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Why film in Florida? The state has a pretty good argument for why you should shoot here. We have beaches, downtowns, swamps, palm trees, suburbs, farms, lakes, springs, wildlife, boats and mountains of fake-looking resort architecture, and somehow all of that exists in the same state. Okay, we don’t actually have mountains, but give us…

Sony’s FX lineup has become one of the most interesting camera families in professional video. Line up the Sony FX3 vs FX6 vs FX9, and the first difference you notice is size. The FX3 is tiny. The FX6 is tiny-ish. And the FX9 is… well, now we’re getting into serious production-camera territory. All three can…

Sony just dropped a camera that is going to make a lot of FX3 owners uncomfortable. Meet the Sony FX5. And yes, it is impressive. But is it revolutionary? That’s a different question. Answering it means separating what Sony actually changed from the numbers that simply look good on a specification sheet. What Sony Actually…

South Florida looks incredible from the air, with beaches, boats, skyscrapers, canals, highways, wetlands, neighborhoods and marinas. When it comes to drone filming in South Florida, it’s basically a drone operator’s playground. Unfortunately, South Florida is also a drone operator’s minefield. Think airports, controlled airspace, stadiums, temporary flight restrictions, sensitive locations, crowded areas and municipal…

There are a lot of cinema primes out there. Some cost a few thousand dollars, some cost tens of thousands, and some cost approximately the same as a moderately nice house. So where does that leave filmmakers who want serious cinema glass without completely destroying the budget? That’s the question this Tokina Vista Prime review…

Full-frame cameras are everywhere right now. And if you listen to camera marketing, you might think Super 35 suddenly became a terrible format. It didn’t. So when it comes to full frame vs Super 35, what’s the actual difference? Super 35 has been used to make some of the most beautiful movies and television you’ve…

Canon’s C70 was already one of the most interesting compact cinema cameras on the market. Then Canon released the C80, and suddenly the question became Canon C70 vs C80. Is the C80 actually better, or is the C70 still the camera to use? The short answer? The C80 is more advanced, but the C70 can…

Looking for a cinema zoom that can handle pretty much anything you throw at it? There’s a very good chance you’ve encountered Angénieux. The French company has been making professional cinema lenses for decades. And the Angénieux EZ series is one of the reasons the brand became particularly interesting to smaller productions. Productions ranging from…

If you’ve ever looked at footage straight out of a professional cinema camera and thought, “Why does this look terrible?” then congratulations. You probably just discovered LOG video. LOG video often looks flat, gray, low-contrast and slightly depressing. And that’s intentional. So What Is LOG Video? LOG, short for logarithmic gamma, is a way of…

There is a dangerous question that filmmakers ask themselves when choosing a cinema camera: “What camera should I buy?” Once you start researching, you’re about 14 minutes away from watching a 47-minute YouTube video comparing dynamic range charts from cameras you’ve never heard of. And somehow you’re now considering spending $18,000. The truth is, choosing…