(If you can put the quality up to 720, makes a difference…) If you read Nofilmschool.com which I highly suggest you do, you’ll probably have seen the almighty shit-stirring fest provoked by one Sarah Balchik (smart money on this being the infamous Salah Baker more from Salah here) UPDATE: Maybe the money isn’t so smart after all, seems like it really is someone else with the same initials who launched an all out...Read More
Some footage from my Indian Ocean shoots. Reviews are a funny thing. People are given access to a camera, they then invariably shoot tests with it, after which they draw conclusions based on previous experiences, good or bad. The camera is then marked out of ten. Or five. Or given stars, or funky little camera icons, or a pros and cons list, or… and so on. Recently we were treated to a review that...Read More
I recently shot a few interviews for the Making Of website. I got the email and quickly followed up with this reply. Yes, I am available. What’s the shoot and what is the rate. The response was two short interviews and the rate was very low. However it’s the holidays and I am a sucker for extra cash around this time of the year. They wanted to shoot two cameras. Both locked off on...Read More
This is an article I’ve been wanting to write for a long time but I just keep pussying out. I wrote a 1,000 word version already and then canned it because I was too scared about pissing everyone off. But here we go: Why is so much mediocre work held up as ‘amazing’ or ‘stunning’ when, actually, it probably isn’t? What are the consequences of that? Should we care? And what could we do...Read More
By: Chris Collins When we travel we do it light! We carry on everything, and lights go in the camera bag. We started using the Lite Panel Micro Pro a few years ago and have since moved on to the Ikan 312 and Switronix Torch LED lights. I took 2 Ikan 312s to Sengal, Africa while shooting La Promese, and they turned out to be life savers. We continue to use them on The...Read More
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