – Snap-On Dual Design, Stackable Optics, Adjustable VND

SmallRig has introduced a family of magnetic Split Filter Kits built specifically for the dual-lens DJI Osmo Pocket 4P, using a two-piece design that covers both the wide and telephoto lenses in a single snap-on unit. Three kit configurations are available, spanning fixed ND, adjustable VND, CPL,...

Disclosure Day: Sound editor/re-recording mixer Gary Rydstrom

Universal Pictures' Disclosure Day was directed by three-time Academy Award-winner Steven Spielberg and stars Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor, Colin Firth, Eve Hewson and Colman Domingo. The thriller is based on the idea that information about aliens and UFOs that the government has been hid...

Furry Puppet Studio helps deliver Utah's 'Adventure Safe' campaign

NEW YORK CITY - Furry Puppet Studio (www.furrypuppet.com) recently teamed up with the Utah Office of Tourism to help make sure visitors to the state make it home safely. 

How Quentin Tarantino Uses Subtext in Screenwriting

On the surface, Quentin Tarantino’s debut feature, Reservoir Dogs, is a really simple, straightforward narrative. And when he first wrote it, Tarantino thought that’s all it was. Until he was given a clear piece of advice from a mentor of his: subtext is everything. “You’ve done the writer work. ...

17 Movies That Stayed No. 1 at the Box Office the Longest

While only two of the 25 biggest all-time hits at the domestic box office (not adjusted for inflation) came out before 2000, when it comes to longevity at the top of the chart, nothing beats the classics. Here is a breakdown of the 15 movies (well, 17, when counting ties) that have spent the most...

The Divide and Conquer Grading Workflow in Premiere’s Color Mode

You’ve been there. You open your sequence for color, pick a shot somewhere in the middle, fix it, move to the next one, fix that. Two hours later, you’re thirty clips in, nothing matches, and you’re starting to dread how long the rest of the timeline is going to take.That’s not a skill problem. I...

From classroom to credits

Finding VFX through a love of filmmaking - lots of creatives discover visual effects as they develop a passion for filmmaking. The post From classroom to credits appeared first on befores & afters.

Fairlight Live 1.0 is Now Available as Blackmagic Design’s Audio Mixer is Ready for Live Events

Set to be a full-featured software-based broadcaster mixer for high-end live audio, Fairlight Live 1.0 is now available and ready to support possibly thousands of channels, wide formats, and complex mixes.If you’re someone working in the realm of live audio or other live events, this might be a t...

Fujifilm Adds Its Widest Cinema Power Zoom to Its GF Lens Lineup Yet

Fujifilm has announced that it is adding the second cinema power zoom lens to its GF lineup with the new FUJINON GF19-35mmT3.5 PZ OIS WR. This lens is set to be the widest-angle lens now available in the GF format as the company looks to expand the versatility of its GFX system.This should be goo...

Forgotten Classics From the '70s: The Gene Hackman Thriller That Won Best Picture

The 1970s were an awesome time for Hollywood. We had this revolution of storytellers who brought their own style and vices to cinema. Not only did they help invent things like the blockbuster, but they also had an appetite for challenging films that pulled the very nature of America to the forefr...

Sony RX10 V Announced – 24-600mm ZEISS Zoom, AI Recognition AF, and 4K 120p Video

After nearly nine years, Sony has finally given its RX10 bridge camera line a proper update, and the fifth-generation RX10 V pairs the familiar 20.1MP 1.0-type stacked Exmor RS sensor and ZEISS 24-600mm f/2.4-4.0 zoom with the AI-driven BIONZ XR processor from Sony’s latest Alpha bodies. Th...

Have You Seen Every Movie Ever Featured on a Sight and Sound Cover?

One of the things I love about loving movies is that it's a worldwide phenomenon. Everyone has their own filmmaking culture and produces their own artists who can give us a portrait of their lives, influences, and techniques.And I don't think there's a better champion of this point of view than S...

Analyzing the Original 'Rocky' Script

Where were you the first time you heard the Rocky theme song? I was on the floor of my basement. It was family movie night, and I was about to have my mind blown. Rocky is an awesome movie, but what if I told you we could use it to go over a screenwriting tool that can help you write the best ver...

Is Resolve 21 for Photographers?

Blackmagic Design has officially released DaVinci Resolve 21 and DaVinci Resolve Studio 21 for macOS, Windows, Linux, and iOS. This also includes the versions available from the Mac App Store. The good news for users with older Mac hardware is that Resolve 21 still works on the Intel Macs running...

SwitchHDR, an AI model for HDR reconstruction from SDR video

From clipped to equipped: Beeble’s SwitchHDR brings SDR into your HDR VFX pipeline.

Sony RX10 V: 7 Powerful Reasons This 25x Superzoom Wins

Sony RX10 V Arrives: 25x Zoom, a 1-Inch Sensor and Alpha-Grade AI Autofocus The long-awaited RX10 IV successor brings real-time subject recognition, 4K 120p video and 30fps bursts to Sony’s do-everything bridge camera — and pre-orders open today. Written by FilmTools Staff|July 9, 2026...

This New Sony Sensor is Set to Bring LOFIC Structure to the Next Generation of Image Sensors

A new revolution is coming and, thankfully, it’s not AI. Well, AI might be a part of it in some way; you never know, but it’s not a new generative AI video model, and it’s not a new AI-powered tool. It’s a new image sensor that Sony Semiconductor Solutions has just announced will be released soon...

Sony RX10 V: specs, price and release date

Sony has announced the RX10 V, the fifth generation of its super-zoom camera. Same lens and sensor as before; AI autofocus, 4K120 video, and Alpha-style handling are new.

The 5 Things That Get an Audience to Care About Character

I don’t know about you, but for me, my goal as a writer is to move people emotionally. I want to find the core emotional truths in beats and in characters that ring so true that anyone can relate to them—and to the imaginary people I’m putting in these situations.I’m a crier in movies. Yes, I kno...

Sony introduces RX10 V, a new all-in-one super zoom camera

The RX10 V keeps the series’ resolution, super-telephoto reach, and integrated lens design, and adds AI-powered Real-time Recognition AF for accurate subject identification.  The Sony RX10 V continues the logic of the series: a single body covers wide-angle to super-telephoto through a large-aper...

Film Quote of the Day: The Four Words That Opened 'The Godfather' and Changed Cinema Forever

"I believe in America."These words are spoken over black by a grieving undertaker in a dark room, and it makes one of the most recognized openings in movie history. The Godfather went on to sit at number two on the American Film Institute's list of the greatest American films. But those words alm...

The Sony RX10 V Has Finally Been Revealed With 4K60 Video and Blackout-Free Shooting

So, as we guessed when it was teased last week, a new Sony RX10 V camera is a nice update to the popular camera model that is designed to be a bridge camera connecting beginners and new shooters to a higher-end option that isn’t quite the level of higher-end mirrorless options, but still a step u...

Best & Worst Camera Brands for Battery Longevity | Steadicam Documentary Backed by Coppola | ARRI ALEXA 35 Live Xtreme – Focus Check ep124

We settle a question every filmmaker has cursed at some point: which camera brands actually let your batteries last — and which strand you the moment you upgrade? Nino goes brand by brand, ranking the best and worst for battery longevity, from Canon’s decade-proof LP-E6 to the fragmentation...

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.

Colorist Evan Anthony relocates to Scotland

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - Colorist and post production specialist Evan Anthony (www.evananthonypost.com) has expanded his operations to the United Kingdom with the establishment of a new base in Glasgow. He will continue to serve clients throughout New York and the United States.

78th Emmy Awards nominations announced

LOS ANGELES - Nominations for the 78th Emmy Awards were announced on Wednesday from the Wolf Theatre in the Saban Media Center. The live ceremony was hosted by Emmy winner Liza Colón-Zayas (The Bear) and Emmy winner Jeff Hiller (Somebody Somewhere) along with Television Academy Chair Cris Abrego.

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.