filmmaking

Arri Japan emailed its customers informing them of a temporary closure of its Japan-based offices and service operations, citing a weak yen against the euro.

Will Smith acted and operated a camera simultaneously to make the action scenes stand out in his latest movie Bad Boys: Ride or Die.

The filmmakers behind Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga used AI to make a child actor look like the lead actress Anya Taylor-Joy and blend their faces together.

Tilta recently launched the Khronos Ecosystem of accessories that are designed to make shooting with the iPhone a better experience. If a filmmaker wants to take ProRes capture on iPhone seriously, Tilta says Khronos is there to help.

Oscar-winning movies are associated with huge crews and intense sets but that is definitely not the case with The Zone of Interest.

With NAB 2024 in full swing, many companies have announced new products, shared details on business plans, and given videographers plenty to look forward to in the coming months. SmallRig, a major player in the photo and video space, has just unveiled two new products designed for modern content creators.

Ahead of the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) show next week, lens manufacturer Irix announced the fifth lens in its lineup for cinematographers. The Irix Cine 65mm T1.5 promises excellent performance and versatility for filmmakers of all types.

Apple just released an unprecedented behind-the-scenes (BTS) look into the making of Usher’s Apple Music Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show -- and it was all shot on the iPhone 15 Pro.

Scientists and cinematographers are constantly searching for new ways to gather information about animals. In one such attempt, John Downer Productions launched a realistic-looking submersible robotic whale to capture unique footage and gain insight into the intelligence of these creatures.

Get a behind the scenes look at Wes Anderson's latest film Asteroid City and, specifically, how the director and his team built the entire town from scratch.

The custom-made 65mm VFX matte camera used to shoot Blade Runner (1982), Batman Returns, Species, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind is being offered for sale, letting fans of motion pictures own a major piece of cinema history.

Aputure has announced the Delta Pro, a 3,600Wh battery pack that the company bills it as the "ultimate" portable power solution for filmmakers.

Sir Roger A. Deakins is widely considered to be one of the greatest cinematographers of all time. He has won two Academy Awards and sixteen nominations for his cinematography of over 70 feature films.

SmallRig has developed a new carbon fiber, heavy-duty video tripod called the FreeBlazer that retains much of what filmmakers have come to expect from their sticks, but greatly simplifies three stages of height adjustment into one clip lock per leg.

The Vertigo Lens Turret is an adapter that fits onto a camera's lens mount and allows a filmmaker to effortlessly switch among three different attached lenses, a design that is set to "get the cinema world spinning."

Netflix has approved the Canon EOS R5 C for use in its productions, making it the first hybrid Canon camera to make the cut. It joins the Panasonic S1H as the only two approved cameras that are typically categorized as hybrid photo and video cameras.

Wonder Studio from developer Wonder Dynamics is a browser-based platform that allows editors to drag and drop any computer-generated character into any scene seamlessly using artificial intelligence. In short, it can perfectly replace any actor with a 3D model.

The team from Syrp Lab decided to find out what the difference would be between a photo lens and a cinema lens -- and which looks more "cinematic" and why.

Moment's new 1.55x anamorphic lens with gold flare promises to bring a classic Hollywood look to video shot on iPhone.

Apple appears to be getting more confident with the imaging capability of its mobile devices as it just published a 30-minute long, epic Bollywood film shot entirely on iPhone.

The Power Junkie v2 is a small platform that can connect to and power up to three devices -- including a camera and accessories like a monitor -- via 12V or 8.4V DC output or USB-C that can output a range of voltages up to 20V at 1.1A.

Runner Studios, a group of passionate young filmmakers based out of Nigeria, has exceptionally recreated some of Hollywood's most iconic scenes with nothing but skilled camerawork and a shoestring budget.

Irix's new Matte Box IQ uses an extremely lightweight design, supports the use of the company's magnetic filters, and also can be adapted to fit on lenses of various sizes.

As the demands for realistic visual effects (VFX) grows, so do the needs of those creating that content. One organization uses a massive array of 144 Sony mirrorless cameras to generate detailed digital assets in support of VFX artists.

The 2023 Chinese New Year Celebration film titled "Through the Five Passes" was shot entirely through the lens of an iPhone 14 Pro and shows the incredible heights that can be reached with a camera that fits in a pocket.

Filmic has announced version seven of its mobile cinema camera app, Filmic Pro. This updated version is headlined by a redesigned camera interface that the company says delivers a high-end cinema camera feature set that professionals would expect.

Green screens, while incredibly commonplace in big-budget productions and Hollywood blockbusters, often get a very bad reputation in the hands of independent filmmakers.

There are a lot of tools available that can help a filmmaker produce a better finished product, but these nine are particularly helpful.