Tag Archives: Tokyo
Meeting Sony Designers and Planners in Tokyo
Meeting the Designers and Planners Shinagawa sits on the southeastern shore of Tokyo, just before you hit Tokyo Bay. It’s a collection of modern highrise office towers housing many of the area’s major corporations. The large building with the diamond patterned exoskeleton (above) is Sony’s Shinagawa Headquarters in Sony City. Peter Crithary, Sony’s Manager for large sensor cameras (below, far… read more…
NAC Open House in Tokyo
NAC Image Technology’s annual Open House event was held on June 24 and 25 at Toei studio in Oizumi, Tokyo. Around 400 visitors attended during the two days. There were two parts to the event: an exhibition of equipment at a film studio and presentations at a preview theater. Mr. Franz Kraus, Managing Director of ARRI, lectured to a full house (“Better Motion Pictures on… read more…
InterBEE Tokyo 2013
Inter BEE 2013 began on November 13 at the Makuhari Messe. It’s interesting how certain German phrases persist: Messe, Lens Meister…. 918 companies and organizations exhibited in 1,491 booths, representing 536 exhibitors from 30 countries and regions around the world. 31,979 visitors attended the three day show. Inter BEE 2014 is scheduled Wednesday, November 19 to Friday, November 21, 2014,… read more…
Sanwa Group
The name Sanwa comes from “San” which means “3” and “Wa” for peace and harmony. Company founder Tosai Yasumoto founded the company in 1955 and went to a fortune teller for advice on the name. Mr. Yasumoto had been a driver at a film studio. One day he decided to buy an ARRI camera and Angenieux zoom. He rented them… read more…
Tags: Japan, Sanwa, Sanwa Group, Tokyo
NAC Image Technology
NAC Image Technology is a famous Tokyo company with a rich history in imaging. They are the ARRI Distributor in Japan, major camera rental house, high-tech manufacturer of high speed cameras and optical products, and authorized ZEISS service center for Asia. The company was founded in 1958 in the Ginza area of Tokyo by the father of the current President,… read more…
Tags: Hi-Motion, NAC, Tokyo, Ultra Slow Motion
NHK Open House in Tokyo
Open House at NHK STRL (Science & Technology Research Laboratory). To see information about each image in the slideshow, go to Full Screen Mode and turn on “show info” at top right. NHK is a Japanese publicly-funded company. Every year, for one week at the end of May, they open their doors to the public to show what they have achieved recently. NHK… read more…
FDTimes NAB Edition Contents
FDTimes April 2011 double issue 41-42 hits the halls of NAB on opening day: at 9 am on Monday April 11, 2011. Pick up your complimentary copy of Film and Digital Times from the publication bins in the Central Hall Main Lobby and South Hall Upper Lobby, at our booth C9550, and at the booths of our sponsors, including Sony, Fujinon,… read more…
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Report from Dorian in Tokyo
Dorian Weber shoots for Film and Digital Times in Tokyo. We were in Akasaka last week. I was a lucky one–returning to New York a few days before the terrible earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Here is Dorian’s report. March 11: Be glad youre not here. 8.9 shock and then to be on the 34th floor…not good. March 11, 3 pm EST: 5… read more…
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