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Women in Media + ZEISS Altitude Awards

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ZEISS Cinema Americas and Women in Media celebrate Women's History Month with the new Altitude Awards. These Awards honor the technical and artistic achievements of creatives who are making meaningful, well-crafted stories in the camera and lighting...

Submitted by Lewis Communications

Published 08 April 2022

Introducing ZEISS Supreme Prime 15mm T1.8

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ZEISS introduces the Supreme Prime 15mm T1.8 to complete the successful Supreme Prime lens set, renowned for outstanding quality, light weight, and cinematic look. The 14-piece cine lens series ranges from 15 to 200mm with maximum apertures of T1.5 t...

Submitted by Lewis Communications

Published 08 April 2022

Introducing Rabbit-Rounder Universal for Nanlux, Feliix,...

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DoPchoice and TRP Worldwide premiere a new mounting solution for Snapbag softboxes: the Rabbit-Rounder Universal. It's the versatile answer to mounting a variety of DoPchoice Snapbags, Octas, and Lanterns to the growing range of fixtures with Aputure...

Submitted by Lewis Communications

Published 05 April 2022

Steadicam Now Available in New Cost-Effective M-2 Core Ki...

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The most integrated and adaptable Steadicam® system ever made is now available in a more affordable option with the introduction of the new M-2 Core Kits. Specially configured and priced to provide operators with an entry point into the Steadicam M-S...

Submitted by Lewis Communications

Published 01 March 2022

New DoPchoice Snapbag and reg; for Astera NYX Bulb

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To make the most of Astera’s round NYX LED Bulb, DoPchoice now offers a custom-designed, patented Snapbag® softbox to pleasingly soften the output of this innovative lighting. Snapbag SBATNYXR is made to mount exclusively to NYX LED Bulbs. It comes i...

Submitted by Lewis Communications

Published 23 February 2022

SUMOLIGHT Adds UK HQ headed by Broadcast Industry Veteran...

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SUMOLIGHT GmbH, known for SUMOSPACE, SUMOSKY, new SUMOMAX and other innovative LED lighting, announces the opening of SUMOLIGHT UK Ltd. With an eye to the flourishing British and surrounding media community, the new 2,000 square foot facility offers...

Submitted by Lewis Communications

Published 23 February 2022

Teradek Joins MPAs Trusted Partner Network

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Teradek, a member of Vitec Group’s Creative Solutions division, has received a successful assessment from the Motion Picture Association's (MPA) Trusted Partner Network (TPN) for their Core, cloud video platform. The evaluation acknowledges that the...

Submitted by Lewis Communications

Published 10 February 2022

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

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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

New Matthews 5 Pocket C-Stand

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Sliding Leg C-Stand with Grip heads and ArmMatthews C-stands have been a mainstay on sets for over 50 years. Now there’s one that literally fits in your pocket. Matthews 5” Pocket C-Stand™ offers familiar features in a super-compact form, including a...

Submitted by Lewis Communications

Published 23 December 2021

K-Tek Tino Liberatore Named Managing Director

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Umberto “Tino” Liberatore has become the new Managing Director at leading professional audio accessory manufacturer, K-Tek. After working with K-Tek as International Sales Manager for 9 years, Tino has been influential in ushering in a new era of the...

Submitted by Lewis Communications

Published 16 December 2021

Matthews BM1 Bulb Mount and trade; for Aputure and Astera...

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Simply and Safely Holds delicate Glass LED BulbsMatthews Studio Equipment introduces an easy, grip-compatible solution to hold the industry’s professional medium-sized dimmable LED bulbs by Aputure and Astera. The BM1 Bulb Mount™ offers a quick, vers...

Submitted by Lewis Communications

Published 10 December 2021

Teradek Launches Ultra Low Latency Video Monitoring Solut...

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In a recent collaboration with Verizon and Amazon Web Services Teradek, a member of the Vitec Group’s Creative Solutions division, announced a new ultra-low latency monitoring server for their Core cloud service: Wavelength Sputnik. Wavelength Sputni...

Submitted by Lewis Communications

Published 07 December 2021

SmallHD adds RED V-RAPTOR support to Camera Control for K...

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SmallHD announces an upgrade to their popularCamera Control forKOMODO®software package. Now known asCamera Control for RED® RCP2™ Cameras (KOMODO, DSMC3™), the software adds support for RED’s new V-RAPTOR™ camera. This added functionality comes via a...

Submitted by Lewis Communications

Published 07 December 2021

Creative Solutions Supports Made In Her Image

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Creative Solutions, which includes SmallHD, Teradek, Wooden Camera, and Lightstream, is collaborating with Made in Her Image, a nonprofit movement dedicated to advancing young women, girls, and non-binary youth of color in film, media, and technology...

Submitted by Lewis Communications

Published 30 November 2021

BB and S Intros Compact Bicolor Fresnel (CFL) Light

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BB&S Lighting of Denmark adds the Compact Bicolor Fresnel to its family of Compact Beamlight LED studio fixtures. The smallest footprint (5.5-in/14cm) Fresnel on the market, it draws just 38W and outputs over 2400 lumens at 96 TLCI (tunable from 2700...

Submitted by Lewis Communications

Published 29 November 2021