“Kantara,” one of 2022’s most talked about blockbusters, brought the stunning visuals and storytelling of Indian filmmaking to a global audience. The action thriller brings together a unique blend of traditional culture and natural beauty of India, which was created with the help of colourist Remesh CP using DaVinci Resolve...
Here’s a drone use we hadn’t thought of…
Here’s a different drone story. There have been a few examples of drone light shows, and a number of intrepid souls do drone light painting. Some spectacular failures have occurred though - as well as successes. For example, at the Perth Skyshow, where drones were used instead of fireworks, a...
New iPhone 14 is Yellow…
We never get the luxury of reviewing Apple products for some reason. Not since the so-called "curvy" Mac (that apparently was "cuddly" according to some reviewers) back in 2004 or something we have never even been asked to. So again all we can do is parrot the company's press release...
Film. It’s Cool Again.
A story on the ABC news site this morning talked about a resurgence of film and non-digital cameras. In the supporting Twitter feed, a number of people debunked the concept which I found interesting, as not that long ago i had first hand exposure to this very thing. Let me...
Tutorial: Rule of Thirds
Many, many years ago, in a video forum far, far away, I had a ‘robust’ discussion with a person I’ll call ‘Gary’, because that was his name. Gary argued the ‘Rule of 3rds was a hard and fast rule that had to be followed to get the best images, no matter...
Blackmagic Design Major Price Reduction
Blackmagic Design has annonced lower prices for its high performance network storage. The Blackmagic Cloud Store Mini 8TB is now reduced by AU$844 to AU$3,805, Blackmagic Cloud Store 20TB is reduced by AU$2,640 to AU$12,239 and Blackmagic Cloud Store 80TB is reduced by AU$9,430 to AU$37,045. These price reductions have been made...
Sony Catchlight Film Festival 2023 – entries now open
Sony has announced the opening of entries to their annual Catchlight Film Festival for 2023. Returning for its third year, Sony presents the Catchlight Film Festival to once again celebrate the best short-form filmmaking shot on Sony cameras across Australia and New Zealand. The festival aims to encourage filmmakers at all levels,...