Matthew R. Reis: Film and TV Critic

Blog Exclusive! Note:   This "First Look" series of posts will focus on different parts of the media industry that I deem important. In the first batch of posts I'll be talking about video cameras. I'll do my best to clarify any technical terms that are brought up along the way. So without further ado... We earthlings better beware because BlackMagic Design, a creative video technology company has pulled a revolutionary camera out of a hat. Literally, the company must've consulted shamans, the spirits of fallen indie filmmakers and, of course, little green men, in order to produce the spectacular BlackMagic Cinema Camera . The best way to get readers like you acquainted with this beauty is by listing it's insane specs and by showing you images of this bad boy. The specs are as follows: Unibody enclosure, HD-SDI out, iPhone-esque capacitive touch screen & viewfinder, 2.5K RAW image capture, Micro Four Thirds sensor, EF/ZE lens mount, Dual balanced m...

"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication" 4 Stars As featured in: The Carolinian Note: This is my first review published in my new college's paper. If the review doesn't pass your 'snuff test' I personally apologize and will do my best to get back on track. Quality counts and so do my readers. Thanks! Steve Jobs' name has been plastered everywhere over the past month, from prominent publications such as The New York Times to blogs run by faithful Macintosh users. The reason for such vast interest was the Apple co-founders untimely death at age 56. Though his passing undoubtedly rips open a giant hole in the tech industry, Walter Isaacson's definitive biography of the late icon seems to fill in the the sadness with poignant stories of Jobs' greatness, his failures, and genius. It simply could not have come out at a better time. Isaacson's book is a definitive account of Steve Jobs. It lays out quite nicely the story of how a college dr...