Panasonic Announces Free Upgrades for VariCam 35 Series Cameras
Panasonic has announced free firmware upgrades for the VariCam 35, HS, LT, and Pure cinema cameras that include several new features and added functions.
Panasonic has announced free firmware upgrades for the VariCam 35, HS, LT, and Pure cinema cameras that include several new features and added functions.
Scot Stewart, owner and creative director of Vistar Media Solutions, had four days to shoot Big Time, the new music video from rock band Great White. The production shot in early May throughout Riverside and Yucaipa, California. The video supports the first single off the band’s new album, Full Circle.
Canon’s new EOS C200 EF cinema camera is now available at B&H Photo in New York, with preorders beginning today. The camera is the successor to the EOS C100 and is the latest in Canon's large line of cinema offerings.
Sony Electronics has announced plans for its next-generation CineAlta digital motion picture camera system, which would include a full frame 36x24mm sensor exclusively designed for this camera.This latest addition to the CineAlta family is being developed through careful research and close collaboration with creative professionals including directors, cinematographers and digital imaging technicians.
Director of photography Bobby Bukowski (When We Rise, Weeds, The Messenger, Arlington Road) has completed production of the upcoming Netflix series Gypsy, starring Naomi Watts and Billy Crudup. Bukowski shot the 10-episode dramatic series with Panasonic VariCam 35 4K camera recorders. “The greatest gift of the VariCam is the impetus to drop old habits, reinvent techniques and redefine who you are as an artist,” said Bukowski. “It’s wonderful and exciting to look at your craft through a different prism.
In order to facilitate its business in France, Arri, the Munich-based film technology company, is announcing the founding of Arri CT (for Cine Technik) France. For the first time, Arri will have an office space solely dedicated to its camera systems and lighting business units in France while being able to offer a special promotional platform for the Alexa 65 available from Arri Rental. Arri CT France will open its doors in September in time to celebrate the company’s 100th birthday.
One of the most honest portraits of teenage life, 13 Reasons Why is a Netflix series based on the 2007 young adult novel by Jay Asher and adapted by Brian Yorkey. Academy Award winning writer/director Tom McCarthy worked with cinematographer Andrij Parekh (Show Me a Hero, Blue Valentine) with Panasonic VariCam 35 cinema cameras to capture a distinctive look for the first two episodes of the series.
Cooke Optics announced today that Panavision, Red Digital Cinema, Canon, Blackmagic Design, CW Sonderoptic and Sony are embracing an industry-defining project to standardize the collection of lens metadata from PL and selected Panavision mount lenses on the /i Technology protocol.
Two Netflix shows – Master of None and Love – have three things in common: both are comedies, both have a cinematic look and cinematographer Mark Schwartzbard shot both. Created by comedian Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang, Master of None tells the story of Dev, a 30-year-old actor who attempts to balance his career and love life in New York City. Love, created by Judd Apatow (Trainwreck, This Is 40), Paul Rust, and Lesley Arfin, explores an intense relationship between two Angelenos, Mickey (Gillian Jacobs) and Gus (Paul Rust).
Band Pro Film & Digital, with offices in Burbank, New York City, Munich and Tel Aviv, has invested in Panasonic VariCam LT 4K cinema cameras and the BT-4LH310 4K production monitor.