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Turning the Blackmagic Cinema Camera into a Movie Making Machine
You all know that I have been conducting many camera tests during prep on Need for Speed. I have been testing all of the different digital emulsions to see where they will fit into my toolbox....
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Gemini 4:4:4 RAW: Your 4K/2k/1080p Recording Solution
As all of you know, I have been doing an intense round of camera tests for Need for Speed. These tests involved nine cameras in total. Trying to leave no stone unturned was the agenda. This test did...
View ArticleInterview with Greg Staten on the HP DreamColor Monitor
By Julien Lasseur When I picked HP DreamColor Solutions Architect Greg Staten up from LAX, it came to my attention that he was only in LA for a few hours. He had come to LA specifically for this...
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Inovativ Carts on a Game of Thrones Promo
By Michael Svitak, Elite Team Cinematographer MichaelSvitak.com In the minds of many, there are basically two legitimate camera cart systems—Yager and Backstage. Well, make room for the third…...
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Podcast on Selecting Cameras for Need for Speed
I return to the doddleTALKS Tech podcast on episode 17. We discuss the approach to selecting cameras for Need for Speed, and by testing those cameras, how we found that they each had their own unique...
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Using a Crane: Educating your Audience on Geography & the Art of Discovery
This week we go into another motion tool of storytelling, THE CRANE. This device has been around for decades. Allan Dwan has been credited with the first dolly shot and the first crane shot. He devised...
View ArticleHDSLR Cinematographer Starter Kit
Shane Hurlbut, ASC discusses what you need to work on the HDSLR platform.
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Blackmagic Cinema Camera Tests
Blackmagic Cinema Camera 2.5k With the price decrease on the Blackmagic Cinema Camera (BMCC), new functions, firmware upgrades and the anticipated delivery of the Pocket Cam, I thought it would be...
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Creating a Level of Intensity with Internal Camera Settings
Shutter angle is an important story-telling tool. As a Director of Photography, I love this technique and wanted to show you how I have used it to assist in the character’s emotional arc. “Using...
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How to Set Up Menus for Cinematic Capture on the Canon 1DC
In the spring of 2012, Canon, writer/director Po Chan and the Hurlbut Visuals production arm collaborated together on the short film project The Ticket to showcase the new Canon 4K DSLR 1DC. I was...
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Arri Alexa vs. Canon C500
PART 1 In this corner, weighing 13.7 lbs. and a height of 13 inches and boasting 2.8K imagery, The Arri Alexa!!!!! In the other corner, weighing 6 lbs. and a height of 7 inches displaying 4K...
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Arri Alexa vs. Canon C500 Part 2
Arri Alexa vs. Canon C500 (Arri RAW 2.8K) (Canon RAW 4K) PART 2 Last week, we took you through Day ISO tests, Dynamic Day Exterior range tests, Back Light/Skin Tone tests and Fill Light ratio...
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Red Epic vs. Canon C500
Red Epic vs. Canon C500 5K RAW 4:1 Canon 4K RAW S Recorder In this corner, weighing 11 lbs. and a height of 7.5 inches and boasting 5K imagery, The Red Epic!!!!! In the other corner,...
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Accessorizing Your 1DC for Cinematic Capture
Part 1 A few weeks ago, I wrote about dialing in all the menus so that your camera was ready to capture imagery that was cinematic and film friendly. These next two posts will be about the...
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Collaborative Innovations with Freefly Systems MōVI
The MōVI has always been seen as a trick shot device, one that could be hooked up to a rope, lowered out of a window, passed off and then run down an alley, dropped down into a man-hole cover, then...
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Blackmagic 4K URSA Tests Part 1
Going Inside the New Blackmagic URSA 4K Camera for Cinematic Capture Happy Holidays to everyone from Lydia, myself and our amazing staff at Hurlbut Visuals. You are so special to us and we cannot thank...
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Top 10 Hurlblog Posts of 2014
Happy New Year to everyone from the Hurlbut Visuals team! We had a wonderful 2014 with the release of Need for Speed, shooting Fathers and Daughters, launching Shane’s Inner Circle, and coming to 25...
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Blackmagic 4K URSA Tests Part 2
Part 2: Going Inside the New Blackmagic 4K URSA for Cinematic Capture Part one of this test set you up to understand that the Blackmagic 4k URSA camera does not have a strong OLPF (Optical Low Pass...
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B&H Review: Micro Four Thirds Lenses that add Cinematic Imagery to your GH4
Part 1: Panasonic Leica glass paired with the Panasonic GH4 sensor Many of you have asked me to do tests on micro four thirds lenses, so I am holding to my promise to listen and deliver. HERE WE...
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RED Dragon Test Part 1: Basic
The RED Dragon Sensor: Turning the RED Epic from a “Jack of all Trades” to the Master RED Dragon Test All of you know how passionate I am about cinematography. I am constantly trying to push its...
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