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Hollyland Lark Max Review

John P. Hess — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 05:01:47 +0000

Hollyland sent over their Lark Max for me to review! It’s a great little two transmitter wireless package that I’ve found a whole lot of different uses for. If you’re in the market for a wireless microphone use my affiliate link below to pick up your own Hollyland Lark Max: https://amzn.to/49Z2gPq Hollyland Lavs (pair) https://amzn.to/4a1r2OP Here’s my patreon if you’d like to support the channel! / filmmakeriq

Shooting Multicam as a Solo Filmmaker

John P. Hess — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 02:58:04 +0000

Let’s dive into how to approach multicamera event shoots as a solo shooter or as a small team.

Released my 48 Hour AI Project, Talking about Story and Professionalism +AMA

John P. Hess — Sat, 10 Feb 2024 21:10:26 +0000

Let’s talk!

Flavors of Time (48 Hour Film Project)

John P. Hess — Sat, 10 Feb 2024 20:23:50 +0000

Here’s a 48 Hour AI Film Project I directed!

What Frame Rate is Needed to Simulate Reality

John P. Hess — Sat, 08 Jul 2023 01:23:51 +0000

Last time I talked about the frame of the human eye – this time I tackle the frame rate needed to completely eliminate all the artifacts associated with discrete frame rates. The number is a lot higher than anything currently available!

What is the Frame Rate of the Human Eye?

John P. Hess — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 19:36:03 +0000

What is a Normal Lens

John P. Hess — Wed, 11 Jan 2023 00:30:30 +0000

Everyone always talks about being normal but no one defines it. You might be thinking it’s the focal length equal to the diagonal of the image but it’s a bit more subjective than that. Let’s dive into the real definition of what it means to be a Normal Lens. Filmmaker IQ Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/FilmmakerIQ

I Watched Babylon and I hated it…

John P. Hess — Sat, 07 Jan 2023 22:36:36 +0000

I thought maybe this time Damien Chazelle would deliver something I could love. Then an elephant took a shit on the camera lens. And that’s just the first two minutes.

A 24fps Filmmaker Reacts to Avatar 2 in “HFR”

John P. Hess — Tue, 27 Dec 2022 02:08:37 +0000

There are No Spoilers in this video.

The History of 20th Century Fox | THE STUDIOS

John P. Hess — Sun, 06 Feb 2022 04:44:10 +0000

From Zanuck to Cinemascope, Cleopatra to Century City, Repurt Murdoch to Mickey Mouse – this is the story of one of the most enduring Hollywood Studios around: 20th Century Fox.

Why You Don’t Need to Record in 32 Bit Float….

John P. Hess — Sat, 08 Jan 2022 21:16:10 +0000

They say recording 32 bit floating point is a game changer – but that’s only if you didn’t know how to play the game in the first place. I’m not saying it’s not cool but your old 24 bit recorder is plenty capable and I’ll show you how.

*** Error – I said 2^32 is 4 trillion – it’s 4 billion. But the numbers on screen are fine.

*** I got power and amplitude mixed up. 3dB is double the power – 6dB is double the amplitude (which is 4x the power). But 10dB is 10x the power and 20dB is 100x the power.

*** When I said 32 bit float has 340 undecillion possible values – that’s not correct – it has a RANGE of 340 undecillion from the lowest to the highest – but as for possible values it’s still limited to 32 bits of possible values (4 billion or so)

What is the Optimal Sampling Rate for Audio? (It’s All About the Aliasing)

John P. Hess — Sat, 04 Sep 2021 22:40:47 +0000

Honestly, I don’t actually answer the question in the video. I give some reasons why some engineers say it’s 60 kHz – but that’s about it. What I do cover is Aliasing spurred on by a very interesting question about being the hear the difference between Sine Waves and Square Waves. Sorry for all the “click-baity” title but there isn’t a way to present this nerdy topic in a traditional way. Here’s the 7kHz demo I promised:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IoLJkzA_z6GxMoLaPVDMzt3shEtBFldG/view?usp=sharing