Craig Johnston

Filmmakers use the IMAX canvas to deliver movies in different ways to different audiences

Lensmakers respond to advances in imaging acquisition

Reliability, lightweight top the list of requirements

Advancing drone technology depends on legal, regulatory issues

Fewer crew members, longer hours mean adapting to new workflows, tech

Despite a few production hiccups, vendors are keeping the supply lines full

More high-resolution content, lighter weight equipment guide tech development

Reporting from home brings its own set of challenges

Communicating behind the scenes is more important than ever before

Larry Thorpe has been listening to the company’s camera and lens customers and has discerned the current trends in cameras and lenses.

Although it’s not ignoring the existing business it does with 1/3-inch camcorders for news and studio work, JVC has started to march in the 4K direction.

ENG crews that use cellular live-shot gear in the field applaud or curse the cellular networks on which they rely on a day-to-day basis.

The term “one-man-band” has been an apt description of small-market video journalists, required to work both in front of and behind the camera.

Though the majority of video work is not done in ultra high definition yet, there are certainly plenty of solutions for acquiring and post producing in 4K.