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- Surprise: Panasonic announcement on October 17!
43Rumors (Friday, 10 October) - Panasonic has officially begun teasing a new product announcement for October 17. After so many recent L-mount launches, I really hope this time we’ll finally see something for the Micro Four Thirds system! They previously said that compact camera development hasn’t been done so we might finally get a successor... - Viltrox 50mm f/1.4 PRO Full Frame E-mount lens will be announced on October 15
SonyAlphaRumors (Friday, 10 October) - Finally, the long-awaited Viltrox 50mm f/1.4 PRO Full-Frame E-mount lens will be officially released on October 15. This will mark the 43rd full-frame 50mm prime lens available for the E-mount system according to this page. The post Viltrox 50mm f/1.4 PRO Full Frame E-mount lens will be announced on October... - Elgato Prompter XL
News Shooter (Friday, 10 October) - Elgato’s Prompter XL is their biggest teleprompter yet, featuring a 15.6″ full HD (1920 x 1080) removable display with 600nits of brightness. It could be used for scripts, meetings, podcasts, live streams, etc. The Prompter XL features a 15.6″ full HD display that is designed to be read from a distance of... - Accsoon CineView Master 4K H.264 & H.265 Comparison Tests Part 2 News Shooter (Friday, 10 October) - The Accsoon CineView Master 4K system was recently upgraded to support H.265 encoding at up to 4K 60p. In layman’s this means improved image quality for the same amount of data sent or recorded. It is good to see Accsoon add this capability to the CineView Master 4K. It is...
- Jason Blum Opens Up About AI and the State of Horror
NoFilmSchool (Thursday, 9 October) - It must be kind of interesting to be Jason Blum. The guy found his niche producing horror movies in a world that was starving for them, and now has shifted the tide toward horror so much that he's now riding the tidal wave of horror that is sort of shifting... - Check Out The HBO Trailer for 'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' NoFilmSchool (Thursday, 9 October) - The Game of Thrones universe is the gift that keeps on giving to HBO. In January, we're getting a brand new series called A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. The first trailer dropped today, and it's pretty fun! Let's dive in. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Trailer Set in the...
- How to Write the Best First Page in Your Screenplay NoFilmSchool (Thursday, 9 October) - When you're staring at the blinking cursor, nothing else matters. You're just totally stressed and hoping something changes. Once you start typing, you might feel some relief, but you also might be worried you're not doing your best to get people to buy into the screenplay. All of these worries...
- 5 Hero Tropes That Work Every Time NoFilmSchool (Thursday, 9 October) - We bet if you were asked, you could easily name five film or TV heroes off the top of your head. Chances are, a lot of them would share the same characteristics. Being a hero doesn't always mean saving the galaxy or creating a super-suit. There are heroes in small,...
- 10 John Carpenter Moments That Still Haunt Us NoFilmSchool (Thursday, 9 October) - Halloween time calls for a deep dive into one of the masters of the season himself.Writer, director, and composer John Carpenter just received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame this past April. At the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, the French Directors' Guild called him "a creative genius of...
- Breaking Taboos with Slamdance-Winning 'Chaperone' NoFilmSchool (Thursday, 9 October) - In this episode of the No Film School Podcast, host GG Hawkins sits down with writer-director Zoe Eisenberg to discuss her provocative and powerful debut feature Chaperone, which won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Breakout Feature at Slamdance. Set in Hawaii, the film explores a taboo relationship between a...
- Advanced Open Gate Recording With Apple Log Comes to iPhones With the Latest Blackmagic Camera App Update NoFilmSchool (Thursday, 9 October) - Big news for iPhone shooters looking to expand their filmmaking capabilities. Blackmagic Design has announced another firmware update for the company’s popular Blackmagic Camera app. Coming to the iOS version, update 3.1.2 is set to add 1920x1440 Open Gate recording with Apple Log as well as address several minor issues,...
- ‘Mad Max’ Director George Miller Thinks Art Needs to Evolve With AI NoFilmSchool (Thursday, 9 October) - George Miller is one of the coolest directors working. His work on the Mad Max franchise is the stuff of legends, with tons of practical effects and genius worldbuilding. But now something new has caught the director's eye: AI In an interview with The Guardian, Miller said he has an...
- Hollywood Fights Back Against Sora 2 NoFilmSchool (Thursday, 9 October) - By now, you've probably heard about OpenAI's AI video generation tool, Sora 2. It comes with a kind of AI version of TikTok, with only AI-generated content to scroll. The app rolled out just last week.Users are able to upload their likenesses and generate new content from them. Some public...
- Gear Up for the Fujifilm GFX Eterna 55 With This Huge Selection of Pro Accessories NoFilmSchool (Thursday, 9 October) - While there may still be some debate about whether the new Fujifilm GFX Eterna 55 is Fujifilm’s first cinema camera (the company claims it is, while others in the comments disagree), there’s little debate about how exciting the camera is for high-end filmmakers.Offering a new large-format sensor that covers Open...
- Could the Nikon ZR Sneakily Become the Best Camera for Documentary Filmmakers? NoFilmSchool (Thursday, 9 October) - Blending the best of RED color science and Nikon engineering, the new Nikon ZR is one of the most anticipated cameras of the year, with high expectations and promising specs. The real question, though, for many working filmmakers, videographers, and documentarians, is how this new camera actually holds up in...
