Browsing: Cinema Tech

The award winning documentary film director and producer, Susan Morgan Cooper, grew up in a tiny village in Wales where her parents produced plays to raise money for charity. Shortly after arriving in America, she landed a small role in a Clint Eastwood film, but found film editing more fascinating than acting. In 1991, when Susan met a 16-year-old girl from Croatia, displaced by The Balkan War, she felt compelled to make her first documentary, Mirjana- One Girl’s Journey. She went on to produce and direct a documentary television series called Heroes and Sheroes about ordinary people doing extraordinary things…

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Whether you’re into music, film, broadcast or content creation, Sound Devices produce something for each industry’s own set of nuances and technical considerations that require slightly different tact at both the workflow and device level. The logistics of recording music in a traditional studio often requires expansive, heavy, hulking equipment by virtue of the stationary nature of the environment that studios inhabit; the kind of channel counts and open microphones required to accurately capture a band playing in a room. Recording for film and Television on the other hand, is a much more nimble affair, with recordists often employing on…

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Before LED lights hit the scene, tungsten was the only affordable option. And even then, it wasn’t all that affordable. The specialized cinema equipment cost money and electricity. But this is 2023, and LED has paved the way for affordable lighting. For our Deals of the Week, we found three brands to get your scene lit and gripped. Aputure amaran The amaran series from Aputure has been a boon for budget creatives all over the world. Not only are its lights powerful, but they cost a fraction of what other companies (even Aputure) are charging. What makes Aputure lights stand out from the…

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As we have mentioned in our previous review of the ExpressVPN we are trying to protect our content and information and also we want to contact the rest of the world and watch what international artists created to show us on different streaming services and TV stations online. Therefore we are constantly testing and trying different VPN services. Now after three years of continuous testing of  ExpressVPN., our team of expert have decided to award ExpressVPN.with Cinema Without Borders’ Seal of Excellence, previously won by major entertainment business companies such as ADOBE. What convinced our jury to grant this award…

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Finding a reliable VPN service has been a constant problem, and it has taken me over 10 years to discover the promised one. A constant problem we experienced with VPN services was a complete lack of support services. Some VPN services would paint a rosy picture by offering support services for a couple months, and then dropping the ball on any kind of support or in some cases—by charging the customers. Another important issue with a VPN service is the ability of the developers to update their software in order to deal with the and other problems that new operating…

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Inspired by the 2005 riots in Paris, LES MISÉRABLES – directed by Ladj Ly – follows Stéphane (Damien Bonnard), a recent transplant to the impoverished suburb of Montfermeil, as he joins the local anti-crime squad. Working alongside his unscrupulous colleagues Chris (Alexis Manenti) and Gwada (Djebril Zonga), Stéphane struggles to maintain order amidst the mounting tensions between local gangs. When an arrest turns unexpectedly violent, the three officers must reckon with the aftermath and keep the neighborhood from spiraling out of control. LES MISÉRABLES is France’s selection for the Best International Film Award for the 2020 Academy Awards. https://youtu.be/YFfdlLW9Rwg Bijan Tehrani:…

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IBC2018 visitors will also get a chance to get their hands on ZHIYUN’s award-winning products including: CRANE 2: The world’s first three-axis camera stabilizer with follow focus control was named Winner of the 2018 Red Dot Design Award. Designed for DSLRs weighing up to 3.2kg (7.05lbs), such as the Canon EOS, the CRANE 2 integrates 32-bit × 3 high-speed MCU parallel control technology, which realizes film-grade smoothness and unrivalled stable performance. CRANE 2 was also recognized as outstanding by Australia’s Good Design Award 2018 as Winner in the Product Design category. CRANE PLUS: As a more economic option to prosumers…

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A lot of elements go into making a good movie, but expensive equipment doesn’t necessarily have to be one of them. That’s according to organizers of the Queens World Film Festival, who insists you only need two things to film like the pros: A smartphone and the training on how to use it. They’re giving the latter away for free at a pop-up film school in Jackson Heights on Sept. 15. “You can make a very high quality piece of content, if not a full film, with your cellphone if you understand the apps out there and how to use…

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In the last three years, since online live TV services started to have a serious presence in broadcasting market, we have tried to cover them for our visitors that have proved to be pioneers in the field of cord cutting. For a new series of live online TV coverage, we first conducted a survey among 165 visitors of Cinema Without Borders, we asked them about what they expect most from an online live tv provider. 32% of those that participated in our survey, picked streaming and picture quality, 28% the offering of a reliable cloud DVR, 18% a comprehensive and…

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Multiple Oscar-nominated filmmaker Christopher Nolan, known for “Batman Begins” and “The Dark Knight”, says he is interested to watch and know more about Indian cinema. On a visit to India to create awareness about celluloid films in the digital era, Nolan, at an interaction with select media here, asked if he watched any Indian films, said: “I have watched some Indian cinema, not enough thoughabut enjoyed them very much. I want to watch more of them.” The “Insomnia” maker, who landed here on Friday after his quick trip to Delhi, interacted with many iconic personalities of Bollywood including Shah Rukh…

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