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Did not see these coming... [reported by YM Cinema today] RRI Rental announces a new fleet of exclusive black-and-white cameras: The ALEXA 65 Monochrome for 65 mm capture, the ALEXA XT Monochrome for Super 35, and the ALEXA Mini LF Monochrome for large format B&W imagery. The cameras offer...

I drive by this intersection almost every other day, and finally had the chance to grab a quick shot. This is the south end of Red Studios (formerly Desilu Cahunega) near Melrose, a salute to everybody who has supported Red since they started in 2007.

I've been driving by this for weeks every day, but finally managed to grab a shot of it. This is a big "thank you" to Red Users on a billboard by the busy intersection of Melrose & LaBrea here in Hollywood, just above the famous Pink's Hot Dogs stand.

Fujinon has a free open house event at the ASC in Hollywood coming up on April 4th. ASC Clubhouse 1782 North Orange Drive Los Angeles, CA 90028 Thursday, April 4, 2019 from 11:00 AM to 4:30 PM (PDT)...

Indiewire just posted their annual survey of what cameras & lenses were used to shoot the top 3 dozen contenders for the this year's Best Cinematography Oscar. Here's the list: Annihilation - Sony F65 at 4K update: also on Red 6K Weapon At Eternity's Gate - Red Helium 8K Bad Times at the El...

I was surprised to see the new Netflix "approved camera" list that came out this week (9/13/2018), just in time for IBC: Alexa 65 & Alexa LF Canon EOS C300 MKII, C500, C700FF & C700 Digital Cinema Cameras Red MONSTRO, HELIUM, GEMINI Panasonic VariCam and EVA1 Cinema Cameras Sony VENICE Motion...

Here's a terrific article on Frame.io's website detailing the workflow choices (dailies formats, operating systems, editing software, and so on) made by the dozen or so films that led the Oscar race this past year. https://blog.frame.io/2018/03/05/oscar-2018-workflows/ One interesting quote...

I just caught this story and video on the ASC website, and I thought it had some interesting things to say: I thought the tests and accompanying comments were very well-shot, and I think they illustrate the key differences between the lenses shown and how big an effect they can have on a...

Elsewhere, there was a discussion of what production cameras that Netflix would accept for their "Netflix Originals" productions. I said as an aside to Mike Most that I think it would be a slippery slope if Netflix were to specify what cameras they would accept, partly because there are always...

Just wanted to give my congrats to the crew on the new J.J. Abrams sci-fi mini series 11/22/63, which just premiered this week on Hulu. It was shot by Adam Suschitzky on Red Epic, using anamorphic lenses, and it looks tremendous. They have a fantastic look for the contemporary scenes and then a...

I generally think of myself as a longform guy, doing mostly little indie films and (on rare occasions these days) studio features. But I did spend many years working on music videos back in the halcyon MTV 1980s and early 1990s. This is a brand-new pop music video that was released yesterday...

I'm posting this for a producer/friend of mine. He's putting together a modest documentary that just needs a minute or so of stock footage of an orchestra, preferably with close-ups of violins, fingers moving across the frets, bow moving back and forth, various instruments, stuff like that. If...

Alexis Van Hurkman has been around for quite some time, providing numerous books over the last decade about Apple Color, Smoke, Final Cut Pro X, Adobe Speedgrade, as well as some general texts on color-correction. Van Hurkman literally wrote the book on Resolve, having extensively rewritten and...

So it looks like the cat is out of the bag... My acknowledgment to @RobBessette for posting this on Twitter: https://twitter.com/robsbessette/status/452637809686609920/photo/1 Apparently, Blackmagic is pitching Resolve as a serious conforming and delivery tool -- much more than I would've...

I was very surprised to see that in addition to the 80 live HD cameras CBS is running on Sunday for the Superbowl on February 3rd in New Orleans, they're also running 6 4K cameras for instant replay. The 4K cameras are supplied by For-A of Japan, recording onto "Dreamcatcher" servers supplied by...

I was surprised to see this headline in Studio Daily today: Roger Deakins’ Digital Odyssey Not in 4K The Cinematographer Says 2K Alexa Footage Up-Resed to IMAX Looks 'Superb'; ARRI Says 'No Need for 4K Alexa Right Now' The full article is here...

Nancy Tartaglione reports in Deadline: Hollywood today that Fuji is considering shutting down its motion picture film manufacturing plants by the end of the year. The story in part: The division of the company that produces motion picture film is set to close by December 31. A Fuji...

I found this a little alarming: In a recent interview with PC World HBO Chief Technical Officer Robert Zitter says he's very negative about the idea of 4K TV broadcasting, citing the expense needed to completely change out their infrastructure, the need for more bandwidth, and the lack of an...

I noted that the ASC just announced that John Schwartzman will be speaking at one of their "Breakfast Club" events on Wednesday, August 1, at the ASC Clubhouse in Hollywood. The award-winning cinematographer will present clips of The Amazing Spider-Man, Armageddon, Meet the Fockers, Pearl...

Very interesting updated white paper report from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences on the difficulty and importance of maintaining long-term backups of movies and TV shows on digital formats. This is a very well-thought out, detailed (128 pages) report going over all current digital...