Stunning Precision, Extreme Conditions; Alex Horner Productions

Based in Minneapolis, Alex Horner is a director/DP most drawn to authentic stories that connect with the audience. With some deep experience in producing commercials and branded content, Alex is a cinematographer in search of untold stories and he loves finding them in the least expected places. Whenever he's on location, he welcomes the challenge …

Advertisement

Switcher Studio: Live Streaming to YouTube Just Got Easier

Switcher Studio just got better. Which is hard to fathom, because before today, it was already pretty amazing. Multicam, professional productions with iPhones and iPads. Live streaming from iPhones and iPads. Broadcast quality recording. Pretty sweet. But today, Switcher Studio just upped their game, in a really big way. Live streaming, direct to YouTube, from …

Trost Motion Camera Sliders: High Design, Unparalleled Precision, No Compromise

  To start, a disclosure: I just started working with the team at Trost Motion. But another disclosure, well, more like a small fact that I don’t really talk about very often. You see, as a small business owner, I’m in the very fortunate position of carefully selecting with whom I work. Michael Horton once …

Switcher Studio: The Best Production Studio is the One You’ve Got in Your Pocket…Literally…

Being a partner in iOgrapher is an incredible experience for me. In a couple of short years, I’ve been witness to some amazing developments in iOS video. The iOgrapher aside - which is a groundbreaking device - the response from every corner of the industry has been nothing short of amazing. And the innovations that …

Go Ahead, Ask Rampant…

One of the things I admire most about Sean and Stefanie Mullen of Rampant Design Tools is their unhesitating willingness to help...anyone. It's what drives their product development - the rate at which they crank out new Style Effects is astonishing. And it's what inspired them to launch a new YouTube channel - Ask Rampant. …

30 Seconds with Seth Worley

Seth Worley is one of my favorite indie filmmakers/directors. I first met Seth a few years back when he was about to release what would go on to be a viral sensation - Plot Device. Right away, you could see the genius in this young director - with a style and sense of humor that …

Style Effects; You’re Going to Want These

Style Effects. Entirely unique. Stunningly beautiful. Unbelievable resolutions. Countless options, and I mean, I've quite literally lost count. Expensive? No. Complex and convoluted to figure out? No. Then they couldn't be for professional-calibre work, right? Wrong. I'm posting this on the heels of another announcement from Rampant Design. Another launch of massive volumes of Style …

iPhone 6s 4k Video Changes Everything…Sort of…And That’s OK!

The release of the iPhone 6s and 6s+ is here, as well as the onslaught of first-looks reviews, opinions, and discussions about it’s new capabilities. In the filmmaking and pro production community, the discussion is centered around 4k video. And I find the reactions quite interesting. There are some who welcome it, and share in …