When COVID first hit, along with almost every other industry, film and TV productions all over the world were immediately shut down. The number of people required on set, along with the inability to socially distance, made shooting untenable. Throughout April and May 2020, studios and film sets were ghost towns. It was clear that … Read more
Rise, the membership group for gender diversity within the broadcast technology media sector announced its sponsors for 2021/22, and also the launch of this year’s mentoring scheme. 2021 sees the expansion and growth of Rises’ education arm ‘Rise Up’, as well as its fourth annual mentoring scheme in the UK, its second in Singapore, and … Read more
The Mill is organising its first virtual creative festival – The Mill & Co Presents: The Future of Creative Technology. The free virtual event is open to everyone, taking place on YouTube live from 22 – 26 March. With speakers from Epic Games, Facebook, The Mill and more, you can dial into their Learn, Inspire, … Read more
The winners of the Berlin International Film Festival have been announced, with Romanian filmmaker Radu Jude’s Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn receiving the Golden Bear for best film. While the festival was a virtual affair, the awards ceremony will take place at the Summer Special (9 – 20 June 2021). PRIZES OF INTERNATIONAL JURIES … Read more
LIGHT FANTASTIC Philippe Rousselot ASC, AFC has been fêted with BAFTA, Cesar and Oscar and was the 2020 recipient of the Camerimage Lifetime Achievement Award. The distinguished French cinematographer tells British Cinematographer about his filmmaking philosophy. “I was sent to a winter camp aged 11,” recalls Rousselot of his cinematic awakening in 1956. “I was … Read more
UPWARD MOBILITY Innovation is often driven by a single idea or preoccupation. For Chris Fawcett it is ergonomics and, more specifically, human movement. This makes sense for someone who specialises in Steadicam shooting but Fawcett has used his experience as an operator and early training in architectural engineering to design devices and systems for enhancing … Read more
Industry associations including the GBCT, BECTU, the BFI, Directors UK, and ScreenSkills react to the annual budget announcements which included an extension of the COVID insurance scheme from April to the end of December. The £500 million Film and TV Production Restart Scheme guarantees productions are financially supported in the event of losses caused by … Read more
CVP will host a free session titled ‘Making An Impact in the Industry’ with panellists Aga Szeliga, Erica McEwan, Svetlana Miko, Joanna Cuper and Nicki Fisher. At 11am-12.30pm on Monday 8 March, the CVP Common Room session will be hosted via Zoom and hosted by CVP’s Melissa Bowen. CVP has curated panel experts from a … Read more
ScreenSkills has launched a new programme designed to support change in the UK film industry by helping upcoming productions extend their talent network of experienced Black, Asian or minority ethnic professionals ready for the next stage in their career. Film Forward will match film professionals who have at least five years’ experience in a variety of below-the-line roles with … Read more
Industrial Light & Magic has continued its global expansion plan for the company’s virtual production and StageCraft LED volume services with the opening of a new stage at Pinewood Studios in London. The company is currently fielding enquiries for bookings by studios and filmmakers keen to make use of the facility for features through to … Read more
Businesses in the film and TV industry have felt the impact of COVID in many ways, from productions having to halt and safety protocols being put in place through to tighter budgets. And then Brexit added additional uncertainty. CVP, one of the UK and Europe’s leading production solutions providers, has shown great resilience and resourcefulness … Read more
This year’s BSC Awards night will take a different direction, celebrating the shining stars of cinematography via a visual platform on Friday 9 April 2021. With all the usual awards buzz, the nominations have been taking place and we are excited to announce the nominees. BSC Best Cinematography in a TV Drama 2020: Adriano Goldman … Read more
The Sundance Institute and Adobe are teaming up to find the next 10 Sundance Ignite x Adobe Fellows – emerging filmmakers (ages 18 to 25) who are creating stories that bring their passion, voice, and perspective to life. To choose this year’s fellows, they are holding a short film challenge, asking filmmakers to submit a … Read more
The new version of ARRI’s Amira camera – the Amira Live – is designed specifically for multi-camera live broadcasts. It eliminates external cabling between the camera body and the fiber adapter, resulting in a cleaner and more reliable configuration for live productions. Along with a new, feature-rich software update and the VMM-1 onboard monitor, AMIRA … Read more
If there’s one thing that unites film fans across the globe, it’s being a passionate fan of all things popular culture. Now there’s a visual representation of our nerdy obsessions in the form of The Fandom Presents – a new episodic YouTube series made by film students at MetFilm School, celebrating some of the world’s most … Read more
The lightweight, compact Lykos+ Bi-colour LED panel is one of the smallest in the Litepanels range but delivers an impressive 2000 lux (@3ft/1m) of accurate white light at any colour temperature from 3200-5600K in an instant. Weighing in at just 1lb (0.5kg), adding quality white light to the set is easy. Lykos+ is the perfect … Read more
Sony and the IMAGO Technical Committee have announced that, following several meetings at IBC exhibitions, one of the requests from cinematographers, DITs and colourists gathered by the Technical Committee (ITC) in its latest survey, has been fulfilled by Sony’s Japanese engineers. Analysis of the Request to Manufacturers survey launched nearly two years ago by the … Read more
Film independent’s 2021 Directors Close-Up to feature Spirit Award nominees Radha Blank, Lee Isaac Chung, Emerald Fennell, Emily V. Gordon, Eliza Hittman, Steve McQueen, Kumail Nanjiani, Kelly Reichardt, Chloé Zhao, and more. As an official part of the month-long ramp-up to the 22 April Spirit Awards ceremony, the upcoming online panel series features in-depth discussions … Read more
The Digital Cinema Society has created a new mini-doc, Getting Safely Back to Work in the Age of Covid dedicated to the memory of friend and longtime DCS member, Allen Daviau, ASC, an early victim of the disease. Because the COVID-19 pandemic has affected almost every aspect of the production industry, James Mathers, cinematographer … Read more
MTF Services has announced a new FZ mount conversion option for the Sirui 1.33x anamorphic prime lenses. The new bespoke FZ-converted versions of the Sirui 24mm f2.8, 35mm f1.8 and 50mm f1.8 lenses allow each to be used on the Sony PMW-F5/F55 and PMW-F3 cameras. The 1.33x anamorphic squeeze factor of the Sirui lenses is … Read more
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