I think the best (and sometimes the worst) part of this industry is that there is always something to learn. You’ll never be an encyclopedia of all facets of filmmaking/videography, whether it be event, wedding, fiction or documentary. That’s why … Continue reading
Adam Colton from Loaded Boards has kindly sent us a variety of videos over the past year featuring some of the slickest slider shots we’ve seen to date (you can find them in the Tracking Shots archive). He passed along … Continue reading
Back at NAB we introduced our FS100 Lens Adapter Rig – a system that allows for swapping out lens mounts to accommodate for 8 different lens types. The passive adapters (meaning they don’t have the chip set necessary for communication … Continue reading
The Cine Gear LA expo is often at the top of people’s favorite trade shows. The 2 day event has been held at various major motion picture studios over the years (most recently at the Paramount Studios) and is held, … Continue reading
Our sponsored Webinar series is ramping up for its 4th installment now and for this session we’re doing something a little different. While the previous installments dealt with camera, composition and movement, the upcoming webinar deals with picking the right … Continue reading
SMAPP is coming!!! You may have seen some teases posted here over the past few weeks for Stillmotion’s soon-to-be-released smartphone app, SMAPP. In the latest video Patrick explains the app is just waiting Apple approval and will be available very … Continue reading
As it turns out six weeks is just enough time to recover from the madness of NAB. We’re ready to hit the road again as we head out to Los Angeles. Cine Gear LA is less than 2 weeks away … Continue reading
Nikon is back in the game with their D800, featuring improved low light/high ISO performance and a processor upgrade that has vastly improved on HDSLR woes (rolling shutter for example). One of the more exciting features, and one that Canon’s … Continue reading
Somehow between shooting the SuperBowl, winning multiple Emmy awards for their documentary, A Game of Honor, and countless other shoots Stillmotion still finds time for passion projects. Enter Share. Stillmotion started Share to give back, creating, in this case, a … Continue reading
Earlier this year we introduced the Dromos Hi Hat, a versatile Hi Hat and Bowl Riser combination that allows for low angle shots while maintaining pan, tilt and leveling control at any angle. Any film set grip truck will have … Continue reading
Colin Fox of the Internal Combustion Group has shared media with us in the past but this week’s video has something unique. I don’t think that it would be a stretch to say that everyone and their uncle has a … Continue reading
The American Photographic Artists (APA) recently wrapped up their first short film contest with the winners announced at NAB. As a sponsor, Cinevate not only got to set the criteria for our prize’s category but also got to judge and … Continue reading
The Sports Emmy’s award ceremony took place April 30th and we are happy to announce that Stillmotion was awarded multiple Emmys for their ‘A Game of Honor‘ documentary. They received 3 awards in the following categories; Outstanding Promo (Trailer), Outstanding … Continue reading
It’s been a good week for some of our friends. This week we get to send out double congratulations, in this case to our pals Casey Warren and Danielle Krieger of MINDCASTLE. Casey and Danielle were involved in several Emmy … Continue reading
NAB is still making its way into our posts even 2 weeks after the fact. In this case it’s because we finally got to meet Tracking Shots regular, Adam Colton. He was easy to spot from the longboard in his … Continue reading
This ongoing webinar series is dedicated to teaching photographers the skills they need to create compelling HDSLR video. In this chapter, join Victor as he teaches you how to increase the production value of your film projects by adding simple … Continue reading
You may have heard us say this before but it’s absolutely true; our favorite part of NAB is seeing old friends and making new ones. One of the many folk we ran into was our old pal Bill Frakes of … Continue reading
And we’re back! The Cinevate gang in attendance at NAB has safely returned and are back to our usual shenanigans. Hopefully you caught some of our updates via Facebook/Twitter from the show floor but if not we have got you … Continue reading
NAB 2012 is here and in the blink of an eye we’re already into day 3 *exhale*. In standard NAB fashion there is a plethora of cool events happening, new products launching and amazing people stopping by the booth. In … Continue reading
Our Tracking Shots series started off almost exclusively with content from Travis Valtierra featuring slick slider shots of extreme sports athletes in action. Happily, he’s back with more slider goodness from his Rockstar webseries ‘Todd Potter Is…‘. Eight episodes in, … Continue reading
Usually there are floods of rumors circulating a new camera before we actually see an official announcement but with Sony’s now confirmed FS700 there were hardly a few whimpers (or maybe we have just been distracted with the Canon 5D … Continue reading
Customer Showcase returns with a submission from Nick Thomas of Deluxe Design Group. Nick has sent us a music video he co-directed for Winnipeg group, Mise en Scene. Nick sent us the video, some really solid behind-the-scenes pics, and some … Continue reading
If you’re going to NAB this year and arriving a day early we know a couple of guys you should go see. Wedding and Event cinematographers Kevin Shahinian and Joe Simon are hosting a one-day, hands on session from their … Continue reading
The madness of our big move to a new building and the concurrent Moving Sale has made the gang here at Cinevate especially busy. Of course, that’s just my excuse for having neglected our regular series including Tracking Shots. Happily, … Continue reading
As the Nikon D4 slowly starts to make it’s way into consumer hands I thought we’d share one of the D4 test films, this one from our pals at Straw Hat Visuals. Shot by Bill Frakes and Laura Heald in … Continue reading
Update: April 2nd, 2012 Just caught Imaginarium’s 2nd BTS piece, ‘Creating the World of Love & Hate‘ which focuses on building the world using the footage captured and adding in a variety of VFX shots as well as the copious … Continue reading
Update – If you missed out on the March workshops don’t worry as two new dates have been added, April 19th and April 20th, 2012. By now you’re probably familiar with the folks over at Visual Masterpiece. If you haven’t … Continue reading
About this webinar series: Our live, online webinar series is dedicated to teaching photographers the skills they need to create compelling HDSLR video. If you joined our live webinar last week, you learned about how focus can be used as … Continue reading
The internet has been a buzz these past few weeks with Canon rumors galore, all circulating the new Canon 5D Mark III. Well, it’s finally here. The camera looks almost exactly like it’s older brother though a bit of a … Continue reading
Beyond the Still: Chapter 2 – Focus FREE LIVE VIDEO SEMINAR WITH VICTOR HA MARCH 2ND AT 1 PM EST It’s almost time for the second chapter in our free webinar series for photographers learning to shoot video with their … Continue reading
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