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We had a chance to try out the MoVI at NAB and I have to say it is impressive. The one that we had our hands on today is the M10. The M10 is listed at $15,000 and comes with all of the capabilities to operate in a multi-operator mode or single operator mode. In the multi-operator mode you have the ability to break out the camera pan/tilt features as well as an additional operator for focus control – while a third operator is in charge of physically moving the camera. In the single operator mode, one person can use […]

Atmos has announced the Samurai Blade today – an unbelievably bright 1280×720 5″ monitor. It is camera mountable, works just like the original Atmos Samurai and has a crystal clear image. Features include: Standard BNC connectors Full waveform/vectorscope Adjustable gamma Real-time monitoring Focus assist, zebra and false color monitoring S-log/C-log recording Trigger rec/stop from camera Timecode from camera

Blackmagic announced a 4k Super35 production camera today for $3,995. Details to come as the show floor opens in a few. More information here.
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With the NBA All-Star game in town I made the trip down to Houston.  I was shooting on the Panasonic HDX-900 with a Nano Flash attached. Our main assignment was shooting the stand ups and V.O. for a recap segment called, The Daily Zap.  After each night’s event we headed onto the court and met […]

MediaStorm has built a business by not doing perishable stories, according to founder Brian Storm. Storm, who made a name for himself as the first director of multimedia at MSNBC.com, spoke to a group of journalists about his strategies for producing powerful visual narratives that have a long shelf life. “I’m looking for people to …

In 1955, soundman Charles “Chic” Peden of Hearst Metrotone wrote an op-ed criticizing his industry’s “rigor mortis” in face of its impending demise due to competition by television news. Its an interesting look back at the beginning of the sunset years of a news gathering method that was once a […]