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Women’s Cinema: Meet DP Carolina Costa AMC

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2023-03-17

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We interviewed the talented female DP Carolina Costa AMC, which two of her films were selected by Sundance 2023. Moreover, Costa lensed films that won multiple prizes, and she has earned the…

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Canon Introduces a New Lithography System to Produce Full-Frame CMOS Sensors

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2023-03-16

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Canon has introduced a new lithography system with a large exposure field at a high resolution for producing full-frame CMOS sensors, XR devices, and others. The machine titled FPA-5550iX is a significant…

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Sony Announces VENICE 4K Live Bundle: Bringing the Cinematic Look to Live Production

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2023-03-15

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Yet again, an item of one of the hottest jargon related to cinematography. The effort invested in making live events more cinematic. This time, Sony introduces the VENICE 4K Live Bundle. The…

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Shooting Cinematic Sports With Cooke Glass

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2023-03-15

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Would you use high-end cinema lenses to shoot a feature-length documentary? Well, a production company called ‘Shoot The Company’ has done this with the Cooke Varotal lenses. Why did the team choose…

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Panavision Is Developing A Directors Finder for Smartphones

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2023-03-14

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Panavision’s Engineering team has begun working on an ergonomically configurable Directors Finder optimized for large format and smartphones, tells Michael Cioni from frame.io. The goal is to combine iPhone technology with frame.io,…

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Canon: There’s Still Strong Demand for DSLR Cameras

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2023-03-13

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In an interview held at CP+, by the French site Phototrend, Canon confirmed that DSLR is far from being dead. In fact, the acclaimed EOS 1D X Mark III is still considered…

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Sundance 2023 Cinematography: The Story Is More Important Than Camera & Lenses

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2023-03-09

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In this interview, cinematographer Tyler Graim tells us about the filmmaking process behind his film – Bad Press, which won a Special Jury Award at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. One of…

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Blackmagic CEO: “We aggressively increased our investment in new products”

Blackmagic CEO: “We’re aggressively increasing our investment in new products”

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2023-03-08

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While elaborating on a new report related to global shortages of components, Blackmagic Design CEO – Grant Petty stated that the company is being aggressively increasing its investments in new products, working…

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DJI Announces Ronin 4D Flex: Enabling ProRes RAW

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2023-03-07

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DJI mimics the Sony VENICE, by announcing a dedicated extension/tether system for its flagship- the Ronin 4D. Titled Ronin 4D Flex, this smart technological bypass allows the Ronin 4D to shoot 8K…

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Meet the New Phantom T4040: 9,350 FPS at 2.5K of Resolution

Meet the New Phantom T4040 High-Speed Camera: 9,350 FPS at 2.5K of Resolution

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2023-03-06

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Vision Research has just launched a new Phantom T4040 high-speed camera in its T-Series product family. This ultra-high-speed camera produces the highest combination of resolution and speed possible (9,350 fps at a…

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Sundance 2023 Cinematography: Canon C500 Mark II, and the ‘Cooke Look’

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2023-03-03

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As our Sundance 2023 cinematography cover continues, this time we interviewed the DP behind the film festival selection, ‘Plan C’—cinematographer Derek Howard. Let’s hear and learn what Howard has to say about…

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How Many FPS Needed to Capture a Speeding Bullet?

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2023-03-01

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Very intriguing tests were performed by Vision Research to show what’s the ideal FPS (Frames Per Second) needed to capture/film a bullet shot from a handgun and assault rifle. The answer is…

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Cosina Releases More ‘Cockpit Lenses’ (The Great Voigtlanders)

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2023-02-28

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Here’s an item that many filmmakers would be fascinated about. Cosina is going to release more Voigtlander lenses. The Voigtlanders were extensively utilized on Top Gun: Maverick inside the fighter jets and…

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SIGMA Struggles With the Development of the Full-Frame Foveon Sensor

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2023-02-27

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In a series of interviews, Sigma CEO – Kazuto Yamaki, elaborated (again) on the development of the anticipated full-frame sensor. This ambitious project which was supposed to be accomplished in 2022, seems…

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Shooting Sports on ARRI AMIRA and Fujinon 25-300mm Cinema Lens

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2023-02-23

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According to sports cinematographer, Domenick Satterberg, the best combo for shooting the Super Bowl VII, is his beloved ARRI AMIRA paired with a hell of a cinema glass, which is the Fujinon…

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The Canon Boxy-Style Cinema Camera Patent was Published in Japan

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2023-02-21

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The mysterious Canon’s patent of a high-end boxy cinema camera (which looks identical to the RED Komodo) has just been published in Japan. This is the very same camera apparatus described in…

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Shooting a Cinematic Commercial on the FUJINON 25-1000mm Box Lens

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2023-02-20

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Fujifilm has tried to prove a point here. Using a huge box broadcast lens (FUJINON 25-1000mm PL) to shoot an actual cinematic car commercial. Paired with a high-end large-format cinema camera (Sony…

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ARRI Strengthens its Mini LF ‘Large Format Flagship’ Capabilities

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2023-02-16

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ARRI has announced the new SUP 7.2 for the ALEXA Mini LF, and it emphasizes that this ‘large format flagship’ will continue to improve with additional updates during 2023. One of the…

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Midjourney Is Being Class-Action Sued for Severe Copyright Infringements

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2023-02-15

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A huge and significant lawsuit is on its way to AI imagery generators, with the goal of defending artists. A class action was filed against Stability AI, Midjourney, and DeviantArt for DMCA…

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The Cameras That Shot Sundance 2023 Documentaries

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2023-02-14

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Here’re the charts and segmentations of the cameras that shot the Sundance 2023’s documentary films. It proves once again that documentary filmmakers use different tools as compared to their narrative colleagues. Not…

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Panavision Super-Fast (T1.4) VA Large-Format Prime Prototype Lens Spotted

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2023-02-13

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Panavision is trying a new super-fast (T1.4) large-format prime lens. This prototype has been tested on several productions. The new lens is named for the street Panavision Woodland Hills is on “Variel…

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Sundance 2023’s Cinematographers: Shooting in Harsh Conditions

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2023-02-12

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From forest conservator to cinematography, Diego Perez Romero made a long way till a film he shot was selected by the Sundance Film Festival 2023. In this interview, Romero elaborates on the…

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Director Ridley Scott Shot an Action Film Entirely on Galaxy S23 Ultra

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2023-02-10

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Yet another impressive marketing maneuver, and this time by Samsung, that has recruited the acclaimed director, Ridley Scott, to shoot an action film using only the smartphone flagship, Galaxy S23 Ultra. What…

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Women’s Cinema: Meet DP Carolina Costa AMC

Canon Introduces a New Lithography System to Produce Full-Frame CMOS Sensors

Sony Announces VENICE 4K Live Bundle: Bringing the Cinematic Look to Live Production

Shooting Cinematic Sports With Cooke Glass

Panavision Is Developing A Directors Finder for Smartphones

Canon: There’s Still Strong Demand for DSLR Cameras

Sundance 2023 Cinematography: The Story Is More Important Than Camera & Lenses

Blackmagic CEO: “We’re aggressively increasing our investment in new products”

DJI Announces Ronin 4D Flex: Enabling ProRes RAW

Meet the New Phantom T4040 High-Speed Camera: 9,350 FPS at 2.5K of Resolution

Sundance 2023 Cinematography: Canon C500 Mark II, and the ‘Cooke Look’

How Many FPS Needed to Capture a Speeding Bullet?

Cosina Releases More ‘Cockpit Lenses’ (The Great Voigtlanders)

SIGMA Struggles With the Development of the Full-Frame Foveon Sensor

Shooting Sports on ARRI AMIRA and Fujinon 25-300mm Cinema Lens

The Canon Boxy-Style Cinema Camera Patent was Published in Japan

Shooting a Cinematic Commercial on the FUJINON 25-1000mm Box Lens

ARRI Strengthens its Mini LF ‘Large Format Flagship’ Capabilities

Midjourney Is Being Class-Action Sued for Severe Copyright Infringements

The Cameras That Shot Sundance 2023 Documentaries

Panavision Super-Fast (T1.4) VA Large-Format Prime Prototype Lens Spotted

Sundance 2023’s Cinematographers: Shooting in Harsh Conditions

Director Ridley Scott Shot an Action Film Entirely on Galaxy S23 Ultra

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