Category Archive for: Rants

Video Noise And Film Grain Are Not The Same Thing

It was bit of a slow weekend and I decided to watch the Criterion Blu-Ray of Days of Heaven (1978). First off I forgot how truly gorgeous this film was, the shots of the wheat fields are absolutely breath taking. Néstor Almendros really made this Tarrence Malick film sing. Days of Heaven is in my opinion…

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Shooting RAW Isn’t Just To Hide Mistakes

I was reading an article this morning about all of the advantages and leeway that shooting RAW gives you. I love shooting RAW when it makes sense. There is nothing better than the huge dynamic range and latitude for color timing that RAW gives you, but make no mistake about it those are the key…

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Field Monitor Convert

Yep kiddos you read that right I am a field monitor convert. I have resisted it for as long as I can but now i have joined the field monitor crowd. I will save my rant for after this, I am absolutely blown away by my Feelworld monitor. It is crisp, sharp, color rendering is…

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When Pigs Fly!

I am sure some of you know my opinions on light meters, they are a MUST HAVE for any DP or Videographer. Yes of course there are situations where you wont be able to use a light meter and you will need to just use your zebra stripes, histogram, or waveform to make sure you…

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