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DP Will Turner Pairs ALEXA 35 with ZEISS Supreme Prime Ra...

As volume stages and virtual production become ever more prevalent, cinematographers face new questions of how to make the most of so many gear and equipment choices to best service their creative visions. Cinematographer Will Turner, Commercial Emmy...

Submitted by Lewis Communications

Published 09 April 2024

CVP Is Appointed as Exclusive Cooke Optics Authorised Ser...

CVP will offer first-line support, repairs and service for Cooke’s lens range in the UK CVP, one of Europe's leading resellers and providers of professional video and broadcast solutions, announced its exclusive appointment as the United Kingdom'...

Submitted by Bubble Agency

Published 07 December 2023

Cinematographer Manoj Paramhamsa Uses Cooke Anamorphic-i...

Cooke anamorphic lenses alleviate the concerns of Indian skin tones, field of view and close focus for the third film in the Lokesh Cinematic Universe eo is the third film in the Lokesh Cinematic Universe. Inspired by the A History of Violence gra...

Published 07 November 2023

Yowler Raises Air Climber to Light Haunted Woods for Horr...

Jay W. Yowler has a storied career, with decades of experience lighting for television and film, with recent credits including Chief Light Technician on Seasons 3, 4, and 5 of Grownish. One of the founders of Quasar Science, Yowler has used his knowl...

Submitted by Lewis Communications

Published 31 October 2023

Blackmagic Design Announces New Blackmagic Camera

Blackmagic Design today announced Blackmagic Camera, which adds digital film camera controls to the Apple iPhone. Based on the same operating system as Blackmagic Design's award winning digital film cameras, these professional features give iPhone co...

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Published 10 October 2023

Blackmagic Design Announces New Blackmagic Cinema Camera...

Blackmagic Design today announced the Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K, a new high end digital film camera with a full frame 6K sensor, 13 stops of dynamic range, L-Mount lens mount and dual native ISO up to 25,600 for incredible low light performance and...

Submitted by Blackmagic Design

Published 10 October 2023

VFX Shots for Biopic Marinette Captured with URSA Mini Pr...

Blackmagic Design today announced that the Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro 12K digital film camera was used to shoot VFX scenes on Virginie Verrier's biopic feature film “Marinette.” Filmed in early 2022, the film tells the story of Marinette Pichon, a p...

Submitted by Blackmagic design

Published 10 July 2023

New Tiffen Blue Streak Filters

The Tiffen Company adds a new special effects filter to their renowned line of optical filters. The Blue Streak filter is designed to render a blue light ray from a point light source, creating the classic look of an anamorphic lens. Rotation of the...

Submitted by Lewis Communications

Published 15 June 2023

CVP launches European Lens Summit

CVP, one of Europe’s leading production solutions providers, has announced the launch of a dynamic new event dedicated to lens technology, the European Lens Summit. The free to attend event is the first of its kind in Europe and has been designed to...

Submitted by Bubble Agency

Published 15 May 2023

Blackmagic Design Announces Vertical Video Support for Bl...

Blackmagic Design today announced Blackmagic Camera 8.1 update which adds support for vertical aspect ratio video to Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Cameras, allowing users to create cinematic vertical video for platforms such as TikTok. This update adds au...

Submitted by Blackmagic Design

Published 17 April 2023

Spring 2023 Maxon One Release Adds Extraordinary Value

Maxon, developers of professional software solutions for editors, filmmakers, motion designers, visual effects artists and creators of all types, announced today a comprehensive update to Maxon One. Maxon’s Spring 2023 release offers exciting new fea...

Published 29 March 2023

Blackmagic Design Announces New Blackmagic Pocket Cinema...

The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K G2 includes an adjustable touchscreen screen for easier framing of shots, a larger battery for longer shooting without needing to charge or change batteries, as well as support for an optional electronic viewfin...

Submitted by Blackmagic Design

Published 24 June 2022

Netflix Film Dont Look Up Graded with DaVinci Resolve Stu...

Netflix’s “Don’t Look Up” follows two academic astronomers who, after discovering a comet destined to destroy the Earth within six months, must go on a giant media tour to warn humankind. The film was directed by Adam McKay with cinematography by Lin...

Submitted by Blackmagic Design

Published 21 February 2022

ZEISS Supreme Primes Work Day and Night for Plan B and md...

Cinematographer Sandra Valde-Hansen (The L Word: Generation Q, Now Apocalypse, White Bird in a Blizzard, Kaboom) found herself capturing scenes in diverse weather and lighting for Natalie Morales' film Plan B. This road movie, now streaming on Hulu,...

Submitted by Lewis Communications

Published 10 February 2022

Matysiak Picks New Lenses and Tiffen Filters for an Unfor...

Reaching for a historic lens is an almost instinctive choice for modern cinematographers, especially those keen to transport an audience back in time. On Old Henry, cinematographer John Matysiak took a different approach to creating a realistically h...

Submitted by Lewis Communications

Published 10 November 2021