New Cameras!
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="160"] New Sony cameras[/caption] New developments in high-end cameras for filmmaking at the Casual Dog Productions web site. Come see!
Curiouser and Curiouser
The world of film editing is in turmoil. Since Apple abandoned its loyal users with the introduction of Final Cut Pro X - often dubbed iMovie Pro - Filmmakers, editors, and post-production professionals have been roiling. A few advocate going forward with Final Cut X, but many basic professional features…
Richard Leacock, RIP
Richard Leacock, one of the founders or inventors of direct cinema style of documentary film making (a close cousin of cinema vérité) and a prolific documentary filmmaker, has passed away. A good obituary and discussion of his work is on the blog All These Wonderful Things by AJ Schnack. Ricky Leacock's own web site doesn't…
Reflexivity
Reflexivity in film making is a tricky thing. It is very easy to fall into self-indulgent and narcissistic pits - why should our own struggles be interesting to anyone else? The specter of the wealthy dilettante, fooling themselves that they are some sort of artist (and pandered to because they…