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I've lived here most of my life, and while I agree it's a stunning place (I've been based in Rome for almost 6 years now and it's overwhelming, and lived in beautiful Tuscany for 9 years before...

I, for one, can't wait to see this, Gunleik. Sounds kind of abstract, and meaningful, in deep contrast with the over-abundance of videos with beautiful models in campaign ads, which look great, but...

Pretty awesome post, Joshua! Full of great advice, wisdom, and truth.

looks awesome, and I love the fact you shoot anamorphic all the time (ok, maybe "most" of the times) :-)
Congratulations for this and for all the jobs that are coming in because of it!!!

The problem of Cinecittà has little to do with the changes of the industry, but it's the perfect example of the non-existence of a real industry in our country, at least in the last 30 years or so....

And in the middle there are lots of people (like myself and many many many others) who would use Arri, Red, Sony, Canon, Digital, Film, etc, without making such a big deal about it and without...

because when you change the aperture while rolling, you need to compensate for the change in the amount of light that gets through the lens. In other words, if you want to reduce the depth of field...

Yes. It's called aperture ramping, and you can do it with Arricams and 435s, unfortunately no digital camera is able to do it, yet, afaik. Maybe the Alexa Studio and the F65 with the optional...

great news! Looking forward to trying it.
great job, Nigel

very nice, Joseph. And very happy to have been a tiny little minuscule part of your journey, for like 2 hours :D

fair enough.
Then how do you know they can run the department effciently? How do you know they'll be excellent in all phases of pre- and actual production? How can you know from a reel if they're...

maybe it's just me, but in 10+ years in the business, I've never met a 1st AC who had a reel.

..which is the point of the joke, by the way.

As you so rightly put it, Dave, it's not about using those tools (or owning them), it's about how you use them. Maybe the old example about the...

Dear James, I agree 100%.

Especially with this:



and this...

Touchè, Karim. :-)

I guess the point of the joke is that, as it unfortunately happens quite often these days, the emphasis is on the tools, not on the craft.

Of course I'd choose real glass...

got it. Thanks, Carlos.

(and for the proucer who thinks those movies looked like film, I suggest to get his eyes checked)

Which is?
Sorry Carlos, I really don't want to sound to harsh and this is not really directed at you, but that sentence doesn't make much sense to me.

None of those 2 cameras (Epic and Alexa)...

"No country for old men" comes to mind.
Also, since we're on a Red forum, "The girl with the dragon tattoo" (according to the AC article, Fincher's movie was shot mostly wide open).

on the positive side, losing the spot meter results in having a meter that's as small as the spectra (but 1/2 thinner), for half the price of a "combo". Then again, it depends on how often you...

Fuji has/had an estimated 25/30% share of the market, and if I remember correctly, most of it was dedicated to the exhibition side (film prints) rather than the acquisition side of the business. Here...

from the press release:

"they have lost none of desirable visual elements that have made the anamorphic look so enchanting and popular for the last 60 years. Among these are the unique blue streak...

As a non-owner, I totally agree. This is a (pretty big) step in the right direction.

Häakon, I totally agree on the "run your own tests" part. I skipped the shootout parts of the video for that reason, but I have to say I enjoyed the documentary part A LOT. Had some "Cinematographer...

If you, a respected and talented ASC member who has been involved in some major productions, can't fight that misconception, I doubt you (or anyone else) will find a way to fight it here. I think the...

not strictly yours, Marc :-)
Actually, I personally believe the differences between different high end camera systems today are even smaller than those between different camera stocks...but that's...