Features Archives - Newsshooter

5th Nov 2018

Creating a Panasonic EVA 65 – 12K large format images

Have you ever wondered what footage from a Panasonic EVA 65 might look like? Well, Nikolas Moldenhauer came up with a test to produce a 12K (12288 x 5760) image…

3rd Nov 2018

Internet Copyright – The Wild West

The internet is still a bit like the Wild West when it comes to copyright. There’s the occasional sheriff wondering around enforcing the law, but for the most part, it’s…

29th Oct 2018

Recording 4-channels of audio into the Canon C200 and C300 MKII

While this may not be earth-shattering news for some Canon C200 & C300 MKII users, it was for me. I somewhat dismissed the 3.5mm mic input on the camera as…

28th Oct 2018

4K for $10K with Jem Schofield

Jem Schofield, who is a regular contributor on the AbelCine blog has produced a series called 4K for $10K. With so many cameras on the market that are capable of…

26th Oct 2018

Bohemian Rhapsody – Newton Thomas Sigel ASC on this weeks Go Creative Show

Newton Thomas Sigel ASC is the director of photography for the highly anticipated film Bohemian Rhapsody. On this weeks Go Creative Show he chats to host Ben Concoli about his decision to…

9th Oct 2018

Tom Sigel ASC on how he shot Bohemian Rhapsody with the ALEXA 65

Cinematographer Newton Thomas (Tom) Sigel ASC recently shot Bohemian Rhapsody, a celebration of Queen’s music and the band’s extraordinary lead singer Freddie Mercury. Bohemian Rhapsody is an intimate exploration of the inner…

8th Oct 2018

Of Two Lands gives their initial impressions of the BMPCC 4K

The Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K has started shipping, although in relatively small numbers. Florent from Of Two Lands was lucky enough to pre-order the camera as soon as…

26th Sep 2018

Are the Panasonic S1 and S1R the holy grail of mirrorless cameras?

With Panasonic unveiling their first ever full frame mirrorless cameras, the S1 and S1R, the question needs to be asked, will they knock Sony off the throne and take the…

17th Jul 2018

The Ultimate Diffusion & Bounce Test with Matt Porwoll

Here at Newsshooter we review a lot of lights. Using the Sekonic C700 spectrometer, we can finitely benchmark and compare the lights against one another based on their brightness (Lux),…

21st Jun 2018

The Seven Year Itch – FCP X, Zero to Hero?

Seven years ago today, Apple unveiled FCP X, the successor to Final Cut Pro 7. FCP X was billed as being a revolutionary new version of the world’s most popular Pro…

16th May 2018

Shooting atop a moving train with a modified Sony F35 – The Mauritania Railway: Backbone of the Sahara

I first heard of the Mauritania Railway through a friend of mine who makes a living as a professional travel writer. I decided that I needed to see this massive…

11th May 2018

Working with Quasar Science LED tube lighting, it’s a different world

I love lighting! It truly makes the shot. Creating a mood or look is important to tell the story or the message you want to deliver. Lighting does this so…

7th May 2018

Understanding ProRes RAW – Is it ProRes or is it RAW?

Have you ever tried to solve a small problem only to discover you’ve accidentally solved a much bigger one as well? Like when you remove a scene because it has technical…

5th May 2018

Magellan 65mm – The lightest and most compact 65mm film camera on Earth

The Magellan 65mm from Danish company Logmar Camera Solutions, is a brand-new, fully electronic, hand-held and ultra-light all-purpose film camera that perfectly marries the best of digital technology with the characteristic look and…

1st May 2018

Building your own LED lights

We all love to tinker and make DIY modifications to equipment we buy, but that’s a far cry from building something from scratch. Would you attempt to make your own…

27th Apr 2018

Panasonic GH5s EBU – Tech 3335 Assessment

Renowned camera tester Alan Roberts has released his EBU assessment of the Panasonic GH5s. The EBU – Tech 3335 assessment has long been a method of measuring the imaging performance…