The latest high-speed robotic arm from Mark Roberts Motion Control (MRMC), a Nikon-owned company with over 50years of expertise in motion control robotics for the film & entertainment industry, is a new entry-level machine allowing companies to enter the world of high-end motion control at previously unreachable pricepoints.
Among the many shootings of this month of May we have chosen to share this feature film which was close to our hearts. It is an adaptation of the play Une histoire d’amour (A Story of Love) which was written and directed by Alexis Michalik, and photographed by Marie Spencer, AFC, SBC.
Now that Madame Claude has been broadcast, I thought it would be interesting to have a look at the postproduction process of this film’s image and at the tools used during it. I reawakened a few memories during discussions with Gilles Granier and Arnaud Caréo, respectively the colorist and technical director at Labo Paris (associate member of the AFC).
This new Firmware Version LiOS 1.2.1 (Lighting Operating System) is replacing version LiOS 1.0.6. In this major release all known limitations of the previous firmware have been resolved. Further, previously missing features are being introduced.
WeltN24 relies on the expertise of the Arri System Group: Welt news studios are the first broadcast studios to be exclusively equipped with Ethernet/IP-based lighting technology down to the last spotlight. 100 SkyPanels from Arri, in combination with other luminaries, provide a highly flexible lighting design.
DwarfConnection produces rock-solid, high-quality wireless video transmission systems designed for filmmakers and cinematographers who require a stable solution.
In line with the industry trend toward lighter and more powerful devices, Munich-based battery manufacturer Bebob presents its new V200micro and A200micro battery packs. Available as V-Mount (V200micro) and Gold Mount compatible (A200micro) versions, both feature 196Wh and 14.4V (16A maximum discharge current) — combined with the lowest footprint in its class.
The IMAGO Technical Committee invites you to view Alfonso Parra ADFC’s tests of the Sony FX9 Camera. Alfonso is renowned for conducting an honest testing regimen that showcases a camera’s capabilities, demonstrates its strengths, and shows how far he can push the limits of a camera. The Sony FX9 camera tests presented by Alfonso and his colleagues demonstrate the balance of technical and creative artistic performance in the Sony FX9.
Learn about the Venice X-OCN-based workflow for this spectacular new show via interviews with Cinematographer James Friend, ASC, BSC, DIT Will Clements, Colorist Greg Fisher, and the post-production team.
With the advent of digital cinema cameras two decades ago, options for previewing creative looks on-set have steadily grown. Venice users now have arguably the best options through a new collaboration between Sony and Technicolor.
The mixing of 14.4V and 26V V-Lock batteries in rental companies is causing more and more problems. With a real risk of over-voltage on cameras, chargers and accessories! The simplest and most efficient solution is developed by Gen Energy.
The French series "Lupin" is a worldwide phenomenon. Ranked number one on Netflix in more than ten countries, the ten-episode series revisits Maurice Leblanc’s French literary character of Arsène Lupin - Gentleman Burglar, but is set in the Paris of today, rather than in1905 when the original stories were written.
Born in the mid-1960s in German-speaking Switzerland, Thomas Hardmeier spent his entire youth in a village named Küsnacht, which in German means “night kiss”. The name must have delighted Freud’s disciple Carl Gustav Jung. As almost everyone knows, Jung attached major importance to dreams and, as fewer people know, had lived in Küsnacht and died there a few years before.
"Devs" is one of 2020’s most critically acclaimed TV shows; a stunningly beautiful 4K HDR production for FX Networks. The eight-part miniseries is a philosophical and intelligent exploration of determinism and individuality or free will—what it is to be alive—and how technology is shaped by humanity’s emotional need and input.