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Saturday, April 23
View Article  Lite Panels
by Bill Dill, ASC on Sat 23 Apr 2005 05:12 PM PDT


I've been enamored of fiber optics HMI's for years for lighting in tight spaces.  I got a terrific demo from a company called Lite Panels.  This is one of the first uses of a technology that we're going to see more of in the future, solid state lighting.  These little units are just beautiful.  You have a lighting source which is extremely efficient from a power standpoint.  It remains cool in use and creates a lovely quality of light.  It's also dimmable from 0% to 100% with little change in color temperature.
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View Article  Microdolly Hollywood
by Bill Dill, ASC on Sat 23 Apr 2005 01:50 PM PDT
Microdolly Hollywood makes a line of clever little camera support gear.   more »
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View Article  Film And Digtial Times
by Bill Dill, ASC on Sat 23 Apr 2005 12:44 PM PDT



I want to call your attention to Film And Digital Times.  This is a new newsletter published by Jon Fauer.  I spoke with Jon at NAB.  The inaugural issue is due out for May/June 2005.  The first issue is full of great info.  It's beautifully written and design so it's as visually pleasurable as you would expect from Jon if you've seen any of his previous offerings.  There is a PDF sample available of the first issue.  Their phone number is 877-445-8301.  Ask about their educational discount.  Tell them Bill Dill, ASC referred you.
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View Article  Don't Forget The Varicam
by Bill Dill, ASC on Sat 23 Apr 2005 12:21 PM PDT

One of the things that comes out of NAB for me is the sophistication of the PanasonicVaricam AJ-HDC27F.  The way theVaricam handles data it allows for the manipulating of frame rates in a sophisticated way (4-60 FPS).  With tape, when recording slower frame rates there is lots of redundant data.  Now that we have solid state recording we’ll start recording data only as needed by the actual frame rate.  This is possible because the Varicam has the capacity to record 60 progressive, unique frames of data persecond.  Keep the Varicam in the mix when you think about shooting a film in digital.

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View Article  Online DOF Chart (by Guy Livneh)
by Bill Dill, ASC on Sat 23 Apr 2005 12:32 AM PDT
Since my palm started acting up, I felt PCAM-less so I found this online depth of field chart.
 
I have not tested it's accuracy yet.
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View Article  Skater Mini (by Guy Livneh)
by Bill Dill, ASC on Sat 23 Apr 2005 12:17 AM PDT


Another interesting device was the "Skater Mini" which seems to work very well for smooth small camera moves:  

J.L.Fisher have it for rental.
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View Article  Venom use on the Arri D-20 (by Guy Livneh)
by Bill Dill, ASC on Sat 23 Apr 2005 12:14 AM PDT




There is another bit of news i got from the Arri tech at their booth.



Apparently they are striking a deal with Grass Valley for the "Venom" flash mags to be used under a different name for the D-20. I think the images shown at the Arri booth were recorded using HDCAM SR so it can only get better.
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View Article  Lowel Ego
by Bill Dill, ASC on Sat 23 Apr 2005 12:01 AM PDT
The following info came to me from a fine cinematographer Guy Livneh.



In the Lowel booth there was a silly looking tabletop light named "Ego". In itself it was not impressive (could be an interesting prop) however the bulbs were interesting.



They were 27W daylight balanced fluorescent screw-in bulbs which could possibly be used in other instruments such as china balls etc. The color temp was better than BCA's et al. I hope to find a more inexpensive source for these bulbs.  
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