by siteadmin | Mar 22, 2017 | Equipment Reviews
Gear Review: IKAN LED Bi-color Light Kit – 3 Piece An LED Light kit is great to have for shoots where an ARRI kit just isn’t necessary. LEDs weigh less and put out a lot less heat than their tungsten counterparts – making them excellent choices for...
by siteadmin | Mar 7, 2017 | Equipment Reviews
Gear Review: Sennheiser G3 Laveliere Microphone System The G3 lav by Sennheiser is an all around excellent wireless system for recording crisp interview audio, product demonstrations, and even reality television. We’ve used these mics on hundreds of production...
by siteadmin | Mar 5, 2017 | Equipment Reviews
Gear Review: DJI OSMO The OSMO is what I would typically describe as a gimmick that works. It’s basically an inspire camera (like on the drone), but mounted to a handheld gimbal. It’s compact, very light, and easy to use. The stability it offers gives...
by siteadmin | Mar 5, 2017 | Equipment Reviews
Gear Review: ARRI Light Kit There are two main companies I know of that have been name-brand film lights forever. Mole-Richardson is one of them, and a couple DPs have told me they are the best, but quite expensive. The other is ARRI. An ARRI light kit comes...
by siteadmin | Mar 4, 2017 | Equipment Reviews
Gear Review: Pop-up Green Screen One of the funnest items you can have on set is a pop-up reversible green/blue screen. Why? Because typically this means your film calls for visual effects or stunts. For example, watch this fun commercial Seek First Productions...
by siteadmin | Mar 4, 2017 | Equipment Reviews
Gear Review: Dana Dolly Once you’ve gone Dana Dolly it is hard to go back to any other type of slider or dolly. Doorway dollies begin to seem too bulky, and are only good on level ground unless you want to spend precious time setting up blocks and track. The...