Specials

Shooting Gallery 2011 – “Lost and Found”

This year’s Shooting Gallery spread is comprised of images we call “lost and found.” They are moments from real life, snatched by the watchful eyes of Local 600 Unit Stills members from film, television sets, and live events, after the cameras stopped turning. They are idiosyncratic, mysterious and poignant, revealing the strange magic of the... [Read more of this review]

ECA 2011

Holy Light Meter, Robin! Hollywood’s premier event for new cinematographic talent turns 15 with its biggest celebration yet. By David Heuring. The ICG Emerging Cinematographers Awards are celebrating their 15th year. Dreamt up by former Guild president George Spiro Dibie, ASC, as the ICG Showcase, and nurtured by the dedication of Rob Kositchek for... [Read more of this review]

Unity Series Part III: Editors

Putting All The Pieces Together. By Pauline Rogers. It’s fitting that our third unity series installment hones in on IATSE editors, given that our April issue’s theme is new technology. Other than camera, few departments have undergone a more dramatic technological upheaval than postproduction. Or as L.A.-based Local 700 member Julie Rogers (Cats... [Read more of this review]

Tunnel Vision

Why the world’s best water cameramen still shoot on film. If you’re a surfer or ocean lover, these cameramen are as legendary as any Oscar® winner. The thrilling sensations these guys ignite, in both the narrative and non-fiction genres, send chills up the spine. How do they get in positions most mortal humans would run (or swim) away from? And... [Read more of this review]

Cine Gear 2011

Paramount Studio Lot - New York Street / Photo by Beth Dubber Hooked on a Feeling. By Pauline Rogers. Mother Nature smiled on the film industry this year. Instead of the heat beating mercilessly off the black tar on Paramount’s New York Street (per usual), a pleasant fog and balmy temperatures greeted a record crowd at Cine Gear 2011. The seminars... [Read more of this review]

NAB 2011

NAB 2011 attendees gathered for the keynote address / Photo courtesy of NAB The Road to Wisdom, Technologically Speaking. By Valentina I. Valentini. Conjure images of the newest, shiniest cameras, the biggest and brightest displays, the most exciting leaps and bounds in the burgeoning 3D filmmaking world, and you’ve seen just a fraction of what NAB... [Read more of this review]

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Gear

SFH-50 Remote and Motion Control Head

With the popularity of smaller and lighter cameras, Camera Control realized they needed to tool their remote heads toward being compatible with rigs like the RED One or the popular Canon 5D DSLR for both production and stop-motion photography. “One of the most common requests we had was for a lightweight system that could be used for time-lapse with... [Read more of this review]

Wind Killer from California Sunbounce

“The Steadicam is a well-balanced camera support system that’s extremely sensitive to any kind of outside influences,” says Peter Geller, President, California SunBounce. “The balancing of the system is a precise procedure. You can imagine what the wind can do. In the past different types of wind blocks have been used. A 6-by-6 frame with a... [Read more of this review]

Glidecam X-22

Want to go up and down stairs, shoot from moving vehicles and travel over uneven terrain without any camera instability or shake? Then check out Glidecam’s new X-22 system. “It’s a professional, body-mounted, camera stabilization system designed for film and video cameras weighing up to 25 pounds,” explains Glidecam’s Thomas Howie, who describes... [Read more of this review]

Gear Guide: Digital Filmmaking

As digital cinematography becomes the rule instead of the exception for filmmakers in the documentary, news, television and even increasingly in the feature world, there is a hunger for more diverse and lightly encumbered, i.e., tether-free, technology. Every entertainment-oriented manufacturer and distributor is getting on the bandwagon, and a few... [Read more of this review]

Lighting Focus: The Cloud by Airstar

I was introduced to the The Cloud by Airstar on the Adam Sandler film Bedtime Stories. The look of the film called for a magical, stylized reality, and the filmmakers agreed that this reality didn’t include hard sun coming into contact with faces. Unfortunately, a number of scenes and locations were too remote to bring in a crane and overhead.... [Read more of this review]

Sundance Focus: Innovision Probe II

With the INNOVISION PROBE II, a tubular lens that offsets from the camera, I can put my lens anywhere in a car without being restricted – on the dashboard, through the steering wheel, or even overhead – and set up is quick. I can also move the camera in ways that are impossible with conventional lenses. On the movie Staten Island I did... [Read more of this review]

Still Photography: LitePanels Micro

This little LED unit, which offers continuous output and runs on AA batteries, is attachable to both Nikon and Canon stills cameras. Litepanels Micro for Stills can be dialed up to supply just the right amount of light to fill unflattering shadows and bring the subject’s face and eyes to life. No more red-eye or flash fill. The Micro for Stills features... [Read more of this review]

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