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Articles Tagged with "Dslr"

ARRI Alexa on Dolly with Film Crew

On Set: Shooting with the Arri Alexa (with Video)

by Evan LuziCameras

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Over the last weekend, I was 1st Assistant Camera on a short project and had the opportunity to use the ARRI Alexa, the company’s new flagship digital cinema camera.

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The iPhone DSLR Camera: The Beginning of the End or the Start of Something New?

The iPhone DSLR Camera: The Beginning of the End or the Start of Something New?

by Evan LuziCameras

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Take a long hard look at that picture above. Is that the extreme low point for film snobs or the high point for DSLR enthusiasts? It’s not like an iPhone hasn’t been used for film production before, but never has it been the camera body of choice for serious filmmakers. However, now that the iPhone 4 can shoot HD (and even edit on the fly) should we expect to see iPhone filmmaking take off in the same way DSLR’s have?

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Macbook Pro Data Loading Station

Digital Media Management Best Practices

by Evan LuziCamera Assisting

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When shooting digital cinema, it’s important to have your workflow set out ahead of time. While film has an established protocol (for the most part) with handling printed takes, short ends, etc., the digital world has many options that can be cumbersome if not thoroughly explored.

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RED Scarlet Digital Mockup

RED Epic and Scarlet Cameras By End of 2010?

by Evan LuziCameras

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Reading off Engadget, found at the comprehensive Reduser.net forums, Jim Jannard (founder of RED) has apologized for the “embarrassingly late” production delays on the Epic and Scarlet cameras. He explains the cause of the delay was a bug that took months to find and put a “bullet in the back of it’s head.”

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