Monthly Archives: December 2011

Y4K

The Oracle of FDTimes speaks: two more days before 2012 futures are due. Here are our soothsayings. Y4K 2012 will be the “Year of 4K.” Like HDTV, it could be premature. 2013 and 2014 will also be the “Year of 4K.” Remember when 2005 was the “Year of HD,” after its US introduction in 1998? This time, it will not take… read more…

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Royal Photographic Society Gets Moving

The Royal Photographic Society (founded 1853) announces a new category for its renowned Distinctions program. Called Multimedia and Narrative, it embraces moving image, audio visual and multimedia, and launches in January 2012. The new category consists of work that needs to be viewed over a period of time. The “narrative” of the title emphasizes the universal storytelling element of all areas to… read more…

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Epic Rain Covers

Elaine Fasula and crew at Ombre have created a new rain cover for RED Epic and Scarlet cameras. Made of breathable waterproof fabric and see-through material, you should never leave your studio without an Ombre rain cover. Come to think of it, they could come in handy even in a studio when the roof leaks or the sprinklers sprinkle. This… read more…

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The Lighting of Tintin

“The Adventures of Tintin” opens today. Director Steven Spielberg gets an additional end credit for lighting. The lighting is exquisite. It truly is a work of animated art. Attention to detail, single sources, shadows, composition, separation, and all the ingredients of good gaffing abound. Thundering typhoons, the virtual camera work is astounding–swooping, looping, flying, moving in places real cameras on real remote heads… read more…

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Chrosziel at Schneider Optics

Chrosziel collimators and lens projectors are industry standards in almost every rental house worldwide. Their new CamCollimator C-LCC is smaller, less expensive, and more versatile. What does a collimator do? A collimator measures the flange focal distance (distance from lens mount to image plane) of lenses. For PL lenses, the magic number is 52 mm. Whereas some collimators use a Siemens… read more…

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Band Pro Open House

Additional images and information on the Band Pro Open House and party on December 15th in Burbank.

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Band Pro Open House 2011

It will be a celebration of Italian food, wine, desserts, opera, music and…oh, yes…lots of equipment at the 2011 running of Band Pro One World Open House. FDTimes will be there–the event is always one of the highlights of the year, and a great way to catch up with colleagues, vendors and the latest news. When: Band Pro One World Open… read more…

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FDTimes December Issue 45 Ready

Happy Holidays. Download a free copy of our latest edition, courtesy of Film and Digital Times and our sponsors. Click here for your low-rez, iPad-friendly 12 MB PDF. The printable High and Medium Rez digital editions of Film and Digital Times December Issue 45 are now ready for subscribers. The paper edition is at the printers, to be mailed next… read more…

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New Leica Headquarters

At the annual meeting of the Leica Historical Society In Pittsburgh last month, ACM Managing Director Andreas Kaufmann showed renderings of Leica’s proposed new headquarters in Wetzlar. Planning began in 2007 for a new development called Leitz-Park. On December 1, a group of Leica executives, bankers, associates, advisors, and architects met with Wetzlar officials to present 15 volumes and 1000 sheets of… read more…

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