Redrock Micro Creates DSLR Rig for Rambo

Redrock Micro Creates DSLR Rig for Rambo

Feeling that your DSLR rig isn’t “Bad-Ass” enough? Redrock Micro has your solution with the new Redrock|Ops product line. Made to survive anything you can through at it and available in modern camouflage. Now this totally makes sense for a embedded DP covering the military like Danfung Dennis did for Frontline but something tells me [...]

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H.264 Goes Royalty-Free Indefinitely

H.264 Goes Royalty-Free Indefinitely

From: Tech News Today After all the hub-bub back in May about the licensing of H.264, many people were worried about the future of the latest HD cameras using the MPEG4 compression. There was even talk of development of other codecs that would be more “open source.” The MPEG Licensing Association announced yesterday that they [...]

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Tents of Resentment

Tents of Resentment

From: Viewfinder BLUES Soooo, you’ve got a big corporate announcement coming up – a groundbreaking of such earth-shattering importance even those stoners from the local free weekly will show up on time. Trouble is, your CEO has all the charm of a bus stop urinal. One he starts thanking his cronies, plants wilt, the ounch [...]

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Panasonic To Unveil New HPX3100 Camera

Panasonic To Unveil New HPX3100 Camera

From: CineTechnica In just a few weeks, IBC begins in Amsterdam. The European version of the Vegas Broadcast show isn’t as monstrous as NAB, but still sneaks in a few exciting announcements. The latest news from Panasonic includes a new camera model – the HPX3100. Basically they shoved a 2/3″ chip of the HPX3000 in [...]

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Seattle Northwest Video Workshop Coming in October

Seattle Northwest Video Workshop Coming in October

Take a talented photographic market like Seattle and bring together some of the best photogs from around the country. You’ll be hard pressed to not absorb a little a lot of image capturing knowledge. Why not join the pros at the 2010 Northwest Video Workshop the weekend of October 15, 2010. The “ticket price” is [...]

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classifieds

How to Post Classifieds

Welcome to the classified ad section of b-roll.net. Within this section you’ll be able to search for used gear for sale – and other cool stuff. Want to have your stuff listed here? What better place to sell your used gear than b-roll.net. Our international community of shooters knows gear – and wants your old [...]

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Photog Arrested for Stealing Station Cameras

Photog Arrested for Stealing Station Cameras

With “As the World Turns” and “Guiding Light” now canceled, the void is being filled with a  new Soap Opera in Seattle, WA. Back in May, we saw the drama begin when freelancer Jud Morris, sold video of alleged police brutality to a competing station. This raised a lot of questions on who owns the [...]

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TV Photog Job Openings Slowly Increasing?

TV Photog Job Openings Slowly Increasing?

I don’t know that you can consider b-roll.net an industry metric, but we are seeing a few more job listings submitted recently. About a year ago, when the economy was at rock bottom, we would go 2 or 3 months without a new listing. Now we have a decent sampling – with more added each [...]

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Steve Hartman’s Ultimate WX Standup

Steve Hartman’s Ultimate WX Standup

When it comes to storytelling, Steve Hartman of CBS never fails to impress. He’s constantly finding new ways to inform, delight and entertain, while telling amazing stories. His recent CBS Evening News piece on HOT weather is a case in point. Check out the standup, around 1:15 in… This video even raised Katie Couric’s attention. [...]

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Photography in Public Places: A Primer

Photography in Public Places: A Primer

From: Popular Mechanics We fight these battles every day. We want to get the images – and often someone doesn’t want those images acquired. It is normally someone in a uniform of a security or police service telling us to stop shooting. Depending on the necessity, we often have to shift between knocking out a [...]

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Finland ENG Truck is Well Stocked

Finland ENG Truck is Well Stocked

From: RadioReference.com A photog in Finland decided to completely outfit is new Toyota Landcruiser for any eventuality. “I decided to buy a Toyota Land Cruiser and build everything I need into it. My SUV is equipped with live transmission capability for news broadcasts and a high speed internet access (2 Mbps while on the move, [...]

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