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- The Canon RF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 Now Listed For The North American Market
Canonrumors (7 days ago) - Last week Canon surprised us with the announcement of the Canon RF 75-300mm f/4-5.6, which was a surprise, though we don’t think it was good one. The new budget lens is barely more than a remake of the EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 III from 1999, which we regard as the worst... - The Nikon Z7 III To Use The TowerJazz 67MP Sensor? Canonrumors (7 days ago) - The next full-frame camera from Nikon is going to be the Z7 III. The Z7 line has been all about resolution at an affordable price. The current Nikon Z7 II uses Sony’s 45.7MP image sensor, but that will change with the next iteration of the line. Canon’s top resolution image...
- ZEISS Virtual Lens Tech for Compositing Previewed – Real Lens Behavior for Digital Content
CineD (7 days ago) - At FMX 2025, ZEISS demos a new virtual lens tool that aims to bring physically accurate lens look characteristics into VFX and compositing workflows. Basically mimicking the look of actual lenses from the real worls, applied to a digital image – and the potential seems huge. Read on to learn... - Last month
- Sony “FX3a” will be announced tomorrow…but don’t worry one more camera is coming!
SonyAlphaRumors (7 days ago) - Tomorrow Sony will release the new “Sony FX3a”. But to call it new is an exaggeration. Basically the LCD display is no more in production and Sony had to release this new version with a new display and charger. So this is not a real updated FX3 and a new... - The 'Damsel in Distress' Archetype: Analysis & Examples
NoFilmSchool (7 days ago) - For much of the 20th century, women on screen often appeared as “damsels in distress”—sometimes as love interests, other times as sisters, mothers, or daughters—but typically as characters with limited agency compared to their masculine counterparts. Think Mary Sues and Manic Pixie Dream Girls.These one-dimensional portrayals established a pattern that... - What is Anticlimax? The Art of ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ NoFilmSchool (7 days ago) - Ever read an exciting book or watched a thrilling movie, only to end it with a confused, “Huh?”This bemused and disgruntled “That’s it?” reaction is the product of anticlimax. What is it exactly? And why would we want to use it in a screenplay?What is Anticlimax?An anticlimax is a rhetorical...
- What Is a Smash Cut in Movies? Definition & Examples NoFilmSchool (7 days ago) - Here's the thing about editing films: we spend so much time and effort, so much time being meticulous and precise, so careful and intentional, to...what? To ensure the work that took us weeks, months, even years to complete is completely invisible to our audience.But sometimes... you want your edits to...
- Author Tom Perrotta's Advice on Becoming a Writer NoFilmSchool (7 days ago) - If I had to pick my favorite author, it would be Tom Perrotta. He tells tales of suburban America that I think are cutting, relatable, and engrossing. Perrotta's novels, such as Election and Little Children, thrust him into the spotlight after they were adapted into critically acclaimed films; Perrotta co-wrote...
- Trump threatens 100% Tariffs on Movies made outside of the US
News Shooter (Monday, 5 May) - President Trump has threatened to impose 100% tariffs on movies made outside of the US. Here is what he wrote on his Truth Social platform: Some TV shows and movies have been moving their productions out of the US, but this is nothing new, and it was happening well before... - Blackmagic Camera 9.5.2 Update News Shooter (Monday, 5 May) - Blackmagic Design has released the Blackmagic Camera 9.5.2 Update that fixes an occasional issue where CFexpress cards are not recognized on some Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K cameras. What’s new in Blackmagic Camera 9.5.2? Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K Fixes an issue where CFexpress cards are not recognized on some cameras. Minimum...
- How KoЯn Enlisted Fans to Shoot Their Doc with the Blackmagic Camera App NoFilmSchool (Monday, 5 May) - Well, that’s a band name I probably haven’t seen or thought about since the days of watching MTV’s Total Request Live when I got home from middle school in the mid-2000s.Blackmagic Design has shared a cool story about how one of the most popular nu-metal groups from their day, KoЯn,...
- Only 1% of All Scripts Submitted to The Black List Will Make It to Nicholl Readers NoFilmSchool (Monday, 5 May) - As we covered, The Black List and Nicholl are teaming up as a place to handle entries, aligning with some handpicked colleges. At the time we wrote the article, we didn't have the submission guidelines or any of the facts you wanted. But now we do. So, today, we're going...
- New third-party lenses for Nikon Z-mount
Nikonrumors (Monday, 5 May) - TTartisan announced a new 35mm T2.1 dual-bokeh cine lens for Nikon Z-mount. Pre-orders are open at B&H Photo and Foto Erhardt. Additional information is available here. SG-Image announced a new 35mm f/1.2 APS-C lens for Nikon Z-mount. Additional information is available here. This is the upcoming Viltrox AF 50mm... - The AI Recreation of 'Notting Hill' Proves Computers Are Bad Actors NoFilmSchool (Monday, 5 May) - Over the weekend, a video went viral recreating the famous "I'm just a girl" scene from Notting Hill with AI. Today, I wanted to bring the discourse about this video and address the idea that actors should be in trouble. Don't worry. They're not. Let's dive in. AI Performances Suck ...
- SAG Lays Out What AI Protections It Will Seek In The Future NoFilmSchool (Monday, 5 May) - The strikes in 2023 set a good precedent when it came to AI. But as we near the 2026 negotiations with streamers, SAG-AFTRA is being proactive when it comes to laying out just what they want in terms of protection and how AI is handled in Hollywood. SAG-AFTRA chief Duncan...
