What is a 1 axis gimbal? The Quark single-axis gimbal gets around this by physically keeping your camera oriented towards the horizon regardless of the roll angle of the drone, so the camera never has to zoom in and crop … Continue reading →

The National Science and Media Museum, Bradford. 20m by 16.5m with a total screen size of 330m² (167m² for a 2.39:1 film, 216m² for a 1.85:1 film). How big is the IMAX screen? A typical IMAX screen is 16 meters … Continue reading →

Glidecam sells more camera stabilizers globally than any other brand because we have been offering quality and sophistication at a reasonable price since 1992, and so we are now the #1 selling camera stabilizer brand in the world. Is a … Continue reading →

The Rota Stand has been developed to allow an assisted transfer from one seated position to another (eg chair to wheelchair, wheelchair to bed). The patient places their feet on to the base plate and pull themselves upwards. How does … Continue reading →

An anamorphic system can be thought of as having two lenses, one for the horizontal field of view, one for the vertical. Thus the “spread” of the bokeh balls will be different for each axis, with there being more spread … Continue reading →

Most stabilizers that come at higher price points are built for heavier cameras, so if you’re working with lighter DSLR’s, you want to look for a quality product that has a lower weight capacity. As a general rule, hold out … Continue reading →

Most modern IS systems offer 3-5 stops of image stabilization, meaning where you once were theoretically limited to 1/200th of a second on a 200mm focal length lens, you can now shoot the same images at 1/13th of a second … Continue reading →

The answer is a little complex, but the short version is, no, you don’t actually own the digital media files that you purchase. This doesn’t mean you’re imminently at risk of losing every digital movie and TV show you’ve ever … Continue reading →

Caleb points out several advantages of cine lenses when it comes to focusing. First, they are way more precise and smoother than still lenses for pulling focus. They also have a larger focus throw – with cine lenses you get … Continue reading →

chalk, soft, fine-grained, easily pulverized, white-to-grayish variety of limestone. Chalk is composed of the shells of such minute marine organisms as foraminifera, coccoliths, and rhabdoliths. The purest varieties contain up to 99 percent calcium carbonate in the form of the … Continue reading →

By far the most significant event in the history of amateur photography was the introduction of the Kodak #1 camera in 1888. Invented and marketed by George Eastman (1854–1932), a former bank clerk from Rochester, New York, the Kodak was … Continue reading →

Dolly Zoom – A technique in which the camera moves closer or further from the subject while simultaneously adjusting the zoom angle to keep the subject the same size in the frame. What type of shot is produced when using … Continue reading →

A dolly shot refers to the camera movement when a camera is mounted on a dolly. In a dolly shot, the camera moves towards, away from, or alongside your subject, which can be an actor, location setting, product, etc. What … Continue reading →

He has never used digital cinema cameras. All of his work has been shot with Kodak 35 mm film. The Hateful Eight (2015) was shot in 65mm film. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood was shot with [Kodak Vision3] 5219 … Continue reading →

Timberline Lodge. In the novel, the infamous hotel room was 217, but it was changed to room 237 at the request of Timberline Lodge, where the exterior shots were filmed. King’s novel is based on the famous Stanley Hotel in … Continue reading →