The “Evolution” of Motion Picture Cameras

Motion Picture Camera technology has come a long way in the Century since it was first introduced, or has it? The early Pioneers like Edwin Porter, Auguste and Louis Lumière and Georges Méliès all started the magic with little strips of “Film” 35mm wide to tell their...

Our favorite tools to manage projects

People often ask us what are favorite tools for managing projects are. Here’s a rundown. Basecamp (www.basecamphq.com.) We use this indispensable online collaboration tool to manage nearly every project we do. It’s a central repository for project...

Pre-Production: Some Things to Think About

Sometime last week I was in a discussion with some members of the crew when this question came up. What part of “Production” has changed over the years? We all talked about cameras and formats and workflows but what came to my mind was pre-production. Pre-production...