Technology

Reality Takes the Stage

Submitted by Nick Dager on Fri, 02/26/2010 - 11:44.
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MTV’s hit reality series Taking the Stage is a four-camera one-hour show and to do it cinematographer Marco Hoffman shoots between 20 to 30 hours a week of dance.
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Under the Sea

Submitted by Nick Dager on Thu, 01/28/2010 - 17:22.
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The Advanced Imaging and Visualization Laboratory at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution used a prototype still and HD video camera to capture the first video and still images of a deep sea volcano actively erupting molten lava on the seafloor.


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Taking Long Line Shots

Submitted by Nick Dager on Thu, 01/14/2010 - 13:42.
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A week before shooting Clash of the Titans, director Louis Leterrier requested that helicopter pilot Fred North and aerial cinematographer Hans Bjerno capture a series of rather long line shots in Wales, United Kingdom.

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Element Technica Delivering First 3D Rigs

Submitted by Nick Dager on Thu, 12/10/2009 - 16:30.
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Element Technica is now delivering the first new Quasar 3D Rigs to owner/operators and camera rental houses. The Quasar is designed to accommodate full-size digital cinema cameras like the Sony F23 and F35, Red One, Panavision Genesis, as well as full-body and box-type digital broadcast cameras like the Sony F950 and 1500, Philips LDK and others. Regardless of the cameras utilized, the company says that the Quasar’s precision and refinement make it an ideal platform for matching zoom or prime lenses to accommodate any shooting style or format.
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Making Better Off Ted

Submitted by Nick Dager on Sat, 11/14/2009 - 13:32.
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When cinematographer Brian Reynolds began prep for the Fox/ABC half-hour comedy series Better Off Ted, his challenge was to trim the budget and keep the quality look as well as the 11-hour workday.
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