I’m really excited today for Freefly’s latest announcement of the MōVI Pro. This device is going to change the landscape yet again. By Shane Hurlbut, ASC The MōVI has changed the way I create as a storyteller, allowing me to capture the emotion of a scene in ways I never could before. The MōVI has become […]
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I’m going to give you ideas of where to start with your projects and how to create that look that you will capture in camera. This is so much more than any sort of “preserving the look” conversation or having anything to do with post-production. This is the foundation of the look, painting with light and your camera.
After I completed production on Season 1 of AMC’s “Into the Badlands,” I invited our Director, Guy Ferland, to accompany me during a speaking educational event at Revolution Cinema Rentals, here in Los Angeles. I wanted to talk about how we shaped the look and feel of the show, from pre-production all the way through […]
No matter what you’re trying to be in your career, there is one thing that never changes and stays true – the relationships you build. They are the most important aspect of your career.
I’m going to talk about how I light day exteriors and how I use specific types of lights to light day exteriors.
How can I use the MōVI as a camera emotion to tell the story? The camera emotion thing is very important. I try to take every movie that I do, and attach some sort of specific camera emotion to each character.
Shane Hurlbut, ASC talks about the process of working with directors and his work with Gabriele Muccino on the movie Fathers and Daughters.
How to tie the sheepshank, one of my favorite knots for filmmaking because it’s a knot that you can easily tie, and it is so powerful.
The backbone of Musicbed’s most recent collaboration of “Vintage” music selections. Artists like Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, and other successful musicians of the ‘50s,‘60s and ‘70s are a part of this collection.
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.
LOEV is big and beautiful, scarred and hopeful as it is, and I am so proud of the life it has taken. And LOEV is my movie as much as yours. When the audience takes it into their lives it becomes our story together.
Kino Flo Celeb LED technology has become my go to fill, key, or ambient light because of their beautiful soft quality and their sensitive ability to change color temperature, as well as dim ability.
This article focuses on the Panasonic GH4 and its performance in the Latitude. This is incredibly important to have a solid understanding of what your latitude means and what it does for you.
@shanehurlbutasc Today we are doing a XEEN lens comparison test with the newly added 14mm and 35mm XEEN lenses. We’re going to compare these lenses with the Canon CN-E, Zeiss CP.2, and our Cooke S4 lenses. To do this, we rigged it up so that we have all four cameras rolling at the same time, […]
I’m giving you the keys to the secret of False Color. Understanding the values and how it relates to the image on the screen from the camera is key.
The ability to think quickly on your feet in a live broadcast environment is a direct connection to being on set and shooting talent or capturing a storyline. You have the luxury of getting it a second time or third time; very rarely do you do one take and move on. In live sports, you get one take, the only take.
Today we are comparing Leica Summicrons to Leica Summilux lenses. It’s important to compare lenses so you can really find how each lens reads your talent.