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Watch for the Debut of Our New Columnist Mark Forman

by Dan Ochiva January 14, 2012
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NYC Production & Post News is happy to announce the coming debut of a regular weekly column by DP and photographer Mark Forman…

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Gear & Software

Hotware

by Dan Ochiva December 5, 2011
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Here’s our monthly review of the latest gear and software which includes a look at Avid’s Media Composer 6, the Canon C300, Blackmagic’s DaVinci Resolve Lite, Smith Micro’s Poser Pro 2012 and the Red Scarlet-X.

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Weekly News in Review

Prime Time Proliferation

by Dan Ochiva August 30, 2011
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This week we share the good news about local production, learn about a filter that can save you from DSLR headaches, and find out that an older, established filmmaker is more experimental than ever…

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Weekly News in Review

Our National Jukebox Debuts

by Dan Ochiva May 17, 2011
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This look at the past week’s news includes a look at trends in 3D production, tips on what goes into making a successful start-up, and the debut of a national jukebox service…

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Weekly News in Review

The Past Week in Review, for April 25th

by Dan Ochiva April 26, 2011
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This week we have a look at some of the news from the Tribeca Film Festival, whether or not transmedia means anything of importance, and how DSLRs like Canon’s 5D now get important help from industry mainstays.

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Gear & Software

D.W. Leitner Reports from the Floor of NAB 2011

by Dan Ochiva April 13, 2011
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David Leitner discusses some of the intriguing developments in camera technology at NAB 2011 that are bringing great power and capability to small camcorders as well as opening up a new high-end of image creation…

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Weekly News in Review

The Past Week in Review, for April 4, 2011

by Dan Ochiva April 5, 2011
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The news today includes proliferating VJs, enchanting marimba sounds, and how we’ll all be using Cloud apps real soon…

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Weekly News in Review

The Past Week in Review, for February 28th

by Dan Ochiva February 28, 2011
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Finally, if moment-by-moment pop cult news distraction really, truly is your crack, you’ll want to sign up for Anticipation Index…

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Gear & Software

Okii’s Simple Canon HDSLR Follow Focus Hack

by Dan Ochiva February 10, 2011
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North Carolina based Okii Systems…developed a follow focus attachment that connects to Canon’s EOS series HDSLRs via its miniUSB port…

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Gear & Software

Loving Leica

by Dan Ochiva July 7, 2010

Now, cinematographers are chasing down lenses out of the mainstream, choosing them for the specific looks that they can deliver to a production…

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Gear & Software

HDSLR Info Dump from House DP Gale Tattersal

by Dan Ochiva June 5, 2010

Lots of useful insight here about why the look of the Canon 5D worked so well for this particular show…

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Gear & Software

DSLRs For Filmmakers

by Dan Ochiva June 1, 2010

Mathers points out that although the Canon 5D Mark II has a larger sensor when compared to even Sony’s top F35 camera system, all of that sensor’s resolution doesn’t end up in the image…

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