Before I start the actual review, I must say that I'm a big fan of Atlas Lens Co.. The release of the Atlas 40mm anamorphic lens was groundbreaking at the time. Their lenses are a huge step towards making anamorphics accessible, and accessibility is what my work is all about. I'm not saying they …
We can all agree the word "cinematic" is thrown around a lot. Working as a cinematographer in many indie projects, more than once I had directors come up with a shot and ask "what can we do to make this more cinematic?". The first few times I heard that question I'm sure they saw my thoughts …
If you take your craft seriously, the odds of having heard these words are quite high. Viewers link good images with great cameras. For the longest time this accusation has bothered photographers who felt their skills were downplayed. The interesting bit is that we're walking towards making the …
Cinemodding a Contax Zeiss lens set is an endeavor I've been working on and off for the last two years and now I can see the finish line. It all started when I stumbled upon a post on Craigslist from a guy selling his Contax Zeiss set. It had five lenses: 28/2.8, 35/2.8, 50/1.4, 85/1.4 and 135/2.8. …
I've updated the anamorphic field of view calculator (or the HFOV Calculator if you wanna be precise). What is this calculator again? This is a webapp that allows you to input various settings from your camera setup and figure out if you'll get vignetting using an anamorphic adapter. You can pick …
A brief explanation of the motivation to shoot "Intruder", a 1.33x anamorphic head to head shootout. A short intro about using a new camera and my first experiences with 4k. USEFUL LINKS: Contact Joao Gabriel Rodrigues, the composer for all of my projects! Look for a Century Optics 16:9 Ratio …
O mundo acabou à meia noite de Sábado para domingo. Ok, isso ficou um pouco sensacionalista. O "Mundo" não "acabou". As leis da física que dizem respeito à eletricidade é que resolveram tirar férias. Nada mais produzia corrente. Nem turbinas, nem painéis solares, hélices, nem aquelas lanterninhas …