

DPing a short horror
Oxford Film Shed recently provided DP (Director of Photography) and colour grading services for a short horror film.
Set entirely in a small bedroom, we chose to shoot the film using the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera (BMPCC). Compact and lightweight and offering an incredible filmic image, with the ability to shoot lossless compressed raw video to SD cards, the BMPCC was groundbreaking when it was first released in 2013, and four years later it remains one of our favourit

Size matters: Sony PXW-X70
Last summer we found ourselves in need of a new camera package. We were already very familiar with the Sony PMW-200 and its newer sibling the PXW-X200 and we considered those for event and conference filming, along with the Panasonic GH4 for interviews and corporate videos. But whilst researching we discovered a single camera that potentially could act as an all-rounder for both types of work. We picked one up and, liking it so much, bought a second almost immediately. The So