Category Archives: What’s Up

TUNGSTEN-COLOR LED STUDIO LIGHTS WITH DMX CONTROL

The Drawing Board’s third episode features two new tungsten-color LED lighting solutions from ikan—the IDMX36T and the IDMX500T.  Both of these lights are DMX-controllable and are great for shooting in the studio or out in the field. A lot of filmmakers are used to shooting with incandescent lighting.  An incandescent tungsten bulb emits a color […]

ikan releases 17-inch HD-SDI Studio/Field Monitor

Introducing ikan’s VX17e, a 17” 3G-SDI Field Monitor designed for Broadcast and Studio applications. The VX17e is equipped with both HD-SDI and HDMI inputs, with Looping Outputs.  It displays a sharp, vivid picture with a resolution of 1440 x 900 and includes professional software features such as False Color and Clip Guides to help ensure […]

The Drawing Board: Shoulder and Handheld Camera Rigs

  ikan’s new series for filmmakers, The Drawing Board, covers a vast range of video production tools and showcases new and upcoming products. We aim to improve the quality of your productions and simplify your workflow. When it comes to small to mid-sized camcorders and DSLR’s, stabilization and smooth camera movements are difficult to achieve […]

The Drawing Board: Camera Rig Offset Solutions

ikan is proud to present “The Drawing Board,” a new web series for filmmakers. The series showcases new and upcoming products, and demonstrates how they can simplify your workflow and improve the quality of your productions. “The Drawing Board” will cover a vast range of video production tools, including Camera Rigs and Rig Components, LED […]

BMCC & BMPC 4K Handheld Camera Rigs

Blackmagic design took the film/video production world by storm when they unveiled the Blackmagic Cinema Camera at NAB 2011, and 2013 is no different, as many of us are waiting anxiously on our Blackmagic Production Camera to arrive (rumored to begin shipping in about a month).  But with all of the visually stunning footage these […]

Portable & Powerful LED Light Solutions

Versatility for the Pro Shooter News shooters and commercial cinematographers will appreciate the functionality and versatility of both the IDMX1500 Daylight and IDMX1500B Dual Color Studio Light. These 1500 bulb ultra-wide, location/field style fixtures rank amongst some of the largest LED units on the market. Both LED units are ideal for both chromakey and full […]

LED Studio Lights updated with Touchscreen Dimming

Ikan is proud to present new versions of our groundbreaking 500 & 1000 LED Studio lights, the ID500-v2 and ID1000-v2 These 500 and 1000 Daylight LED bulb studio lights feature an LCD touch screen panel, which allows for precise control of the built-in dimming feature, and is particularly useful in recreating specific lighting setups.  Intensity adjustments can also […]

ikan Releases Featherweight 1024 LED Panels

Today we released the first product video for our new series of Featherweight LED panels, covering the IFD1024 (Single Color Daylight) & IFB1024 (dual color, variable 3200-5600k). Thanks to Ariel Santschi for the work on putting this one together. IFD1024 & IFB1024 Featherweight Daylight & Dual Color LED Lights from ikan on Vimeo. Some key […]

‘Shoot From the Gut’ on FPSF Media Crew

It’s a rare breed of shooter who’s able to capture the connection between an audience and the performers at an event like Free Press Summer Fest, which packed Eleanor Tinsley Park with 90,000 people last month. [su_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdRPrciPkJ4″] You’ve either got it, or you don’t, according to Free Press TV Creative Director Mark Armes, the […]

Houston Community Comes Together for 48 Hr Film

I was recently quoted as saying I lacked a sense of community.  I might know my friends well enough through social media channels (or even used one of those channels to meet up for a round of drinks). I might even read friends’ blog posts and provide feedback. But how significant is that bond without […]