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 […]

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, […]

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 100-400mm Filming with a telephoto lens

A few weeks ago I got my hands on the Canon EF 100-400mm F/4.5-5.6 L IS USM (version 1) telephoto lens. The lens is currently priced at 1.299 US Dollar which is not too much considering the focal length, the red ring and the image quality. At first I only took photographs but then decided […]

Canon 70D compared to the 7D

While I was testing the Canon EOS 70D a couple of weeks ago, I thought about the main differences between the “other” APS-C cameras from Canon and what has changed over the last few years. In most comparisons online the 70D wins slightly when comparing it to the 7D. I wanted to find out if […]

Best settings for exporting video and the ideal web compression

Last week we introduced the user request series in which we pick one question or topic per episode and talk about different solutions. Many videos will be just simple and straight to the point tutorials but in other videos we will give tips and advice for filmmakers.

Best lens adapter Metabones Speed Booster review

The Metabones adapters, mostly Speed Boosters, have become pretty popular over the last few years. Why? Because they do more than just connect lens type A with camera mount B. Here is what Wikipedia has to say about that: “An adapter is a device that converts attributes of one electrical device or system to those […]

Behind the scenes with the Canon 5D and 300mm F2.8 lens

On May 25th and 26th was a huge event in Frankfurt: The skyscraper festival. Since Frankfurt has the biggest skyline in Europe the city celebrates that uniqueness with a special festival. Towers you can’t normally visit are open to the public and there are a lot of activities like bungee jumping, climbing etc.

Bad Music” documentary filmed with Pocket Camera & DSLRs

Workflows, movies and pretty much everything is getting faster. The creative landscape seems to change as quickly as never before. Back in september we had the idea of producing a documentary about music in today’s society. We often talk with people about talent and casting shows but especially if there is still good music out […]