NAB 2019 was the year of Full Frame, Large Format, VV. The Big Picture. Anyone illusions of insufficient Full Frame lenses were quickly dispelled. They were everywhere.

ARRI launched ALEXA Mini LF. It was the camera ARRI users were waiting for. Light, small, flexible, Large Format.

Mole-Richardson’s new 20K LED draws 30 Amps and outputs the equivalent of a 20,000 Watt tungsten unit. You can plug it into 2 household sockets, as long as they are separate circuits. I always remember gaffer Sal Martorano’s motto, “A 20K is like a 10K with a double until you ask me for more exposure.”

Here are some of the things we didn’t cover in FDTimes April edition: read more…