Author Archives: FDTimes
LDI Lighting Show
Looking for location lighting gear at LDI is a bit like being a vegan at a steak house. There’s a big menu but not much you can order. With the show’s primary focus on theater and live entertainment, LDI attracted some manufacturers of TV studio lighting gear but many location oriented companies were absent. Even industry leaders Mole and Arri… read more…
Tags: Trade Shows
LiveU: Backpack Broadcasting
On Sunday, August 28, 2011, Fox News Photographer/Editor Paul Celeste set up his camera at Newport Harbor in Rhode Island, preparing for a long day of live shots as Hurricane Irene passed over. Through most the morning the satellite truck was stable, sheltered from the wind by a parking garage. But, when the eye passed overhead and the winds shifted,… read more…
Tags: Production, Products of Note
Oli at IBC 2011
This year was IBC’s highest level of attendance. To prepare for IBC, I like to plan in advance: circling “must see” company names on the floor plan. I had trouble with Sony not mentioning specifically where they were in Hall 12 until I arrived and found that Sony occupied the entire Hall. Keynotes, conferences and seminars touched on broadcasting, web casting, social… read more…
Tags: IBC, Trade Show, Trade Shows
Broadcast Asia 2011
Oli Laperal, Jr. filed this report from Broadcast Asia in Singapore, June 21-24, 2011. This year’s Broadcast Asia and Communication Asia Shows saw new expanded locations at Suntec Convention Center and Sands Marina Bay Resort & Casino respectively. Both ultra modern convention centers surpass current standards, even Las Vegas’. All day conferences included: 3D@home, All about 3D, 3D post, Future… read more…
Tags: Trade Shows
Andy Romanoff on “Magic Trip”
Note from Jon Fauer. Andy Romanoff has been king of cranes and remote heads, highly respected Panavision Executive VP of Technical Marketing, and is now managing Industry Relations and Business Development at Abelcine. Andy sent in the following review of “Magic Trip,” directed by Alison Ellwood and Alex Gibney (named by Esquire as “the most important documentarian of our time.”) “Magic… read more…
Oli at NAB 2011
Sony’s theme was “Believe Beyond HD.” The Digital Cinema Society’s seminar was titled, “3D, 4K and beyond.” We saw plenoptic lenses selectively adjusting focus within a scene. We saw the GoPro 3D camera on a model helicopter. NAB 2011 was well beyond HD. Attendance was up, along with activity on the show floor. It could be a reflection of a… read more…
Sci-Tech 2011
This year’s Scientific and Technical Achievement Awards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences were presented at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on February 12. The event, hosted by Marisa Tomei, honored many innovations in the digital realm in the industry, as well as gravity-defying systems for sending cameras and props zooming through the air and enabling shots and special… read more…
Tags: Awards
Image Stabilization (PDF)
At NAB 2010, Larry Thorpe, National Marketing Executive for Broadcast & Communications, Canon USA Inc., presented a fascinating lecture on how image stabilization works. He’s graciously crafted this article in response to demand for more insight into how the two major systems of stabilizers work: Vari-Angle Prism IS and Shift Lens IS.
IBC 2010
IBC in Amsterdam saw attendance increase to almost 49,000, the second highest level in its entire history. Healthy numbers: 8.7% increase from last year, 1300+ exhibits, 300 speakers in 60+ conference sessions, 100,000+ sq. meters, 150+ training sessions. Two new additional halls were added: Hall 12 and 13. These are good indications that the recession is hopefully over as clearly… read more…
Tags: IBC
Trade Show Mania – January 2010
Read the report by Oli Laperal, Jr on 6 major trade shows and important conferences:
1. Storage Visions. 2. CES. 3. IEEE/ICCE.
4. Red Camera Showcase.
5. 3D Displays & Applications.
6. SPIE Photonics.
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