Monthly Archives: January 2013
The Envelopes Please
Ladies and Gentlemen, start your engines and get your gowns or tuxes ready for the awards season. In Arthur Mayer’s film class at Dartmouth we placed bets. The winner got a prized copy of Arthur’s “History of the Movies.” Times have changed. We now look for patterns in technique and technology. This list comes from many sources and will be… read more…
Tags: Academy Awards, ARRI, Codex, Kodak, Oscars, Panavision
Adam Wilt’s Cine Meter for iPhone
I once said that if it has a ringtone, it’s not a camera. I was wrong. And now there’s a light meter with a ringtone. The articulate and brilliant Adam Wilt has a new tool for us. Go immediately to the App Store and search for Cine Meter. More information is on his web site: adamwilt.com/cinemeter I downloaded Cine Meter… read more…
Tags: Adam Wilt, Cine Meter, exposure meter
Jon Maxwell on the Cooke Look
What is the Cooke Look? The Academy will honor Cooke Optics with a Sci-Tech Oscar statuette “for their continuing innovation in the design, development and manufacture of advanced camera lenses that have helped define the look of motion pictures over the last century…producing what is commonly referred to as the Cooke Look…” Jonathan Maxwell, lens designer, recently published an article… read more…
Tags: Cooke Look, Cooke Optics
Anton/Bauer Sci-Tech
Anton/Bauer’s CINE VCLX Portable Power System (Ni-MH 14/24/28 V battery) will receive a Sci-Tech Plaque (Scientific and Engineering Award) from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Saturday, February 9, 2013. Anton/Bauer engineers Joe Murtha, William Frederick and Jim Markland will be honored for their design and work. CINE VCLX batteries are used to power cameras, monitors, accessories,… read more…
Tags: Anton/Bauer
FDTimes at App Store
Film and Digital Times is now available on Apple’s Newsstand and App Store for iPad, iPad Mini and iPhone. Download the free App, which will reside in your Apple Newsstand, and then purchase an annual FDTimes subscription ($29.99), or individual issues ($5.99 each). read more…
Tags: Film and Digital Times
Cooke Optics Academy Award of Merit
An Academy Award of Merit (Oscar Statuette) will be presented to Cooke Optics Limited at the annual Scientific and Technical (Sci-Tech) Awards Presentation at The Beverly Hills Hotel on Saturday, February 9, 2013. The Academy announced the award today, “To Cooke Optics Limited for their continuing innovation in the design, development and manufacture of advanced camera lenses that have helped define… read more…
Tags: Academy Award, Cooke, Oscars, Sci-Tech
Cooke Book 2013 (PDF)
The Cooke Book, A Cooke Look Back, and other reprints of Film and Digital Times articles about Cooke Optics.
Tags: A Cooke Look Back, Cooke Book
Academy Technical Achievement Awards
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that 9 scientific and technical achievement awards, represented by 25 individual recipients, will be given out  at the annual Scientific and Technical Awards Presentation at The Beverly Hills Hotel on Saturday, February 9, 2013. The Sci-Tech Awards are presented to products and people “contributing significant value to the process of making… read more…
