+++ This amusing Mexican commercial hypes the convincing realism of 84-inch 4K UHDTV sets by showing a meteor hitting the city to unsuspecting job applicants. Ironically, the YouTube video resolution is terrible watch on YouTube +++ via Corentin Harlé +++
The Sony F55 looks to be a game-changer, I took these photos of the camera at the SATIS expo in Paris. — Sony’s new F5 and F55 share the same body with slightly different functions and have very competitive pricing. The Sony F55 and F5 both have: – Super 35 4K CMOS sensor – PL [...]
PINA (2011) by Wim Wenders is a true 3D masterpiece that combines the cinematic and dance art forms in a powerful, poetic and moving film homage to the late Pina Bausch, a brilliant, innovative choreographer. Wim Wenders was assisted on Pina by cinematographer Hélène Louvart, AFC, 3D supervisor François Garnier and director of stereography Alain [...]
Every cinematographer I know dreams of shooting a movie in black and white! As requested by David Fincher, this Epic-M is a modified version of the Epic for black and white shooting. The camera is sans Bayer, and therefore sharper, since every pixel is used for luminance. It’s time to bring out the old filters [...]
DP Steven Sebring used the black and white Epic for this fashion short. I like the way he explores low-contrast monochrome images. The monochrome Epic was reportedly developed by Red at the suggestion of director David Fincher. I saw the Epic monochrome at Gokinema in January 2013. Since all the pixels contribute to the same [...]
The Arri Alexa XT is an Alexa camera with an internal XR Module which can receive a removable Codex drive. For those wanting to record ArriRaw, this is a smaller, lighter and simpler configuration than shooting with an external Codex drive. The XR Module allows recording of ArriRaw up to 120 fps. +++ The Alexa [...]
link Cool simple invention for watching 3D in 2D. Sam Rudge’s wife found 3D viewing painful, so he modified a pair of glasses to have each eye get the same polarized image. Et voila! A great solution for watching those movies with bad 3D or badly-done 2D to 3D conversions +++
From thefilmbook archive, an introduction to DSLR which details the four main sensor sizes and lens families in cinema today, and an explanation of field of views.
From thefilmbook archive: 5 links on making 2-eyed movies: 2 interviews with James Cameron and Vince Paice A showme video about assembling a 3D Steadicam with Philippe Bordelais Basic 3D notions with Geoff Boyle Faraway flatness and softness in 3D
In a letter from Jean-Pierre Beauviala (relayed by Mitch Gross on the CML mailing list), the founder of Aaton tells us that the camera manufacturer will be “taken over by new owners”. Jean-Pierre also confirms the problems with manufacturing the Delta Penelope camera. Dear friends, AATON YESTERDAY Over the last couple of years, Aaton devoted [...]