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Behind the Scenes with Jennifer Lopez and Pitbull on location for “Live It Up”

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[caption id="attachment_821" align="alignleft" width="500"] Daniel Pearle, ASC, with an ARRI Alexa, lines up a shot with Jennifer Lopez[/caption]

Moving Picture was recently contracted to provide Video Assist, Sound Playback, and Sound Mixers services for the Terrero Digital production of Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull “Live It Up”.  Live It Up was shot on location at Fort Lauderdale Beach and Ice Palace Studios in Miami.  While shooting at the beach, there seemed to be no end to the string of online, print, and television media tryi …

Matthews Pro Car Mount System

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[caption id="attachment_491" align="alignright" width="350"] Matthews PROMOUNT Suction Cup System[/caption]

Car rigs can change the entire look of a project. Unfortunately, more often than not, these rigs are either flimsy and undependable or overly complicated. Matthews Studio Equipment has designed a Pro Car Mount System that transcends these issues and delivers spectacular, stable images without any headaches.

Now available for rental at Moving Picture, the Matthews Pro Car Mount System consists of suction cup mounts, micro grip heads, 2.5 …

Production Tip: Emailing Large Files

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A frustrating moment for many of us, in the constantly mobile environment that is the film and television industry, is finding yourself in some remote location and needing to send or receive emails with over-sized attachments. Sometimes your editor has a roughcut that needs to be approved on set, the music video’s soundtrack has changed or the template you use to storyboard has gone missing – but with the limits imposed by your email provider, you can’t always get what you need. There are several programs available to help circumvent the proces …

Litepanels Miniplus Lighting

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The Litepanels Miniplus series offers shooters extremely efficient and versatile on-camera lighting.  This dimmable LED softlight system is available in both tungsten and daylight models.  The Litepanels Miniplus system is ideal for ENG and documentary work.  Whether you need to fill in the shadows on a daylight exterior or illuminate your subject in a dark club setting, Miniplus on-camera LED lighting is reliable and proficient.  Featuring nearly 20 fitted gels and fully operable on battery power, the Miniplus lighting systems will adapt t …

TYE Studios and Moving Picture – Canon/Broncolor Event

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Moving Picture recently had the pleasure of participating in the TYE Studios Canon/Broncolor event.  TYE owner Donna Peplin and her staff of seasoned professionals opened their doors to local, South Florida still photography enthusiasts for an informative day of equipment demonstrations and artistic discussion.

[caption id="attachment_303" align="alignleft" width="250"] Model Suzanny Cardoso in our continuous lighting setup at TYE Studios.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_305" align="alignright" width="300"] Model: Suzanny Cardoso[/caption] …

Matthews Hot Flags

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Matthews Studio Equipment unveiled their new line of “Hot Flags” at this year’s NAB Convention in Las Vegas.  Engineered to withstand up to 1800 degrees Fahrenheit, Hot Flags can be placed directly in front of high wattage lights without fear of a burnout.

Comparing the Hot Flag in a side by side test with the Matthews Metal Hi Temp Flag, each was positioned just inches from an ARRI 12K HMI.  A hole was burned through the metal flag inside of ten minutes while the Hot Flag showed no signs of damage for the duration of the test.  Allow …