Anyone who buys a drone the UK may have to register it and take a safety test. Drones mounted with cameras are considered particularly dangerous.
The difference between using a wired and wireless microphone for a specific job is no longer about sound quality. It’s about a group of other factors, many of which users should consider before making the choice.
A few years ago, on a visit to the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City, a visitor and host were walking a hallway that seemed longer than a crosstown Manhattan block. Both sides of the hallway sported heavy cable races hung from the ceiling, each with a cross section…
Virtually every editing or audio mixing set-up uses audio monitor speakers — most often sitting on the either side of a computer monitor on the desktop. In these scenarios, the physical transfer of vibrations from the speakers to the desk’s hard surface can create a boost of mid and low fre…
In Part 3 of this series on speaker technology, we saw that accurate loudspeakers need to consider the time, space and frequency domains. Now it is useful to consider what that means in terms of arriving at some kind of specification for a real loudspeaker.
Getting high-perspective shots isn’t a matter of art but often a necessity for news shots. Under intense deadlines and demand to capture the right shot, news photographers are always on-the-go, and that can sometimes mean last minute assignments or worse, arriving late to a press conference. Fortunately, Sachtler has…
Normally, we don’t think of video cases or bags as having to do with the workflow. But, in the field, dragging around a case that’s too heavy or doesn’t contain all the necessary gear can slow down a shoot. Here’s how to match the bag with the kin…
It’s hard to comprehend just how much television has changed in the short amount of time it’s been around. Less than ten years ago the only place to watch television was in your living room, and the only programmes to watch were the ones the broadcasters scheduled in. Fas…
The EBU (European Broadcasting Union) has acknowledged that public service media (PSM) face a major challenge staying competitive or even remaining relevant under the onslaught from competitors from all directions, including new sources of TV series and other content. The EBU has called for substantial regulatory reform to help PSMs…
Over the past five years, cameras have gotten more compact in size and lower in cost. Accessories that allow highly specialized production shots have followed suit. Today, jibs, dollies, stablizers and sliders that used to cost thousands of dollars are accessible to most videographers.
