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Master Guide to Rigging a Blackmagic Design Cinema Camera – Part 10

Disclosure: Links in this post may be to our affiliates; sales through affiliate links may benefit this site. Please help support this website by patronizing Amazon. It won’t cost you anything extra. In this part I’ll cover Bags, Cases and Straps for the BMCC. Let’s divide our travel into quick and light, backpack, single person […]

Master Guide to Rigging a Blackmagic Design Cinema Camera – Part 9

Disclosure: Links in this post may be to our affiliates; sales through affiliate links may benefit this site. Please help support this website by patronizing Amazon. It won’t cost you anything extra. In this part we’ll take a look at some special case rigs and tools that go well with the BMCC. SPECIAL RIGS Car […]

Master Guide to Rigging a Blackmagic Design Cinema Camera – Part 8

Disclosure: Links in this post may be to our affiliates; sales through affiliate links may benefit this site. Please help support this website by patronizing Amazon. It won’t cost you anything extra. In Part 7 we looked at basic tripod rigs, and it might have given the impression that tripods don’t have to worry about […]

Master Guide to Rigging a Blackmagic Design Cinema Camera – Part 7

Disclosure: Links in this post may be to our affiliates; sales through affiliate links may benefit this site. Please help support this website by patronizing Amazon. It won’t cost you anything extra. A tripod must be heavy enough not to topple over or vibrate when touched (like when an assistant is using a follow focus […]

Master Guide to Rigging a Blackmagic Design Cinema Camera – Part 6

Disclosure: Links in this post may be to our affiliates; sales through affiliate links may benefit this site. Please help support this website by patronizing Amazon. It won’t cost you anything extra. It’s all about balance: If a load must be carried at all, it’s better for the body to center that load directly over […]

Master Guide to Rigging a Blackmagic Design Cinema Camera – Part 5

Why do we need external monitors, and what size should they be in for best results? Loaded questions, but I’ll still try to answer them. We use external monitors for: Framing Focusing Checking Colors and Exposure Testing video quality with Waveforms Satisfying clients The built-in LCD monitor on the BMCC is a 5″ monitor with […]

Master Guide to Rigging a Blackmagic Design Cinema Camera – Part 4

Disclosure: Links in this post may be to our affiliates; sales through affiliate links may benefit this site. Please help support this website by patronizing Amazon. It won’t cost you anything extra. The BMCC has an in-built mono microphone and mono speaker – both of which are perfect for unimportant home movies. It has two […]

Master Guide to Rigging a Blackmagic Design Cinema Camera – Part 3

Disclosure: Links in this post may be to our affiliates; sales through affiliate links may benefit this site. Please help support this website by patronizing Amazon. It won’t cost you anything extra. MATTE BOXES A Matte box serves two major purposes: It cuts flare It helps mount filters   The advantage of using a matte […]

Master Guide to Rigging a Blackmagic Design Cinema Camera – Part 2

Disclosure: Links in this post may be to our affiliates; sales through affiliate links may benefit this site. Please help support this website by patronizing Amazon. It won’t cost you anything extra. The BMCC has a Canon EF mount with electronic iris control. It can also take Canon EF-S lenses, as confirmed by John Brawley […]