Streambox remote grading
All of a sudden, all my past projects want to finish and need to get into grading. A few have allowed me and the colorist to be in the...
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I've had a blog for a few years now that talks primarily about film gear that I've used that I can't find much info on. You can read more at
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Jonathan Hall
- Jun 18, 2018
- 3 min
2:1 Aspect Ratio for a Feature Film
There are many different aspect ratios being framed for out there, but the one getting a lot of screen time these days is the hybrid...
Jonathan Hall
- Dec 30, 2017
- 2 min
Panasonic GH5 SLR Magic Anamorphic
I was asked to shoot a docu-project at a tech conference in San Francisco a few months ago and the reason it interested me was not only...
Jonathan Hall
- Aug 26, 2017
- 4 min
Arri “OPENGATE” for 2.39:1 for Spherical
I was in pre-production for a film when I ran into the need to understand all my options for shooting in a 2.39:1 ratio on digital. I...
Jonathan Hall
- Jul 31, 2016
- 2 min
Sony a6300 travelcam
I’m not much of a DSLR guy. Normally I prefer bigger cameras for any regular job, but sometimes you need an all-in,...
Jonathan Hall
- Jul 3, 2015
- 3 min
Sony A7s Drone Short
So, I’m out for drinks one night with my friend Jordan Rubin and he turns to me and says, “I’m thinking about doing a mock trailer for a...
Jonathan Hall
- Jan 19, 2015
- 3 min
Canon 1D C
I’ve been getting my hands on some interesting DSLR camera systems lately, all of them with their own cool features and price points. ...
Jonathan Hall
- Nov 19, 2014
- 3 min
Hands on the Arriflex AMIRA
I finally got my hands on the new Arriflex “Amira” camera system. Actually, I got my hands on it for two projects in a row, which...
Jonathan Hall
- Aug 22, 2014
- 2 min
Blackmagic 4K RAW
I recently got the chance to play with the newly updated Blackmagic 4K Cinema Camera in its long-awaited “RAW” mode and was impressed...
Jonathan Hall
- Dec 8, 2013
- 4 min
Phantom FLEX
Every once and in a while I get the chance to shoot some very high-speed footage. I have worked with the Phantom systems a few times and...
Jonathan Hall
- Oct 19, 2013
- 2 min
Lo-Fi Video
A few weeks ago, I was asked to shoot a project with the idea of looking like it was shot years ago with old public access equipment....
Jonathan Hall
- Sep 2, 2013
- 1 min
CATHERINE and the PANASONIC SDX900
What you see here is a 2003 Panasonic SDX900 recording at 60i, going out SDI standard definition 480i 16×9 to an AJA up-converter to...
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