Nashville-based production company Gear Seven has recently been using Sony’s new FR7 full-frame PTZ camera on their Directors + Donuts series, which features conversations with seasoned directors and creatives about their process and experience in the film industry. Held monthly at the Nashville Kitchen Studio, the series is designed to be a place where creatives of all ages can make connections while learning about how to improve their craft and technique from industry professionals.

Lens testing is like learning – it never stops! Keeping up with the latest technology can be a daunting task, but one that’s important in our field. Back in 2017, I did a Behind the Lens series looking at a wide range of documentary zooms to see how they can achieve specific needs for a project. The options for cinema glass have certainly grown since then, so I decided to add a few more lenses to the list.

Jeff Lee, AbelCine's Director of Education & Product Specialization, sits down with JC Sciacca, our Integration Design Engineer, to discuss the practical applications of the Sony FR7. They discuss use cases for this full format, interchangeable lens, PTZ camera with internal recording.

In my latest video, I take a look at the RED V-RAPTOR XL, RED's new purpose-built studio camera. This new flagship camera takes everything you love about RED and adds new features that DPs and camera assistants have been requesting. I look at the camera's dual voltage battery support, integrated I/O for large productions, and the new electronic ND system, which I demonstrate with some sample shots.

Dreamforce is the annual conference for Salesforce, the customer relationship management (CRM) software service, held in San Francisco. Established in 2003, Dreamforce is a yearly event designed to unite the global developer community and share success stories. Due to the health and travel restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic, the September 2021 Dreamforce was reconceived as a hybrid event with some in-person attendees and a massive streaming audience.

I recently sat down with cinematographer John Matysiak to discuss his experience shooting the tense and beautiful western Old Henry. In this wide-ranging conversation, we talked about his creative inspirations, as well as his technical approach to the film, which was captured on the ARRI ALEXA Mini.

AbelCine teamed up with NYC-based director and cinematographer Theo Stanley for a brief study of the similarities and differences between TRIBE7's BLACKWING7 B-Tuned (Bespoke) and S-Tuned SKIN 2000 prime lenses.

Recently, we asked Cinematographer Lucas Gath about his work on Rap Sh!t and how the Sony VENICE and the VENICE Extension Unit (informally, known as “Rialto”) helped him create two different looks for the show. The new HBO comedy series from executive producer Issa Rae follows two women trying to make it as a rap group in Miami.

As ARRI’s newest digital cinema camera, ALEXA 35, begins to make its way into the hands of more and more filmmakers, we thought now would be a good time to present a summary of ARRI’s new REVEAL color science, which includes hardware, firmware and software features – some of which are specific to the new camera and others that can be leveraged with recent ARRI cameras like the ALEXA LF and ALEXA MINI LF.