Technical stuff

Who can resist temptation? Especially when it’s at your fingertips? The chance to get hands-on a treasure trove of 16mm and 35mm filmmaking equipment, and to participate in the end-to-end making of Rupture – a passionate short film about a tryst with a twist – proved irresistible to a large and excited ensemble at the recent Kodak/Vantage/Silverway Workshop in Paris.

In the latest news from Panasonic, a feedback on the Camerimage 2018 edition and the films shot on VariCam selected at the Festival ; understanding the Dual ISO technology ; and a warranty extension for EVA1.

The Imago Technology Committee (ITC) is happy to give cinematographers, camera assistants, colorists, post-production supervisors and DIT’s a presentation on the topic of texture in the 4K/UHD workflow.

In the news from ACS France in November, the release of Un homme pressé, by Hervé Mimran, director of photography Jérôme Alméras, AFC, and new perspectives for the Cablecam®.

The Exalux team warmly thanks the many visitors who came to meet us at IBC and Cinec. Among its November news, Exalux announces Ledzep, a LED panel that combines lightness, solidity and quality; two new dimmers in the LedMaster range: Pulse and Neo; an all-in-one hybrid wireless DMX controller.

Official sponsor of Camerimage Festival, Panasonic will organize an event around Crazy Rich Asians, by Jon Chu, shot in Varicam Pure, with DoP Vanja Černjul. Winner of EVA1 contest is announced.

In the news from ACS France, our new website is online, and October 2018 releases, Le Grand bain, directed by Gilles Lellouche and shot by Laurent Tangy, AFC, and Johnny English strikes again, directed by David Kerr and shot by par Florian Hoffmeister.

Cartoni France co-hosts with Planning Camera the annual "Stabilizer Event", Saturday 13^th of October at Little Big Grand Studio in Aubervilliers.

In the news from Panasonic in October, EVA1 IR Footage Palette, Panasonic’s Cinema Camera Line Up Joins Netflix Programme and control the EVA1 with a wired connection.

The Optimo Ultra 12x got in Münich the Cinec Award 2018 in the Optics Category. It was a challenge for Angénieux whose aim was to offer to DPs a new generation of lenses with an even higher quality for large format feature and high-end digital content production.

At IBC this year, Angenieux had shown the New Optimo Ultra 12x Multi Format lens and the already popular Type EZ series, both for S35 & Full Frame cameras. After the success of the Optimo 44-440 A2S lens, Angénieux had also presented, for the first time in Europe, the Optimo 42-420 A2S Long Range Anamorphic lens for the High End Production market.

In the news fromACS France, our new website is online; Mission impossible: Fallout, directed by Christopher McQuarrie and photographed by Rob Hardy, is still screening; Renegades, directed by Steven Quale and photographed by Brian Pearson, is released the 29^th of August 2018; and L’amour est une fête, directed by Cédric Anger and photographed by Thomas Hardmeier, AFC, will be released on the 19^th of September 2018.

In the 1970s and 1980s, Bulgaria is one of the most communist countries in the world. The "Russian Big Brother" does not even bother to dispatch an occupation army there as the Bulgarian population fully adheres to the system. Propaganda is beyond effective and one risks one’s life at the mere hint of a protest.

In the news from Panasonic in September, five VariCam 35 used for "6 balloons" on Netflix, photographed by Polly Morgan, BSC, a Kawasaki advert shot in VariCam LT, a new VariCam firmware upgrade and a "Guide to the Panasonic AU-EVA1 Camera". Panasonic will attend IBC 2018 in Amsterdam. Come and visit us hall 11, booth C45.

ACS France’s team offers you the Hydra, an advanced technology multi-camera array that produces incredible high-quality images and can be used on many platforms, and gives feed-back on a helicopter shooting that combines the Shotover K1, the Sony Venice camera and the Angénieux Optimo 12x zoom lens.

Carpetlight is a high-tech lighting product. With a high CRI ranging from 2800K to over 5.600K. Powered by a PWM with constant current control for ultra-low gradation combination and flicker-free rendering. LEDs are convection cooled through a patented multilayer textile compound. The textile outer casing provides maximum mechanical protection and also provides water-repellent and dust-proof properties.

In the dead of winter 2016-2017, Laurent Machuel is traveling across the north of the United States. One evening, he finds himself in the middle of a road stretching through the icy vastness of the plain. He sees the sun setting before him right in line with the road and, turning around, the moon rising at the other end in perfect symmetry.

In the latest news from ACS France, two films in Competition at the Cannes film Festival. Presentation of both the Russian Arm VI - the most efficient and functional robotic arm on the market -, and the Mantis remote dolly system.