Zack Young

Zack is a writer and documentary filmmaker based in Ridgewood, Queens. He’s spent much of the past decade in Brooklyn making shorts, web series, branded docs, and a feature film. He also hosts interactive performance art around the city and publishes a bi-monthly zine about dreams.

Latest Articles

Hands-On Review: Nanlux Evoke 5C RGB LED Spotlight 8-Light Kit

1 day ago

With LED lights getting smaller and more powerful, it’s only a matter of time before what used to take a grip truck will soon require but a carry-on suitcase full of fixtures. And while that utopian vision may still be a ways off, it’s undeniable we are living in an era of great tiny lights. The Nanlux Evoke 5C, released earlier this year, certainly fits the bill. This palm-sized 6W RGB spotlight…

LEDs

Spotlights

Everything You Need to Know About the XGRIDS PortalCam

2 weeks ago

While you may have heard about the XGRIDS PortalCam in our introduction to Photogrammetry and Gaussian Splatting, inside the…

Virtual Production

Best Gimbal and Camera Stabilizers

2 weeks ago

There's nothing like the feeling you get after playing your footage from an arduous day of filming, when you realize that everything you shot looks like your camera stumbled into a rogue washing machine, which then toppled down a comically large mountain range. Nothing like it. Unintentionally shaky footage can make a seemingly successful shoot become the bane of one's career. While there are…

Tripods Supports & Rigs

Stabilizers & Gimbals

Holiday 2026

OBSBOT Details Talent 2 All-in-One Streaming and Switching Monitor

3 weeks ago

For those needing a portable monitor, switcher, and streaming device, check out the new OBSBOT Talent 2, an all-in-one multi-cam live streaming and production studio. With the Talent 2, you can stream, record, and switch up to 11 video…

Production Studio

Live Streaming

Panasonic Announces First PTZ Cameras with Global Shutter Sensors

Panasonic Announces "World's First" PTZ Cameras with Global…

1 month ago

Panasonic is shaking up the professional PTZ game with the new AW-UE200, AW-UE210, AW-UER200, and AW-UER210, all available in black or white and featuring a groundbreaking global shutter MOS sensor. The R-variations add a roll functionality while the 210-versions sport built-in SMPTE ST 2110 and Dante…

IBC 2026

Sony's Cinema Line Monitor Controllers

1 month ago

Sony is giving a big hand to video shooters with the new RM-DP7 and RM-DP5 cinema line monitor controllers. These 1920 x 1080 7” and 5” monitors have factory-calibrated colors, 2000 nits of brightness, BIG6 setting adjustments, and more. Both feature user-adjustable LUTs, dust and moisture…

IBC 2026

Sirui Announces Saturn V2 1.6x Anamorphics with Vertical Support

1 month ago

Sirui continues to provide anamorphic innovation with their new Saturn V2 series, 1.6x-squeeze T2.9 cine lenses with full-frame coverage and support for both horizontal and vertical anamorphic shooting. The lenses weigh under 500g and have neutral flaring that adapts to the color of the light…

Anamorphic Lenses

Cinema Lenses

IBC 2026

Hands-on Review: Kondor Blue Opaline Diffusion Filter (Screw-On, 1/8 Grade)

1 month ago

With cameras outputting increasingly higher resolutions, many creatives are deciding to de-sharpen their images and find new ways to wipe away some of that digital sheen, easing highlight transitions in the process and adding analog warmth to modern video. Kondor Blue’s first entry into the world of softening is their…

Diffusion

Filters & Accessories

Hollyland Drops Pyro 7 Ultra Wireless Transceiver Monitor with TWiFi

1 month ago

Hollyland’s Pyro line of wireless products has a new standout, the Pyro 7 Ultra, a wireless 7” transceiver monitor with professional twin dual-band Wi-Fi transmission (dubbed “TWiFi”) and broadcast-ready QD-LCD architecture for high-level color accuracy. With…

Wireless Transceivers

Production Monitors

IBC 2026

Manfrotto ONE Video Tripod, 502X Fluid Head, XPRO Ball Head

Manfrotto Details ONE Video Tripod, 502X Fluid Head, XPRO Ball Head

1 month ago

Manfrotto expands their ONE camera support ecosystem with the new ONE Video Tripod, 502X Fluid Head, XPRO Ball Head, and XPRO 3-Way Head, all aiming to strike the ideal balance between lightweight design and professional durability. The ONE tripod legs have new XTEND technology; the 502X head has a fluid drag…

Video Tripods

GoPro Unveils MISSION 1 8K Compact Open Gate Cinema Cameras

1 month ago

GoPro is taking a bold leap forward with their new MISSION 1 line of compact cameras. Billed as the world’s smallest, lightest, most rugged cinema cameras, initial offerings include the MISSION 1 PRO, capable of 8K60p and 4K240p, the…

Cinema Cameras

Compact Cameras

Godox Unveils Super-Compact LT1 Alongside Powerful Litemons LEDs

1 month ago

Godox continues to build out an expansive lineup of LEDs with the tiny programmable LT1 Creative Pixel Light, along with the Litemons LE600R, LE300R, and LE200R RGB lights, rated at 635W, 330W, and 230W, respectively. These new tools can help you get more creative on your next video or photo…

LEDs

Video Lighting

Virtual Production: LED Displays and Cabinets Buying Guide

1 month ago

Looking to learn more about the LED volume walls used in the burgeoning field of OSVP (on-set virtual production)? These walls are a key component of the process, serving as true-to-life backgrounds, sets, and locations for OSVP. Volume walls are composed of multiple LED displays (also called cabinets) that are seamlessly joined together to form a custom-size screen on which your background…

Virtual Production

LED volume walls

PTZOptics Releases Rise 4K Broadcast PTZ Camera with 20x Zoom

1 month ago

PTZOptics is stepping up their professional offerings with the new Rise 4K broadcast-ready PTZ camera, which sports a 1” Sony CMOS sensor, 20x optical zoom with phase-detection autofocus, optical image stabilization, auto-tracking and more. The Rise 4K also…

PTZ Cameras

Insta360 Unveils X6 360° Camera with 1/1.1” Sensors and 8K50p

1 month ago

The new Insta360 X6 360° 8K camera represents a solid step forward for one of the brand’s most popular product lines. With upgraded 1/1.1” square sensors, triple AI chips, 8K50p 360° video, and longer battery life, the X6 should prove popular with content creators, filmmakers, athletes,…

360 Cameras

8K Cameras