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I try to remember to check in from time to time. I'd love in depth discussions about the real nitty-gritty of cinematography but it seems like everyone just wants to ask what lens they should buy with their kit-mirrorless setup lol. Why can't we talk about how DoF formulas are just formulas...

With the way AI is going, non-fiction work might be the only place to shelter from the storm.

Yes I was on the paper airplane competition one! We just missed each other

Oh what? I worked with Tim a couple times too around that time period as well. In 2011 we did a Redbull job on a mockup aircraft. I then went on to do a bunch of videos for an energy drink MLM (lol) company called Limu. Would be crazy if I met you on one of those. To answer your question, its...

These days? As a DP, I have a feature film finalizing a deal with a company that will distribute it. I can't post much about it until the ink is dry and I get some materials approved for sharing. I've also done a test pilot a couple weeks ago for a mockumentary I enjoyed working on. Otherwise...

Hey! Yeah I still both AC and DP. Obviously I enjoy both quite a bit. I'm glad you enjoyed the article series. I never finished it and I would love to revisit it. The reason I haven't is the explosion (for better and worse) of people doing their own Youtube tutorials and what not. Some are...

It's been maybe a decade or so. Who is still around? What's cooking?

Besides the name, and the occasional reference to JP and John Hammond, the franchise has jumped the preverbal shark, or in this case the Mosasaur. SPOILER alerts, I suppose, but my thoughts are below: The film didn't have the grounded suspense of what Jurassic Park franchise is...

Hey everyone! Just starting the new year by cleaning up my websites and rental posts. For those who may not know, I have several sets of Cooke Mini S4/i lenses that I rent out. I'm in LA, but I ship to all 50 states. Cooke Mini S4/i lenses are wonderful lenses for professional productions...

I don't want to sound condescending but have you tried screwing into the C-mount? That looks very similar but maybe a little different... at first it's hard to tell from your pictures if that knub is threaded or not, but since you said "it's like there's supposed to be a piece that screws on...

So I own an A7S, but almost never do video with it. It's my personal photography camera, but I've bought some cages and accessories so that I may rent it out. Recently while exploring the camera I noticed that when I went to 60p, the shutter I had before in 24p didn't change, which was 1/50...

Our beloved 30mm G series from Panavision London. Random Panavision anamorphic photo I have no info on. Here is a job I worked on as a camera assistant where we used Clairmont Camera's CCI Anamorphics, which are Clairmont's rehoused/modified Kowas... From nearest to farthest: 50mm...

I also did a job for Arcade Fire, working on their experimental documentary "The Reflektor Tapes" as a 1st AC. We shot all over but I was primarily on the crew in Los Angeles and Haiti. We shot on Panavision Anamorphics on Alexa 4:3 but it was the Alexa monochrome, meaning it was stripped of...

Speaking of Panavision, I worked on a commercial where we were testing older and the funkiest of anamorphics from Panavision. This one was custom made for 'Pearl Harbor' when the main character wakes up in the hospital and he's very groggy. It's custom made to get really soft on the edges, etc...

Oh man! Haha.... Maybe 20% of my jobs? It comes in waves. Sometimes there are months where everything is anamorphic! I split my time as a cinematographer and 1st Assistant cameraman. I was lucky enough recently to do some anamorphic work as a 2nd Unit DP for pickup work. For those jobs, I did...

Unfortunately this is not entirely accurate. The earliest film cameras were incredibly small and light weight. Even those much later, I routinely (used to) carry around studio 35mm film cameras by myself. There have always been manageably weighted options with the following exceptions: the...

For sale is a (like-new) AJA LUT box. This is on Ebay but I will cancel the auction if it sells here first. I bought this little guy to be used on set when shooting S-Log/Canon Log formats, but the DIT and/or live-colorist always had another solution for the live LUT monitoring and this...

Now available for rent; Multiple sets of Cooke Mini S4/i lenses. These lenses are basically Cooke S4's, but smaller, lighter and one stop slower at T/2.8. They are also extremely affordable to rent in comparison. Focal lengths 18, 25, 32, 40, 50, 65, 75, 100 and 135mm available. Optional...

To simply follow up, here are two iris assemblies at T/2.8 I just happened to have both makes of lenses on a current job and I thought about this thread. These are arguably the two most popular non-panavision brand cinema lens sets for the last decade or so. Both are amazing lens designs...

So, I come across Adorama selling an item on Ebay and it's a Cooke 20-100mm T3.1 Varotal Zoom lens. But the listing says "(Arriflex Mount)- Please Read." Before I scroll down to read the description, the following thoughts cross my mind within seconds. . . . . . . "Oh look, it's a vintage...