Digital video site www.newsshooter.com is at this year’s NAB show in Las Vegas, and has been taking a look at the new Pocket Cinema camera from Blackmagic. The Pocket Cinema Camera is a small, compact 4K video camera with a Micro Four Thirds lensmount and an eye-opening MSRP of $ 995. Click through to see newsshooter’s video, straight from the floor at NAB.
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Blackmagic Design has announced a pocket-sized 1080p movie camera capable of 422 ProRes capture with promises of lossless CinemaDNG to be added via firmware. The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera uses a Super 16 crop (around 12.5 x 7.4mm), of the sensor used in its existing camera, and an ‘active’ Micro Four Thirds lens mount, giving full aperture control of native lenses. The camera can capture footage in Apple’s 10-bit 4:2:2 ProRes format Blackmagic promising to add the open, lossless CinemaDNG Raw standard later. The company has said this will cost just $ 995 and be available from July.
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NAB 2013: Canon has announced the development of a 35mm prime lens in its Cinema EOS range. It is designed to be used on movie cameras with image sensors up to 35mm full frame in size, and includes a range of features optimized for movie shooting. The company has not finalized its specifications and pricing, but says it will release further details in due course. However as the Cinema EOS primes offer T-stops that correlate closely with existing L-series primes, it seems likely the 35mm will be approximately T1.5, and of course use the EF mount.
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Photographer Robert Giordano filmed DJ Steve Aoki jumping from the second level balcony into an inflatable kiddie pool held up by the crowd!! This was just part of the experience at Club Cinema in Pompano Beach, Florida on May 15, 2012. Both the upper and lower levels of Club Cinema were packed with fans as DJ Aoki returned to this venue where he last played in 2011. It was another great night of music and mayhem. Robert captured the video using a Nikon D7000 camera and a Nikkor lens. Sound was recorded with a Zoom H4N digital recorder. Robert Giordano: www.design215.com http Facebook: www.facebook.com www.facebook.com Please SUBSCRIBE to: www.youtube.com Steve Aoki: steveaoki.com dimmakrecs.com
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Full course available at creativelive.com In this course, first-time filmmakers and photographers making the transition into video will be introduced to many of the core building blocks necessary to make their first short films. Students will come away from this online workshop with a good understanding of what tools they need for their productions, and when and how to best use them.
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Canon has announced two additions to its range of Cinema EOS prime lenses, a 14mm T3.1 and 135mm T2.2. The CN-E14mm T3.1 L F and CN-E135mm T2.2 L F are both designed to be used on movie cameras with image sensors up to 35mm full frame in size, and include a range of features optimized for movie shooting. These include geared focus and aperture rings with markings designed to be read from the side of the camera, 11-bladed circular aperture diaphragms, and all-metal weather-resistant construction. The 14mm T3.1 will be available from April 2013 at an estimated retail price of $ 5,500, while the 135mm T2.2 will appear in May for $ 5,200.
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Full course available at creativelive.com In this course, first-time filmmakers and photographers making the transition into video will be introduced to many of the core building blocks necessary to make their first short films. Students will come away from this online workshop with a good understanding of what tools they need for their productions, and when and how to best use them.
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The Collision Deformer in CINEMA 4D Release 13 makes it easy to deform one object based on its interaction with another. This multipurpose deformer is perfect for creating subtle interactions between surfaces without requiring the calculation time of a full dynamics engine. www.cineversity.com Note CINEMA 4D R13 is due to ship in September. For more info see www.maxon.net
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Every workflow involves a pipeline and CINEMA 4D excels at fitting in with many applications. Release 13 offers more interoperability than ever before, with enhancements to asset import and export as well as CINEMA 4D’s revolutionary After Effects exchange. Release 13 includes audio system enhancements, multichannel EXR support, and enhanced FBX and Collada format support. www.cineversity.com Note CINEMA 4D R13 is due to ship in September. For more info see www.maxon.net
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www.gameplayhq.com Harness the power of the ultimate weapon! Inspired by the upcoming Warner Bros. Pictures’ superhero feature film Green Lantern, Green Lantern Rise of the Manhunters soars onto game consoles this summer, extending the theatrical experience of one of DC Entertainment’s most popular superheroes. Playing as gifted pilot Hal Jordan, the first human Green Lantern, gamers will create an arsenal of ring constructs and take flight in outer space and beyond to restore intergalactic order. Players will use the Power Ring to build an array of weapons from green energy to defeat the Manhunters – an evil android race bent on destroying the Green Lantern Corps. •Enhanced Graphics and 3D Capabilities: •Fans can also enjoy the game in stereoscopic 3D when playing on any 3D HDTV while wearing active shutter glasses that are compatible with the television. •Master the Green Lantern Power Ring – Take control of the most powerful weapon in the universe – the Green Lantern Power Ring – and conjure a spectacular range of “hard-light” constructs including a gatling gun, giant fists, and much more, all of which can be linked together to form an endless number of combinations. •Team Up and Battle Together – Gamers playing the Xbox 360 or PS3 versions will have the ability to team-up and battle the Manhunters in seamless drop-in/drop-out local co-op gameplay as Hal Jordan or Sinestro. •Take Flight – Soaring across the universe in intergalactic flight, gamers will dodge past …