Gear – Below the Line

Fujifilm Announces New Fujinon Duvo HZK25-1000mm F2.8-5.0 PL Mount Cinema Box Lens

March 22, 2023 Staff Comments Off

FUJIFILM North America Corporation has announced the impending availability of its new FUJINON Duvo HZK25-1000mm F2.8-F5.0 PL Mount Cinema Box Lens (“Duvo 25-1000”). As noted in Fujifilm’s prior October 2022 development announcement, this native PL-mount cinema box lens achieves a zoom ratio of 40x and a telephoto focal length of 1000mm, the highest combination of magnification and telephoto reach available to date for large cinema sensors. Fujifilm North America Corporation […]

Cine Gear Expo Returned to New York Showcasing All the Creative Ingenuity in New Production-Related Gear

March 20, 2023 Edward Douglas Comments Off

For the first time in almost eight years, the Cine Gear Expo returned to New York City with all the best filmmaking gear and tech in tow after the planned 2020 expo was canceled amid the early days of the pandemic. This year’s Cine Gear was held within Brooklyn’s Industry City, a massive eight-building complex that houses markets, merchants, and crafts experts with unique skills such as blacksmithing and swordsmithing. […]

Cine Gear: Industry Professionals Discuss Expo’s Return to New York as Vendors Hawk Their Wares

March 18, 2023 Daniel Eagan Comments Off

Camera geeks flocked to Brooklyn’s Industry City March 10 and 11 for the first New York-area Cine Gear Expo in several years. Attendance spiked over 2,000 for an event that included panels, presentations, and displays of the latest in visual technology. “Our last event in New York was 2015,” Juliane Grosso, co-founder and CEO of Cine Gear Expo, said. “We had planned to return in 2020 until Covid hit. Now […]

Digital Cinema Society to Hold DCS Cinema Lighting Expo on March 18 at IATSE Local 80 Stage in Burbank

March 7, 2023 Staff Comments Off

RSVPs are now being accepted for the Digital Cinema Society’s DCS Cinema Lighting Expo, an exploration of motion picture lighting and grip technology with participating manufacturers including (in alphabetical order): ARRI • BB&S Lighting • CHAUVET Lighting • Dedolight California • Core SWX • Fiilex • FOMEX • K5600 • Kino Flo • Lightstar • Litepanels • Luminys • Mole Richardson • Nanlite • Quasar Science • RatPac Controls • […]

Tiffen Introduces New Black Fog and Night Fog Filters

February 23, 2023 Staff Comments Off

The Tiffen Company adds two new diffusion effects filters to their renowned line of optical filters. Paired with digital cameras, Black Fog® and Night Fog® Filters can provide a soft highlight glow reminiscent of the classic double fog cinematic look. While both Black Fog and Night Fog series offer the benefits of Tiffen’s natural-looking diffusion, these two new atmosphere-enhancers each bring a unique benefit to the cinematographer’s pallet. Tiffen Black […]

Matthews to Display Dovetail Cross Plate, New Black CAM Tank at BSC Expo Booth 237

February 21, 2023 Staff Comments Off

Matthews highlights two rugged and versatile camera support tools that individually solve a world of everyday busy set needs and together form a dynamic camera support duo. The Dovetail Cross Plate (patent-pending) expands orientation versatility when mounting a camera to a fluid or gear head. It also simplifies working with prime and zoom lenses where minimal balancing is required. A quick addition to existing camera supports, the 2-layer swiveling plate […]

ARRI Introduces Impression V Filters to Give Signature Prime and Zoom Lenses Vintage Feel

February 21, 2023 Staff Comments Off

ARRI is launching its new line of Impression Filters with eight Impression V Filters that give a vintage feel to Signature Prime and Zoom lenses. The four negative and four positive diopter filters incrementally shift the focus characteristics of the image, allowing a range of detuned looks to be created for Super 35 or large format with one set of Signature lenses. Diopters are traditionally positioned in front of a […]

Awards

Film Academy to Honor Eight Sci-Tech Achievements From 19 Individual Award Recipients, Including Iain Neil

February 2, 2023 Staff Comments Off

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that eight scientific and technical achievements represented by 19 individual award recipients will be honored at its annual Scientific and Technical Awards presentation on Friday, Feb. 24 at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, marking its return to an in-person event for the first time since 2019. In addition, Iain Neil will receive the Gordon E. Sawyer Award (an Oscar […]

Matthews Introduces Gatorbuddy, Its Multi-Purpose Grip Tool

February 2, 2023 Staff Comments Off

Matthews Studio Equipment brings another smarter support solution to photography and video shoots. New Gatorbuddy™ is a professional tool that helps shooters work with bounce and fill cards that can increase productivity on the job. Compact, sturdy and mobile, Gatorbuddy is useful for a variety of tasks. Featuring a steel base and four Tente caster wheels, it can glide around the studio, then easily lock safely in place to facilitate […]

ZEISS Cinematography to Exhibit and Speak at HPA Tech Retreat Feb. 20 – 23, 2023

January 20, 2023 Staff Comments Off

ZEISS Cinematography will once again join the annual Hollywood Professional Association Tech Retreat in Palm Springs this February. In their HPA Innovation Zone booth, the team will demonstrate the CinCraft Mapper metadata application, the natural extension of XD technology premiered by ZEISS last May. CinCraft Mapper provides frame-accurate lens distortion and shading data, enabling VFX artists to achieve a cinematic result that is realistic and precise, without relying on a […]