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Following the double screening of lens tests of the Standard and Large Format lenses planned at Paris Images AFC Events 2022 at the Parc Floral de Paris, Eric Vaucher, former sound recordist and current project manager, sent the AFC the following letter, in which he judiciously compares the developments in sound recording to those in lens manufacturing!

It is with a pang in my heart that in late June 2018, I will hear for the last time the continuous purring of the AFC’s printer carrying out the task that was assigned to it for the last quarter century. Namely, the reproduction of nearly three hundred copies of the AFC’s monthly Newsletter. Indeed, in the name of prudent cost-saving measures, and with a few rare exceptions that will confirm the rule, the Newsletter will only be available in PDF format, which each recipient will be able to print out if need be.

The association of lighting designers (ALD) alerted the profession against a possible revision of the European Community lighting directive to the entertainment (Scenic, event, film and TV). I signed the petition from the ALD and I participated in the European Union survey to defend the LEDs and tungsten lighting technologies. Imago asked me for my opinion on the question. And here is what I replied.

Dear Sir,
You live in Argenteuil… I live in Paris, in the 18^th arrondissement… So we are neighbours and have grown up together in France, where both of us were educated to “the right to freedom of expression” and “the right to create”?

I recently met Sophie Landry, chief makeup artist, with whom I had the pleasure of working on the film by Jean-Marc Moutout, where I was able to appreciate her talent and experience. She shared with me the concern of certain makeup artists about an over-simplification that might come to light in the world of HD.
We met again during the presentation of the Sony F23 camera at the Espace Cardin in Paris, and it occurred to me that an article in the AFC Newsletter by a specialist in the field would be a good idea, so that we might shed light on a subject that is dear to us all: "makeup". (Claude Garnier, AFC)