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Yesterday, Sony’s fully-featured a7R II stole the show, but that was far from the electronics company’s only significant camera announcement.

Sony also announced the RX10 II and the RX100 IV. Both cameras feature the same stacked 1-inch CMOS sensor, and both have a fixed lens from Zeiss, albeit two different ones. Both cameras are capable of shooting 4K video internally to XAVC-S, and with S-Log2. The most eye-catching feature of these cameras, however, is their slow-motion abilities, as both are capable of bursts of 960fps (when shooting 24p) and a whopping 1000fps (with 25p).

So with the basics out of the way, here’s some early footage from the RX10 II:

And here are the specs and photos of the RX10 II:

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A reflection on the inspiring, cathartic and transcendent power of the final moment in a movie. This video consist in a dramatic montage of 33 last shots from 33 different movies, just right before fade to black. By  Lorenzo Antico

Taking a cue from Nick Offerman’s deep, meditative shower thoughts, Glamour’s cover star Anna Kendrick shares some seriously philosophical stuff of her own.

Director/Writer Alex Garland and stars discuss the approach to directing the man/machine drama Ex Machina.

Quentin Tarantino, David Fincher, Steve McQueen, Peter Jackson, Lone Scherfig and more talk candidly to Film4 about the art of directing.

Bhushan Mahadani collects 10 tips from the master of strange David Lynch

1. The thrill is in the hunt for a good idea.

Ideas are like fish. If you want to catch little fish, you can stay in the shallow water. But if you want to catch the big fish, you’ve got to go deeper. Down deep, the fish are more powerful and more pure.They’re huge and abstract. And they’re very beautiful. -David Lynch

We don’t know an idea until it enters a conscious mind. Ideas have to travel quite a ways before they come into the conscious mind. So by transcending, you start expanding that consciousness, making the subconscious conscious.

You’ll catch ideas on a deeper level. And they have more information and more of a thrill. It’s the happiness in the doing that got greater for me. Catching more ideas became easier, along with a kind of inner self-assuredness. Looking back, I did not have much self-assuredness in the beginning.

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Exciting news from our sponsors: RØDE Microphones is announcing an upgrade to its number one selling microphone worldwide, the VideoMic Pro.

Originally released in 2010, the VideoMic Pro quickly became an industry standard on-camera shotgun microphone for professionals and enthusiasts alike. With its small form factor, superior audio quality and industry first +20db level boost, it was the perfect companion for DSLR cameras as they became the go-to device for high definition video capture.

Determined to raise the bar again in 2015, RØDE’s all new VideoMic Pro will feature the acclaimed Rycote Lyre suspension system, along with an upgraded microphone capsule, improving both the physical characteristics and audio performance of the microphone.

Already implemented on the VideoMic and VideoMic GO, the Rycote Lyre suspension system is widely regarded as the best microphone shock mounting solution available. Featuring a suspension structure composed of a hard-wearing thermoplastic, it is far more effective at minimising unwanted vibrations, handling and cable-borne noise than traditional elastic suspensions. Virtually indestructible, the Rycote Lyre will never sag, snap, wear out or require rethreading to maintain its effectiveness.

Completing the upgrade is an all-new microphone capsule, giving the 2015 VideoMic Pro even higher sensitivity and lower self-noise, ensuring crystal clear audio capture over a wider dynamic range.

“The VideoMic Pro was a revelation for DSLR users the world over, making broadcast quality audio accessible to everyone at an affordable price” comments Damien Wilson, RØDE’s Global Sales and Marketing Director. “Now we’re taking it to another level. With the Rycote Lyre upgrade, and an upgraded capsule, it’s now even better value for such an amazing broadcast quality product.”

The VideoMic Pro featuring Rycote Lyre suspension is shipping to authorised RØDE dealers now. For more information please visit www.rode.com/microphones/videomicpro.

Rare 7-minute 1971 interview with legendary director Howard Hawks.

Ludwig Wittgenstein was a philosopher obsessed with the difficulties of language, who wanted to help us find a way out of some of the muddles we get into with words.

NightHawkInLight demonstrates a really easy way to make sound isolating ear buds.