On the first of June, Panavision introduced the new Millenium DXL to the world with a showing at the ASC Clubhouse followed by an evening event at Light Iron. Art Adams and I attended the latter, and all my photos are…
RED cameras have typically shown more accurate color response under daylight than under tungsten light. Dragon, however, is supposed to be a different beast altogether. Is it? Let’s take a look… A camera assistant based in Los Angeles told me…
Jon Thorn is Senior Product Manager at AJA.His post here is part of a discussion on our community message boards. Every product I have ever proposed or been involved with developing at AJA has been originated by asking myself the…
Several people commented that the base flesh tone exposures in my CineGear presentation looked “dark.” I did a little research and I think I know what’s going on… Not long after the Sony F55 became widely available the DP of…
Black Magic Designs introduced the new URSA Camera Line at NAB 2014. This new Cinema Production Platform comes in four configurations and according to Black Magic CEO Grand Petty this is the worlds smallest broadcast camera with the worlds biggest…
Originally posted on Dashwood Cinema SolutionsI was very excited last week to hear that Convergent Design had finally released the highly-anticipated firmware update for the Odyssey7Q that added ProRes422 and 4K RAW recording. I’ve been a proud owner of the…
The HPA Tech Retreat is an annual gathering where film and TV industry folks discuss all manner of technical and business issues. It’s the sort of conference where the chap next to you is cutting shows on his MacBook Air;…
The HPA Tech Retreat is an annual gathering where film and TV industry folks discuss all manner of technical and business issues. I’m taking notes during the sessions and posting them; it’s a very limited transcription of what’s going on,…
The HPA Tech Retreat is an annual gathering where film and TV industry folks discuss all manner of technical and business issues. It’s the sort of conference where the chap next to you spends his time editing a six-camera show…
The HPA Tech Retreat is an annual gathering where film and TV industry folks discuss all manner of technical and business issues. The first full day is a “supersession”; this year the topic is: THE NEW NORMAL IS ANYTHING BUT…