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Lighting techniques for Drama based Cinematography (part 2)

Duration: 21:58 - Added: 26/03/2017

Watch Part 1 of this demo at: http://www.moviemachine.tv/video/lighting-techniques-for-drama-based-cinematography-part-1/210099029/ Tim Palmer, Director of Photography, demonstrates key lighting techniques used in drama based cinematography. Tim shows how to use controlled soft light...

Lighting techniques for Drama based Cinematography (part 1)

Plays: 629 - Duration: 23:27 - Added: 26/03/2017

Watch part 2 off this demo at: http://www.moviemachine.tv/video/lighting-techniques-for-drama-based-cinematography-part-2/210100443/ Tim Palmer, Director of Photography, demonstrates key lighting techniques used in drama based cinematography. Tim shows how to use controlled soft lig...

NISI Cinema Filters: Scratch Resistant, Water & Oil Resistant

Duration: 03:51 - Added: 18/12/2016

Interview with Steve Johnson, Director/Producer, Futuristfilm Ltd., about working with NISI filters. These are unique - nano coating provides a surface which is both resistant to scratching, water,and oil. This is demonstrated in this video. NiSi IR ND filters use exclusive dual-side...

Reflected Light System

Plays: 346 - Duration: 23:54 - Added: 30/11/2016

The CRLS system provides a different way of lighting. Using reflected light, the parallel beam can be precisely directed with a set of 4 different reflectors. This creates a working environment which is free of cables, heat, and it is quick to make changes to the lighting. The syste...

Filming with URSA Mini 4K & 4.6K; editing RAW with DaVinci Resolve

Plays: 1670 - Duration: 21:37 - Added: 24/09/2016

Recorded live at the Amsterdam SuperMeet, September 11, 2016 This video features 2 distinct demos: (i) shooting RAW with URSA Mini 4K and 4.6K (ii) post=production RAW workflow - editing with DaVinci Resolve. Klaus B. Pedersen is a Danish cinematographer and the Creative Director b...

Blackmagic Design: Latest developments with URSA Mini

Plays: 3177 - Duration: 09:38 - Added: 13/06/2016

Interview with Tim Siddons, Director of Channel Sales at Blackmagic Design UK. Tim discusses URSA Mini in-depth, the new OS, working with URSA Mini in a studio configuration, and other new developments and workflow methods. URSA Mini is now shipping and there are plenty examples onlin...

Marco Solorio - working with URSA Mini 4.6K

Plays: 1623 - Duration: 10:36 - Added: 01/05/2016

Marco Solorio, filmmaker and director of photography at One River Media, gives his views on Blackmagic Designs's URSA Mini. This camera has been described as being in the territory of ALEXA, at a fraction of the price. URSA Mini has many filmmakers excited. Marco speaks about how UR...

Matt Davis in action: invisible filming kit with LED lighting

Duration: 20:20 - Added: 11/04/2016

Recorded live at the Frontline Club in London, in February 2012, this video shows the master Matt Davis in action, talking and showing the equipment he used filming on location in both Lebanon and Cairo. Matt Davis passed away April 1, 2016. This video is part of an on-going tribute ...

Matt Davis: understanding Canon C-Log

Duration: 12:14 - Added: 01/04/2016

Recorded live at the Movie Machine Digital Cinema Festival, December 2013, this presentation by Matt Davis shows the extent of Matt's understanding of all things technical, with wonderful insight into his humour and communication skills. Thanks to Matt for such a brilliant presentatio...

Making of Bohemian Rhapsody: Editor, Barry Stevens

Plays: 3106 - Duration: 13:10 - Added: 22/11/2015

Location Hertfordshire, England, November 10, 1975. On this date, the rock band Queen recorded the video for Bohemian Rhapsody, at Elstree Studios, in just under 4 hours. Editor Barry Stevens then spent 5 hours working at the Trilion Studios in Soho, alongside director, Bruce Gowers,...

Blackmagic Micro Cinema Camera & Micro Studio Camera

Plays: 3245 - Duration: 03:52 - Added: 21/06/2015

**Blackmagic Design Micro Cinema Camera** Announced at NAB 2015 the Micro Cinema Camera is a miniaturized Super 16mm professional digital HD or RAW camera with a revolutionary new expansion port that lets customers remote controls to operate the camera wirelessly The Blackmagic Micro...

Rodney Charters: BM Pocket Camera, 4K acquisition & Alexa

Plays: 1398 - Duration: 12:27 - Added: 25/11/2014

Rodney Charters, highly regarded director and cinematographer, talks about using the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera side-by-side with an Alexa, what 4K acquisition means in "his" world as a high-end cinematographer, and his love for the Alexa, and what it makes this camera special. ...

Blackmagic Design: overview of URSA

Plays: 1747 - Duration: 09:10 - Added: 13/10/2014

Stuart Ashston, Director Blackmagic Design, EMEA, talks about the development of Blackmagic's full-blown production camera, URSA. Recorded just after URSA began shipping, Stuart speaks of where this camera fits into the world of cinematography, and how URSA, in combination with DaVin...

Retroflex for the Blackmagic Pocket Camera from Red Rock Micro

Plays: 1927 - Duration: 04:27 - Added: 01/06/2014

New for the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera. Sophisticated style blends with practical shooting. The Retroflex rig evokes a retro style of filmmaking, when it was all about the film, and production was stylish. Now with the modern flexibility of digital filmmaking, a modular cage sys...

Blackmagic Design: Ursa; Studio Camera; Cintel Film Scanner; DaVinci Resolve 11

Plays: 2844 - Duration: 10:52 - Added: 07/05/2014

Simon Westland, Director of Sales EMEA at Blackmagic Design, runs through 4 killer announcements from Blackmagic Design at NAB 2014: (i) Ursa: Introducing the worlds first digital film camera designed to revolutionize on set workflow while featuring a user upgradable sensor and lens ...

Quality LED lighting vs Cheap LED lighting

Plays: 653 - Duration: 15:10 - Added: 30/03/2014

Producer/Director Matt Davis compares some cheap LED lights with the full spectrum Felloni LED lights. It is well-known in cinematography circles that not all LED lights are the same! Some have a green tinge; others flicker when dimmed or brightened; many fail to produce results whic...

What Manner of Men - filmed with BM Cinema Camera & FS-700

Plays: 1387 - Duration: 18:37 - Added: 07/01/2014

Recorded live at the Movie Machine Digital Cinema Festival, Dec. 4, 2013 An inspiring presentation by director, Josh Fortune, and VFX artist ,Rob Allison, about the making of "What Manner of Men," a short war drama about the decisions soldiers must make, regarding bravery and conduct...

Rick Young: Why we need RAW, why we need Compressed

Plays: 1589 - Duration: 20:35 - Added: 07/12/2013

Recorded live at the Movie Machine Digital Cinema Festival, Prince Charles Cinema, Leicester Square, London, December 4, 2013. Featuring footage filmed with: Blackmagic Cinema Camera; Blackmagic Pocket Camera, Sony PMW-F3; Digital Bolex; Canon 5D Mark III recording RAW with Magic Lan...

ARRI AMIRA: THE NEW DOCUMENTARY-STYLE CAMERA

Plays: 3366 - Duration: 08:36 - Added: 03/10/2013

**ARRI AMIRA: The New Documentary-Style Camera** ARRI proudly introduces AMIRA, a versatile documentary-style camera that combines exceptional image quality and affordable CFast 2.0 workflows with an ergonomic design optimized for single-operator use and extended shoulder-mounted oper...

James Tonkin: DaVinci Resolve 10

Plays: 2052 - Duration: 32:18 - Added: 20/09/2013

**Recorded at the IBC SuperMeet, Amsterdam, September 15, 2013** James Tonkin shows the forthcoming DaVinci Resolve 10, along with footage shot with the new Pocket Cinema Camera and the Blackmagic Cinema Camera. He provides a close look at DaVinci Resolve 10's new functionality and f...

Marco Solorio talks about the Blackmagic Cinema Camera (part 2)

Plays: 1531 - Duration: 08:35 - Added: 30/06/2013

Marco Solorio, Filmmaker, Director of Photography, OneRiver Media, talks about his experiences with the Blackmagic Cinema Camera. Marco was one of the first people in the world to shoot with this camera and has built a workflow around several key accessories, and understanding the hu...

Movi in Action: Vincent Laforet and David Bloomfield

Plays: 3155 - Duration: 08:44 - Added: 23/06/2013

Recorded at the Las Vegas SuperMeet, April 9, 2013. Register NOW for the London, SuperMeet, June 28, 2013 www.supermeet.com ------------------------------ Here we see the Movi in action - demonstrating the abilities this revolutionary camera mounting system which enables extremely ...

Marco Solorio talks about the Blackmagic Cinema Camera (part 1)

Plays: 1227 - Duration: 08:38 - Added: 17/06/2013

Marco Solorio, Filmmaker, Director of Photography, OneRiver Media, talks about his experiences with the Blackmagic Cinema Camera. Marco was one of the first people in the world to shoot with this camera and has built a workflow around several key accessories, and understanding the hu...

Stu Maschwitz previews Bulletproof by Red Giant

Plays: 3896 - Duration: 21:13 - Added: 06/06/2013

Recorded at the NAB SuperMeet, Las Vegas, April 9, 2013. Watch the brilliant presentation by Stu Maschwitz about Red Giant’s new tool for digital filmmakers, Bulletproof. Bulletproof is an organizational tool which enables you to ingest and tag media, color correct on-set, and orga...

The State of the VFX Industry and where do we go from here

Plays: 28701 - Duration: 39:08 - Added: 19/05/2013

Presentation by Scott Ross and Scott Squires live at the NAB SuperMeet, April 9, 2013 This is an important presentation - for those who don't know, the VFX industry is in crisis with many facilities either struggling to make a living or going bankrupt. This is a world-wide industry p...

Autodesk Smoke 2013 - making of REP 5091

Plays: 608 - Duration: 22:16 - Added: 29/04/2013

Want to take effects to the next level? Filmmaker Anthony Brownmoore and Autodesk’s Marc-André Ferguson will take you behind the scenes on creating REP 5091, an effects-centric short film. Find out why Anthony chose Smoke and how editing and visual effects combined enable better st...

Large sensor cameras: The stuff of dreams.

Plays: 540 - Duration: 18:11 - Added: 30/03/2013

Director, Roy Palmer, talks about changes in technology and the how this has impacted on the work he does. Perhaps the most significant change has been the large sensor cameras which have opened up a world of possibilities to filmmakers who, previously, were severely limited by techno...

The Impact of Digital Film Camera Technology (part 1)

Plays: 2158 - Duration: 15:13 - Added: 26/12/2012

Recorded live at BVE North, Manchester, November 13, 2012 (part 1) Watch part 2 of this presentation: http://www.moviemachine.tv/video/the-impact-of-digital-film-camera-technology-part-2/56574859/ In this presentation titled: The Impact of Digital Film Camera Technology, producer/d...

Thunderbolt at work with G-Technology

Duration: 04:02 - Added: 20/08/2012

Pete Schlatter, Director of Marketing at G-Technology, shows the power of Thunderbolt for moving huge amounts of data when editing video at the highest levels. Committed to delivering reliable, high‐performance storage solutions to the A/V market, G‐Technology shows its support f...

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