Category: RocketJump Film School

This is what your histogram is for and how to use it

John Aldred

The histogram is based around a fairly simple principle, but one that many still struggle to get to grips with.  Put simply, it’s a graph showing the relative proportion of brightness levels throughout your image. In the latest video from Rocket Jump Film School, cinematographer Jon Salmon talks us through exactly what the histogram is and […]

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Can you tell the difference between a $150 lens and a $15,000 lens?

John Aldred

When it comes to buying lenses, you often get what you pay for, but is there a certain point where throwing more money at them doesn’t bring you any real benefit? In this video, Freddie Wong of RocketJump Film School compares some inexpensive Canon EF Primes ranging up to about $500 with equivalent focal length $5,000 RED Cine Lenses and […]

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