Thank you to Eric Kmetz the winner of the Canon Filmmakers Live contest for Chicago and a great friend of ours for putting together this amazing tutorial. His winning entry can be seen below. This is very helpful for anyone who does multi-cam shoots not just weddings. This tutorial was originally done for [IN]FOCUS a multiple day workshop/seminar/networking/educational/party/all around good time that Cristina and myself will be...

So, over the last two days, I had two friends run into the same problem while editing DSLR footage in FCP. The problem was that even though the sequence settings matched up with the footage from the DSLR,the audio that was recorded separately was mysteriously drifting out of sync. This is a very frustrating problem that I personally lost quite a few hours over. I tried literally everything I could think of. I thought it was the recorder I...

Everything we cut in FCP gets some level of color grading using Magic Bullet Looks. Here’s a cool video to help you understand the software a bit better. Would anyone be interested in a more in-depth tutorial on grading with Magic Bullet Looks? I was thinking of doing one but wasn’t sure if it would be helpful. Also if you have any tricks or tips feel free to share them in the comment...

On January 29th, 2010 Cristina and I headed off to Chicago to help out Zacuto with an amazing and very daunting to say the least, project they were undertaking. “The Great Camera Shootout 2010″ a three part web series where gunslinging HD DSLRs faced-off against legendary 35mm Film. The webisodic series showcased the top performing hybrid HD-DSLR cameras: Canon: 5D MKII, 7D, 1D, 550D/T2i Rebel, Nikon D3s, Panasonic GH1 and compared...

Here is a test shoot that mixes footage from the Panasonic AF100 and the Canon 5D. I have to say the Panasonic AF100 is pretty impressive looking at first glance. Share

Philip Bloom and DSLR go together like peanut butter and jelly. Eric Kessler, owner of Kessler Crane, has just released the Philip Bloom Signature Series Pocket Dolly. This goes beyond slapping Phil’s signature on the side of the case and calling it a day. The two of them sat down at great length, and discussed what specifications and adjustments Philip would want to see in the already superbly crafted line of Kessler sliders. We were...