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Next level filmmaking: Quit your job and live in a van
It’s a good week for people who fancy quitting their jobs and travelling the world. First we shared the story of Walter Chang and his three-year adventure after he packed…
Beginner’s Guide to Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve 12.5
Although it is more well known as one of the best solutions for colour grading video footage, Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve 12.5 can now also be used as a basic video…
Drone Safety – DJI GO app now includes geofencing
DJI’s GEO system stands for Geospatial Environment Online, and is designed to help pilots avoided sensitive areas such as airports where drone flying is restricted or outright forbidden. It automatically…
$70,000 camera smashed in gear demo
Watch a $70,000 camera, probably a ARRI Alexa XT, get smashed during a gear demo in a moment that will haunt this guy for years to come
DJI and SkyPixel community launch 360 aerial panorama competition
Got a drone? Got a camera? Why not take to the skies to give this aerial panorama competition a go?
Red Bull 360 VR video takes you inside a volcano
It’s part adventure and part sceintific expedition, but it is 100% crazy! Red Bull’s latest 360 degree adventure video follows a scientific expedition inside an active volcano on Vanuatu in…
DJI “Snotbot” drone helps whale research. Sure, why not?
DJI have gotten involved in plenty of projects and causes in the past, however it’s safe to say that this one represents a departure from the norm. The firm has…
Xiaomi drone looks set to go head to head with DJI Phantom 4
Following the recent news that Xiaomi will be entering the action camera market with one of its trademark cut-price offerings, the much rumoured Xiaomi drone has now arrived. Xiaomi’s Mi…
A professional’s view of the Canon EOS C300 II
Ever since the announcement of the Canon EOS C300 Mark II, plenty of videographers have been queuing up to put it through its paces and find out what it can…
Olympus TG-Tracker – 4k underwater with 5-axis stabilisation
Just in time for the summer holidays, Olympus has unveiled it latest Tough camera, the Olympus TG-Tracker. It looks much more like an action camera compared to the more conventional…
AFOY Round 3 and overall Winner revealed!
The theme for the final round of AFOY was ‘Love’ and, as usual, the interpretation of that theme was quite varied. Overall we were looking for a combination of interpreting…
On paper the Xiaomi Yi II action camera is better than a GoPro Hero 4
If you’re hesitating before stumping up the cash for a GoPro Hero4 Silver or Black edition then you’ll want to check this out – the Xiaomi YI 4K Action Camera…
DJI responds to report in to drone complaints in UK
As much fun as drones are, they can also be something of a polarising issue, with the number of drone complaints increasing year on year. Those who don’t care for…
Samyang unveils AF lens duo for Sony E-mount cameras
The optical armoury of filmmakers who shoot with Sony E-mount mirrorless cameras will expand in June 2016 with the arrival of two new AF prime lenses from Samyang Optics. These…
Sony RX10 III: see the first 4K sample footage
Just a few weeks after its announcement in late March 2016 we took the new Sony Cyber-shot RX10 III camera out and about in London to shoot some 4K and…
First-ever London Drone Film Festival announced
The first London Drone Film Festival will be held at the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) in London, England, on the evening of Monday 23 May 2016. The event will…
Sevenoak boosts accessory range for creative filmmaking
Filmmakers who shoot with Sony Alpha 7-series cameras, the Panasonic DMC-GH3 and GH4 cameras, Blackmagic’s Pocket Cinema Camera and other DSLRS and camcorders may be interested in the new video…
Canon EOS-1D X Mark II – first 4K sample footage
When Canon announced the Mark II update of its flagship EOS-1D X DSLR in February 2016 the big news for filmmakers was the ability of the camera to record DCI…
DJI introduces first-ever gimbal with GPS communication
The latest gimbal in DJI’s Ronin line-up – the 3-axis Ronin-MX – is the company’s first-ever with an internal GPS communication system, which provides information on G-force, speed and acceleration…