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Showtime’s “Penny Dreadful: City of Angels” Shot With Cooke S4/i Primes
“The original series was set in Victorian gothic London, while City of Angels is set in 1938 Los Angeles — a very different look....
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How To
“Singularity:” How Cinematographer Khalid Mohtaseb Told a Love Story in Dance
“We wanted to approach it in almost a classical, theatrical way.”
Expertise
The 2019 Camera Comparison Chart Is Live
"From the beginning, the chart has been designed around providing a tool for cinematographers to help them educate producers with the incredibly large variety...
2017
Being There: ‘Detroit’ Takes Viewers Through the City’s 1967 Riots
In this project for Annapurna Pictures, director Kathryn Bigelow reteamed with her "Hurt Locker" director of photography, Barry Ackroyd, BSC.
2017
‘Get Out’ Visual Style Relies on Realism
In the comedic horror feature Get Out, a black photographer (Daniel Kaluuya) goes upstate with his white girlfriend (Allison Williams) to meet her affluent...
2017
Perpetual Motion: Achieving the Visual Marvels of ‘Legion’
For those acquainted with Marvel Comics, the character of David Haller/Legion does not rank particularly high in the pantheon of heroes and villains. But...
News
RED Epic-W Helium vs. ARRI Alexa Mini
NoFilmSchool has released a camera test between the RED Epic-W Helium and ARRI Alexa Mini. As they explain, “ Given all the buzz around...
2016
Life on ‘Mars’: Inside National Geographic’s Epic Multiplatform Initiative
National Geographic Channel says it wants to redefine television storytelling with its ambitious cross-platform project Mars, which premieres in 171 countries and 45 languages...
2016
‘Berlin Station’: Spies, Lies and Shooting on Location
Launching on cable network EPIX with a ten-episode season on October 16, Berlin Station is a contemporary spy series that follows Daniel Miller, who...
2016
Tone, Technique and Tension: Making the Hulu Thriller Series ‘Chance’
DP Terry Stacey uses film noir texture “to push the mood into a psychological tone and language.”
2016
Character Studies: ‘Better Things’ Cinematography Captures “Human Truths”
" is a very busy woman with a hectic life schedule, and there needs to be a sense of the pace from...
2016
Panavision’s Anamorphic Look Invades Television
Anamorphic lenses, long loved for their cinematic look, have become a predominant choice for television production. AMC’s Fear the Walking Dead is one of...
News
Watch a Leica R Lens Shootout with the RED Weapon and ARRI Alexa Mini
In the below video, Rent Cinema Glass does a lens shootout, using the Leica R with both the RED Weapon and ARRI Alexa Mini. The rental...
News
Watch the ARRI Alexa Mini vs. RED Epic vs. RED Dragon
YouTube user Женя Козлов pits the ARRI Alexa Mini vs. the RED Epic and RED Dragon in the quick camera test found below. The test features...
News
ARRI Alexa Mini vs. Canon C100 (The Results May Surprise You)
In the below video, LensProtoGo’s Evan Bourcier compares the ARRI Alexa Mini (a $40K camera) with the Canon C100 (a $4K camera) to determine...
News
ARRI Alexa Mini Helps Execute Complicated POV Mirror Shot
The Brothers Lynch’s short film “Trial” was shot on an ARRI Alexa with an ARRI Alexa Mini used to create a complicated mirror shot....
News
ARRI Amira and Alexa Minis Capture Kanye’s Live-Streamed Fashion Show
Ten ARRI Amira and four ARRI Alexa Minis were used to capture and live-stream Kanye West’s YEEZY Season 3 fashion collection from Madison Square...
2016
Seinfeld Web Series Hits the Road with ARRI Alexa Mini
I recently used ARRI’s Alexa Mini on season 7 of Crackle’s Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, the web series created by comedian Jerry Seinfeld....
2016
Deconstructing Production: Achieving the Affecting Realism of ‘Demolition’
Is the new film from Canadian director Jean-Marc Vallée a study in grief, or in pathology? The unusual script by Bryan Sipe combines with...
2016
ARRI Alexa Mini Provides POV Shots for ‘Nine Lives’
For Barry Sonnenfeld’s “feline comedy” Nine Lives, cinematographer Karl Walter Lindenlaub, ASC, BVK, recalls, “We needed to shoot from the point of view of...
News
See 10 Cinema Cameras Go Head to Head
Radiant Images has tested out 16 cinema cameras and evaluated them for under exposure, over exposure, color rendition and green screen. They have currently put 10...
2015
Cinematography with a Compact Form Factor: Assessing ARRI’s Alexa Mini Camera
The camera is intended for applications where size, weight and flexible rigging are crucial, but other functions, like audio recording, are less important.
2015
Unexpected Perspectives: Small, Portable POV Cameras Enhance Imaging Options
Today’s action camera models are all quite small so it’s in the feature sets that the cameras express their individuality.
News
Watch a Video Walkthrough of the ARRI Alexa Mini
Michael Jonas, product manager for the ARRI Alexa Mini, walks NoFilmSchool through the specs of the new camera in the video found below. Says...
News
Go Behind the Scenes of an ARRI Alexa Mini Shoot
This behind-the-scenes video from Adi Geisegger shows how he used the ARRI Alexa Mini to shoot his short gymnast film “The Focus” with often...
News
Watch Aerial Footage from the ARRI Alexa Mini
Two videos show the high-flying capabilities of the ARRI Alexa Mini, the camera with the same sensor as the Alexa that’s light enough to...
News
Watch Footage from the ARRI Alexa Mini Plus MoVI
The Helicopter Girls used an ARRI Alexa Mini prototype and a MoVI to capture the majesty of a mountain in Murren, Switzerland. As they...
News
ARRI Product Designer Explains the Purpose Behind the New Alexa Mini
News Shooter spent some time with the newly revealed ARRI Alexa Mini at the BVE Show this week, where they also spoke to ARRI...
News
Watch the First Film Shot with the New ARRI Alexa Mini
Freefly Systems has released a short film shot with the newly announced ARRI Alexa Mini. The short was shot in collaboration with production company...
News
ARRI Announces Alexa Mini
ARRI has announced the ARRI Alexa Mini, a compact and lightweight version of its popular ARRI Alexa. As Film and Digital Times‘ Jon Fauer...
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