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As an element of a daily News team you are often exposed to some events or incidents that you may find challenge your emotions and feelings.Its not atypical for even practiced operators to become fatigued by images they are exposed to, it’s just that…

From: Uncrate Ion Audio plans to release the Ion Twin Video in Q2 of 2010. This little “wonder-cam” shoots and records from 2 cameras on opposite sides. That way, you can shoot the all important “action – re-action” with one camera. The target audience is YouTube, but I see this as the VJ camera of [...]

Congratulations to Blaise Labbe, who was just named News Director at KCTV in Kansas City. According to the KCTV website, Labbe used to be ND at KWTV in Oklahoma City and will be starting in Kansas City in February. Granted, Labbe is not the first photog turned ND, but I always love to see it. [...]

Jim Lewis is reporting that he had a Panasonic HVX 200 HD P2 Camera (Serial # A6TC00500 R) stolen from a shoot at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. According to Lewis, “who ever took the camera left the lens hood and all the accessories, batteries and P2 cards behind.  So, it may be just [...]

Boston based DP, Tom Guilmette, is passionate about cool motion picture toys. He’s been a pioneer in working  with DOF adapter, DSLRs for video and time-lapse shooting. He also does a great job reviewing the equipment he finds. In his latest review, I’d swear I was watching Les Stroud of Survivorman, as Guilmette shoots the [...]

From: NPPA.org Sunday’s (1/10/10) memorial service for Bob Brandon held in Denver featured a touching video tribute. “The two-time national Emmy Award-winning television journalist died December 9, 2009, in New York while visiting his daughter. Bradon twice won NPPA’s top video journalist honor, the Ernie Crisp Television Photographer of the Year title, and was given [...]

We are excited to announce that Fujinon Broadcast – makers of fine motion picture lenses – and long-time sponsors of b-roll.net – have signed on to be a GOLD sponsor of the b-roll.net AWARDS. Their assistance will help us reward the impressive work being entered, as we speak, in the b-roll.net AWARDS. Fujinon joins the [...]