Matthews introduces 40″ Sliding Leg C-Stand 2-Pack

The new set delivers a matched pair of Matthews’ classic C-Stands trusted by the industry for decades—in a single box, with continental U.S. freight included.  Matthews, the company that invented the C-Stand, has taken its years of experience and market feedback to expand the original in mu...

Ricoh GR IV: limited edition celebrates 30 year of GR series

A limited version of the current GR IV inspired by the original Ricoh GR1 film camera from 1996, the camera will be produced in 6,000 units worldwide.  Since the release of the RICOH GR1 film camera in October 1996, the GR Series has been committed to the essential GR values of high image quality...

Fujifilm price rise: cameras, GFX and instax

Fujifilm Japan has raised camera prices by up to 15% and instax by up to 23%. Europe moved in summer, and the US could follow soon.

Resolve Grading in One Node

I’ve written numerous articles about streamlining Resolve color correction/grading workflows. Sure, at rare times a complex node tree is called for. Add to that tons of YouTube videos about how to get a ‘film look’. The truth is that when actual films were graded by a lab color ...

This Film May Have Saved My Life

Not long ago I nearly died. I spent a year in the hospital, three months in a hyperbaric chamber, and another year learning to walk again. But I was able to turn this ordeal into one of the greatest creative victories of my life.I’m a creative person, and when I’m not creating, I become restless ...

When Officials Talked About Killing Reporters, Ben Klein Made a Movie About It

In March 2023, the publisher of the McCurtain Gazette in Idabel, Oklahoma, suspected that county officials were conducting business after a public meeting had ended, which would violate the state's Open Meeting Act. So Bruce Willingham left a voice-activated recorder running in a meeting room. On...

Uniting LED Volumes and Live Visual Chaos: Cinematographer Bradford Lipson on 'Rolling Loud'

How do you film a scripted narrative in the middle of a massive, multi-day music festival featuring tens of thousands of hyped fans, unpredictable weather, and dynamic concert lighting?If you’re director Jeremy Garelick and cinematographer Bradford Lipson, you capture the live environment and reb...

NYC Wants to Hear Your Filming Headaches

Making a film is hard. Making a film in one of the busiest cities on the planet comes with its own challenges.If you've faced those challenges, from permitting a city park to finding parking for your crew, New York City wants a word. The NYC Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) has la...

These Sokani instaSbox Softboxes are On-Sale and Ready to Provide Wraparound Illumination

Designed to diffuse Bowens-compatible strobes and COB continuous lights, these softboxes from Sokani are great options for cinematographers, filmmakers, or hybrid shooters looking to unlock soft, sophisticated wraparound illumination.In our latest "Deals of the Week" roundup, if you’re looking to...

Mind Over Machete: The 5 Smartest Slasher Villains in Horror History

I was in a debate in my group chat the other day about which one of us could survive a horror movie. I feel like I could do okay, but we talked more about some of the smart villains in slasher movies; he's less well, I thought I'd do. Today, I want ot look at the most cerebral antagonists—the sla...

Film Quote of the Day: The Funniest Last Line from One 1959 Hollywood Classic

Billy Wilder's Some Like It Hot came out in March 1959 and still shows up on just about every "best comedy ever" list.The film finds two musicians on the run from the mob after witnessing a Chicago gang shootout. They decide to pose as women to join an all-ladies jazz band. Marilyn Monroe plays s...

TTArtisan’s Latest Lens is Just a Lens (and Sometimes That’s a Good Thing)

Maybe it’s just a sign of the times, or at least the economy, but a company putting out a new product that promises “pure image, nothing extra” is kind of refreshing. Likely designed for iPhone SE owners, this new AF 85mm f/1.8 Neo from TTArtisan aims to offer straightforward operation and a clas...

The Paramount-Warner Bros. Megamerger Is Official: What Will They Call the New Studio?

Next week, unless there's some sort of crazy final-minute block, Paramount and Warner will finally merge, and another studio consolidation in Hollywood will be complete. A federal judge signed off on a settlement resolving an antitrust lawsuit filed by a California-led coalition of 12 state attor...

DaVinci Resolve 21.1.1 Adds Trim Editor Improvements for Audio Clips and Multiple Edit Point Control

The latest DaVinci Resolve update is here, and while it’s not as major as a few updates we’ve seen recently in the past, this new version release (21.1.1) from Blackmagic Design should be quite appealing to video editors looking to speed up their workflows and declutter their timelines.The big ne...

Austin Abrams: The Scream King We Need

You have seen Austin Abrams be the opening kill, play a bully who is attacked by a scarecrow bully, get put under a witch’s curse, and have mutated zombies leave him blood-smeared and screaming in terror.Abrams’ career isn’t just contained to horror. You have seen him in other genres in movies/TV...

Fujifilm Latest Company to Announce Price Increases for Cameras on the Way

In what’s been an ongoing saga for the past couple of years, prices for many cameras, lenses, and gear have sadly been rising due to tariffs, trade wars, and increased storage demands driven by the rise of AI.And it looks like those trends are set to continue, as Fujifilm has announced it is rais...

Busy Bodies brings hand-drawn printmaking to Vimeo

Kate Renshaw-Lewis’s Busy Bodies is a 2D, hand-drawn animated short that combines screen printing and inkjet printing. The independent film was an official selection at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival and won the Animated Shorts Grand Jury Prize at the 2026 Slamdance Film Festival. Follow the fil...

Charly Soccer x Héctor Herrera – Quetzalcoatl | Open Fire Media

From Open Fire Media: We got to make something pretty special with Charly Soccer and Héctor Herrera for the launch of their new Quetzalcoatl shoe, and it went somewhere we didn’t expect. Directors Levi Arnold and Jared Martinez built the whole thing around Aztec myth. The legend of Quetzalc...

Sony FX5 delay: Europe now lists November 16

Sony's FX5 cinema camera looks to be slipping down the schedules once more, with multiple Sony sites in Europe now listing its shipping date as November 16. Is the rear LCD the issue?

Disguise makes X Series more accessible to small-sized productions

With the expanded X Series, Disguise opens its Disguise Designer to far more tours, festivals and live events at a more accessible price point. For more than two decades, Disguise has powered some of the most ambitious live events and experiences in the world — from Bad Bunny and Coachella to the...

Sunlight in Disguise – Ways to Approach Day-for-Night Scenes

Day-for-night is one of cinema’s magic tricks: shoot a scene in broad daylight, and make it look as if it is the middle of the night. It is also one of the hardest. Sounds simple on paper, but oh-so-tricky to execute correctly. And when it’s done badly, day-for-night is one of the fastest w...

Equipment failure isn’t an option, says Bantaray, who uses AJA gear

Bantaray Mobile Sports Production delivers niche sports to growing audiences with AJA, having built a mobile production pipeline to support the increasing demand.  From track and field to pickleball, niche sports are finding dedicated online followings. For the production professionals behind the...

FUJIFILM Fujikina NYC 2026 Program Detailed – 85 Add-On Sessions, Movie Stills Talks, Short Film Screening

FUJIFILM has published the full program for Fujikina NYC 2026, which takes over New York’s Lower East Side from October 16 to 18 with a $10 Experience Pass and 85 bookable add-on sessions. I will be there for CineD, so here is what the weekend looks like, and which parts of it matter if you...

Visual effects is at the heart of storytelling in ‘Heart of the Beast’

Dealing with dogs, wolves, a river rapids crossing, a plane crash, and titanium teeth. The post Visual effects is at the heart of storytelling in ‘Heart of the Beast’ appeared first on befores & afters.

Godox Litemons SR20R Introduced – Full-Color Ring Panel with Smartphone Camera Control and Built-In Battery

Godox has introduced the Litemons SR20R, a full-color LED panel with a ring-shaped light surface that places a smartphone or small camera in the middle of the fixture. Buttons on the panel operate the phone’s native camera app over Bluetooth, and the light runs for around 90 minutes at full...

Sony FX5 – Newly Added to Camera Database

New in the CineD Camera Database: Sony FX5 – check and compare Lab Test data and Recording Modes & Times.

Huawei XMAGE Z10: 1-inch clip-on phone camera

Huawei's $900 XMAGE Z10 module looks to convert a high-end smartphone into a genuine camera with its own 1-inch, 50 MP sensor and 24-240mm equivalent f/2.0-4.5 lens.

DaVinci Resolve 21.1.1: new features and fixes

The latest DaVinci Resolve 21.1.1 update improves trim editor support for audio clips and multiple edit points among other added features and updates.

DaVinci Resolve 21.1.1 Update!

DaVinci Resolve 21.1.1! Adds trim editor improvements for audio clips and multiple edit point control, USAC audio decoding on Windows 11 plus improved controls for clips with multiple Fusion effects. Download now https://bmd.link/4vYqkz

How the Hitmakers Behind 'Off Campus' Translate Script to Song

Emmy-winning and Billboard chart-topping Songwriters / Producers Doug Rockwell and Tova Litvin, the duo behind the music of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, Julie and the Phantoms, and the ZOMBIES franchise, have recently brought their signature sound to Off Campus.They worked with e...

Solo-Made Short Machines Learning Premieres at October Film Festivals

Brooklyn filmmaker Anthony Koithra’s debut original animated short, Machines Learning, premieres this October at NYC Indie Shorts Awards, Newport Beach Film Festival, and the Oscar-qualifying San Jose International Short Film Festival. The darkly comic film follows a bullying factory worker whose...

'Apocalypse Now' Cut Breakdown: 1979 Theatrical vs. Redux vs. Final Cut

Last night, I went to the Academy Museum and watched Apocalypse Now: Final Cut in 4K DCP. It was the first time I had ever seen that version of the movie, and it got me thinking...what's the difference between it and the other cuts of the movie? Over the decades, Coppola and editor Walter Murch h...

AI Animation, IP and the Next Phase of Creative Production

Generative AI is rapidly moving from experimentation into professional animation and commercial production. For studios, agencies and brands, the opportunity is significant. Work that once required lengthy technical processes can now be explored, developed and refined in entirely new ways. But as...

Who's Telling Your Story? The Framing Question Horror Writers Keep Getting Wrong

When you are writing a story, there are a few unspoken rules that you agree to. Namely, that you as author are positioning yourself as an observer of some kind (omniscient, most likely) retroactively sharing the events that you've "seen," fictional or not. In screenwriting, you almost put yoursel...

Film Quote of the Day: Groucho Marx's Best Insult Disguised as a Compliment

You can go back to any Marx Brothers movie and have a great time, and watch it with people of all ages, who can find something to laugh at in every scene.It's cliché, but my favorite is Groucho. It's kind of amazing how funny and how punchy the rapid-fire sharpness of Groucho Marx still is after ...

Bayeux Tapestry Comes to Life | Hocus Pocus Studio

The Bayeux Tapestry arrived in the UK in September, on display at the British Museum for the first time in almost a thousand years. Ahead of what became the most in-demand exhibition in the Museum’s history, the British Museum commissioned Hocus Pocus Studio to make three animated short fil...

Grading Film Scans: Film Print Emulation Field Guide Pt. 5

Grade real 35mm film scans in Resolve: remove overscan, proof with a print LUT, tame clipping, and color manage Cineon in ACES.

This New Brightin Star 50mm Lens is Set to Bring Three Switchable Rendering Styles

Everyone loves a good nifty fifty lens. It’s a staple for photographers and videographers alike to keep in their bags and use as a top prime lens option for shots that need that extra personal, cinematic look.However, while there are plenty of great 50mm lenses, old and new, to choose from these ...

Why Good Lighting Is Never Just One Setup

Lighting can be beautiful, but it often comes down to a formula that you can copy yourself in your own cinematography. Lighting tutorials love a formula. Key here, fill there, neg here. Done!However, anyone who's worked on a real set knows the formula falls apart the moment you walk into a crampe...

The Mavic Camera App Gets Update for iPhone 18 Pro and Variable Aperture Support

While the new iPhone Duo might have been the big headline from Apple’s latest iPhone announcement ceremonies, interest in the iPhone 18 Pro, and specifically in its new variable aperture, appears to be piqued among those who actually use iPhones for photography and videography.And as we’ve seen A...

The Panasonic LUMIX S9 is Getting a Power-Up With 4K60p in MP4 Lite and Expanded Button Functions

A solid mirrorless camera option for hybrid shooters since it was first announced, the Panasonic LUMIX S9 perhaps never meant to be a major challenger for high-end video work. But in large part due to its tiny size, it’s found a niche for travel creators and those who just like small and lightwei...

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Sony FX5 Lab Test: New Full-Frame Benchmark | DJI & Insta360 Outship Mirrorless Cameras – Focus Check ep136

DJI shipped more than 10 million handheld cameras in 2025 – more than every CIPA member company combined – mirrorless, DSLR and compact included. Add Insta360 and the two Chinese companies ship more than twice as many cameras as the entire mirrorless industry together. And while the traditional c...

TRMNL X for Video Editors – My New Desk Friend

What's a TRMNL e-ink display and why would a video editor want one? Here's why... The post TRMNL X for Video Editors – My New Desk Friend first appeared on Jonny Elwyn - Film Editor.

Adobe ChatGPT plugin gets interactive editing

Adobe's ChatGPT plugin gains interactive editors for images, designs, and PDFs. Users can brush a selection, tweak sliders, and edit PDF text from side panels in the ChatGPT window.

Huawei Mate 90 Pro Max: Collector’s Edition gets a  24-240mm module

The Ruiying Z10 camera accessory designed for the Collector’s Edition features a 50MP sensor 1-inch type sensor paired with a 24–240mm f/2.0-4.5 lens, for 10x of continuous optical zoom.  At the Mobile World Congress, in 2025, both Xiaomi and Realme introduced their projects to use interchangeabl...

Here’s what you didn’t know about the ‘Speed’ bus jump

How a real bus was jumped over a ramp, and how that stunt did not go according to plan. The post Here’s what you didn’t know about the ‘Speed’ bus jump appeared first on befores & afters.

Huawei Launch Event – Mate90 Mobile Phone Series, Ruiying Z10 1-Inch Sensor Modular Camera, and a DJI Osmo Pocket 4 Collaboration

Huawei has announced the Ruiying Z10, a clip-on camera module with its own 1-inch 50MP sensor and a 24-240mm equivalent f/2.0-4.5 power zoom that mounts to the back of the new Mate 90 Pro Max Collector’s Edition and Mate90 RS. In the same presentation, the company introduced a co-branded DJ...

Cinema 4D MCP server: Claude and ChatGPT support

Maxon has built MCP support into Cinema 4D 2026.4, letting Claude and ChatGPT carry out tasks in the artist's own scene. It is off by default.

Apple Final Cut Camera 2.4 and Final Cut Pro 12.4 Released – iPhone 18 Pro Aperture Control, Clean SDI Out, Cinematic Refocus in Post

Apple has released Final Cut Camera 2.4, a ground-up redesign of its free capture app that adds manual control of the iPhone 18 Pro’s variable aperture, plus aperture priority and shutter priority modes. With iOS 27, the app also gains video scopes, a clean SDI output path and a genlock off...

Panasonic LUMIX S9 Firmware 2.1 Brings 4K60 in MP4 Lite Mode, Expanded Lens Fn Button Functions, and More

Panasonic’s upcoming LUMIX S9 firmware version 2.1 adds new MP4 (Lite) recording options, including 4K 60p/50p and Full HD frame rates up to 120p, giving users more flexibility for lightweight video workflows and slow motion. The update also expands the functions that can be assigned to compatibl...

Halide 3.2: iPhone 18 Pro aperture control, price

Halide 3.2 adds continuous f-number control to the iPhone 18 Pro. Aperture Priority, full manual ISO, and two new looks come with it for those of us on older models.

After Effects Portal September 2026

The first half of the year was impressive for After Effects, with months of big features, AI and freemium competition, and 3rd-parrty news. The current release of AE is September 2026 release (version 26.5 at IBC). Video summaries of 26.3 were linked earlier. We can expect an end of year push soo...

Watch this SideFX presentation on Rodeo FX’s VFX for s3 of ‘House of the Dragon’

Dragons! Burning! The post Watch this SideFX presentation on Rodeo FX’s VFX for s3 of ‘House of the Dragon’ appeared first on befores & afters.

Laowa ACRIS 35mm f/2.8 1X Macro: price and specs

Laowa's ACRIS 35mm f/2.8 reaches 1:1 magnification, with autofocus from 0.5 m to infinity. The $449 lens comes in five mounts (though only three with autofocus).