Sony’s latest arrival, the A6700, is positively tiny and offers a stellar stills performance combined with great video features. But is it a genuine alternative to rivals such as the FX30? Sony’s line-up of filmmaking cameras is truly formidable, delivering choice at an impressively wide range of price points. For the professional creative looking to […]
Up in the air
Dani Rose started out in aerial cinematography ten years ago; now he’s working with some of the world’s biggest namesCineAero is an aerial filming company providing bespoke packages for big-budget Hollywood productions, despite being less than two years old. Founder Dani Rose’s journey into the world of aerial cinematography dates back to 2010, when drones […]
Why The Sony FS7 Is Legendary!!
In our latest video, we take a look back at the legendary Sony PXW-FS7. We explore what made it so popular, the images it can capture and if it’s still worth looking at using in 2023. Check it out below!
For years now I have been wanting to see a Canon 24-70mm equivalent cinema zoom lens hit the market. Something that’s decently compact, has good image quality while also keeping a great focal range and an F2.8 aperture! There have been some options that have come close, but one of the lenses we are checking […]
Pocket Perfect
Blackmagic’s line-up of Pocket Cinema Cameras offers incredible value, with three options to suit different levels of filmmaker. CVP’s Jake Ratcliffe tells us about their incredible pro potential. The Blackmagic line-up of Pocket Cinema Cameras has something of a cult following amongst filmmakers, offering a highly cost-effective entry point into the world of high-end video […]

With a plentiful stock of Panasonic PTZ cameras, CVP is equipped to provide remote options for productions with a wide range of budgetary and creative demands The pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) camera system is becoming an increasingly sought-after tool on a wide variety of productions. For broadcasters, conference and live event video streamers, remote learning educators and […]
Making a splash
A fascinating journey into underwater filmmaking Elise Gibbins is not your usual case study. As an underwater and topside filmmaker and exhibiting photographer who specialises in conservation, natural history and commercial projects, she has the sort of job we all dream of in our youth. However, before entering the open waters, Gibbins shot commercially for […]
Stories in Motion
Vlogging offers a highly engaging means of sharing stories, and it’s simple to get involved, with kit highly affordable and freely available and a ready audience waiting to be reached. Few can have failed to notice how online content is so much more about moving imagery these days, with videos proliferating and a generation growing […]
Vintage wisdom
DOP Dylan Bruce gets back to nature to shoot the story of one man and his vineyard for Cooke Dylan Bruce spent the best part of his school years hoping to work in the fields of illustration or animation. However, after watching The Revenant (2016) on his 18th birthday, he ‘realised there was this magical […]
Taking the Hybrid Highway
More and more professional photographers these days are having to respond to customer demand to take a closer look at filmmaking, but which cameras should you be checking out? The creative world is changing rapidly, and if you’re not keeping up then there’s a real risk of seeing your work drift away to competitors who […]