Arri has introduced Alexa SXT (Super Xtended Technology) cameras, which the company says represent the next exciting step in the continuing evolution of the Alexa family. Retaining foundation on which Alexa is built, Alexa SXT cameras additionally offer ProRes 4K recording, improved image quality, powerful color management and three fully independent HD-SDI outputs.
Woodland Hills-based Hollywood Software has signed a deal with Andrew Karpen’s independent film distribution company, Bleecker Street, to exclusively utilize Hollywood Software’s new Distributor 3.0 software for all upcoming film releases. The software implementation will be in place in time for the first of Bleecker Street’s 2015 film releases, I’ll See You In My Dreams, starring Blythe Danner and Sam Elliott, which will open in theaters on May 15.
Quantum today announced that China's National Animation Industry Park in Tianjin, the country's largest animation center, is using Quantum StorNext shared storage as the foundation for its 4K post-production workflows. The animation park turned to Quantum when its legacy system was unable to handle the performance and capacity requirements of its new 4K projects, and the StorNext solution has enabled NAIP to increase the efficiency of its workflows by 60 to 80 percent.
Technicolor PostWorks provided post-production services for six films screening at this month’s South By Southwest Film Festival. They include headliners Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine, in its world premiere, and Manglehorn, in its U.S. premiere. Also screening are Adult Beginners (Festival Favorites/U.S. Premiere), The Final Girls (Narrative Spotlight/World Premiere), The Grief of Others (Narrative Competition/World Premiere) and Mania Days(Narrative Spotlight/World Premiere).
Cinepolis, the largest cinema chain in the region and fourth largest in the world, has installed Mexico's first laser projection system.
Beast, a national creative editorial company, today named Victoria Venantini as its new east coast sales rep. Based in New York, Venantini is an independent consultant with a proven track record in advertising and production sales, having worked with top clients including Moxie Pictures, Digital Domain, RSA Films, and many more.
Academy Award nominee and American Sniper cinematographer Tom Stern will appear in a conversation at the National Association of Broadcasters Show in Las Vegas in April. The session, Heroes, Legends and American Sniper: A Conversation With Tom Stern is the Keynote Presentation of the Creative Master Series and is produced in partnership with the International Cinematographers Guild Local 600.
The responses to my recent article here – What’s Wrong With The DCP? – suggest to me that there are several widespread misconceptions about digital cinema packages in general and about Interop and SMPTE DCP in particular. These are the top five:
K-Tek recently hosted location audio professionals to an open house and seminar at its Vista, California headquarters.
Matthews Studio Equipment has delivered a large order of MSE C-Stands and other Matthews support equipment to Hollywood-based Siren Studios.
