National Hispanic Heritage Month: Women Filmmakers to Follow

National Hispanic Heritage Month: Women Filmmakers to Follow

  National Hispanic Heritage Month: Women Filmmakers to Follow Today's post is by guest writer Anna Cox from Pragda.   Living in a post-Roe v. Wade world has shifted our focus to bodies as we...
Rosaleah Gonzalez Does What She Loves

Rosaleah Gonzalez Does What She Loves

When Rosaleah Gonzalez toured the campus that would eventually become her college, she wanted to study gaming development....   “I grew up playing a bunch of video games,” she says, “but my mom was like...
September 2022 Newsletter: Harvest Moon 🍂🌙

September 2022 Newsletter: Harvest Moon 🍂🌙

HARVEST MOON     REQUEST A QUOTE TO RECEIVE OUR BEST PRICING TO-DATE ON ARRI AND PRESTON FOLLOW FOCUS KITS. ON SALE NOW!   "If you're filming with an Arri camera, then the Arri Hi-5...
Troy Gueno: From VHS to Venice with Chance the Rapper

Troy Gueno: From VHS to Venice with Chance the Rapper

Being an award-winning director and cinematographer might be the sole bragging point for many. But, for Troy Gueno, he isn’t in love with how the titles sound.  “It’s a little too grand for me,” he admits.Yet,...
August 2022 Newsletter: By Storm ⛈️

August 2022 Newsletter: By Storm ⛈️

BY STORM     "The RED V-Raptor is the latest in RED's line of cinema cameras and the first iteration of their DSMC-3 Body Type. It boasts a VistaVision sized sensor, allowing you to make full use of any full-frame...
Clare Cooney Isn't Done With Chicago

Clare Cooney Isn't Done With Chicago

Sitting on a rustic porch, Clare Cooney describes her move west...   Chicago-bred talent, Cooney had always wondered what it’d be like tapping into the bigger market of Los Angeles. She’d planted strong roots in...
July 2022 Newsletter: Heat Waves

July 2022 Newsletter: Heat Waves

HEAT WAVES   Elevate your focus pulling with the “most sophisticated hand unit on the market”: The Arri Hi-5 Triple-Axis Wireless Follow Focus Kit. Quickly navigate through the camera settings with the unit's touch screen capabilities....
June 2022 Newsletter: Summer Rush

June 2022 Newsletter: Summer Rush

SUMMER RUSH   The Angenieux 24-290mm Optimo Zoom features an extremely fast T2.8 maximum aperture, with no ramping. The superb image quality while wide-open has caused many to consider this lens a "variable prime". It...
Five Chicago South Asian Filmmakers You Should Know

Five Chicago South Asian Filmmakers You Should Know

The total Asian population in Chicago grew from 144,903 in 2010 to 189,857 in 2020 — a 31% increase. The South Asian community is especially prominent in Chicago, given that, as of 2015, the city...
Chicago South Asian Film Festival: Jigar Shah Gives Back

Chicago South Asian Film Festival: Jigar Shah Gives Back

In 2010, the Chicago South Asian Film Festival began. The founders saw the need to champion South Asian voices, both in the city of Chicago and on an international level. Held at the Chicago Cultural...
May Newsletter

May Newsletter

GEMINI SEASON   “The RED Gemini eliminates unnecessary cables on your build with its smart connections - for faster, easier, essential additions to the body. This workhorse of a camera can write up to 300...
Craig Bass and Michelle Maslanka of Motion Source

Craig Bass and Michelle Maslanka of Motion Source

Motion Source is a proud sponsor of the Camera Ambassador Community Builders Grant. In celebration of our partnership, we’ve sat down with Creative Director Craig Bass and Director/Producer Michelle Maslanka for an interview.   All...