filmmaking

    Maxima 3 LED spot announced – Maxima 7 sunlight simulator LED spot finally available to buy
    Apr 16, 2021 John Aldred

    This one’s taken a while. Initially announced in February 2020 to much fanfare, the Maxima 7 LED spotlight is now available to buy. And it’s…

    100 camera angles, shots and movements in 10 minutes for filmmakers and photographers
    Mar 22, 2021 John Aldred

    Camera angles are a funny thing. There are so many different camera angles out there that we see daily in photographs and movies, and they’re…

    Watch and learn the difference between “YouTube lighting” vs “cinematic lighting”
    Mar 2, 2021 John Aldred

    I thought this was quite an interesting video. It’s an interesting take on how we light for different subject matter. It isn’t saying that one…

    5 useful gear and camera tricks to get difficult shots the easy way
    Mar 1, 2021 John Aldred

    There are certain techniques that ubiquitous to commercials we often see on TV. But achieving some of them can be quite tricky and/or expensive to…

    Build this DIY fully stabilised DJI RS2 camera mount rig for under $500
    Feb 2, 2021 John Aldred

    If there’s one thing that many of us would love to be able to do, it’s attaching a fully stabilised gimbal camera to a vehicle….

    This open-source DIY 6-axis motion control rig is almost entirely 3D printed
    Nov 19, 2020 John Aldred

    The only thing cooler than a 6-axis motion control rig is a DIY 6-axis motion control rig. And the only thing cooler than that is…

    The Zhiyun Crane 2S is a powerful 3-axis gimbal that’s small enough to fit in a backpack
    Nov 3, 2020 John Aldred

    I’m going to open this post with a very subjective, but completely honest, opinion. The Zhiyun Crane 2S (first look review here) instantly became my…

    The Magic Ring II is a grip frame for your gimbal with built-in D-tap power points
    Oct 29, 2020 John Aldred

    Sometimes, you need to go a little “extra” with your gimbal rig. Sometimes, you need the two-handed holding power that only a solid frame can…

    The Vaxis Atom 500 lets you transmit video up to 500ft from either HDMI or SDI
    Oct 16, 2020 John Aldred

    Hot on the heels of yesterday’s Hollyland Mars 400S Pro announcement, Vaxis has now announced their new Atom 500 SDI wireless video transmission system (which…

    Hollyland’s Mars 400S Pro wireless video transmitter lets you live stream to YouTube
    Oct 15, 2020 John Aldred

    I’ve been a big fan of Hollyland’s Mars 400S ever since getting one last year and you can read my review on that model here….