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The price you will pay is what it takes to get every last little bit of that camera up and running in the realistic situations you will be using it in

"No thought was given  to the challenges of shooting closeups in 4K - the unflattering detail in the faces of our stars, shooting in low light with inadequate range of focus, the inability to recapture an improvised moment that cannot be restaged in a non-scripted show"

Videomaker covers the basics in this video.

Star Photography Tutorial

Complete Guide to Photograph the 2013 Perseids Meteor Shower

A video's aspect ratio is an important creative choice that can affect the feel of footage, but it's also a key technical consideration that affects how and where this footage can be displayed.

Sixty years ago, the legendary star of the masterpiece Citizen Kane was down on her luck, a wronged woman who had defied the US House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC).

This animated short is part of a toolkit of DIY videos we're creating in partnership with the Hive NYC Learning Network to teach people to produce their own stories using digital media. 

Walter Murch discusses editing

The following resources offer FREE design elements that can give your project a very custom, high end feel.

developments in computer graphics have meant Lucasfilm has been able to transfer its techniques to film-making, shifting video game assets into movie production.

how quickly is 4k going to move into the mainstream of production

A helpful tutorial from the folks at Videomaker magazine.

Cinemagraphs are looping still photographs in which minor movement occurs - usually animated gifs

link to a detailed post from reTooled.net on Premiere Pro CC changes that were rolled out in July

Preserve detail and sharpness while up scaling images up to HD or digital cinema size. The new up-scaling tool retains edge detail and reduces noise and artifacts.