The commercial world is evolving into realms we’ve never imagined. Less often will we be forced to sit through the sugary visuals and schizophrenic direction marketing teams try to lure the “general” audience in with. Instead, filmmakers are being given more slack on the proverbial rope to try their own artistic visions. In this Top 5 Shakedown, we’ll be focusing on some of the best commercial filmmakers found on Vimeo.

Teradek’s Bolt Manager is a major asset on set. You don’t need a computer, it configures your wireless video system in lightning speed, and oh yeah, it’s firmware is getting…

The new Monstro 8K VV sensor from RED is a beast. It’s a huge sensor, not just in resolution, but in size. So, I wanted to know how well certain lenses covered this big of a sensor.

Vimeo shows that being a great filmmaker doesn’t always mean you are shooting a major motion picture or high profile commercial. These filmmakers are bending, molding, and changing the industry as we know it to short form media and visual poetry.

One of the most popular rigs out there is the handheld rig, because it allows you mobility and frees you up to get your shot fast. When it comes to figuring out the best way to configure your digital camera, there tends to be a lot of arms, a lot of cables, and a lot of accessories.

REDucation is a powerful, intimate, and hands-on program available to cinematographers, AC’s, DITs, and filmmakers all over the world! Taught by industry professionals, REDucation is a 3-day course where you can learn the RED Digital Cinema equipment and process.

Musicbed has been my go to resource for music for all our videos on the Hurlblog and The Inner Circle since its inception. Before Musicbed we’d have to spend hours upon hours looking for the right music track only to be either underwhelmed by the selection or blown away by the price…

If you were already excited for this year’s NAB, well, allow me to punch things up even a notch further. Teradek will be showing off their massive upgrade to the Teradek Bolt — the Bolt XT and LT! Hell yeah, baby!

How are you transferring your footage from your camera to your drives? Do you plug the card into the reader, double click the icon on your desktop then just click, drag, and drop the folder onto a drive to copy your footage?

We have been using RØDE mics for the Inner Circle podcast since, well, like forever. These mics are perfect for a clear sound quality and have served us well over the years. But now, it’s that time again!