• DGAQ Red Camera
  • DGAQ Don Roy King Pencil
  • DGA Quarterly Magazine Summer 2020 Gadgets
  • Gadgets Prime Lens
  • DGA Quarterly Magazine Summer 2019 Gadgets Arri Alexa
  • DGA Quarterly Spring 2019 Gadgets Underwater Drones
  • DGA Quarterly Winter 2019 At Work With Gadgets
  • DGA Quarterly Magazine Fall 2018 Gadgets
  • DGA Quarterly Summer 2018 Gadgets Celtx
  • DGA Quarterly Magazine Spring 2018 Gadgets Extended Reality
  • DGA Quarterly Winter 2018 Gadgets
  • DGA Quarterly Magazine Fall 2017 Gadgets LED Lighting
  • DGAQ Magazine Summer 2017 gadgets
  • DGA Quarterly Spring 2017 Gadgets Turbo Ace Matrix X8
Gadgets

We explore the latest in cutting-edge tools, whether it be digital cameras or location apps, that make directors' jobs easier and help directors take their work to the next level.

DGA Quarterly Magazine Summer 2020 Gadgets
Summer 2020
iPhone Filmmaking Goes Pro

For directors Zack Snyder, Michel Gondry and Sean Baker, shooting a movie on a camera phone has gone from a novelty to a practicality.

Gadgets Prime Lens
Winter 2020
Prime Imagery

Large-Format Lenses Shape Visual Storytelling.

DGA Quarterly Magazine Summer 2019 Gadgets Arri Alexa
Summer 2019
The Big Picture

In high-end capture, larger sensors are becoming the new normal.

DGA Quarterly Spring 2019 Gadgets Underwater Drones
Spring 2019
Deep Dives

Underwater drones that probe unstable or dangerous sub-aquatic conditions gain traction among filmmakers.

DGA Quarterly Winter 2019 At Work With Gadgets
Winter 2019
The Big Picture, Condensed

Portable monitors allow directors to avoid video village and stay closer to the action

DGA Quarterly Magazine Fall 2018 Gadgets
Fall 2018
Tool Kit Reboot

Three cutting-edge software programs help enhance image, story and continuity with computing power.

DGA Quarterly Summer 2018 Gadgets Celtx
Summer 2018
Paper Trail that Saves Trees

Two script apps allow changes digitally without losing sight of previous drafts.

DGA Quarterly Magazine Spring 2018 Gadgets Extended Reality
Spring 2018
Extended Reality

Three state-of-the-art VR cameras enable filmmakers to shape virtual storytelling.

DGA Quarterly Winter 2018 Gadgets
Winter 2018
Viewfinders for the Digital Age

The tool most commonly associated with directors has been given various makeovers in recent years, as demonstrated by the latest apps from Artemis and Cadrage.

DGA Quarterly Magazine Fall 2017 Gadgets LED Lighting
Fall 2017
LEDs

LEDs are changing the lighting equation.

DGAQ Magazine Summer 2017 gadgets
Summer 2017
Vision Quest

Cutting-edge tools benefit workflow ease, visual playback and image-capture range.

DGA Quarterly Spring 2017 Gadgets Turbo Ace Matrix X8
Spring 2017
Floating on Air

We examine three drones and their capabilities to affordably heighten the director's canvas.

DGAQ Red Camera
Fall/Winter 2016-17

We’re talking bleeding-edge cameras—particularly two new models from Red and Lytro—that could promise to help directors take image capture to the next level.

DGAQ Don Roy King Pencil
Fall/Winter 2016-17

The DGA and Emmy award winner has directed more than 200 episodes of Saturday Night Live, and counting.