Matt and I weren't just friends who would catch up now again. We were little kids who loved nothing more than playing with our train sets, and ringing each other other up in excitement when we would get a new part of the train set to add to our collection. Of course, I'm talking grown up toys: lenses, cameras, battery systems, tripods, media... our livelihood was our hobby, our hobby is what inspired us and kept us interested and motivated in life.
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Producer/Director Matt Davis takes a look at MovieSlate - a handy little app. that lets you create a Slate on-location using an iPad or iPhone. This can be a lifesaver in the edit suite when syncing up multiple cameras, and also can be very handy for many other reasons.
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The Movie Machine Digital Cinema Festival was a huge success the night of Dec. 4 in Leicester Square London. A huge thanks to the sponsors and everyone who attended the event, those who entered the festival, and the 5 judges who chose the winning 10 films to be shown on the night at the Prince Charles Cinema.
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With less than a month to go things are hotting up for the Movie Machine Digital Cinema Festival at the Prince Charles Cinema, the night of December 4, Leicester Square, London. With a full line-up of guest speakers and cinema presentations, we will be showing footage from many "affordable" and "non-so-affordable" cinema cameras on the big screen. REGISTER NOW TO ATTEND. This is a night not to be missed.
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Corporate Filmmaker Matt Davis and Editor/Motion Graphics expert Alex Gollner give their first impressions of the Sony PXW Z100 camcorder - an all-in-one camcorder that shoots 4K and UltriHD video in addition to 10 Bit 4:2:2 HD in Sony's new acquisition format XAVC.
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Sony has announced the launch of two 4K additions to both its handheld consumer and XDCAM lineup the FDR-AX1E (consumer) and PXW-Z100 (professional). The cameras each feature a professional-grade 1/2.33 Exmor R CMOS sensor, single HDMI connection for easy playback through Sony BRAVIA TVs, and record onto dual XQD media cards, making them compliant with the newest cross-manufacturer standard for solid state memory.


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2 videographers tell the story of using the Atomos Samurai on location, with a unique way of powering the device for extended periods of time.
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