By Richard D. Lewis
According to Strada, size does matter. The company offers the world’s longest camera crane, the Strada 100. Extending to 100 feet, this giant can reach out and grab those shots like no other crane in the industry. The crane features a motorized dolly for quick and easy placement; and according to the […]

by Frank & Margie Barron
As the skeletons and pumpkins start popping up around town, so do the horror movies at the neighborhood cineplex. It’s a reminder that Halloween is a great time for independent filmmakers, because many have gotten their start in the horror genre.
Low-budget indie films have always been a breeding ground for […]

by Iain Blair
HD technology isn’t just for glossy big budget projects anymore. Now thanks to smaller and smaller equipment, such as Sony’s palm-sized HC1 and HC5 HD cameras, indie filmmakers in particular are really benefiting. And documentary teams, especially ones covering dodgy, often illegal areas such as human & drug trafficking in Third World countries,are […]