ART OF THE CUT editing Best Picture nominee “LION”

ART OF THE CUT editing Best Picture nominee "LION" 1

Alexandre De Franceschi, ASE (Australian Screen Editors) has been an editor for more than 30 years, cutting over a dozen feature films in addition to a career as a sought-after commercial editor. He has edited numerous TV series and feature films with director Jane Campion and John Curran and recently edited Lion, the critically acclaimed […]

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SmallHD expands 700 and 1700 Series

SmallHD expands 700 and 1700 Series

The SmallHD 702 OLED is the ideal candidate for on set director/client monitoring, while the new 1703-P3 is SmallHD’s first reference grade monitor. The smaller monitor from… SmallHD, the 702 OLED, is a wide color gamut, which is, according to the company, “slightly more sophisticated complement to the popular 702 Bright. With a stunning 7.7-inch […]

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Sigma Cine Lens on show at NAB 2017

Sigma Cine Lens on show at NAB 2017

Appealing to feature film DPs, the Sigma Cine line is, says the company, “priced to meet the independent filmmaker budget”. The introduction of Cine lenses in Sigma’s lineup continues the trend started in 2012, when the company introduced the Sigma Global Vision with three distinct lens lines: Art, Contemporary and Sport. Designed for industry camera […]

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Pixar in a Box reaches Season 3

Pixar in a Box reaches Season 3

A collaboration between Pixar Animation Studios and Khan Academy, sponsored by Disney, the Pixar in a Box project will have six new lessons in 2017. Discover what storyteller means at Pixar and learn to be one. Pixar in a Box is a behind-the-scenes look at how Pixar artists do their jobs. It started in 2015, […]

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Panasonic VariCam LT Review, Part 2

VariCam LT

[This is the continuation of my VariCam LT review. If you haven’t read Part 1 yet, here it is.] Performance Resolution and Aliasing A confession: I shot most of my tests at ISO 5000, just because I could. But that makes sample stills look noisier than normal, so I re-shot one resolution test at ISO […]

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Review: Panasonic VariCam LT 4K Super35mm Cine Camera

VariCam LT

The VariCam LT is Panasonic’s “affordable” large single sensor VariCam, putting the core of the $55,000 VariCam 35 in a more compact package running $18,000 for the body alone, to $29,000 for a full shooting kit with EVF, shoulder mount, and a couple of 512 GB P2 Express cards (though there’s a $4,500 rebate on […]

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Canon: new LCOS and DLP projectors

Canon: new LCOS and DLP projectors

Along with a new flagship interchangeable lens LCOS projector, the REALiS WUX6500 Pro AV LCOS Projector, Canon introduced two new DLP models and a new lens for the DLP range. Canon’s new top of the line model within the LCOS family is the REALiS WUX6500, designed to include all of the same features as its […]

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