Category: Equipment Rental

ARRI, Kino Flo, K5600 & Litepanels: Which lights do you need?

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Capturing incredible shots requires more than a great camera. Good lighting not only adds depth and dimension to your shots, it can make a film look like a million bucks. If you’re looking for a lighting package for rent in Miami, where do you start?
Light Sources
They come in all shapes, sizes and properties and, depending on your needs and budget, can include LED, tungsten, fluorescent, and HMIs. Use them with picks, gels, and stands to get the right highlighting, colors, and angles your shots call for.

Each fixture, bulb, lens, a …

15 Cinematography Techniques to Improve Your Filmmaking

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Whether you’re a seasoned filmmaker looking for a camera rental in Miami or just trying your hands in indie filmmaking, at some point in your career you’ll hit a creative wall.
And that’s totally fine. Hitting a wall simply means that you need to up your game. Luckily, there’s always room for improvement. Here are some cinematography techniques you can try to take your film-making to the next level.
1. Use Pre-visualization
Traditionally, filmmakers would pre-visualize a scene using storyboards or hand-drawn sketches. But drawing storyb …

21 Film Set Jargon Decoded

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Whether you’re dipping your toes into film production, looking for camera rental in Miami or simply need a film crew job, knowing the language of production will help.

If you’re new to film-making, here’s one thing you’ll notice on a film set. People there speak a strange language, filled with nicknames, acronyms, and abbreviations. It’s called the language of production.

So here are 21 of the most commonly used film set jargon and what they actually mean.

1. Dailies

The term refers to raw footage stock of the day. The d …

Holiday Gift Guide for Filmmakers and Crew

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Filmmakers can be a tough crowd when it comes to buying gifts. They are an esoteric group, and I should know, I’m one of them! But as experienced filmmakers Moving Picture Rental has some hints since we use these products daily and monthly, some of them for many years. And what’s a better gift to a production friend or family member, than an item that’ll enhance and help them do what they do best! BTW, we’re not receiving any compensation for our product picks. We’re just doing it for fun and to pay it forward.

Gerber Suspension Mu …

Extraordinary Angles: Getting the Shot with a Kessler Pocket Jib

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Remember the scene in Jurassic Park where the cow is hoisted into the Raptor Pen? Or the shot of Eric Draven crawling out from his grave in The Crow? Both shots were achieved with a jib—the first is known as a crane down, look up; the second a crane up.

Essentially, DP’s use jibs to add a dramatic effect to a shot.  They are incredible tools that can help convey a wide range of expressions and emotions to your audience. Moving Picture Rental carries the Kessler Pocket Jib Pro, and your next shoot shouldn’t be without it.
What’s a Jib? …

Product Review: Teradek Bolt XT

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Who doesn’t dream of real-time wireless monitoring with no perceptible delay? For DITs to 1st ACs and producers, the Teradek Bolt XT, formally known as the 3000, transmits flawless image quality and makes on-set monitoring a seamless and stress-free experience.

Moving Picture Rental offers a lot more than just camera rentals in Miami. We have all the wireless gear you need to capture better angles, move quickly and freely, and save time on set.

Teradek Bolt XT
It isn’t just gimbals and drones that require wireless gear. There are plenty o …

Saving Picture Profiles for Sony’s PMW-EX3 on your Camera Rental

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When considering a camera rental, the Sony PMW EX-3 is still a workhorse if you’re looking for a classic, 1080 simple to use camera with a built-in lens. The Sony PMW EX-3 has been designed to shoot spectacular images right out of the box, using the preset default settings. 

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However, like all Cine Alta-branded Sony cameras, the EX-3 also comes with the ability to customize the final look of the recorded images throu …

Full Frame Cameras: How Will They Affect Our Industry?

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The release of full frame cameras like Arri’s LF, Red’s Monstro, Canon’s C700, and Sony’s VENICE has made it clear that the future of cinema is headed toward larger sensor sizes. Of course, we have been shooting full frame video ever since the Canon 5D Mark II. But it’s only recently that high-end cinema camera manufacturers have brought larger sensor cameras to the market.

Large format digital cinema cameras took NAB 2018 by storm. Has the wanderlust worn off? Certainly, the buzz has slowed way down. You also have to ponder: Is th …

7 Effective Ways to Improve Your Shooting Skills

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Just like seasoned screenwriters constantly perfect their craft, experienced cinematographers can discover new ways to see and expose the beauty and storytelling elements in a scene. From shooting music videos to feature films, here are seven simple but effective ways to improve your skills and become a more compelling storyteller.
Improve your storyboarding skills
Directors of Photography have always used storyboards to collaborate and help them see the director’s vision, but there are ways to make them a more useful weapon in your work. Th …

A Beginner’s Guide: What Camera Lens Do I Need?

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Need an outdoor shot that conveys a great expanse of space? Want to get in close on an actor’s face to create emotional tension? Picking the right camera lens rental in Miami for the scene can make all the difference in successfully communicating your vision. Beyond the two main categories, prime with its fixed focal length and zoom with its variable focal length, there are a wide range of lens characteristics that affect the composition of any given shot. This brief beginner’s guide is here to help you make the right choice when yo …