Category: cinema

The importance of editing: see what La La Land would look like if directed by David Lynch

Dunja Djudjic

La La Land is nominated for 14 Oscars, and one of them could go to Damien Chazelle for best director. An interesting mock trailer from Cinefix shows what it would look like if it was directed by David Lynch. If you’ve seen La La Land, then you know that the atmosphere of that movie is […]

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These 50+ movie color palettes show how to effectively use color in film

StudioBinder

Considering cinema’s origin in black and white, it’s not surprising that many filmmakers have an obsession with color in films. From wardrobe choices and color gels to post-production filters and fonts, movie color schemes play a vital role in a director’s vision. The importance of color in film Lewis Bond’s color theory video, Color In […]

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F-Stops vs T-Stops – What are they? and when do you use them?

John Aldred

F-Stops are a familiar term when it comes to photography. As more photographer start to delve into the world of video, though, they’ve started looking at cinema lenses. The familiar F-Stops are gone, replaced by T-Stops. What does it mean? Aren’t they both basically the same thing? Why do two seemingly identical lenses such as […]

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Sigma creates short film “Blur” to show off their new Cine zoom lenses

John Aldred

Sigma announced that they were jumping into the world of cinema in a big way at the beginning of September. Last month, they announced pricing and availability for the first two cine lenses in the range to be released. These are the 18-35mm T2.0 and 50-150mm T2.0, both due to start shipping in just under […]

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The ultimate guide to lenses for filmmakers and photographers

John Aldred

For those new to photography or video, lenses can seem like a scary subject. There’s so many different types, and numbers and letters that all denote different things. There’s countless different mounts and adapters. So many different features and options. Is the lens even the right one for your size of sensor? It can be […]

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Sigma announces pricing and availability for 18-35mm and 50-100mm T2 APS-C Cine lenses

John Aldred

Sigma recently made a big leap into the world of the cinema by announcing 8 new cine lenses all at once. While most are expected to be released throughout the course of 2017, pricing and availability for the first two has now been announced. Those two lenses are the 18-35mm T2.0 and 50-100mm T2.0 lenses for APS-C sensor cameras. Designed for super […]

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This former Nuclear Bunker is now home to over a hundred years worth of American cinema

John Aldred

Located at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia, the Library of Congress Packard Campus was originally built as a nuclear bunker. It stored $4 billion in gold, and would’ve been the location to which the President would have been taken had the need arisen during the Cold War. Now that this potential need […]

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Sigma storms their way into the world of Cinema with 8 new lenses

John Aldred

When Sigma set their mind to something, they really seem to go all-in lately. That’s what they’ve done today, by announcing EIGHT new Cinema lenses at the same time. The new collection of lenses comprises five T1.5 primes and three zoom lenses. Well, it’s certainly a nice collection to kick off their entry in the world of […]

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