All in one take while underwater!

The “all in one take” shot; these complex types of shots are nothing new, but when it is done accurately it commands the audience to take notice. Recently, the guys from Pier Pictures contacted us to see if we wanted to contribute equipment for production of a music video that they were preparing to film. However, this wasn’t […]

IKANFLY Smartphone Film Contest WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Ikan International is pleased to announce the winners of the Ikan Fly Smartphone Film Contest. The competition opened in March of this year in celebration of the release of the FLY-X3-PLUS, Ikan’s handheld gimbal stabilizer designed to take mobile moviemaking to the next level using smartphones and GoPro cameras. Contest entrants were tasked with creating […]

TT-03-TL TILTA Shoulder Rig

[su_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGIUP7gR4IE”] The Tilta TT-03-TL DSLR Shoulder Rig with Follow Focus & Counterweight from ikan includes a baseplate with snap-on rod clamps, shoulder pad, offset bracket, rod mounted follow focus unit, universal rod mounted handgrip setup, rod mounted counterweight, tripod adapter, and 15mm rods. This rig is a shoulder mount solution for shooting with almost […]

Alex Buono’s Visual Storytelling Tour 2

Great tools and technology go a long way in producing motion pictures, but makers must be able to use them skillfully in order to tell a good story.  Ikan understands this and is partnering with MZed: Education for Creatives in presenting Alex Buono’s Visual Storytelling Tour 2: Style & Subtext in Cinema. In his one-day […]

Pantalla Expo 2015 – Mexico City

We’re back from Mexico City where we attended the Pantalla Expo 2015. Big thanks and shoutout to Video Staff and Escape Audio Video who helped us while we were there. We met a lot of filmmakers who were interested in ikan products. Mexico City’s World Trade Center was a beautiful place to be welcomed into. […]

MB-T06 Video – 6×6 Carbon Fiber Matte Box by TILTA

Click to check out the video made featuring the MB-T06 Take your production to the next level with Tilta’s pro-style 6×6 carbon fiber matte box. This finely crafted accessory for cinema-style cameras is the tool you need in a value-packed kit. This Matte Box features three-stage 6.6 x 6.6 filter system. It comes with a […]

Ikan speaks at Comicpalooza in Houston, TX!

Two weeks ago a gigantic pop culture event happened in Houston, Texas called “Comicpalooza” a convention that features comics, sci-fi/fantasy, horror, anime, film, gaming, music more! This year they had guest such as Stan Lee, Jeremy Renner, George Takei, and many other guest from various backgrounds. Not everything about Comicpalooza is about superheros, celebrities, or […]

Join Us At The 2015 Cine Gear Expo at Paramount

We will be in Los Angeles, California from June 4th to 7th for this year’s Cine Gear Expo at Paramount studios. We want to invite you to come by our booth #71A to hang out with us in the backlot and see the new gear we will have there. At the booth, we will have […]