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1. Here's our first impressions of the GoPro Hero 8

   

   We've finally got our hands on a GoPro Hero 8, and here's our first impressions of the latest iteration of the iconic action camera.

   • GoPro
   • HERO8
   • Hero 8
   • action cameras
   • POV cameras

2. Netflix now requires its films to be made in HDR

   

   According to Variety, Netflix now requires new productions to be captured in HDR. The publication reports that cinematographers at the recent Camerimage festival in Torun, Poland were taken by surprise.

   • Netflix
   • HDR
   • camerimage
   • production

3. Motorola looks to have aced the foldable phone

   

   Sweet and divine, Razr of mine. Folding phones have had an already chequered history, but Motorola’s new Razr phone seems to be both agreeably retro and absolutely cutting edge.

   • Foldable phones
   • foldable LCD
   • foldable screen
   • Motorola
   • clamshell phones
   • Retro

4. Whatever happened to plasma displays?

   

   Plasma displays were once the creme-de-la-creme of television technology. With deep blacks and great colour, they could rival CRTs at a time when a lot of the LCD technology at the time was often seen as less than inspiring. But did the plasma display ever have a real future?

   • obsolete technology
   • foveon
   • Bayer sensor
   • RISC
   • plasma display

5. Wooden Camera's D-Box will be an essential accessory for some users

   

   Review: Wooden Camera's D-Box aims to allow camera users much more control and versatility over power distribution. Whether you're running wireless receivers or mounting to a Steadicam, this is an accessory that solves a number of issues.

   • Dtap
   • Wooden Camera
   • DBox
   • power distribution
   • battery plate
   • P Tap
   • External power

6. Building a workstation - how do you choose what memory to use?

   

   Who's afraid of building their own workstation? We continue our series on demystifying the process. This time we look at how to choose memory.

   • ram
   • memory
   • DIMM

7. These are documentary filmmakers who risk their lives to tell a story

   

   As we move away from scheduled broadcast TV to on-demand programmes, it is harder to find audiences for the challenging and sometimes distressing material at the core of news and current affairs. Although we are seeing more and more independent filmmakers making programmes to be distributed on the internet, the job is becoming increasingly precarious.

   • Rory Peck Awards
   • broadcast tv
   • Mathias Denizo
   • Martin Boudot
   • Paraguay: Poisoned Fields
   • Documentary
   • Current Affairs

8. Self-shooting for documentaries is a vastly under-appreciated skillset

   

   It's all very well having a fully crewed drama shoot, but if you are shooting something in realtime, and juggling many job hats at the same time, that's real skill.

   • selfshooting
   • Documentary
   • one man band

9. The Teradek Bolt 4K is "the next best thing to plug-and-play"

   

   Review: Faultless wireless 4K video at up to 60p sound good to be true? We put the Teradek Bolt 4K 750 through its paces to find out if the hype measures up to the reality.

   • Teradek
   • Bolt 4K
   • Bolt 4K 750
   • Wireless video

10. 16" Macbook Pro is a big step forward

    

    Apple today announced a significant update to its MacBook Pro line of computers. Brace yourself, because this is more than just a CPU upgrade.

    • Apple
    • Macbook Pro
    • 16