Thales Angénieux to Demo Optimo DP Series Zoom at Band Pro
Thales Angénieux will demo its Optimo DP Series 25-250mm 10x zoom lens at the Band Pro One World Open House at Band Pro’s Burbank headquarters on Thursday, December 12.
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Lexus Film Takes Flight
Amazing in Motion is a set of projects by Lexus that explore the complexity of motion. The second installation of the brand series, Swarm is a spirited story featuring custom-designed small aircraft known as quadrotors that roam through various locations in Vancouver, Canada at night.
Schneider Optics Announces Rebate, Five-Year Extended Warranty on Cine-Xenar III Lenses
Schneider Optics has announced a $2500 Rebate on a new set of six Cine Xenar III lenses purchased from November 1 through the end of February 2014.
Panavision Introduces Primo V Series for Digital Cinema Cameras
Panavision has introduced a new line of Primo lenses, the Primo V series, specifically designed to work with today’s high-resolution 35mm digital cameras.
Zephyr Benson Overcomes Many Obstacles in Feature Debut
The movie’s budget was ultra-low, the shooting schedule just 21 days, and the studio mostly the mean streets and cramped tenements of Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Add a first-time director/screenwriter who is also portraying the film’s main character, and it was clear that making Straight Outta Tompkins presented multiple challenges.
Combining Camera Support with Speed
“When I was on The Office, we started off with the traditional three man tripod and head set up” says Randall Einhorn, cinematographer turned producer/director. “We had great support but it simply took too much time and manpower to set up. So, I started looking around and realized that the OConnor 1030D with the CF tripod could be the solution.
Danna Kinsky Captures the Possibilities of Burning Man with her iPhone
This year, when cinematographer Danna Kinsky made her pilgrimage to Black Rock City for the Burning Man festival, she took something new with her — the iPro Lens System from Schneider Optics for her iPhone.
DP Graham Creates Intimate Character Portrait with the Canon EOS 5D
“In the true tradition of independent film, Cold Turkey is a dialogue- and character-driven movie,” explained director of photography Lucas Lee Graham. “We wanted an intimate, personal look with a really shallow depth of field and nice portraiture so that the visual emphasis would be on the characters and what they were doing.”
Michos Takes On Music and Dance for Langston Hughes’ Memoire Black Nativity
Music and dance are a big part of the contemporary adaptation of Langston Hughes’ holiday musical drama, Black Nativity. It follows Langston (Jacob Latimore), a street-wise teen from Baltimore as he journeys to New York City to spend the Christmas holiday with his estranged grandparents.
The Short Game’s Challenges Solved by Canon’s C300 Digital Cinema Camera
The Short Game about competitive junior golfers around the world was shot with Canon’s C300 digital cinema camera.
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