A group consisting of commercial drone operators, hobbyists, and several research universities have joined in lawsuits against the FAA's rules about unmanned aerial vehicles. The lawsuits were filed on behalf of the Academy of Model Aeronautics which represents...
Robin Williams in 2002 I lived in New York City for about ten years working in the film and TV business as a freelance assistant cameraman and then cameraman. We'd often go out on the town partying till the wee hours. On one of those foolish, wild nights I was making...
The Police Department of San Jose California believes it does not need FAA authorization in order to fly a drone such as the DJI Phantom Aerial UAV Drone Quadcopter for GoPro. The Federal Aviation Administration disagrees. The SJPD purchased a Century Neo 660...
The Sony ECMW1M Wireless Microphone uses Bluetooth technology to make a wireless connection to your camera. It attaches thought a proprietary Sony multi-interface shoe. This is not compatible with all cameras, even Sony cameras so the first thing to do is to check...
For decades Super 8 film has held a special place in the hearts of filmmakers. Many of us grew up with Super 8 home movies. The evocative feeling of these films has drawn many filmmakers to use Super 8 for a nostalgic or home movie look. Many feature films have used...
An 82 year old Wisconsin man had been missing for three days. Search dogs, helicopters and hundreds of volunteers searched for him without luck. The elderly man has dementia and was believed to have been without food, water, or shelter for three days. The fear was...
The small camera in Google Glass can take a picture either by a voice command or by touching the glasses. A software company called This Place wondered if the camera could be activated by mind control. Scientists have begun harnessing electrical waves generated by the...
Vine is a short-form video sharing service owned by Twitter that enables users to create and post short looping video clips. The clips have a maximum length of six seconds. The clips are recorded through its in-app camera of a smart phone. The camera records only...
Have you noticed that this folder is always empty? The AUDIO_TS folder was specified by the DVD standards as way to hold a future audio format that would use DVD discs instead of CDs. That future format later became DVD Audio. While you can still find some music in...
Some MTI geeks have come up with something I never expected to see - a drone rim light. This light does not require a light stand; it flies! The light is held by a quadcopter and moves automatically to provide the percentage of edge or rim light the photographer...
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