This article discusses an approach to shooting documentary material, specifically in how you think about what you shoot when on location and how to give yourself the most possibilities in the edit.

This is a follow up to Shooting for the Sequence, where we discuss shot and sequence continuity (rather than conventional continuity which is focused on art direction and blocking in narrative films.) Serving to point out what rules you should follow to improve your documentary shoots.

This article focuses on simple techniques for Handheld cinematography; how best to hold the camera and move to produce smooth results.

This article provides a more in depth (but still beginner friendly) discussion of "Depth of Field", the range of distance rendered in focus by your camera. It discusses the various ways it is controlled outside of just adjusting your Aperture.

This article discusses ISO, or sensor sensitivity, the third member of the "Triad of Exposure. It also discusses noise in video, the primary bi-product of ISO adjustments.

"Tokyo Train Platform, with multiple white balances" Tea L I find that White Balance is often a concept that is a bit confusing to...

This is an overview of Shutter Speed, one of the primary ways we control exposure in cameras and part of the "Triad of Exposure." This also discusses motion blur, the bi-product of shutter speed adjustments.

This article explores Aperture, one of the basic controls for exposure and part of the "Triad of Exposure" the three principal controls you use to manage exposure when operating a camera. This also discusses "Depth of Field" which is the primary bi-product of Aperture adjustments.

This is the "cheat sheet" quick reference for some best practices when it comes to preparing for a video shoot and taking on the video shoot itself.

Welcome to the technician's blog here at the GEM Lab. This post features information about the tutorial series of posts in general as well as an organized index of those posts.

Supported by the GEM Lab and the Center for Transcultural Studies //May 1-2, 2025 //10:00-5:00 PM //GEM Lab //FB 630.15 Full schedule...

Organized in collaboration with the Raah Lab //March 25th, 2025 //6:00 PM //Cinéma J.A. DeSève (LB-125) Come and see the Solanas and...

//March 21st, 2025 //3:00-5:00 PM //GEM Lab, FB 630.15 //1250 rue Guy To register and access the (recommended) reading from Dr. Chua's...

Screening + Reading event Part of the Media + Development Seminar Series //February 19th, 2025 //5:15 PM //GEM Lab, FB 630.15 //1250 rue...

Public talk w/ Debashree Mukherjee //February 20th, 2025 //5:30 PM //GEM Lab, FB 630.15 //1250 rue Guy It is a truism in film studies...

Public talk w/ Charmaine Chua (University of California, Santa Barbara) //March 20th, 2025 //5:30 PM //GEM Lab, FB 630.15 //1250 rue Guy...

Marc Steinberg and Joshua Neves' edited collection In/Convenience: Inhabiting the Logistical Surround (Amsterdam: Institute of Network...

//November 27th, 2024 //4:00-6:00 PM //GEM Lab, 630.15 //1250 rue Guy Join us for our first reading group meeting as part of our...

//November 29th, 2024 //2:00-3:30 PM //GEM Lab, FB 630.15 //1250 rue Guy About the event: Artist Caroline St. Laurent will join us in the...

//October 9th, 2024 //5:00-7:00 PM //GEM Lab, FB 630.15 //1250 rue Guy Join us for the first meeting of this year's Digital Ethnography...