ARRI release ARRI Hi-5: a fifth-generation intelligent hand unit

The new ARRI Hi-5 is one of the most sophisticated hand unit on the market, providing reliable wireless camera and lens control in demanding situations on set. Weatherproof and solidly built, it features an exceptional radio link range and unique, swappable radio modules for different territories and shooting challenges. Replacing ARRI’s previous top-end hand unit, … Read more

ARRI equipment behind the prized films at Cannes

At the Festival de Cannes 2021, the majority of winning and participating productions relied on ARRI equipment. At and surrounding the event, ARRI played a behind the scenes role and also sponsored several prizes. From July 6 to 17, 2021, the 74th edition of the Festival de Cannes took place on the Croisette. As a … Read more

BAFTA announces winners of 2021 GSA BAFTA Student Awards

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has announced the winners of the 2021 GSA BAFTA Student Awards in a digital ceremony hosted by actor Elliot Knight. The presentation is available to watch on BAFTA’s YouTube channel. The BAFTA Student Film Award for Animation was awarded to Hugo Caby, Antoine Dupriez, Aubin Kubiak, Lucas Lermytte and Zoé Devise … Read more

DYNAMIC opens new office in Leipzig, Germany

DYNAMIC has announced the launch of a new European location. “After months of planning we are pleased to say our new office in Leipzig, Germany will be operational from July 2021,” said CEO Austin Rios. “What started as a search for a ‘Brexit Solution’ blossomed into a fully-fledged DYNAMIC staffed office.” With this new office … Read more

Rise secures funding from ScreenSkills to add a new mentoring programme

Rise, the award-winning advocacy group for women in the broadcast media technology sector, has announced the launch of its second UK mentoring programme in 2021, the ScreenSkills Rise Mentoring Programme for women working across the sector, after securing funding from ScreenSkills.  This programme, supported by ScreenSkills as part of the BFI Future Film Skills programme using … Read more

BFI Southbank announces programme for September and October

BFI Southbank has unveiled a packed programme for September and early October, beginning with a retrospective of Denis Villeneuve. Ahead of the 21 October UK release of the director’s hotly anticipated adaptation of Frank Herbert’s epic adventure Dune (2021), this season offers audiences a chance to familiarise themselves with Villeneuve’s bold filmography, from early arthouse favourites to … Read more

Sundance Institute and Adobe announce 2021 Sundance Ignite x Adobe fellows

Sundance Institute and Adobe announced this year’s Sundance Ignite x Adobe Fellows, chosen from a global pool of more than 1650 applicants from ages 18-25. Hailing from a broad geography, and rooted in a diverse array of creative disciplines from documentary to fiction, these 10 emerging artists selected will engage with a year of mentorship and support from … Read more

Wolf Alice creative team including cinematographer Molly Manning-Walker talk about collaborating with Digital Orchard for visual album

Mercury Prize-winning Wolf Alice formed in London in 2010 and recently topped the Official Charts with their 3rd album Blue Weekend, described as a “stone-cold masterpiece” by NME. But what many fans might not know is that the 11 videos to accompany the Blue Weekend singles were all shot in one go over an intensive … Read more

Aerial filming

SKY RISERS Drones, helicopters, and fixed-wing aircraft are helping filmmakers create creative and spectacular shots that soar. We examine the developments in the ever-evolving world of aerial cinematography. Aerial cinematography is long-established in cinema history. From bi-plane dogfights in the 1927 WWI drama Wings to the first helicopter shot in 1945’s The Bandit of Sherwood, … Read more

Autumn Durald Arkapaw / Loki

NEW TRICKS AND CLOSE COLLABORATIONS The unintended pandemic break gave cast and crew additional time to plan how to shoot Loki. Cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw reveals how she helped create that world. “We were lucky because we had COVID in the middle of our shoot. It allowed us that break in between for conversations about … Read more

Chayse Irvin ASC CSC / Don’t Go Tellin’ Your Momma

INVENTIONS OF CREATIVITY Inspired by the 1970s Black ABCs teaching aid, short film Don’t Go Tellin’ Your Momma is an inventive reimagining of the flash cards for a 21st century audience. With an ambition to create a modern version of educational flash cards created in the ‘70s, musician-director Topaz Jones teamed up with directing duo … Read more

David Procter / Pokerstars Epic Downtime

SOARING AMBITIONS The scale and originality of the concept for Pokerstars Epic Downtime commercial was an instant draw for cinematographer David Procter – notably director Iain Morris’ ambition to achieve it all in one continuous shot. “The extreme technical challenge was a real allure, moving from a downtown LA rooftop, through Manhattan streets, various backlot sets … Read more

37th annual Film Independent Spirit Awards moves to March 2022

Film Independent, the nonprofit arts organization that produces the Film Independent Spirit Awards, announced that the 37th annual awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, March 6, 2022 in Los Angeles. Traditionally held the Saturday before the Oscars, the 2022 date marks a shift in the season, placing the Spirit Awards squarely in the corridor … Read more

Framestore backs two new machine learning research fellowships

Oscar-winning creative studio Framestore and Bournemouth University are seeking two research fellows to help drive forward the future of visual effects. Joining the Faculty of Media and Communications’ Centre for Applied Creative Technologies (CfACTs) and gaining access to Framestore’s world-leading teams, tech and software, the selected candidates will embark on two-year research programmes to help … Read more

Major new report launched to highlight essential role of UK’s creative industries

The Creative Industries Federation and Creative England have jointly published a major new report, The UK Creative Industries: unleashing the power and potential of creativity. It is the first publication from us as the Creative UK Group and they have now openly shared it with the public.  Alongside this, wetheyhave launched their new member-led campaign: … Read more

Venice Film Festival announces international juries

The International Juries have been selected for the Venezia 78 Competition, for Orizzonti and for the “Luigi De Laurentiis” Venice Award for a Debut Film of the 78th Venice International Film Festival (1-11 September 2021) of La Biennale di Venezia, directed by Alberto Barbera. The personalities convened as members of the Jury for the Venezia 78 Competition are: Bong Joon Ho – president (South Korea), Academy Award-winning director and screenwriter, is one of the most … Read more

Papertown films in a virtual airplane using Mo-Sys new Onset VP Services

Mo-Sys Engineering, recently launched its new Onset VP Services office based in Los Angeles to provide an out-sourced solution for production companies new to virtual production. This has enabled US creative and production specialists Papertown to quickly and accurately create an ambitious virtual production project featuring a passenger plane in a hangar. Papertown is an … Read more

Joel Coen’s The Tragedy of Macbeth announced as New York Film Festival opening night film

Film at Lincoln Center announces Joel Coen’s The Tragedy of Macbeth – lensed by Bruno Delbonnel ASC AFC – as Opening Night of the 59th New York Film Festival, making its World Premiere at Alice Tully Hall on September 24. A work of stark chiaroscuro and incantatory rage, Joel Coen’s boldly inventive visualisation of The Scottish … Read more

Foundry appoints Christy Anzelmo as chief product officer

Foundry has announced the appointment of Christy Anzelmo as chief product officer effective immediately – a move that reinforces the company’s continued commitment to product innovation. Anzelmo will lead the strategic vision and delivery of Foundry’s product portfolio across Media and Entertainment, and Digital Design industries. Tasked with implementing a compelling product vision and roadmap … Read more

Chroma-Q delivering low energy solutions with Version 2

LED lighting manufacturer, Chroma-Q, are supporting Version 2 Lights with their low energy Space Force fixtures.  Developed as an energy efficient alternative to the traditional space light, Chroma-Q Space Force has a blend of versatility, bi-colour functionality and superb output. Having been welcomed by crews, both on location and in studios around the world, the Space … Read more

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