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- Will the New GO Ultra Vault Insta360 Pass GoPro in the Action Camera Game?
NoFilmSchool (Thursday, 21 August) - The action camera marketplace is continuing to heat up as Insta360 has officially launched the GO Ultra, a new 53g action cam featuring a larger sensor, improved low-light performance, and a longer-lasting battery than previous models.The Insta360 GO Ultra will also feature a 2.5” flip touchscreen, four audio capture modes,... - Are Film & TV Jobs Shrinking in 2025? I Antigravity A1 I New SIGMA Lenses – CineD Focus Check Ep78
CineD (Thursday, 21 August) - It’s summer, and most camera manufacturers are holding back their new releases until fall, when the trade show season kicks off again. But that gives us the perfect opportunity to dive into the results of our recent community poll, where we asked if job opportunities in the industry are shrinking... - Hollyland Pyro 5 Added to the Series Lineup: All-In-One Monitor with HD Display, Camera Control and More CineD (Thursday, 21 August) - Hollyland has added the Pyro 5 to their Pyro Series lineup, featuring a compact 5.5-inch wireless monitor designed to simplify workflows on film sets, live events, and other collaborative, multi-user productions. The Pyro 5 combines a sharp display, camera control, live transmission, and content management in one device. With features...
- Insta360 GO Ultra
News Shooter (Thursday, 21 August) - Insta360 has announced GO Ultra, a tiny, hands-free 53g / 1.86 oz camera that allows you to shoot immersive POVs in 4K60fps. It also features a 1/1.28″ sensor, increased battery life, and PureVideo Mode’s enhanced low-light capture. The concept behind the GO Ultra was to take the camera advancements made... - Hollyland PYRO 5 Review News Shooter (Thursday, 21 August) - The Hollyland PYRO 5 is a 5.5″ TX/RX monitor that will work with the PYRO H and PYRO S wireless video transmitters and the previously released PYRO 7. Essentially, the PYRO 5 is a smaller version of the PYRO 7, and it should be more suited for use with smaller-sized...
- World’s BEST Bokeh King! Sigma 135mm f/1.4 AF Coming September 9
SonyAlphaRumors (Thursday, 21 August) - On September 9 at 9:30 Berlin time, Sigma will officially unveil the new 135mm f/1.4 full-frame autofocus lens — a true world’s first! The only lens even close is Sony’s 135mm f/1.8, but Sigma takes it further: 2/3 of a stop faster and delivering around 20–25% shallower depth of field.... - There seems to be an OM Digital announcement coming soon…
43Rumors (Thursday, 21 August) - I’ve heard the first rumors about a possible launch event for a new OM Digital product coming soon. Apparently, some “influencers” have received equipment to test. All we know for sure is that OM Digital will announce the new telephoto zoom lens, which has been talked about for some time,... - Sony A1 II wins the 2025 EISA Award for Best Camera of the Year SonyAlphaRumors (Thursday, 21 August) - The EISA Awards have been announced, naming the Sony A1 II as “Camera of the Year.” However, the awards remain controversial due to the organization’s close ties with the industry. With sponsorship from many of the winning brands, critics argue that the ever-expanding list of categories serves to ensure that...
- ARRI NIA-1 underwater camera & lens control News Shooter (Thursday, 21 August) - ARRI will start shipping its NIA-1 in September, and Sean Dooley has put together a nice little video that demonstrates how much easier underwater camera and lens control can be thanks to the Ethernet capabilities of the newest ECS device. Two NIA-1s are used here in combination with an RIA-1...
- SWIT FM-215HDR Firmware Update News Shooter (Thursday, 21 August) - SWIT has released a new firmware update for its FM-215HDR monitor that introduces multi-monitoring flexibility and display optimization. Key Enhancements 720p Quadview Mode– Simultaneously display up to four 720p video sources for multi-cam monitoring Up/Down Flip Display Support– SDI Resolutions: 3840×2160, 1920×1080, HDMI Resolutions: 4096×2160, 3840×2160, 1920×1080 System Performance Optimizations...
- OWC 8TB Express 1M2 80G USB4 External SSD with USB 4.0 Announced CineD (Thursday, 21 August) - OWC (Other World Computing) has released the Express 1M2 80G, an 8TB external SSD that targets video professionals working with 8K content and other data-intensive applications. The drive uses USB 4.0 connectivity to achieve transfer speeds up to 6000 MB/s when connected to 80 Gb/s USB 4.0 or Thunderbolt 5...
- Lexar 256GB GOLD Professional SDXC $44 (Reg $89)
Canonrumors (Thursday, 21 August) - B&H Photo has the Lexar 256GB Professional 1800x UHS-II SDXC Memory Card (GOLD Series) in their DealZone for $44 (Reg $89) today. These are 5-star rated memory cards at B&H Photo. Purchase Overview The 256GB Professional 1800x UHS-II SDXC Memory Card (GOLD Series) from Lexar features a storage capacity of... - Bet You Didn’t Notice How Interstellar’s Music Is Timed to the Plot’s Physics NoFilmSchool (Thursday, 21 August) - What if a movie’s music could bend time just like its plot?That’s the magic at the heart of Interstellar (2014). Christopher Nolan’s space epic may be remembered for wormholes, black holes, and Matthew McConaughey crying in front of a wall of old video messages, but its score deserves equal praise....
- Film Noir to Neo-Noir: A Dark Makeover of Crime-Thrillers NoFilmSchool (Thursday, 21 August) - The rain-slicked streets, the morally ambiguous detective, the femme fatale with a hidden agenda—these classic elements of film noir were too good to fade away into oblivion. So they evolved.Film Noir crawled into new skins, kept whispering dark thoughts into filmmakers’ ears, and reshaped itself into neo-noir. Sure, it shed...
- Ranking Zach Creggers Filmography NoFilmSchool (Thursday, 21 August) - Zach Cregger’s career trajectory feels like a dare he made to himself—start in absurd, no-filter comedy and somehow pivot to bone-chilling, prestige horror.Beginning with the shock-value antics of Miss March (2009) and The Civil War on Drugs (2011), Cregger seemed destined to remain in the sketch-comedy lane carved out by...
