Anthony Burokas

REVIEW: Litepanel’s Micro LED light

By: Anthony Burokas   I had the opportunity to try out the Litepanels Micro on top of a Panansonic prosumer HD camcorder. After using budget LED lights from Amazon for some time, I was looking forward to how well the Litepanels LED light would "step up my game"...

Live Events with the New iPad 3

By: Anthony Burokas Apple's New iPad 3 is making quite a splash. Several key features really play out to the benefit of media producers for whom ultra-fast turnaround is paramount. With the latest processing horsepower and the latest version of iOS iMovie I think a...

What the Canon 5DmkIII Means To Me

By: Anthony Burokas   It's finally here- the successor to the full-frame DSLR that sparked the entire Video-DSLR revolution (or upheaval as many called it.) On Friday, March 2nd, Canon announced the 5D MarkIII with several notable improvements. But do these make...

Back Up Early & Often

By: Anthony Burokas We live in a "fast" society. I laugh every time I see the new AT&T 4G LTE ads on television with the two guys at the football game- who are so far ahead of everyone else because of their super-fast mobile broadband... "you guys know how to post...

So Much Better Than Wireless Mics

By: Anthony Burokas Two things happened recently to quite nearly cement the death of wireless microphone audio for much event and corporate video in America. First, the FCC reallocated the 700 Mhz spectrum to new services. Any wireless microphones on those...

Making Your Old CCD Camcorder Continue to Pay Off

By Anthony Burokas I'm a gear guy and I have HD gear. Yes, even my phone shoots HD now. But does that mean SD gear is dead? Not at all. The best kind of money to make is on projects that require no new investment. Because if you're constantly paying off new gear then...

The Case for DSLRs

By Anthony Burokas vDSLRs have been quite the rage for several years now and they offer two unique qualities that have not been available to lower end videographers before- "filmic" shallow depth of field (DoF), and a more affordable price compared to mid-range...