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Announcements, Sponsored

Holiday Deals for Filmmakers 2022

Happy holidays! Whether you seek the ideal gift for that filmmaker in your life or are yourself a filmmaker in pursuit of the best filmmaking deals, you’re in the right place. We’re rolling off Black Friday and Cyber Monday and into the holiday season. The bottom line is some deals dissolved while others changed. We […]

December 14, 2022/by Filmmakers Academy

Our Top Picks For B&H NAB Sale! NOW ON!

B&H are throwing a FLASH SALE for NAB and we’ve earmarked the BEST DEALS for you.

May 12, 2020/by Filmmakers Academy

Post Production, Production

Loading a LUT with DaVinci Resolve: Part 4

Creating and baking in a unique LOOK with 3D LUTs. Why, how to use in DaVinci Resolve, and how to install and use LUTs on set.

April 30, 2019/by Shane Hurlbut, ASC

Post Production, Production

Create 3D LUTs to for an Artistic Look with DaVinci Resolve: Part 3

Creating and baking in a unique LOOK with 3D LUTs. Why, how to use in DaVinci Resolve, and how to install and use LUTs on set.

April 27, 2019/by Shane Hurlbut, ASC

Post Production, Production

RAW Footage Transformed to 3D LUTs with DaVinci Resolve: Part 2

Creating and baking in a unique LOOK with 3D LUTs. Why, how to use in DaVinci Resolve, and how to install and use LUTs on set.

April 25, 2019/by Shane Hurlbut, ASC

Post Production, Production

Baked in Looks – Create 3D LUTs with DaVinci Resolve Part 1

Creating and baking in a unique LOOK with 3D LUTs. Why, how to use in DaVinci Resolve, and how to install and use LUTs on set.

April 23, 2019/by Shane Hurlbut, ASC

Cinematography, Production

Canon C300 MK II – The Power in a Narrative Documentary Format

The Canon C300 Mark II has a ton of impressive tech under the hood and is a major advancement over the original C300. It turned out to be a perfect complement to our small production crew for a variety of reasons. Best of all, the images are beautiful and it’s very easy to use.

April 9, 2019/by Shane Hurlbut, ASC

Film Theory, Production

#StandWithMe – Flipping The Traditional Documentary Model

Patrick Moreau and the entire Stillmotion team have an amazing project that we would like to share with you. Their hope with #standwithme was to blur the lines of traditional documentary storytelling.

April 8, 2019/by Shane Hurlbut, ASC

5D – Shooting a Documentary in the Field

This summer, my phone rang and my friend, Erica Tremblay, was on the other end of the […]

April 7, 2019/by Shane Hurlbut, ASC

Cinematography: Bit Depth Doesn’t Matter, But Story Does

I overheard a conversation between a young cinematographer and a colorist going back and forth discussing the importance of 10 bit color or higher. I didn’t have time to interact then, so let me put my 2 cents in here and now. We have 8-bit, 10-bit, 12-bit, 16-bit, all these bits. I personally really do […]

December 13, 2018/by Shane Hurlbut, ASC

Canon Camera Setups for Cinematic Vision

Oh boy, we’ve got a whole SLEW of Canon Camera related questions this week. Let’s get into it! SIC Podcast EP. 9 is now live on iTunes! Submit your questions HERE. Podcast Questions: 1:13 How much image manipulation is done with the footage that comes from the Canon C500? When you spoke of the 5D […]

August 13, 2018/by Shane Hurlbut, ASC

RED Monstro Test: Xeen Lens vs. Canon Lens

The new Monstro 8K VV sensor from RED is a beast. It’s a huge sensor, not just in resolution, but in size. So, I wanted to know how well certain lenses covered this big of a sensor.

April 17, 2018/by Shane Hurlbut, ASC

Luca Ricci – Filmmakers Academy Spotlight

Our members are what make Shane’s Inner Circle such an incredible filmmaking community. We want to celebrate their stories with this Spotlight Series. Today we are featuring Luca Ricci from Italy who shares his story of his first time on a feature set. Enjoy!

March 15, 2018/by Shane Hurlbut, ASC

GFX 50S: First Look at Fujifilm’s New Camera

I asked our Inner Circle member Will Stewart to take BTS stills of our latest Inner Circle content shoot and to use the Fujifilm GFX 50S. This is his take on his experience shooting BTS of our Inner Circle content shoot.

December 20, 2017/by Shane Hurlbut, ASC

Cinematography, Film Theory

Tips for Mixed Formats in Cinematography

Throughout my career, I have been interested in using and mastering different mediums to enhance the storytelling experience. Since the dawn of cinema, movies have been captured on celluloid. As time progressed, we introduced new acquisition formats and film gauges like 8mm, 16mm, Super 8mm, 65mm, video tape, and digital video capture. Each new format registers a certain mood/feel due to past experiences with the medium or how it’s been utilized in the history of the moving image. So, how can you utilize different formats to enhance a story?

August 30, 2017/by Shane Hurlbut, ASC

Film Theory, Lighting, Production

Filmmakers Academy: On Set of Fathers and Daughters (Day 3)

The past two years have been truly amazing as we continue to grow Shane’s Inner Circle. Our vision becomes clearer every day, as filmmakers from all over the world have joined together to form an outstanding community of support, growth, and knowledge – where visionaries thrive and hone their skills to become better storytellers, better […]

July 27, 2016/by Shane Hurlbut, ASC

Film Theory, Lighting, Production

Filmmaking Advice: On Set Of Fathers and Daughters (Day 10)

This was the kind of day that you look at and say, “Oh, my God, how are you going to make this as a cinematographer?”

July 13, 2016/by Shane Hurlbut, ASC

Pre Production, Production

Filmmaking Advice: Collaborating with Directors

Shane Hurlbut, ASC talks about the process of working with directors and his work with Gabriele Muccino on the movie Fathers and Daughters.

July 6, 2016/by Shane Hurlbut, ASC

Kino Flo Basics: The Tegra 4Bank DMX

With fluorescent lights, Kino Flo has always been the leader. These lights are easy to use and easy to control. They’re so lightweight that I use them for almost everything.

June 8, 2016/by Shane Hurlbut, ASC

Cinematography, Production

The Hostess Tray Brauer Mount, Powered by Matthews Studio Equipment

Today I’m going to show you how to build the Matthews Brauer Hostess Tray Mount. This allows you to shoot with the camera on the mount with the car window up, unlike older mounts.

May 4, 2016/by Shane Hurlbut, ASC

XEEN Prime Lens Test: 24mm, 50mm, 85mm

We’re going to compare the XEEN 24mm, 50mm, and 85mm lenses with the Canon CN-E, Zeiss CP.2, and our Cooke S4 lenses.

March 30, 2016/by Shane Hurlbut, ASC

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