Here’s another fun item — A high-detailed ARRI ALEXA camera made of cardboard. The camera was built by an 11-year-old filmmaker. ARRI was pleased. Check it out.
Cardboard ALEXA
Some kids build paper planes. Others build cars. But this 11-year-old kid has decided to build a model of the ARRI ALEXA. As posted by Chris McAlpine (the father) on his Twitter: “ARRI— Do you like this version on one of your cameras made from cardboard by my 11-year-old? Spent ages on it cutting it out, gluing and painting”. Chris uploaded a few photos of the cardboard ARRI ALEXA and his kid even got a compliment from ARRI saying: “Wow, beautiful work! Kudos to your child 💙🎥”.
This version of one of your cameras was made from cardboard by my 11-year-old. Spent ages on it cutting it out, gluing, and painting.
Chris McAlpine
Guessing the model
The big and most concerned question is — what’s the specific model Chris’s child designed? Well, by looking at the sensor, it looks slightly bigger than Super 35mm. We’d say the kid went all the way with a full-frame which is very similar to ARRI’s large-format sensor dimension so it would perfectly fit for anamorphic optics. However, it’s not the 65 as the sensor is not that big. Taking the interface into account, we’d guess that Chris’s kid has created the LF. So there you have it. The cardboard model is the ARRI ALEXA LF.
Kids and filmmaking
Now let’s be serious for a moment. We do think that camera manufacturers and educators should do more in regard to helping youngsters and kids get proper education about filmmaking. This young generation is being grown in parallel with intense media consumption and massive content creation. Almost every child has an access to editing apps that allows creating films using smartphones. Grant this young generation genuine knowledge and you’ll get outstanding content you would never imagine. For instance, check out our item about the five-year-old daughter of a Chinese cinematographer that used the RED V-Raptor camera to shoot a wildlife project as part of her kindergarten assignment. Although there’re many filmmaking programs for kids, and even in kindergarten, this needs to be developed further, so the next generation will be able to create even better art. And kudos to Chris’s kid – the camera looks marvelous!
