If things had worked out the way Ilene Landress had planned, she’d be practicing her bedside manner instead of organizing the cast and crew of HBO’s hit series Girls. And she’s got Paul Hogan to thank for it. “I had...
It’s a brave new (technological) world in broadcast news and Local 600 camera crews are in the thick of it. By Pauline Rogers. Broadcast news has come a very long way from the days of Edward R. Murrow’s famous radio sign-off...
David Stockton, ASC, and his talented New York-based camera team go 1970s dark noir for the sensational new FOX series Gotham There’s more mythic import to Batman than just the notion of a dark knight. Ask Ridley Scott, who originally...
The 2014 L.A.-based trade show hits it out of the park. All we can say: “Can’t Wait For Next Year!” By Pauline Rogers. Photos by Beth Dubber. Despite the usual array of parking, weather (as in very hot) and logistical...
Aerial shooters will love the new Multicam Array, which takes the open-architecture Eclipse system another step forward in stabilized high-resolution plate work. Uses six off-the-shelf 5K RED Epics (recording to RedMags) in a 3-across-by-2-rows-high configuration. All six shooting cameras are...
An excellent choice for small-format capture (Canon 5D, Nikon D800, Panasonic GH4, Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera). Gives a single operator full image stabilization control Fully enclosed camera cage for maximum rigidity and shot stability Simplified, fully tool-less balancing Inverted mode...
Gordon Willis, ASC (1931-2014). By Pauline Rogers. Zelig (1983) Photo by Kerry Hayes As soon as word got out that Gordon Willis, ASC often referred to as “the Prince of Darkness,” (more on that nickname later) had passed, tributes began...
NAB 2014 was about never standing in the same spot too long, as vendors, panelists, and industry tastemakers echoed a message of “intelligent change.” By Valentina I. Valentini. Photos by Beth Dubber....
MSE’s new 20-foot Intel-A-Big Jib arm and Dolly System stand rock-solid thanks to a special X-Box design built into the extrusion die at the mill. Most rigid jib on the market. Sets up quickly with no tools Dynamic reach of...
This lightweight new fluid head offers excellent balance across a wide range of cameras. A perfect option for shooters looking for one head that does it all. Payload capacity: 66 lb. (30 kg) Weight: 18.7 lb. (8.5 kg) Pan/Tilt range...
American Cinema Editors (ACE) Lifetime Career Achievement Award–winning Joel Cox began his career in 1969 working on a trio of diverse films. He was assistant editor on Sam Peckinpah’s The Wild Bunch and Francis Ford Coppola’s The Rain People and...
