Do Blondes Have More Fun? A Review of Portrait Professional 11
by Jeremiah Hall (doddleNEWS) Media is blending. Years ago the camera operator was a separate job description from video editor. Now the freelance videographer is expected to do both, as well as motion...
View ArticleRedrock Micro’s Black Series Line of Camera Accessories
Concierge Service to provide tune-ups and support By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Redrock Micro is blacking out its trademark colorful knob fringes and announcing their new Black Series of cinema rigs and...
View ArticleCamera Firmware Hacks – Can they Void Your Warranty?
Turns out, it depends on what camera you own By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) We’ve heard a lot about hacking a camera’s firmware lately, thanks to Magic Lantern unlocking RAW recording for Canon DSLRs....
View ArticledoddleTALKS Tech With Cinematographer Vincent Laforet
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) “We’re going to a world where you can’t hide behind expensive toys, that you’ll have to be able to tell a story.” That’s a peek into this month’s doddleTALKS Tech, with my...
View ArticleFinding A Rental House Near You With the DoddlePRO App
By Jeremiah Hall (doddleNEWS) Find out how to use the doddlePRO app to locate a rental house near you, especially when you travel across the country. If you’re a large producer, it happens all the...
View ArticleBest Rental Houses In Canada
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Oh Canada, eh! We’ll be talking aboot some great places to rent film equipment across my home nation, the great white north of Canada! A land of toques and serviettes...
View ArticleIs Sandisk Loosening Counterfeit Protections on SD Cards?
Media cards vulnerable to counterfeit By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) There’s two things that low budget shooters have to guard against when trying to score a quick deal on eBay or other film equipment...
View ArticleNAB 2014: ARRI Begins Shipping AMIRA
By Jeremiah Hall (doddleNEWS) The ARRI Group says they have started shipping their new documentary-style camera, the AMIRA. The AMIRA uses the same Super 35 sensor as the ALEXA and features 14 stops of...
View ArticleFilmConvert Releases Updates and Camera Profiles
Including profiles for the Panasonic GH4 By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Looks like this is update Tuesday, for sure. FilmConvert has announced new updates for their plug-ins that provide, among other...
View ArticleFootage from ARRI AMIRA Shows Up in Short Video
2K Camera Uses Same Sensor as Alexa By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Footage from the $40,000 ARRI AMIRA has been leaked on the Internet, and I have to say the quality is most impressive. The lower budget...
View ArticleResellers Offering Instant Rebate On Blackmagic Production Camera 4K
by Jeremiah Hall (doddleNEWS) Interested in Blackmagic Design‘s 4K Production camera? From now until Sept. 5, 2014, there is a $500 instant rebate. This effectively drops the price from $2995 down to...
View ArticleShooter Suite Review, Part 1: BulletProof
By Jeremiah Hall (doddleNEWS) Red Giant has released their new version of Shooter Suite, a software bundle for videographers. We’re going to look at each app in the suite, starting with BulletProof. A...
View ArticleApple Patent Reveals Protruding iPhone Camera Allows Interchangeable Lenses
Patent reveals interchangeable lenses on the horizon By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) When the iPhone 6 came out on Friday, the first thing millions of users noticed was a little bump where the camera is…...
View ArticleShoot For The Edit Now, Save Time In Post Later
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) When you’re filming your project, it always helps to keep in mind that you’ll eventually be editing the project together into a finished piece. And there are a few tips...
View ArticleWebsite Offers 3D Printable Camera Accessories
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) 3D printers are rapidly become a required prop making accessory, thanks in large part to Bre Pettis over at MakerBot who made them incredibly affordable. Now you can not...
View ArticleNAB 2015: AJA Offers To Lend Filmmakers CION Camera For Free
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) AJA made the leap to cinema cameras last year at NAB 2014 with its CION camera, a solid 4K camera, whose firmware was updated for this year’s conference. One of my...
View ArticlePanasonic Adds More 4K Cameras To With The GX8 & FZ300
By Kevin P. McAuliffe (doddleNEWS) With technology getting cheaper and cheaper, more people are looking to make the jump to larger than HD cameras, as their computers and editing applications can...
View ArticlePanasonic’s GH4 YAGH Pro Audio & Video Interface Gets A Price Cut
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) When it was first announced, I have to admit, I was stunned by the price of the Panasonic GH4‘s optional YAGH pro audio and video interface. At $2100, it was nearly $500...
View ArticleCinematography 101: How To Read A Histogram
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) The Histogram is a mystery to some of us, and that’s OK. Like a camera’s zebras and false color (that’s another blogpost), the Histogram is part of a mysterious features...
View ArticledoddleREVIEWS: FiLMiC Pro
By Jeremiah Hall (doddleNEWS) Let’s take a look at FiLMiC Pro, a video camera app for iPhones. Consumer cameras annoy me. Auto-focus and auto-exposure software code can turn what would be a good shot...
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