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- From Camera Gear to Travel Bidets: Meet The Traveler
- Canon C50 Accessories from Zacuto: Build the Perfect Compact Rig
- The Best Osmo Pocket 3 Accessories for Better Lighting: Clip-On Light + More
- Nikon ZR vs Canon EOS C50: Specs, Features, and What Filmmakers Need to Know
- Sony’s New Z300 Camera is Here — And Zacuto is Ready
- Moving Office Sale- Filmmaking Gear & More
- A Tribute to Bruce Logan, Written By Steve Weiss
- Zacuto’s Best Sellers of 2024: The Gear Every Filmmaker Needs
- Top 2024 Holiday Gifts for Content Creators: Must-Have Gear and Gadgets
- Zacuto announces new accessories and Z-Finder for the Canon C80 Camera
- A Smart Z-Finder Review: Transforming the small screen of a smartphone into a powerful tool
- Lighting for Different Types of Filming
- Announcing Zacuto's Canon C400 Rigs & Accessories
- Chance to Win $500 Gift Card
- How to connect a 3.5mm microphone to your phone utilizing the MicroBOOM
- Trade in your filmmaking gear for new gear!
- Top Festivals 2023-2024 for Mobile Phone Filmmaking
- First Look at the Sony Burano Camera with Timothy Fare-Matthews
- How to Make a Movie Using a Smart Phone - San Diego ComicCon 2023
- Film Competitions to Participate in Summer of 2023
- How to Build a Vertical Camera Rig- Shooting a Mockumentary
- 3 Reasons Why You Need a Viewfinder for Your Phone
- Filming made easy with your phone and a smartphone viewfinder in the city
- 5 Video Jobs You Can Do With Just Your Smartphone
- First Look for NAB 2023- Zacuto Dives into the Audio Market, Releases Rotatable Rigs & Announces Technology Partnership with Accsoon
- Professional Studios vs. DIY Setups: How Filming in a Studio Can Take Your Video Content to the Next Level
- Panasonic Releases the Lumix S5 II
- Zacuto Attends CES 2023
- Best Smartphones for Filmmaking - 2023
- Zacuto Introduces Smartphone Filmmaking Accessories on Kickstarter
- Loyalty Perks of Zacuto’s VIP Program
- On set with the Sony Venice 2 and Zacuto by Timothy Fare-Matthews
- Zacuto Universal Cage - A Perfect Companion for Your Canon EOS R5C
- Come see us at NAB Show 2022
- Can the iPhone 13 be a Cinematography Tool?
- Introducing Zacuto Studios: Zacuto’s Newest Division
- How to power your EVF?
- Best Camera Hand Grips for Filmmakers
- Trade in your old filmmaking gear - "New Year, New Gear Event"
- The Panasonic BGH1 Features and How to Rig?
- Shoulder Rigs: The Definitive Buyer's Guide
- Panasonic releases the Lumix GH5M2 and GH6
- The Zacuto Marauder Mini Review - Is this the best compact camera stabilizer small DSLR or Mirrorless cameras?
- Zacuto Panasonic S5 Cage and Recoil Rig Review
- Sony FX6 Master Class
- Sneak Peek - Panasonic Lumix BGH1 Camera Cage
- Zacuto Accessories on the Sony FX6...The Perfect Rig!
- Zacuto Announces First Look at the Sony FX3 Z-Finder and Cage
- 4 Reasons to Pay More Attention to Your Soundtrack
- I Tried the New ACT Recoil DSLR Camera Rig from Zacuto
- 3 Ways to Simplify Your Soundtrack Song Search
- Sony FX9 First Look with Philip Bloom
- Building a Quick Kit with the Sony A7RIV
- Working with the Fuji XT3 on "Creating a Cure"
- 9 Things I Learned Acting My Own Script
- Panasonic S1H - EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK
- 10 Reasons Why I Chose the Zacuto Kameleon EVF
- 10 Tips for an Indie Film Producer (and anyone who makes film their life)
- The 10 Top Grossing Films of 2019, so far...
- NEW 6K Panasonic S1H - Everything You Need to Know...
- Filming a Feature in a Single Take: BTS on Last Call
- Why Filmmakers Should Make the Time for Passion Projects
- Cheers! Behind-the-Scenes with the Lumix GH5 in Napa Valley
- Filming a Music Video - Behind-the-Scenes on Don’t Take it Personal
- Gear Options: Why I Choose "Made in the USA" Film Equipment
- Behind-the-Scenes with RED Shoulder Rigs and Zacuto
- Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, HBO - which streaming platform is the best?
- Win a Zacuto Cage for the Blackmagic Pocket Camera 4K!
- Freelance Filmmaking is for Crazy People
- Zacuto Recoil Pro Review: Behind-the-Scenes Filming in Oregon Wine Country
- It's a Bloody Mess! Fun Facts About Fake Blood in Film
- And Then Came DSLRs... My Decade in the Video Industry
- Filming Fire in Iceland - A Lesson in Gear Simplicity
- Writing Your Second Draft - How to Revise Like a Pro
- 7 Easy Editing Tips from a Non-Editor
- BTS on Entourage & The Affair - One on One with Fierberg, ASC
- 7 Tips for Building a Filmmaker Brand on Instagram
- Why I'm a Filmmaker ~ Kevin Otterness, Cinematographer
- The Cinematographer Checklist #2: Painting with Light
- The Cinematographer Checklist #1: The Devil’s in the Details
- Canon C200 vs Panasonic EVA1 - Camera Shootout 2018
- Behind-the-Scenes with the Canon C200 on Crime Watch Daily
- Behind the Scenes with the Lumix GH5 - Trial by Fire!
- One on One with Steven Fierberg, ASC - Episodes 1&2
- How to Film Rain Like a Pro
- 25 Fun Filmmaking Facts Featuring Holiday Movies
- The Legacy of a Photography Pioneer, Monte Zucker
- 9 Days of 24hr Dec Deals from Zacuto - Happy Holidays!
- How to Make Money as a Filmmaker - Parts 1 & 2
- The Art of Architecture Films - Q&A with Riley Engemoen
- Meet the Zacuto GH5 & GH5s Cage (plus all the accessories you need)
- Piedra Sola - A Filmmaking Adventure in Argentina
- 12 Great Directors on Working with Actors - Infographic
- Why I'm all in on the Next Gen Recoil and VCT Pro Baseplate
- 7 Screenwriting Exercises to Get Your Creativity Flowing
- How You Can Use Unconventional Music to Make Bold Statements
- Zacuto Zgrip Trigger - our most adjustable grip ever!
- A Visual History of the Zacuto Z-Finder and Electronic Viewfinders
- Film Lighting Basics: Motivate Your Scene and Your Audience Through Direction
- Film Lighting Basics: 6 Ways to Shape Your Light (and Shadows)
- Film Lighting Basics: What's the Color of Your Movie?
- Film Lighting Basics: Soft Lighting and Hard Lighting in Film
- Film Lighting Basics: The Tools you Need to Become a Master of Intensity
- FIRST LOOK Fujinon MK 18-55 Lens: 4K under $4k
- This is the Most Highly Anticipated Camera of 2017
- The Best 10 Features of the Canon C700 4.5K Camera
- Canon 5D MK IV vs 5D MK III - Side by Side Specs
- Becoming a Filmmaker - 9 Things No One Tells You
- Freelance Filmmaking: Part 2 - A New Freelancer's Guide to Marketing
- Freelance Filmmaking: Part 1 - Making the Leap
- 4 Components of a Powerful New Corporate Commercial
- 5 Reasons Why You Should Consider Stock Videography
- Lighting in the “Real World”
- Win a Gratical Eye EVF!
- Volumetric Lighting – Part 2: Atmospheric Effects
- Volumetric Lighting – Part 1: The Basics
- How I Hired Myself To Shoot My India Passion Project
- Shooting on the Iceland Ring Road
- 4 Lessons from a Film Set
- Lessons from a Master – John Seale, ASC ACS
- Frank Miller & Zack Snyder: from panel to screen
- 3 Art Direction Tips for Productions on a Budget
- What is Art Direction & Production Design?
- Cinema Art Direction: a series from Clinton Harn ~ Introduction
- Top 6 Picks from CineGear 2016
- The Anatomy of A Call Sheet: How to Make a Call Sheet for Film and TV
- The Golden Rule for Conducting More Remarkable Interviews
- Sony FS5 Accessories Giveaway - Zacuto and Portabrace
- My Sony FS5 Rig - Scott Hui
- First Look at the Panasonic VariCam LT
- 5 Things You Missed at NAB 2016
- Cold Weather Filmmaking: BTS and What to Pack
- What I Learned From Ten Famous Directors
- My Gratical Eye Review - a very familiar, but smaller home!
- How To Hook the Studio Reader
- 8 Things to Consider When Choosing a Camera
- 3 Sci-Fi Styles and How To Recreate Them
- A Brief History of Camera Movement
- How to Edit a Real Estate Film
- 9 Things to Consider when Scouting a Movie Location
- How to Shoot a Real Estate Film
- Gratical EVF: Is it Worth the Upgrade?
- Dogme 95 in 2015 AKA (Still) Breaking the Rules
- How to Blow up a Death Star
- Season of Giving Giveaway - Winners
- Season of Giving Giveaway - Thursday
- Season of Giving Giveaway - Wednesday
- Season of Giving Giveaway - Tuesday
- Season of Giving Giveaway - Monday
- Season of Giving Giveaway
- Behind the Scenes Look at TRI
- Next Gen Recoil Accessories
- So You Want to Be a TV Commercial Director – Part 3: The Production Company
- Z-Rail Accessories and Top Grips
- Power and Cables
- A Day in The Life of Wedding Filmmaker
- Season of Giving Calendar!
- Be Not Afraid to Recoil - the filmmakers shoulder rig
- DSLR Z-Finder Giveaway
- Estonia - Overall Eesti AS
- bts: webisode 1 ~ Hit the Ground Running
- bts: webisode 1 ~ Preview
- Z-Finder EVF Flip
- The Netherlands - Camera Tools
- The Netherlands - Calumet - Amsterdam
- bts: a web series ~ Trailer
- "Vicky and Sam" by Nuno Rocha
- "Intercanvi" by Alex Amengual
- Z-Finder Pro
- Z-Finder EVF Pro
- Zwiss Plates
- Chicago, IL- Dodd Camera
- Zephyr300
- FilmFellas Webisode 12
- Smithsburg, MD - Specialized Communications Corp.
- Burbank, CA - FilmTools
- Zacuto Premium Dealers
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