David Fincher and Jeff Cronenweth Explore Darkness and Light 

David Heuring

Director David Fincher and cinematographer Jeff Cronenweth, ASC, were the creative team behind The Social Network, which used digital cameras to tell the story of the founding of Facebook, and Fight Club, a visually shocking rendition of a Chuck Palahniuk novel....

Is 4K in Your Future? From Sensors to Software, What's Important to Know 

Oliver Peters

Ever since the launch of RED Digital Cinema, 4K imagery has become an industry buzzword. The concept stems from 35mm film post, where the digital scan of a film frame at 4K is considered full resolution and a 2K scan is half resolution....

Big Vision Empty Wallet Teams with Canon for National Film Pitch Competition 

Big Vision Empty Wallet (BVEW) -- the networking organization dedicated to bringing both emerging and established artists and innovators together and helping them collaborate, create and showcase their work -- has teamed up with Canon to launch its first National Film Pitch Competition....

Cooke Lenses Bring Focus to 'The Last War Heroes' Doc 

World War II: The Last War Heroes, a six-part documentary series produced by Impossible Pictures and EOne, will illustrate the testimony from the last surviving veterans of the Allied troops by re-creating battlefield scenes and filming real bombs and bullets with high-speed cameras in intricate detail....

'For Lovers Only:' Michael and Mark Polish's No-Budget Digital Dream Project 

Brothers Michael and Mark Polish first gained notoriety in 1999 on the indie circuit when they played conjoined twins in the very odd feature Twin Falls Idaho. Since then, the two have resisted the temptation to go more mainstream....

Rugged and Reliable Canon XF305 Professional HD Camcorders Document the Dangerous World of Coal Miners for a Reality TV Series 

Strong men and powerful machines burrow 1,000 feet into the side of a West Virginia mountain, creating a passageway just 48 inches high amid damp and dusty darkness and the ever-present danger of cave-ins and other mishaps. It’s the world of Coal, a reality series from Original Productions....

Black and White and RED: Production on the AMC Web Series 'The Trivial Pursuits of Arthur Banks' 

Jon Silberg

Ask any group of cinematographers to describe a dream job and odds are strong that at least a couple will say they wish they could shoot something in black and white....

Digital Video Expo Announces Partnership with AbelCine to Launch New Hands-On Training Programs  

NewBay Media, a leading publisher of digital content creation media, has announced a partnership with AbelCine to launch a new series of hands-on training sessions to be presented at the upcoming Digital Video Expo....

Production Company Luminair Shoots Public Television Series with Panasonic's AG-AF100 Camcorder 

Chicago’s full-service production company Luminair is currently shooting two of its flagship projects, Mexico--One Plate at a Time and Ebert Presents at the Movies, with its pair of Panasonic’s AG-AF100 large imager HD cinema cameras....

AbelCine Announces ALEXA Training Classes in New York and Los Angeles