The 2003 feature film “Perth,” which was originally shot on Super 16mm film, was recently scanned and restored using the Cintel Scanner and DaVinci Resolve Studio editing, grading, visual effects (VFX) and audio post production software. Set in Singapore, the film follows Harry Lee, a 51 year old part time...
The Perfect Hardware Combo of Gear? My Choices. For Now Anyway…
I am luckier than most in that I get to play with a lot of gear, ranging from cameras to camcorders and action cams to gimbals, drones, microphones of all types and even tripods. There are some “off-beat” gadgets too like the MSM for astrophotography and the brilliant little Pluto...
Interview: John Haenke, “FlyFishingMasterClass.com”
I have known John Haenke for a number of years now, first meeting at his Hervey Bay house / office back in around 2018. I’d booked a fishing charter with him, as his fame as a brilliant guide and fly fishing whizzo had preceded him via contacts I had in...
Italy’s Serie A1 Women Volleyball Championshio Uses Bespoke Multicamera OB Setup
Live event specialist AMS has implemented a multicamera OB featuring Blackmagic URSA Broadcast G2 and Studio Camera 4K Pro cameras to capture and broadcast the Serie A1 Women volleyball championship. AMS follows the four Piedmont teams, including Chieri, Cuneo, Pinerolo and Novara, in their home matches, which typically requires that...
DaVinci Resolve Studio 18.5 Public Beta 2
DaVinci Resolve Studio 18.5 Public Beta 2 and Fusion Studio 18.5 Public Beta 2 have been released. This software installs DaVinci Resolve Studio 18.5 public beta 2 which adds improvements to beta 1 release features, including better quality when encoding AAC audio, improved consistency when decoding H.264 and H.265 clips on some...
“Country Is Calling”
Sydney based production company Studio Goose used DaVinci Resolve Studio for grading, editing, VFX and audio post production, along with Blackmagic Cloud, to help create the “Country Is Calling” commercial campaign for the Northern Territory Tourism Board. With production and post production talent spread around Australia, Studio Goose used a...
Prime Video’s On a Wing and a Prayer
In this extraordinary true story of faith and survival from Prime Video, “On a Wing and a Prayer” follows a family’s harrowing journey to land a plane safely after their pilot unexpectedly dies mid flight. With no experience flying the King Air twin engine aircraft, Doug White (Dennis Quaid) struggles...
White Lotus Season Two Used Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K
Cinematographer Xavier Grobet, ASC, AMC used the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K digital film camera for underwater shots on season two of “White Lotus”. Set in Italy, season two of the social satire takes place at an exclusive resort and follows the exploits of various guests and employees over the...
New Blackmagic Design products from NAB
Blackmagic has announced a number of new models and new products: DaVinci Resolve 18.5 with 150 new upgrades and features, including a number of new AI tools. All the details are below, plus here is also a video presentation from Grant Petty, the CEO of BMD with a quick explanation:...
News Flash: New Blackmagic Videohub 12G
Blackmagic Design today announced 3 new models of Blackmagic Videohub 12G zero latency video routers that let customers connect and route any combination of SD, HD and Ultra HD on the same router at the same time. Blackmagic Videohub 12G models feature a front panel with shortcut buttons, an LCD...