In May at Cartoni France, the announcement of two new camera supports : the C3 VacuMount system and the new stabilizing arm Idea Vision Hybris’s Shock Absorber.
The P+S Technik LensChecker proved to be a valuable tool for the fast workflow of the 2nd unit on Sony’s new Charlie’s Angels feature film. The 2nd unit camera crew led by DoP Klemens Becker (Bourne Franchise, Gladiator, Blood Diamond) had the chance to test one of the first devices on set in Hamburg.
In the news from Panasonic in May, the release of the Ver.8.0 of the VariCam LT, the shooting of a series episode with seven VariCams LT and seventeen EVA1s, and the shooting a musical drama with ten VariCams LT.
In 2017, the Ministry of Culture offered cinematographer Guillaume Schiffman to honor him by making him “Knight of the National Order of Merit.” Being offered that so-evocatively named reward pleased the man no end... but he never finished filling the proper documents and never went to fetch it.
In cinema today, the trend is to miniaturization, like that of cameras (for example: the Red and Alexa Mini), which resulted in a shrinking of the machinery but also a lightening of accessories. However, optics remains a technical tool bound by the laws of physics. It is now possible to enter an impressive number of pixels into a camera sensor the size of a fingernail.
Exalux will be present at the NAB on the LiteGear stand, from April 4 to 11 for the official launch of the Connect and Control ranges in the USA and introduces to Control Sky, a hybrid "5 in 1" wireless DMX controller specifically designed to control up to 20 SkyPanels® and compatible with any DMX device.
The whole ACS team would like to thank the AFC for the latest Micro Salon which took place at the Parc Floral in Paris. It was great to meet everyone who visited our stand. Over the two days, we were able to present our latest technologies and respond to questions about our activities – but if you want to know any more about what we do – don’t hesitate to get in touch!
Director of photography, member of the AFC, Vincent Jeannot has been in the business for more than 40 years. He has filmed with Henri Alekan, Luc Besson on Le Dernier combat, Subway and Le Grand bleu, among others. With Françis Huster and Jean-Paul Belmondo in Un homme et son chien. In summer 2018, he shot a feature film in Burgundy. To choose his lights, he went to Jacqueline Delaunay (Acc&Led), where he met Régis Prosper (Cartoni France), who offered him to try out the Lumos Hawk 150 LED projector.
A new Scorpio stabilized Head V, new things in Sony Venice: Firmware 3.0 and Extension System, are in the latest news from Next Shot, as well as the shooting of three feature lengths, of which one photographed by an AFC member, and a TV series.
The V3.0 of the EVA1 is now available. It’s include a new generation of Codec: the HEVC (or h265) that allows 4K/50p 10bits internal recording. (Current codec can record 4K/50p 8bits only) As HDR requires 10bits recording, EVA1 v3.0 can be used for 4K/50p HDR productions. Moreover, it supports wired connection to RCP (from CyanView) or to our ROP app. This can open new market for EVA1: muticam live shooting.
Seven films selected for the 26th edition of Fespaco were restored by the Eclair teams. The festival took place from 23 February to 2 March 2019 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Two Movies, post-produced in EclairColor, available in theatres on February 2019.
The TV film "Des rêves au-dessus de leur tête" (trad: "dreams above their head"), directed by Arnaud Selignac and cinematographed by Eric Guichard, AFC, is the first "heavy production" shot with two EVA1 as main cameras in Europe. The v3.0 of the EVA1 is now available. During the AFC Micro Salon 2019, Panasonic will present the film "Aïlo: A Lapland Odyssey", a wildlife fiction film shot in Varicam 35 and EVA1.
Alexis Kavyrchine has always been grateful to his Russian ancestors for giving him a) those last and first names that seem plucked right out of a Dostoevsky or Tolstoy novel; and b) that tall stature, blond hair and blue eyes which, by chance, he also inherited.
In the latest news from ACS France, three feature lengths released, including two films cinematographed by members of the AFC, and the presentation of our latest innovations, the Agito and Multi Camera Array, installed in our Shotover K1, at Micro Salon 2019.
Four theatrical releases in January and February of EclairColor post-produced feature lengths, including one photographed by an AFC member. In the Heritage news, four films being restored, including one photographed by an AFC member.
We will have the pleasure to meet you and share warm moments at the London BSC Expo 1st & 2nd February, and the Micro Salon AFC Show at the Parc Floral de Paris 8th & 9th February. Two opportunities to discover the full Ledzep range and accessories, as well as the hybrid all-in-one wireless DMX controllers Control One and Control Sky, designed for small sets, that integrates perfectly into the Exalux™ Connect ecosystem.
Retrospective of the last aerial shoots with Papa Sierra, two documentaries and a few TV shows; focus on the new 2019 projects: attending the AFC Micro Salon Show and keeping up our upgrading strategy for our nine gyro-stabilized systems ands lenses replacements.
ACS France wishes you a merry Christmas and a very happy new year 2019 ! In January, release of a feature length produced with our technical support. We introduce you to the TwizyCam, an electric and adaptable camera car.