The Rise of AI
Artificial intelligence is beginning to make its way into our daily lives and it will soon be an indispensable tool for businesses.
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Productive Collateral — Blending Efficiency & Effectiveness
Everything we create needs to be efficient & effective, therefore productive. Balancing between doing things right and doing the right things.
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The Arri Killer Lineup? Zolar Vega 60C AND 80C Light Review
Welcome to an exclusive review of the unreleased Vega 60C and 80C from Zolar. These lights are still warm from the NAB showroom floor!
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9 Advantages of Using Motion Graphics to Tell Engaging Stories that Inspire Customers
Motion graphics stand out as an extraordinary medium for impactful storytelling. However, despite its many advantages, it remains underutilized. I think that should change.
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The Most Affordable Panel Light for Video Production?
This is the Zolar Toliman 30S LED Light Panel, a super affordable professional light that has the highest color accuracy score I have used.
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Unreal Engine 5: The Future of Virtual Production is Here!
As the worlds of game dev and film slowly collide, we dive into what virtual production may look like using tools and knowledge from both.
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Using Dehancer Pro in our Post-Production Workflow
The Dehancer Pro OFX Video Plugin is one of the most popular plugins on the market. It's a powerful tool in our post-production workflow..
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How to Give and Receive Creative Feedback
Giving and receiving creative feedback can be challenging. Here are some tips to optimize the process and achieve excellent results.
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Getting Started as an FPV Drone Pilot
You don't need an electrical engineering degree to get into building FPV drones. Learn how and get the resources you need to get started.
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Our Favorite Super Bowl LVII Ads
The Super Bowl has always been advertising’s biggest stage. This year, 30-second spots ran up a bill of over 6 million dollars — and that doesn’t even consider what it takes to produce the ads. Money and strategy aside, these ads are all in good fun for the viewers. This is our definitive ranking of the best, and worst, Super Bowl commercials of this year.
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How Ignite Digi Has Massively Benefited Our Video Productions
In the filmmaking world, finding a balance between a quality product and quality service is a super rare commodity but it seems to be second nature for Ignite Digi. If you’re looking for cinema camera accessories or cables that are built to last, look no further.
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Our Review of the 6K RED Komodo
RED Digital Cinema is one of the most widely recognized names in the camera and filmmaking industry but their questionable past made a lot of creators, including myself, skeptical as to what their intentions were with the Komodo.
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Company Culture Hack: Pets at the Office
Our culture at Clockwork 9 revolves around a pretty simple policy: Do what you want, when you want and how you want. The important thing is how we spend our time, not how much of it we spend. And for us a pet inclusive culture increases everyone's quality of life.
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Built to Order Workstations from Puget Systems — Our Testimonial
Puget Systems doesn’t build their computers to ‘wow’ you at first glance. They aren’t covered in flashy RGB lights and encased in tempered glass. They are strictly business. These computers open up a new realm of possibilities for not only our workflow but our company as a whole.
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Why EVERY Videographer Needs These Lights in their Kit – Aputure MC 4-Light Review
Sometimes you have those shoots where you don’t need a bunch of big/bulky equipment to get the job done. I was, and still kind of am, a mostly run-and-gun shooter. Most of the time lighting a scene or subject must be done quickly. without sacrificing quality. So what’s the compromise? We wanted a small but […]
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The Best Wireless Follow Focus System for the Buck: Our Review of the Nucleus M from Tilta
If you’re a filmmaker or photographer, you know how crucial camera focus is. There’s no worse feeling than the autofocus hunting around in spite of your amazing lighting and composition. Or after a shoot when you review your footage only to discover that your best shot is slightly out of focus. We’ve been there and […]
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C9 Celebrates Five Years in Business
Today, we celebrate five years as a business. It’s been a hell of a ride. Thank you for being a part of it. Viva la C9!
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Creative Has The Highest Impact on Advertising Performance
There’s plenty of subjective ways to define a good ad but the true purpose of advertising is to sell. So to answer the question “what makes a good ad?” we must first discover what makes an ad effectively sell whatever it’s promoting. According to Nielsen, it’s overwhelmingly the creative.
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Oh God, Another Business Blog
The purpose of the C9 Blog is to write about things that we find to be interesting. We’re not in the business of being dry, safe or boring.
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Adobe Premiere VS DaVinci Resolve
I’ve been using Adobe Premiere for over 15 years, easily logging over 15,000 hours in the program, navigating any edit you can imagine. But it hasn’t always been a smooth ride. In fact, it never was. It’s no secret that Premiere has its problems. When it’s working, it’s a great program but when it’s not… […]
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