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Active M4/3 Cinema Camera Rumor, New SLR Magic T/0.95 Lens, GH3 Videos, GH3...
There’s a lot in the way of Micro 4/3 news that’s been coming down the pike, mainly due to the upcoming release of the Panasonic GH3 and the passive MFT version of the Blackmagic Cinema Camera coming...
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Panasonic Announces the AF100A, but is the Upgrade Worth It?
When I first saw the announcement this morning I thought I had misread it, as this is something I believe neither I, nor most M43 users expected, but it is indeed true: Panasonic will be releasing an...
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Slight Panasonic GH3 Delay and 5 New Videos: 0.5 Firmware Update, Moire, Menu...
As some of you might be aware, the Panasonic GH3‘s release date has been changed from November 30th to December 13th. B&H currently lists an earlier date, but the 13th is the official Panasonic...
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10 Renowned Directors Offer Their Advice on Filmmaking
As artists, we know that to some extent all our creative ventures are based on what has come before. Although, much like the biological evolution, the utilization of creativity recombines and mutates...
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Photographer Scott Bourne Shows You How to Build Your Audience with Twitter
Being an independent filmmaker usually requires one to wear a lot of different hats — not only during the production process — but also in the arenas of promotion and marketing. It’s hard work to build...
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Element 3D: 3 New Tutorials and How to Start Making Your Own 3D Content
This past summer I wrote about the release and initial tutorials for Video Copilot’s awesome Adobe After Effects plug-in, Element 3D. Andrew Kramer has been slowly but surely releasing new tutorials...
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Panasonic Officially Starts Shipping the GH3 (Plus New Test Videos)
Some of us have been waiting for this since the camera stat rumors in September, and others since the GH2 was hacked. Despite earlier news of a slightly delayed release date, it looks like Panasonic...
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Win 130 Royalty Free Songs During December Just by Tweeting
If you’ve been enjoying Luke Neumann’s weekly music freebies and the daily free music he released this past July, here’s a chance to add even more free tunes to your collection. This time the sonic...
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5 Things I Learned While Shooting My Low Budget Short Film
Over the past few years I’ve been doing a lot of work on other people’s video projects, and this past spring I quit my day job and started freelancing. While this has all been great for my reel, my...
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Looking for the Latest Deals on Filmmaking Equipment? Slidoo Will Help You...
4/3 Rumors has been a neverending resource on all the official and unofficial news in the Micro 4/3 world, including information on price drops and sales on cameras and lenses. Now Ale -the site’s...
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How to Do a Rotating Dolly Shot Around a 1,815 Foot Tall Building with Your DSLR
There are a good deal of relatively inexpensive rigs out there that can help you achieve a nice dolly shot. For small-scale dollying you might use Cineskates, or for shots that require a greater amount...
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9 New Panasonic GH3 Test Videos Show the Camera's Capabilities and Limitations
You’ve seen the test videos and the first short film made with the prototype models, but now the production models of the Panasonic GH3 have been around for almost a month. Those filmmakers who decided...
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Learn How to Do a 3D Match Move Using the Free and Open Source Program Blender
One of the great features in Adobe After Effects CS6 is its built-in 3D camera tracker, which helps realistically integrate CG elements into footage that have a fair amount of camera or subject...
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How to Make Your Own Portable DIY Bullet Time Rig
When you hear the term “bullet time,” you probably can’t help but think of The Matrix. And if you’ve taken a gander at the behind the scenes footage from that film or similar productions, then you know...
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Make a Short Film in Northwest Louisiana for a Chance to Win $50,000
Last year, 86 teams competed in the first annual Louisiana Film Prize, and one lucky team walked away with $50,000. Now, the 2013 iteration of the LAFP has just kicked off, and once again they’re...
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4 Tutorials to Help You Improve Your Green Screen Skills
We’ve all seen it: mismatched subject and background lighting, dancing edge pixels, and color spill; some of the hallmarks of a bad green screen composite. There are multiple factors to consider for a...
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Fiilex Lights: Sub-$1000 LED Studio Lights With a Twist
LED studio lights keep making leaps and bounds in technological advancement, but the price of such lights has tended to remain relatively high. However the Fiilex P360 and the P200 FlexJet are two LED...
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Element 3D After Effects Plug-In: Free 1.5 Update Released, Plus a Tutorial...
If you thought Video Copilot’s Adobe After Effects plug-in Element 3D couldn’t get any better, then check out the new features the free 1.5 update is sporting: support for importing animated 3D...
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Make a Dead Can Dance Music Video for a Chance to Win £3,000/$4,700 (and...
Dead Can Dance has been making their particular kind of mesmerizing, hauntingly beautiful music ever since I was but a tot. After disbanding for about 7 years, they reunited in 2005 for a world tour,...
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Need to Keep Track of Major Film Festival Deadlines? There's an iFilmfest App...
Every once in a while I am reminded that I live in an age with an eerie yet delightful attribute: I can ask why isn’t there a device or piece of software that does a certain thing, and then usually...
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