Japanese broadcasting corporation NHK have developed a motion-controlled camera array for use in sports replays.
Explains DL Cade of PetaPixel, "The rig is a robotically controlled system that links one camera to eight sub-cameras, all of which are pointing at the same thing. Basically, it’s a bullet time rig that moves, enabling the...
AMC has launched a second screen experience for its third season of The Killing via its Story Sync app. The experience will feature deeper content about a new character named Bullet, along with quizzes and polls.
Japanese broadcaster NHK is showing off a more compact version of their Super Hi-Vision camera.
Explains Steve Dent of Engadget, "The Japanese broadcaster just showed off a compact 8K broadcast camera that uses the H.265 encoder we saw earlier, and packs a 33-megapixel sensor and drive circuits into a mere four square...
Editor and colorist Andrew McKee explains the basics of ACES on his blog, Pixel Wizard.
He writes, "One thing I've come across in my relentless pursuit to know everything about digital post is the ACES (Academy Color Encoding Specification) colour space and how it can be implemented in post-production workflows. Why should you...
From Scorsese to Kubrick, the compilation film "The Art of Steadicam" showcases some of the most effective uses of smooth, long takes. The 10-minute vieo was put together by Refocused Media.
Watch below. (via Indiewire)
Though mostly shot on the Sony F65, a protype of the Canon C500 was used in a skydiving sequence for After Earth because of the camera's small form factor.
Explains Carolyn Giardina of The Hollywood Reporter, "After Earth was shot in 4K, primarily with Sony’s F65 camera, but Canon's Tim Smith related that the C500 was selected...
Take a minute out of your day to see 28 frames of gorgeous cinematography collected by Full Punch, featuring imagery from Avatar to Dick Tracy to American Beauty and more.
See it here.
David Rosen of Filmmaker Magazine dissects the findings of a recent study on video consumption and smartphones, He writes, "A recent study by Harris Interactive for Telly, a social networking video service, conducted with 2,000 smartphone users projects that 78 million mobile device owners watch videos on their smartphones. One of the study...
Cinematographer Manoj Lobo talks to ARRI about shooting the Indian romantic comedy Nuatanki Saala! with an ARRI Alexa.
Says Lobo, "We had a 35-day shooting schedule, with approximately five pages of script to get through every day, and a lot of night scenes. Given the budget, film was never an option. I did extensive tests with the ALEXA and...
