film

Sony HDV HD HVR-V1: Get the film look

Crave In addition to typical 50/60i, the HVR-V1 offers 24p/30p progressive scan capture -- this should give a very close approximation of film look, and make it easier to convert HD footage for traditional celluloid projection.

Tags: sony, scan, capture, pull

28 September 2006, 12:18

HD DVD on a DVD: Amateur film makers take note

Crave Here's the main problem with the high-definition formats: the discs are very costly to produce, while DVD is dirt-cheap. Sure, it won't be many years before HD DVD and Blu-ray are as inexpensive as DVD is now, but until then, what do the smaller...

Tags: high definition, dvd player, hd, disc

12 November 2007, 11:27

Toshiba Regza 40ZF355D: What 120Hz can do for you

Crave If you're a film lover, then the 40ZF355D could very well be the TV for you, with it's 120Hz picture mode and full 10-bit panel. This is a complicated and incredibly geeky subject, but essentially, it should reduce film judder considerably without...

Tags: toshiba, colour, film, processing

2 May 2008, 11:44

Olympus E-400: Another SLR beats the dust

Crave As anyone who has made the move from a film to digital SLR knows, dust can be unexpectedly annoying. This wasn't a problem with film cameras, because the dust particles move with the film when it's wound on.

Tags: olympus, filter, megapixel, cameras

14 September 2006, 13:21

The Craves: Top five movie mobile moments

Crave It's rare to see a film these days that doesn't feature a mobile phone, so it seems unfair that the Oscars didn't have a category to recognise the top movie mobile moment. Not only are mobiles used as a reference to modern life but in many cases...

Tags: mobile phones, nokia, mobile phone, film

26 February 2007, 11:19

How to: Take your camcorder skills to the next level

Crave Want your family and friends to look more attractive on film? Learn how to film people in bright sunlight without getting unflattering shadows on actors' faces. Want to put some Hollywood style into your home movies?

Tags: movies, film, hollywood, steven spielberg

30 June 2006, 12:51

The best MiniDV camera for indie filmmaking?

Crave If you’re not ready to cough up £60,000 or so for an HD camera, then what’s the closest an aspiring indie filmmaker can get to the 'film look' with a consumer DV camera? Panasonic designed this camera specifically for indie filmmakers, with a range...

Tags: shot, cameras, camera, consumer

15 March 2005, 11:07

InFocus X10: 1080p projector won't break the bank

Crave Because that's the way to enjoy a really good film -- it's even the way to enjoy a bad film. Let's not beat around the bush: TVs are great, but for the proper movie experience you need a projector, in a dark room, with an epic surround-sound system.

Tags: film, hdmi, projector, lamp

19 June 2008, 12:05

CNET Networks UK launches CNET TV

Crave Online video fans rejoice with the launch of a brand, spanking new place to get original and exceptionally charming online video: behold the awesome videotastic webbiness that is -- CNET TV.You'll find all sorts of new and original moving-picture...

Tags: gaming, crave tv, gamespot uk, film

20 November 2007, 14:06

Nikon D700: 12-megapixel full-frame dSLR adds dustbuster

Crave Full frame -- called FX by Nikon -- means the image sensor, which replaces the film in the back of the camera to capture light falling on it, is the same size as a frame of 35mm film. It might not be a surprise that Nikon has launched the new D700...

1 July 2008, 11:20

Eco-friendly PCs: An inconvenient upgrade path

Crave It's supposed to be summer, but autumn has jumped the queue, hinting at a time when we'll all be under 30m of snow -- like that film The Day After Tomorrow. CRTs consume far more power than thin-film transistor (TFT) or flat-panel screens.

Tags: hard drive, film, cpu, processor

3 July 2007, 10:50

UK iTunes store finally gets movie downloads

Crave It's been a year now since Apple TV was launched, and we've been moaning for all that time that without access to the film library, it's really just an over-priced doorstop. You can also buy that film from Play.com, for example, for £5 delivered...

Tags: apple, film, films, rent

4 June 2008, 13:03

And out of the darkness there came: Adobe Lightroom

Crave Lightroom is designed to replace the traditional studio lightbox: the stage where a film photographer checks their work for focus, composition, colour balance and a range of other fine details. Traditionally a film photographer would stare at...

Tags: adobe, beta, raw, conversion

20 February 2006, 11:24

Does not compute: The 10 most annoying kid + robot team-ups

Crave When film and television wonks are putting together a project, audience identification is high on their minds -- or at least whatever it is they're using instead of minds. If kids are going to watch a film or a TV show, the logic goes that they...

21 April 2008, 17:48

HD DVD and Blu-ray: Blade Runner The Final Cut

Crave And that's not just a studio claim, Sir Ridley Scott himself tells us in his lengthy intro to the film -- we're being sarcastic, the intro is 37 seconds long -- but he does say it's his favourite. The old special effects look good too, but nothing...

Tags: production, disc, director, hd

29 November 2007, 11:07