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The Philosophy Behind Cinema Camera’s Sensor Sizes

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2024-11-11

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Cinema camera sensors are at the heart of filmmaking technology. The size of the sensor in a camera significantly impacts the visual aesthetic of a film, determining everything from the depth of…

The Most Popular Cinema Cameras

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Yossy Mendelovich

2024-05-29

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Have you wondered what are the most popular cinema cameras? Well, by analyzing three main film contests (Oscars, Cannes Film Festival, and Sundance Film Festival), the answer is pretty straightforward. Read our…

Cannes 2024 Proves that Super 35 is Back Into the Game

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Yossy Mendelovich

2024-05-22

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The Cannes 2024 Camera Chart demonstrates a very intriguing fact. Most of the cameras used to shoot the films have Super 35 sensors. Hence, filmmakers chose Super 35 over the large format.…

Hoyte van Hoytema Talks About Film, Large Format, and Nolan

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Yossy Mendelovich

2024-02-26

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As a part of his press conversation after winning the BAFTA Best Cinematography Award, Oppenheimer DP Hoyte Van Hoytema NSC FSF ASC elaborated on three fascinating subjects: Film vs. Digital, shooting large…

Shooting Indie-Style With the FUJIFILM GFX100 II

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Yossy Mendelovich

2024-02-23

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In our recent article about the Fujifilm GFX100 II, the camera was paired with a high-end cinema lens (Cooke Anamorphic FF) to shoot in a more controlled professional environment. This time, B&H…

Will IMAX Film Win an Oscar?

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Yossy Mendelovich

2024-02-05

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The cameras that shot the 96th Academy Awards’ Best Picture and Cinematography nominees, include for the first time (in the digital era), an IMAX film camera. Will the “Film in IMAX” movie…

The Cameras Behind Sundance 2024 Narratives: ALEXA 35 Gains Popularity

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Yossy Mendelovich

2024-01-29

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The ALEXA 35 is booming! As IndieWire released its camera survey, it seems that the new Super 35 flagship from ARRI is among the most popular cameras chosen by Sundance 2024’s filmmakers.…

The Philosophy Behind ARRI Cameras

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Yossy Mendelovich

2023-12-20

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Filmmaker Patrick Tomasso went to ARRI to ask some challenging questions, to understand the philosophy behind their cameras. We gathered some fascinating insight, but moreover, we understood that it all starts from…

Linus Tests the ALEXA 35 Against the Sony FX6 (Not Really…)

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Yossy Mendelovich

2023-12-13

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How does the ARRI ALEXA 35 perform against the Sony FX6? Well, it’s not a real match, just a fun comparison made by Linus from ShortCircuit. That’s a cool piece for those…

This Is The Sensor of the ‘Big-Sky’ Camera

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Yossy Mendelovich

2023-10-23

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Do you remember the ‘Big Sky’ camera? That’s the camera that shoots for the Sphere platform in Las Vegas. It’s armed with a huge (9.92 cm × 8.31 cm) 316MP, HDR CMOS…

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The Philosophy Behind Cinema Camera’s Sensor Sizes

The Most Popular Cinema Cameras

Cannes 2024 Proves that Super 35 is Back Into the Game

Hoyte van Hoytema Talks About Film, Large Format, and Nolan

Shooting Indie-Style With the FUJIFILM GFX100 II

Will IMAX Film Win an Oscar?

The Cameras Behind Sundance 2024 Narratives: ALEXA 35 Gains Popularity

The Philosophy Behind ARRI Cameras

Linus Tests the ALEXA 35 Against the Sony FX6 (Not Really…)

This Is The Sensor of the ‘Big-Sky’ Camera

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