DSLR tutorial How to get great audio
I decided to put together a little video that shows the benefits and downsides of using a DSLR and an external recorder to capture audio. I remember the times when most DSLRs didn’t have manual audio levels; there was no way of controlling the audio I was recording. Just like the auto-exposure of a camcorder […]
DSLR camera slider review Konova K5
The last two month we’ve been working with a new tool: The Konova K5. The version we got is 1.20 meters long. If you’re only 1.72 meters tall like me that’s a pretty big slider to carry around. We used it on every kind of location that you probably shouldn’t use it – but that’s […]
Customized royalty-free music for free
When creating videos, music is an essential component, because the music being used plays a major role in defining the mood of the film. When we started making videos and we didn’t have a budget for good music we created the music ourselves on the computer. But this process took forever because we had to […]
Combining timelapse, slow motion and realtime
Over the last three years we produced a full-length documentary about the city of Frankfurt called “Format Frankfurt”. The film starring people who live and work in the city will be released this May. The title song was performed by local band AZZIS MIT HERZ which is also part of the film. Artists DANIEL SAHIB […]
Color correction tutorial for beginners
A lot of people are asking us about an easy way to adjust the color and the exposure of a video. Color correction can be very challenging for beginners who are just learning how to edit. There are more and more plug-ins and tools being released every day to correct and grade videos but one […]
Cinematic look at night Tips for DSLR filmmaking in low light
Do you remember the times when it was almost impossible to film something in low light because it was too dark, the colors were washed out and your camcorder wasn’t able to capture everything properly? I do! With HDDSLRs a lot has changed especially capturing beautiful footage at night. But to get a great looking, […]
Cheap LED lights Aputure Amaran 528 Review
Over the last few years more and more manufacturers have released affordable LED lights for video productions. When it comes to LED lights, everything below 400 $ is considered “cheap” for one light. One of the first LED lights we bought was from Litepanels. It did a good job but the price of the light […]
Canon T4i 650D run-and-gun shoot in Thailand
In summer 2012 we had the chance to get our fingers on the brand new Canon Rebel T4i (EOS 650D). We went on a trip to Thailand and I thought this would be a great way to test the camera for the first time. We flew to Bangkok to shoot a commercial for a few […]
Capturing Rotterdam with the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera
In January 2015 we went to Rotterdam, the second biggest city of the Netherlands to shoot some impressions. Rotterdam’s architecture is a mix of modern and very unique buildings and the typical Dutch houses. It’s almost like Venice because you can get pretty much everywhere by boat but also by car and of course bicycle. […]
Canon EOS 80D Review
In September 2013 ago we got our hands on a Canon EOS 70D and were overall happy with the performance and results in video mode. Almost three years later we tested its successor the EOS 80D for a week. How much has changed and improved? Three words: Not that much. But that doesn’t mean it’s […]