Here is a table with all the common filters a cinematographer is likely to come across. I have assigned I common filter factor for guidance only and would suggest you check the exact factor with the filter’s manufacturers before applying any correction.

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Below are some definitions of terms you will come across when dealing with HD. If you wonder what they mean here is an answer. [continue reading]

Below is a very useful table that can serve as a quick reference for working out lens angles for different formats. [continue reading]

Everybody knows that RED has run into some delays regarding the delivery of the Scarlet. Its original shipment date was supposed to be early 2010 and here we are in January still awaiting an official date. According to Ted he estimates a release for late spring early summer. I would say that this could mean later this year. I believe that the RED team had to make some adjustment regarding the camera design given the amount of digital SLR camera released on the market that surprised everybody with their H264 video quality. Also notice that RED originaly sold the Scarlet’s stills photography capabilities on their website but if you visit the website now there is barely any mention of it. Go figure it out, I think that one would have to compete not only with the quality of stills Canon or Nikon deliver in their high end digital SLR’s but also with the form factor. See the video below and see if you would go out and shoot stills with it. Don’t think so. Given that the delivery for a “high-end point and shoot digital cinema” camera looks promising.