Is it better for filmmakers to be a specialist or a generalist?

Lets go into the details of Imax by looking at what makes these cameras are different from regular cinema cameras, how it affects what the footage looks like and why this high quality format is only used on a small handful of movies.

In this video I’ll break down the importance of creating a coherent form and visual style for your film, and go over some technical tips you can use to do so.

Let’s explore how Ben Richardson's career has evolved, all the way from his start in animation, to working on some of the most popular contemporary long form television series by breaking down his philosophy on cinematography and some of the gear he uses to achieve his look.

Let’s use this video to explore the different ways that camera, lighting, sound and editing choices can be used to create either a subjective feeling or an objective experience.

Let’s look at three films made by director Greta Gerwig at three wildly different budgets: the no budget Nights And Weekends, the mid-range budget Lady Bird, and the Hollywood blockbuster Barbie - to see how her approach to filmmaking shifted along with her filmmaking resources.

Cinematography is all about controlling light. In this video I’ll take you through three of the most important camera settings that will allow you to control the amount of light that is let into the camera: ISO, shutter and aperture. This is sometimes called the exposure triangle.

In the wake of the announcement that The Creator was shot on a Sony FX3 let's examine how and why it is now possible to shoot high budget films on prosumer cameras.

Since I used to work as a 2nd AC for a number of years it was my job to use the slate or clapperboard on professional film sets. Let's go over how to use a clapperboard the right way.

Let's explain the colour workflow process, what LUTs are, and how they can be used to improve the look of your footage.

Let’s dive into how Rodrigo Prieto’s philosophy on image making affects the camera and pick out some of the film gear he uses to create his masterful images.

In this video I’ll show you two different lighting setups for two different looks and compare how you can get away with using only natural light, or how you can elevate that look a bit more by supplementing natural light in a motivated way.

By far the most popular film format is 35mm. But what you may not know is that there are then 3 further format choices that need to be made between: 2-perf, 3-perf or 4-perf. But what is a perf and how does it affect both the budget and how the footage looks?

How much of the look of each film is created by the director and how much is the look influenced by the cinematographer?

Filmmakers compose and visually present information within a frame. Let’s go over five different techniques which may help you frame with more of a cinematic eye and tell stories using only images.

This video will unpack Shabier Kirchner's work as a cinematographer a bit further by going over how he got his start in the industry, looking at some of his thoughts and philosophies on filmmaking and breaking down some of the gear he’s used to create images.

To move a cinema camera in different ways requires different types of mechanical rigs. In this video let’s go over some of the common, interesting and even unusual rigs that are used in the film industry to create motion.

Let’s break down how cameras, lights and grips were used to elevate action scenes in John Wick: Chapter 4.

In part six of this series, I’ll go over four more popular cinema lenses that are used in the high end film industry, break down the images they produce, their practical design and what kinds of filmmaking they are useful for.

How do FPV drones work and what makes them so special? Let’s find out.