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camera How to get smooth camera movement without a gimbal but using handheld?
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Feutus Lapdance
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misc If something doesn't go as planned on set, does the DP have the right to get tough at the director?
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Chris Tempel
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lighting Lighting in "The Visit"
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Nate North
Nate North
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camera iPhone 14 Pro Cinematic Mode Test
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Chris Tempel
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camera Switching to Sony A7Siii after Valiant effort with BMPCC 6kpro
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CamBlamo
CamBlamo
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camera What are some of your' favorite scenes ever filmed?
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MidnightRabbit
camera Advice about: Lenses vs camera?
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MidnightRabbit
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ohheylilly
camera Virtual production with Antilatency camera tracking [Unity] (demo inside)
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Nate North
camera Infrared Photography
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James Rogers
James Rogers
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camera What lens is this, and why am I using it?
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Nate North
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Johnny_Baudelaire
camera Q, peoples thought on a slomo only camera choice 240 fps 2K-4k sub 2.5K$ price
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sfoster
sfoster
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camera "The East" Jonney E TV - Best of 2019 (Showreel)
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Nate North
Nate North
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camera Any advice for three camera, three person discussion set-up
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lighting Cumberbatch Lighting Q
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lighting Making a short film in the night without any lights just a phone
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camera I'm looking for a digital camera in the $100-300 range? I'm trying to get back into filming and I want something better than an Iphone.
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HandsomeboyRobby
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FilmPhan77
lighting Getting soft light & shaping light
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camera Film Cameras
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directorik
directorik
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lighting Chocolate Light
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jax_rox
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Lucky Hardwood
Lucky Hardwood
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lighting Cockpit Movement - Lighting Example
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Maxsdad
Maxsdad
ilovephotography
camera RS2 or RSC2?
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ilovephotography
ilovephotography
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camera DIGITAL FILM EQUIVALENT "CAMERA RECOMMENDATIONS"
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proto-REEL.com
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camera What equipment would I need for a time travel movie
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Frikanih
Frikanih
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lighting Picking my poison
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sfoster
CamBlamo
lighting Best Lighting Set Ups? Ways to Practice? Good Training Materials?
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Frikanih
Frikanih
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camera What’s the cheapest way to shoot in 35 mm film
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indietalk
indietalk
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lighting Does diffusion affects the light temperature?
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Lucky Hardwood
Lucky Hardwood
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camera What Camera are you most exciting about in 2021?
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Lucky Hardwood
Lucky Hardwood
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camera Pop Music Video - Blackmagic Ursa Mini G2 + Pocket 6K
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"August" Summer 2019 in New York & NJ
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mlesemann
mlesemann
12PercentPhil
camera Shooting a computer monitor
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PaulW
PaulW
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lighting Study of Color
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windh
windh
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lighting Need camera and lighting info
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Alcove Audio
Alcove Audio
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Compositon
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Dean Jay
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camera iPhone 12 threat to DSLR’S and mirrorless cameras!
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CelticRambler
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Eyeballs and Light
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sfoster
sfoster
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camera Having *finally* (is almost 2021!) upgraded my YouTube vlogging camera from the Panasonic G6 to the Panasonic GH4
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IronFilm
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lighting Apurture B7C - AMA
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sfoster
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camera Camera angles as an art or science?
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jax_rox
jax_rox
CamBlamo
40 Practice makes Perfect???
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CamBlamo
CamBlamo
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camera A7S III - Brace yourselves!!
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sfoster
sfoster
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camera Working with profiles/exposure
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YarVish
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Unknown Screenwriter
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Unknown Screenwriter
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gdgross
lighting possible to get a dark background with diffuse light?
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gdgross
gdgross
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camera How to match cameras ???
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Biggermens
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color checker video RGB value ??
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Biggermens
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camera Car Commercial - Ursa Mini G2 & Atlas Orion Anamorphics - Tell me what ya think!
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Feutus Lapdance
Feutus Lapdance
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lighting What is this lighting?
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sfoster
sfoster
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Establishing Shot Challenge
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sfoster
sfoster
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camera Making a Found Footage movie that doesn't suck
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StoneJack
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camera Help with basic digital camcorder questions Canon Vixia HF200A
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AcousticAl
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trijodthyronin
camera My new visual reel, please take a look and tell me what you think :)
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StoneJack
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Rich Tella
camera How to shoot a film about a filmmaker
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indietalk
indietalk
FashionInspired
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StoneJack
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shimabuku
camera Shot a CoviD Music Video handheld
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shimabuku
shimabuku
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camera ‘Better Call Saul’ Nearly Used ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ Camera Lens, but Got Scared Off
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indietalk
indietalk
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camera Timelapse with Regular Speed at Same Time
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Vernair
Vernair
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lighting TOO MUCH IMPROVISATION?
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directorik
directorik
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camera Which small upgrade should come first?
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indietalk
indietalk
CamBlamo
Filming Miniature Ship and using MoCo
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CelticRambler
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lighting How do you think they lit this Blade Runner scene?
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jax_rox
jax_rox
shimabuku
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) Quick Question on DP Rates
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indietalk
indietalk
shimabuku
camera POV Camera RIG
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Same_HA
lighting At Night in the Woods
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Cliffcam
Cliffcam
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camera Blackmagic Cinema Camera 2.5K
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CamBlamo
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Astro1
camera B ROLL IS EVERYTHING!!! | DJI Mavic 2 VS. HDLR Camera
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Scoopicman
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camera Budget Friendly Camera?
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indietalk
indietalk
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lighting Evening/night forest filming/cabin, trying to figure light solutions (powerbank powered)
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indietalk
indietalk
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camera Sensor size vs. Color depth bit
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Rayandmigdalia
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How Long to Schedule for Prep?
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indietalk
indietalk
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Does light quantity affect the softness of your light?
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WalterB
WalterB
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Creating long takes?
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Jae
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Lighting question - bounce source and light ratio
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CDoz
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Ned Daly
DJI Osmo Mobile 2
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Ned Daly
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eomer41
China Ball
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Lighting from The Wire
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peacemaker
'American Horror Story' Steadicam shot
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UneducatedFan
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Modern Day Myth Prod. LLC
How To Shoot A Hyperlapse Effort.
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Modern Day Myth Prod. LLC
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Light Meter Apps Any Good Ones Or Garbage?
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jax_rox
jax_rox
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Who plays the greater role in determining how a film is shot - the director or DP?
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FreddyLongSongs
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Tokina or Duclos 11-16mm zoom cine lens question
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WalterB
WalterB
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Shutter speed or frame rate?
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EnmanuelJ.DP
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ND filter and other filters - enhancement baked onto image?
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sammy81z
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FernandoAndre
Haze in stadium.
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A few stills from my new project...
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ZMY
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multi-cam setup with 1 camera
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AcousticAl
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What are visual metaphors for...
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stereoscopic 3D images and video
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WalterB
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Mini DV- Still Relevant?
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indietalk
indietalk
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Colour match practical lighting
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gamedesign
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Studio lighting setup
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milFer
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What lights should I use in this case?
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indietalk
indietalk
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musical technique in film?
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Scarecrow
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rianlemon
Halloween lighting?
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indietalk
indietalk
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180 Rule
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Cracker Funk
Cracker Funk
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Shooting for custom screen sizes
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shortboy
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The Last Prisoner--web series
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Any idea how this was done?
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directorik
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LX100 vs Canon 7D for music video?
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