Blackmagic Cinema Camera: The Perfect Training Ground for Cinematographers
The similarities of 16mm film and the Blackmagic Cinema Camera (BMCC) and why it is a great training ground for cinematographers.
Entries by Shane Hurlbut, ASC
Life Balance: Is It Possible?
What are your daily rituals and how do they increase your creativity and inspiration? Creativity takes cultivation and discipline to stay on top of your game.
Independent Filmmaking – Pre-Production, Production, Post
Budget-minded filmmaking forces you to solve your problems within limitations. However, given the importance of the visuals to engage the audience in the story, we needed creative control over every aspect of the film’s aesthetic.
Filmmaker’s Spotlight – Tenebrae Lux
Ryan Boran is an inspiration to the indie filmmaking community, and we want to congratulate him for getting selected for this month’s Filmmakers Spotlight.
CineGear: On the Couch with Nino
Watch the “On the Couch” interview Lydia and I did with Nino Leitner at Cinegear.
The New HP DreamColor: It’s all about the Color Space
With the release of the new Z27x and the Z24x monitors, we should look at what makes these babies different from the old workhorse that served as my eyes into the DSLR color space for over five years.
Blackmagic Cinema Camera: Putting It Through the Paces
More camera tests between the Blackmagic Cinema Camera, Arri Alexa and Sony F5
Tiffen Diffusion Filters and Steadicam Innovations
Tiffen has introduced a whole new line of filters for digital sensors and have shot a very in-depth 4K test that premiered at NAB this year,
Need for Speed Lighting Breakdowns
Lighting car interiors at night. How I light, what choices I make with specific units, and why one lighting tool is selected over another.
Filmmaker’s Spotlight
From an extra, to an actor, to a runner, to a production assistant, then a camera assistant, and now as a cinematographer, James Oldham climbed the “film hierarchy” because he knew he needed to do everything and anything to get to where he wanted to be in the industry.
Kitting Out Your MoVI for Cinematic Capture
How we’re kitting out the MōVI on Fathers and Daughters.
Flanders CM 250 – The Lighting and Exposure Monitor of the Future
The CM 250 is a 24” OLED display that is crisp, clean and delivers beautiful blacks.
Why Cinematographers Want Flat Glass
Tests with the newest Leica Summilux C lenses vs. the gold standard Cooke S4s for Fathers and Daughters.
Filmmaker’s Spotlight – A One Man Band
Meet Raphael Rogers, once a graphic designer from Michigan who took off for LA to bring more life and opportunities to his career.
Need For Speed: Innovation, Gear and Cinematography
This post give you insight into how we pulled everything off. Need for Speed was shot on four different camera sensors.
Turning Your GoPro Hero 3 into a Cinematic Movie Making Machine
We tested the GoPro Hero 3 and figured out what it would do best, which was immerse an audience like never before.
Canon C500 vs. Film Camera Test
The Need for Speed camera test comparisons continue, with the Canon C500 vs. 35mm Kodak film stock.
Find the GoPro in the Need for Speed Trailer
Thanks so much to everyone who gave it a shot and entered our Where’s the GoPro in the Need for Speed Trailer? contest. It wasn’t easy, but eight of you correctly answered all of the trivia questions and uploaded the two correct screenshots
Tiffen Vari IRND Brings Cinematic Look to the BMCC
Welcome to the Hurlbut Visuals Blackmagic Cinema Camera Tiffen Variable ND test.
Shane’s Gear Bag
I have been asked by many of our readers to share details regarding my personal Gear Bag. I use a vast array of tools to be able to tell all types of stories. I wanted to break it down with detail.