It might be winter but there’s still plenty going on in the world of filmmaking and we’re busy reporting the news, revealing some of the latest trends and getting hands on with the most exciting new products. Our latest issue features cameras such as the BlackMagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K, Sony FS5 Mark II, Fujifilm X-T3 and Canon EOS-R on the test bench, while we’re also looking at a selection of external hard drives and kit that’s built to withstand winter weather. On the features side David Spurdens gives the low-down on his action filmmaking, we reveal a cut-price solution for anamorphic filmmaking and we invite you to vote for your Gear of the Year. Feel free to dive in!
Cover | 1 |
Editor’s letter | 3 |
Contents | 4 |
Agenda – Panasonic | 6 |
Agenda – Jihua Zheng | 10 |
Case study – Anamorphic filming | 14 |
Awards – Gear of the year 2018 | 21 |
Case study – Tom Paton | 28 |
Case study – The Dreamers | 36 |
Academy – Post-production | 44 |
Academy – Action filmmaking | 50 |
Movie matters – Experts’ view | 57 |
Movie matters – Making sense of VR | 60 |
Aerial filmmaker – News | 66 |
Aerial filmmaker – Frontier Land | 68 |
Gear – Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K test | 76 |
Gear – Sony FS5 II test | 82 |
Gear – Fujifilm X-T3 test | 88 |
Gear – Canon EOS R test | 92 |
Gear – Nikon Z 7 test | 96 |
Gear – Head-to-head mic test | 100 |
Group test – Location drives | 102 |
Mini tests – Vocas Flexible Camera Rig FCR-15 Pro Kit | 106 |
Mini tests – Samsung C43J890 43” curved monitor | 107 |
Mini tests – Sennheiser HD-300 Pro headphones | 107 |
Mini tests – Manfrotto 545B Twin MS with Nitrotech N12 head | 108 |
Mini tests: Lens special – Sony FE 400mm F/2.8 GM OSS | 110 |
Mini tests: Lens special – Zeiss 85mm F/1.4 Otus | 111 |
Mini tests: Lens special – Sigma 105mm F/1.4 DG HSM Art | 111 |
Mini tests: Lens special – Fujinon XF 200mm F/2 OIS WR | 112 |
Mini tests: Lens special – Tamron 28-75mm F/2.8 DI III RXDL | 113 |
Mini tests – Lindsey Optics Brilliant2 Rota-Pol | 114 |
Buyers’ guide – Ultimate kit for… rainy day filmmakers | 116 |
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