http://www.btlnews.com Voice of the Crew Fri, 18 May 2012 18:49:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/camera/oconnor-accessories-help-richard-ladkani-achieve-a-cinematic-look/ http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/camera/oconnor-accessories-help-richard-ladkani-achieve-a-cinematic-look/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 15:56:32 +0000 Staff http://www.btlnews.com/?p=27956 Gas Monopoly, Austrian director and cinematographer Richard Ladkani combined the Sony PMW-F3 with accessories from OConnor to achieve a special cinematic look. The project was technically daring and consequently a challenge for the experienced cinematographer.]]> http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/camera/oconnor-accessories-help-richard-ladkani-achieve-a-cinematic-look/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/post-production/adobe-creative-suite-6-now-available/ http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/post-production/adobe-creative-suite-6-now-available/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 15:55:22 +0000 Staff http://www.btlnews.com/?p=27970 Adobe Systems announced the immediate availability of Adobe Creative Suite 6 software. The CS6 product line includes new releases of Photoshop, InDesign, lllustrator, Dreamweaver, Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Flash Professional and other products as well as four suite versions – Creative Suite 6 Design & Web Premium; Creative Suite 6 Design Standard; Creative Suite 6 Production Premium; and Creative Suite 6 Master Collection.]]> http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/post-production/adobe-creative-suite-6-now-available/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/post-production/blackmagic-design-to-host-la-blackmagic-roadshow-on-may-16/ http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/post-production/blackmagic-design-to-host-la-blackmagic-roadshow-on-may-16/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 15:56:31 +0000 Staff http://www.btlnews.com/?p=27826 Blackmagic Design will host the Blackmagic Roadshow in Los Angeles on May 16. The event will be held at the Burbank Airport Marriott from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and will include Blackmagic Design's complete range of products for broadcast, postproduction and live events, as well as presentations by Blackmagic Design partners and renowned editors and color artists, as well as a keynote presentation by DigitalFilm Tree's CEO, Ramy Katrib.]]> http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/post-production/blackmagic-design-to-host-la-blackmagic-roadshow-on-may-16/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/camera/litepanels-introduces-inca-series-tungsten-balanced-led-fresnels/ http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/camera/litepanels-introduces-inca-series-tungsten-balanced-led-fresnels/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 15:48:58 +0000 Staff http://www.btlnews.com/?p=27799 Litepanels recently introduced its Inca Series tungsten balanced LED Fresnel fixtures. The new Inca LED lighting fixtures derive their name from the “incandescent” lighting fixtures they replace. Inca Fresnels incorporate LEDs that are color-matched to the incandescent tungsten halogen lighting fixtures still in use in many television stations and teleproduction facilities. The Inca Series makes it possible for a studio to change over from incandescent to LED fixtures in a staged, multi-year plan, rather than having to do so all at once.]]> http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/camera/litepanels-introduces-inca-series-tungsten-balanced-led-fresnels/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/news/david-ruddick-relies-on-sound-devices-to-capture-audio-for-war-elephants/ http://www.btlnews.com/news/david-ruddick-relies-on-sound-devices-to-capture-audio-for-war-elephants/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:57:42 +0000 Staff http://www.btlnews.com/?p=27713 David Ruddick was presented with the challenge of finding portable audio gear that would hold up in the rugged terrain and extreme climate of Mozambique's Gorongosa National Park for an upcoming National Geographic elephant documentary, he turned to Sound Devices’ 552 Production Mixer.]]> http://www.btlnews.com/news/david-ruddick-relies-on-sound-devices-to-capture-audio-for-war-elephants/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/camera/sachtler-soom-supports-burn/ http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/camera/sachtler-soom-supports-burn/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:57:06 +0000 Staff http://www.btlnews.com/?p=27691 Tom Putnam and Brenna Sanchez have chosen the highly adaptable SOOM XL tripod system from Sachtler (part of Vitec Videocom) for their feature documentary Burn. The project focuses on a year in the life of Detroit, as seen through the eyes of its firefighters. The documentary was executive produced by Denis Leary and partner Jim Serpico and produced by Putnam and Sanchez.]]> http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/camera/sachtler-soom-supports-burn/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/post-production/nab-report-bits-and-bytes/ http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/post-production/nab-report-bits-and-bytes/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:00:24 +0000 Phil Rhodes http://www.btlnews.com/?p=27625 http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/post-production/nab-report-bits-and-bytes/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/post-production/nab-report-4k-production-comes-of-age/ http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/post-production/nab-report-4k-production-comes-of-age/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:59:28 +0000 Phil Rhodes http://www.btlnews.com/?p=27492 ASC, no less – that while 4K images on 4K displays looked stunning, that degree of sharpness wouldn’t necessarily be popular among actors, especially actors who are, shall we say, not in their early twenties anymore. Personally, I think the increased availability of 4K acquisition is great, if only because big sensors allow oversampling, and oversampling allows problems like noise to be greatly minimized, regardless of how much of that sharpness you actually allow to emerge in the final image.]]> http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/post-production/nab-report-4k-production-comes-of-age/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/post-production/filmworkers-grades-revenge-of-the-great-camera-shootout/ http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/post-production/filmworkers-grades-revenge-of-the-great-camera-shootout/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:59:33 +0000 Staff http://www.btlnews.com/?p=27427 Filmworkers recently took part in a unique event testing the performance of the current generation of digital motion picture cameras, from leading edge camera systems used to shoot Hollywood blockbusters to the humble iPhone. Revenge of the Great Camera Shootout was produced by camera dealer Zacuto and crane manufacturer Kessler Cranes. Like similar events produced by Zacuto in the past, RGCSO features side-by-side tests of camera systems made by Sony, Arri, Red, Canon, Panasonic and Apple. Filmworkers provided color grading services necessary to make direct comparisons between the output of the cameras. Grading was performed by colorist Jimmy Cardenas with additional grading by colorist Brian “Crash” Carlucci.]]> http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/post-production/filmworkers-grades-revenge-of-the-great-camera-shootout/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/post-production/colorworks-helps-develop-f65-workflows/ http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/post-production/colorworks-helps-develop-f65-workflows/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:59:21 +0000 Staff http://www.btlnews.com/?p=27438 Colorworks, Sony Pictures Entertainment’s digital intermediate facility, is currently working with several service providers to offer efficient 4K workflow support for Sony’s new F65 CineAlta digital motion picture camera.]]> http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/post-production/colorworks-helps-develop-f65-workflows/feed/ 0