April 26, 2017 Documentary Sound: Setting up a Wireless System This article is intended for documentary filmmakers who, for reasons of access or budget, work alone, or nearly so. Hiring a professional sound Read more
April 26, 2017 Letters to the Editor, Spring 2017 Dear Editor: I just read Alan Barker's article " Documentary Sound: Some Minimal Audiokits " (Winter 2017) with some interest. However, there are a Read more
January 17, 2017 Documentary Sound: Some Minimal Audio Kits Some of the great recent documentaries— Citizenfour , Cartel Land , The Overnighters , Darwin's Nightmare , My Country, My Country —were shot with Read more
December 14, 2016 Open Letter to Camera Manufacturers Urging Development of Encryption Features December 14, 2016 Public Relations Department Corporate Communications Division Canon One Canon Park Melville, NY 11747 Dear Canon, We, the Read more
October 13, 2015 Game of Drones: Airborne Cameras are a Boon to Cinematographers, But Rife with Risks For filmmakers, drone cameras are a tool with potential to shape the work—or even define it—with breathtaking footage from surprising physical Read more
March 10, 2012 Sound Advice: How to Ensure Your Audio Playback Comes Through Loud and Clear I recently completed the score for a wonderful film of which I was proud to be part. The filmmakers and I collaborated for months, working each cue Read more
July 24, 2010 Most Def: Take the Hi Road When Shooting Your Next Doc Steven Bognar on shooting with multiple cameras. Read more
March 9, 2010 Gear Talk: Testing the Canon 7D and 5D for Vérité Shooting This morning, I held the future of documentary filmmaking in my hands. Miguel Goodbar, manager of new business development at Adorama Camera Rental Read more
October 31, 2007 Facing the Cameras: Choices for Filmmakers at NAB HD cameras and The Red are among the highlights at the NAB Convention. Read more
April 30, 2004 Of Prevarications and Varicams: Getting the Right Gear for your Shoot Returning from the 82nd Annual Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial in Gallup, New Mexico, in August 2002, with nine hours of DV-cam footage shot on my Read more