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20 New Digital Cinema Pocket Guides

It's been a long time since I made the original RED One Pocket Guide. So this major update is long overdue: a refreshed design, 20 total cameras, and all original cameras updated. You'd be hard pressed to find a more comprehensive resource like this anywhere else

by Evan LuziCameras

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There’s never been a more exciting time than now for digital cinema. New cameras and technology are revolutionizing the filmmaking process. But keeping pace with these changes can be tough.

That’s why I created the digital cinema pocket guide — a simple, foldable guide that puts the most important camera info in your pocket on set. And today I’m announcing a whole new batch of them:

Check Out the New Pocket Guides Here

Now with 20 total cameras available, these pocket guides are an essential digital cinema resource.

A Complete Overhaul of the Pocket Guides

Launching these new pocket guides was a massive project. The past few months I’ve been plowing through manuals to cut through the clutter and put the most valuable information in your pocket.

This is the most significant improvement to the pocket guides since they were first launched. As a result, these new guides blow the old ones away.

There are more cameras, a better design, and a huge collection of valuable information.

More Cameras Than Ever

The original set of pocket guides covered three cameras: the RED One, the RED Epic, and the ARRI Alexa. Tons of new cameras have been added to the pocket guide lineup including: Blackmagic Design Cinema Camera, Canon DSLRs, RED Scarlet, Sony F3, Sony FS700, and the AF100.

Whether the camera you’re working with cost $5,000 or $50,000, you can bet there’s a pocket guide for it. With a library of 20 pocket guides, you’ll be ready to shoot with whatever digital cinema camera your production chooses.

Completely New Design

The pocket guides have been completely redesigned to provide a more consistent experience from guide-to-guide. That means they’re faster and easier to navigate in the chaos of a shoot.

And not only are the designs colorful and beautiful, but they have more space to fit crucial information about how to use the cameras.

Up-to-Date Information

When you download the pocket guides, you are automatically signed-up to receive free updates.

So if a camera’s newly released firmware changes any of the material on the guide, you’ll be alerted as soon as you can download a fresh copy of the pocket guide. And if a new pocket guide is added, you’ll be given instant access to that, too.

(At anytime you can unsubscribe from these updates and your info won’t be sold or used for any purpose besides letting you know when a new pocket guide is available.)

Get Your Copy of the New Pocket Guides

It’s been a long time since I made the original RED One Pocket Guide. So this major update is long overdue: a refreshed design, 20 total cameras, and all original cameras updated.

You’d be hard pressed to find a more comprehensive resource like this anywhere else and I promise you won’t be disappointed.

So make sure you get your instant download of the new digital cinema pocket guides:

Learn more about the digital cinema pocket guides here

Evan Luzi

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Creator of The Black and Blue. Freelance camera assistant and camera operator. Available for work: Contact Evan here. Learn more about Evan here.

An Essential Resource for Digital Cinema Filmmakers

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