CinematixHD - Cinematic Video Production

04/16/2026

Got a custom request ready for the paint booth. This is based on a backstage cart called Lil DuzAll. Only with other modifications that I came up with. Once it’s completely finished I’ll do more photos and a video demo.

02/18/2026

The sheet steel shelves are working out great. In the first picture, you can see the original wooden shelves covered with carpeting. Some people like them because they’re lighter weight and easier on gear. I’m modifying a cart I already use myself. The final version will have three steel shelves and two wooden carpeted shelves. This way I can leave LED panels assembled instead of broken down in their cases. While on my last feature, my key Grip Ron and I found it so much easier to slide the panels onto the shelves inside the Grip truck, and the next day when we arrived on location, we just had to put them on stands and attach the ballast. So much easier and quicker!

12/24/2025

Merry Christmas from my daughter Misako, myself, and my good friend Adventure Bear. A little Holiday short I made several years ago.

Adventure Bear is longing for a white Christmas. Will Santa be able to grant him his wish? Join our teddy bear friend as he gets ready for Christmas. It will...

11/27/2025

YES! You can use different fixture types on the same set. Here is a lighting breakdown of an assortment of mixed fixtures on a TV show where I lit with tungsten (hot) lights, fluorescent Kino Flo and new state of the art LED fixtures. All matching color temps and creating a great look while saving on the budget.

Yes, folks after a long hiatus since the film industry has been pretty much shut down for nearly three years I have crept out of my basement bomb shelter (I ...

11/26/2025

Here's some of the camera/lens test results we filmed this past weekend. That's my daughter Misako as our on-camera talent.

In today’s video, we’re putting the Nikon ZR to the test… on a full-size Star Trek Bridge. Thank you to K&F CONCEPT for sponsoring today's video!Magnetic Fil...

11/08/2025

As a Film/TV professional for 26 years I've created carts that serve the way I like to work on set. Not the way the manufacturer likes.
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My name is Jim Ross and I have been working in Film/TV/Video for twenty six years. I often fabricate my own gear and create things that I know will work for the way I work on sets.

11/03/2025

One of the biggest ways to save time on set is to plan BEFORE you shoot. But on for-fun stuff and passion projects, or 48 Hour Film challenges you often don't HAVE anytime. So here's what I do. This is one of my Filmmaking tips from a few years ago shot by fellow filmmaker Homero Santos.

Do you plan intricately ahead for your shots on your project or just wing it? Well, it depends! Cinematographer Jim Ross advises you that it depends on the s...

08/10/2025

Saturday we were on a sound stage with an LED wall for some serious high end visual effects on a reasonable budget. Technology is making high end effects affordable for everyone.