One of the most logical ways to shoot a film that will be screened on the giant canvas is by utilizing large format cameras and lenses. Cuba film is an excellent educational reference that will get you an idea of how to approach to IMAX filmmaking. Cuba was screened on IMAX last year for limited viewing. However, a wide release is scheduled for … [Read more...]
RED Helium Surrounded by Two ARRI Minis: The Irishman’s De-Aging Camera Rig
From World War II to a nursing home in the 2000s, and every decade in between, Netflix’s The Irishman tells the tale of hitman Frank Sheeran through scenes from different times in his life. But all three leads in the film — Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci — are in their 70s. A makeup department couldn’t realistically transform the actors … [Read more...]
The Digital Cinema has Brought the Film Cameras Back in the Game
Why do top-notch directors shoot on film? Quentin Tarantino continues to have a strong preference for the look of the film, and Christopher Nolan shot Dunkirk primarily on a 70mm film. The charts in the article speak for themselves by presenting the main cinema cameras behind Oscar Best Picture and Cinematography nominees and other primary film … [Read more...]
Digital Cinema’s Second Decade | Digital Cinema Report
Given the state of the motion picture business today it hardly seems possible that in 2010 a significant number of movie theatres were still running film projectors and that many exhibitors were reluctant to make the transition to digital cinema technology. A lot has changed in the past ten years – digital cinema’s second decade – change that was … [Read more...]
Meet the World’s First Large Format 8K Holographic Display
Looking Glass 8K Immersive Display is “The world’s largest, highest-resolution holographic display.” The screen allows you the privilege of viewing glasses-free 3D content; no VR headgear needed. It’s like the RED Hydrogen One, but big….very big. The Looking Glass 8K Immersive Display was presented at Inter BEE 2019 by a company called Looking … [Read more...]
Digital Cinema promo makes it to silver screen
A video created by SOU students to promote the university’s new Digital Cinema degree program will screen before films at Coming Attractions Theatre locations across Oregon, northern California, Washington and Alaska. “You’re always excited when your students’ work gets screened,” said Professor Andrew Gay, the program coordinator of Digital … [Read more...]
