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Convergent Design Sets Pricing for Odyssey7 OLED Recorders
Convergent Design has finalized the unusual pricing scheme for its innovative Odyssey7 and Odyssey7Q 7.7-inch 1280×800 OLED monitors, which double as SSD recording devices. The company had originally announced that all recording options would command an extra fee on top …
Five Questions: From Queens to Cairo Director Sherif Sadek
The Egyptian-American filmmaker Sherif Sadek couldn't be in Cairo as the Egyptian Revolution of 2011 got under way, but he made sure he was there a year later, with both his family and his Nikon D7000 DSLR in tow. The …
Sarah Polley on Secrets, Super 8, and Stories We Tell
Sarah Polley’s Stories We Tell, which opens in New York this week, explores the Canadian actor/director’s family history in a style that melds documentary interviews with fictional home movie interludes. She mines the lives of her parents for melodrama, as …
Kodak Cuts $3 Billion+ Deal in Reorganization Process
Without saying anything specific about its motion-picture and television film-making operations, Kodak today announced that it had reached an agreement to sell its "personalized imaging and document imaging" business to its largest creditor, the U.K. Kodak Pension Plan (KPP). Kodak …
Looking for a Buyer, Aaton Enters Receivership
French film camera manufacturer Aaton has entered financial receivership, according to a statement from company founder Jean-Pierre Beauviala posted to the French Society of Cinematographers (AFC) website. Known for the Super 16 Xterà, the tiny Super 16 A-Minima, and most recently …
Vimeo Creates Brand Creative Fund to Connect Filmmakers and Marketers
Vimeo announced a new resource this morning called the Brand Creative Fund that will let brands—whether in-house marketing department, creative agencies or both—collaborate with Vimeo's worldwide network of filmmakers. Serving as an agent of sorts, Vimeo's creative team will help …
Schneider Optics Announces New Family of 4K Xenon FF-Primes for HDSLR Cameras
Lens and filter manufacturer Schneider Optics showed a new family of cine-style prime lenses aimed at Canon's 5D Mark III and Nikon D800 cameras at NAB. The Xenon FF-Primes, designed and to be built by Schneider-Kreuznach in Germany, feature a rugged …
Panasonic Previews Third-Gen HD VariCam at NAB
While the buzz at NAB was 4K, Panasonic is going one more generation with its iconic VariCam. The third-generation VariCam records 1080p at up to 120fps and expands its array of recording codecs to include AVC-Intra Class100, AVC-Intra Class200, and …