Monthly Archives: December 2008
Band Pro Annual Open House
Last Thursday, December 11th, Band Pro held another well-attended Annual One World on HD Open House at their Burbank Offices. Amnon Band outside Expo. New Products: s.two solid state on-board “magazine” on Sony F35. Light, small, quiet. SL’s magazine data recorder with Transvideo 3D monitor Lite Panels’ LP-1 1×1 with dimmable, mixable daylight (5600K) and tungsten balanced (3200K) LEDs.
BANJIN: epic novel by Andrew Laszlo, ASC
It’s no surprise that BANJIN reads like an epic mini series or major motion picture. That’s because it was written by Andrew Laszlo, ASC, who was the cinematographer on SHOGUN, the 10-hour, Golden Globe-winning saga starring Richard Chamberlain, based on James Clavell’s bestselling novel. The prolific Andrew Laszlo is well known as one of the top Directors of Photography in… read more…
Mark Forman on the Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Mark Forman writes: As one of the first owners of the new Canon EOS 5D Mark II (the 21 megapixel SLR with H.264 1080P 60 capability) I can report that this camera is groundbreaking. I have shot a number of tests and did pickup shots for a Hollywood feature only three days after receiving it on December 1. As… read more…
Digital Dilemma Online
The Digital Dilemma Report should be required reading for all of us. You can now buy a copy at the Academy or get it online by registering at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Oscars) website. It’s compelling stuff. The Dilemma is how to best store your project for the future. If you shoot a 90 minute feature… read more…
A Cinematographer’s Guide to Zeiss (PDF)
How to Build a Cine Lens. A special 10 page report and tour of Carl Zeiss, with an inside look at lens design and manufacturing in Jena and Oberkochen. read more…
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