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Angénieux Style & Servos
Angénieux Style Zoom Lenses Angénieux introduces a new line of lenses and the Angénieux Servo Unit (ASU) at NAB. The new Optimo Style series will consist of 3 zooms: 2 handheld, 1 full size. The 16-40 and 30-76 are lightweight at 4.2 lb each and well-balanced for shoulder or handheld shooting. The 25-250 is an all-purpose, classic-range zoom for most… read more…
Clairmont gets Optimo Anamorphic
The first Angenieux Optimo Anamorphic 56-152 mm T4 zoom lens was just delivered to Clairmont Camera Hollywood. “We just checked it out and it looks great,” said a happy Denny Clairmont. “It’s ready to go out on any one of a number of anamorphic shows we’re prepping.” This is a lightweight zoom with 2x anamorphic squeeze—approximately the size and weight of… read more…
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Yasuhiko Mikami joins Angénieux
Yasuhiko Mikami has joined Angénieux as VP of Cinema/TV Business Development & Asian Operations. He will be based at the Thales Japan Tokyo office. “Over the past 27 years, Yasu has been at the center of the digital imaging industry–driving the birth of HDTV, 24P, digital 35mm cameras, and 4K. His profound knowledge of the industry and technology trends will be… read more…
Angénieux History Updated
Our Angénieux History special 64-page report has been updated with additions and corrections. The new 25-250 Optimo DP is included. New Angénieux Optimo DP 25-250 mm T3.5 Zoom The 25-250 mm zoom range has been a de-facto standard since Angenieux introduced the famous 25-250 T2, HP and HR lenses between the 60s and the 90s. At IBC 2013, the new Optimo… read more…
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Angenieux 25-250 Optimo DP
Still a few hours to go before the cone of NDA silence lifts on the new zoom from Angénieux — covered, above. This zoom lens is an update and reboot of the famous 10:1 zoom that first came on the scene and on locations everywhere in 1962–and sparked the Nouvelle Vague, the New Wave. It was used on Claude Lelouche’s… read more…
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Pierre Andurand Interview at Cannes
Pierre Andurand is President and CEO of Angénieux. Jon Fauer interviewed him at Cannes about Angeniéux as a festival partner, the cinematography award to Philippe Rousselot, anamorphic lenses, and the relationship of cinematographers with a company that supplies the windows on their worlds. read more…
Angenieux Zooms on Cannes Films
The Cannes Palme d’Or winner, La Vie d’Adele (Blue is the Warmest Color), was shot on two Canon C300 cameras fitted with Angénieux Optimo lightweight 28-76 mm T2.6 zoom lenses. The Canon cameras, supplied by PhotoCineRent/PhotoCineShop Paris, were purchased with Canon EF mounts. (The choice is PL or EF.) The Angénieux zooms therefore came with EF mounts. This is a well-known,… read more…
Philippe Rousselot, ASC, AFC, ExcelLens
It was the best of times. It was about time. Victoria Abril declared, “the award was not a moment too soon.” This is the first time the Cannes Film Festival has honored the work of a cinematographer. The first annual Pierre Angenieux Award for Cinematography at Cannes was presented Friday, May 24, to Philippe Rousselot, ASC, AFC by Angénieux President and CEO… read more…
Angénieux ExcelLens Cannes Award
It was a spectacularly synchronized event that began at 6:30 pm under sunny skies in Cannes. A strong sea breeze buffeted the Croisette, but hardly rocked the mega yachts moored alongside the festival hall. Flashes from the phalanx of photographers illuminated the red carpet and climb to the gates of cinematic heaven. Heaven could wait; champagne appeared on the terrace… read more…
Angenieux at Cannes
Thales Angénieux is an Official Partner and Technical Partner of the 66th Festival de Cannes. Today, the CST (Commission Superieure Technique de l’image et du son) hosted an Angenieux reception and demo of the new Optimo lightweight Anamorphic 56-152mm T4 2S (2x squeeze) Zoom Lens at their pavilion.
Angenews: Excellens
Angénieux is an official partner of the 66th Cannes Film Festival and will honor French Cinematographer Philippe Rousselot, AFC, ASC with the newly established Pierre Angénieux Excellens in Cinematography event at the Palais des Festivals. The ceremony will include many prominent directors, actors and producers who have worked closely with Philippe Rousselot throughout his successful career. FDTimes will be… read more…
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This is what has been cooking at Angénieux and Cooke
Anamorphic Lenses At the AFC Micro Salon in Paris a few weeks ago, Angénieux CEO and President Pierre Andurand and Cooke Chairman Les Zellan were seen tête à tête. FDTimes has learned that Angénieux and Cooke technical teams worked together to share the design of their respective anamorphic lenses and check their compatibility. Pierre Andurand said, “Les and I are… read more…
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BIRTV 2012 Beijing
BIRTV, Beijing’s International Television & Film equipment exhibition was held this year from August 22 – 25. Attendance was up 5%. The Chinese market seems to be showing interest and acceptance of high caliber products. Around 500 manufacturers exhibited, directly or through their local representatives: Arri, Sony, Tiffen, Grass Valley, Cooke, Fujifilm, Angénieux, Canon, P+S Technik, Cartoni, Shape, Transvideo, Miller,… read more…
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Angénieux at Cabourg Film Festival
Angénieux has been rambling along many red carpets recently. What do red carpets and a prominent cinema lens manufacturer have in common? Quite a bit, actually. In addition to the similar colors of red carpets and red Angénieux logo and branding, these festivals have showcased many films shot with Angénieux zooms. The Cabourg Film Festival (June 13-17) is one of France’s… read more…
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Angenieux at Cannes
On the Red Carpet at Cannes, our favorite “Egerie” (Icon) of Angénieux, Linda Carriel, with (left to right) Mrs Pierre Andurand, Mr Pierre Andurand, President of Thales Angenieux, Mr Pierre-William, Glenn President of CST, Linda Carriel, Mr Dominique Rouchon, International Sales Director. read more…
The SOC Awards and Angenieux’s New President
It’s been a good week for France in Hollywood. A week ago, February 19th, the Society of Camera Operators awarded Angenieux a 2012 Technical Achievement Award for the design of the Optimo series of hand-held zoom lenses: 15-40, 28-76 and 45-120mm. Pierre Andurand, new President of Thales Angenieux, accepted the award on behalf of all the people who made these… read more…
Angénieux in Singapore
The First Rendezvous with French Cinema festival took place in Singapore from December 8 to 13. Organised by Unifrance, Institut Français and Alliance Française de Singapour, the festival helped promote the latest French films to International and Asian audiences. Over 20 films were screened at four venues: Golden Village Vivocity, Shaw Theatres Lido, The Cathay Cineplex cinemas as well as… read more…
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Angénieux ADS/i
Angenieux showed working models of its ADS/i lens data system at IBC. A small box that attaches directly to Optimo zoom lenses, ADS/i speeds up production and post-production with helpful metadata about lens parameters: focus, iris, and zoom settings. Using Cooke’s open architecture /i Technology protocol, film and digital cameras can record frame accurate metadata of essential lens settings. /i technology… read more…
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Angénieux at Cannes
Thales-Angénieux was busy at the Cannes Film Festival last month, unveiling a new lens and new logo with colors that matched the red carpet. Angénieux showed the new Optimo 45-120 mm T2.8 lightweight zoom on Thursday, May 12 at a demo conducted in the CST booth from 12 to 3 pm. This is the third in the line of lightweight… read more…
Optimo, Alexa & Quasar at the Royal Wedding
Angénieux Optimo zooms, ARRI Alexa cameras, and Element Technica Quasar Rigs converged on the Royal Wedding in 3D. As an estimated 2 billion viewers watched the marriage of Prince William and Catherine Middleton, 3 rigs with 6 Angénieux Optimo DP zooms on 6 ARRI Alexa cameras recorded the event in 3D for broadcast on BSkyB in the days that followed. Three… read more…
