COOL BREEZE     The 2-Ton Grip Truck package includes all of your grip and electric needs. From beefy babies and C-stands to scissor clamps and foam core, the truck carries an extensive amount of...

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 continue to...

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...

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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,...

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...

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...

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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...

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...

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...

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...