It’s tough to see a family-owned business like lighting and grip rental house Thomas Cesare hang up the “For Sale” shingle. Not too much of a surprise though: In business since 1972, the Mineola-based operation faced an increasingly competitive market that requires considerable investment to stay current…
A Look Back at NAB 2012, Part One
What? A review of NAB one month after it started? What can you be thinking? I’ve never been a fan of instant analysis of new technology. That’s especially the case when it comes to a frenetically paced show like NAB. Most every company thinks–or at least hopes–that it has the potential hit technology of the […]
Sony & Adobe Double Down
This week we check out new technologies that could topple leading companies, consider if New York production incentives are fair, and bid farewell to two pioneering filmmakers…
Abel Cine Offers High-Speed Phantom Training
High quality high-speed shooting with a camcorder became practical with Vision Research’s introduction of its Phantom series cameras a few years ago…
The Final Leitner’s Cinematography Corner
David Leitner, a long-time friend and colleague at millimeter magazine, has posted his final Leitner’s Cinematography Corner via one of his typical fascinating, far-ranging essays…
Two-Day RED Production Workshop
This two-day intensive workshop, taught by director/DP Jon Firestone, gives you a chance for some hands on time with a RED rig.
Hurt Locker’s Abel Cine Connection
But ‘The Hurt Locker’s’ connection to Abel Cine might not be as well known…
Applying for the ASC Awards?
Some of you might not think applying for professional awards is worth the bother.