Designed by cinematographer Rodney Charters, the Charters Pole is a multi-purpose pole for lightweight camera systems and other accessories such as lightweight lighting fixtures or boom microphones. The system allows the operator to get very close to the subject, which assists with even greater control.
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The Sixteenth Annual Las Vegas SuperMeet will take place on Tuesday, April 25 2017 in the Pavilion Ballroom at the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas. Doors open at 4:30PM with the SuperMeet Digital Showcase featuring 20 software and hardware developers. SuperMeet Presentations will begin at 7:00PM and continue until 11:00PM.
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To the delight of film enthusiasts across the globe, Eastman Kodak Company has announced plans to bring back one of its most iconic film stocks. Over the next 12 months, Kodak will be working to reformulate and manufacture KODAK EKTACHROME Film for both motion picture and still photography applications. Initial availability is expected in the fourth quarter of 2017.
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The LUMIX FZ2000 boasts exceptional video recording performance which has never been seen in a bridge camera. It is capable of unlimited[1] 4K video recording (Cinema 4K: 4096x2160 / 24 fps and QFHD 4K: 3840x2160 / up to 30 fps) in MOV/MP4[2] and Full HD video at an ultra-high bitrate of 200 Mbps (ALL-Intra) or 100 Mbps (IPB).
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Blackmagic Design has announced that Blackmagic URSA Mini 4.6K and the Blackmagic Micro Cinema Camera have commenced shipping and that the specifications of the two cameras have been changed. Blackmagic Design have decided to ship both of the cameras without the global shutter feature.
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Producer/Director David Doré, writes about the distractions which modern technology brings to the filmmaking process. Technology itself will never make a good film - that is the job of the filmmaker, however, if we harness technology to the benefit of the filmmaking process that is when the magic really happens. Now for the Heresies - over to David...
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Blackmagic Design has announced the immediate availability of DaVinci Resolve 12.1 which adds dozens of new features such as remote rendering, 10-bit viewers, new editing and color correction tools, and more. The DaVinci Resolve 12.1 update is available now for both DaVinci Resolve 12 and DaVinci Resolve 12 Studio customers, and can be downloaded from the Blackmagic Design website.
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Available exclusively through ARRI Rental, the ALEXA 65 has already been supplied to numerous high-profile projects, some using it as the main unit camera throughout production and others using it as a specialist camera for sequences that require extreme levels of image quality.
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