Digistor and EditShare provide archival infrastructure. Chello is an agency that believes the role of brand has never been more important. It also bridges the gap between brand and content. This promotes an ethos that when an agency knows who it is what it is saying — both as a brand and what it represents — then what it creates becomes a lot more meaningful. Chello also adopts a similar forward-thinking approach to its technology and data storage solutions, which it recently upgraded with Digistor and EditShare. Chello Co-Founder and Creative Director, Tristan Velasco explained, “We had just ..read more

RØDE’s update to the best-selling VideoMicro on-cam shotgun mic. Røde has released a next-generation update to the best-selling VideoMicro on-camera shotgun microphone. As the first microphone in the world to bring professional sound quality to such a compact form factor, the VideoMicro is iconic and has become a classic amongst everyone from amateur content creators to professional filmmakers. The VideoMicro II takes everything that made the original such a success and introduces several new features for enhanced performance, redefining the gold standard for ultra-compact on-camera audio. The ..read more

Sony announces jury for first Future Filmmaker Awards 2023. Creo has revealed the panel of judges for the inaugural edition of the Sony Future Filmmaker Awards — a major new annual program for short films which provides a gateway for the development of creative excellence, and free for anyone to enter.  Chaired by award-winning director Justin Chadwick, this year’s jury comprises leading and celebrated figures from the film industry including Nicole Brown, President of TriStar Pictures; Jeremy Barber, Partner, Motion Picture Literary and Talent, United Talent Agency; and Sir Roger A. Deak ..read more

Sony expands Cinema Line with new model for future filmmakers. Sony has announced the newest addition to the brand’s prestigious Cinema Line — the FX30 (model ILME-FX30). The new FX30 is a 4K Super 35 compact cinema camera that offers many professional features of the Cinema Line, such as Dual Base ISO, Log shooting modes, and user-imported LUTs (Look Up Tables) at a price point that appeals to many aspiring filmmakers.  In addition to introducing the new FX30, Sony announced two new CFexpress Type A Memory Cards — CEA-G320T and CEA-G640T. Both are large capacity cards that support high-s ..read more

Australian Cinematographer Of The Year announced at 2022 ACS National Awards At this year’s FUJINON FUJIFILM Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) National Awards held at the Hilton Hotel in Adelaide, it was Stefan Duscio ACS who won the prestigious Australian Cinematographer of the Year Milli Award. Duscio also won a Gold Tripod in the Feature Films – Budget $2m and over category for his work on The Dry. On winning the award Duscio said, “It is an incredible honour to win the most prestigious award in Australian cinematography. The standard of work produced by Australian cinematographers ..read more

New on-camera microphone features acoustic design of the NTG shotguns, with tiny size and USB microphone capabilities Røde introduces another addition to its range of on-camera microphones. Introducing the VideoMic GO II, a lightweight and compact shotgun microphone with features aimed squarely at today’s content creators. Like the original VideoMic GO, the VideoMic GO II offers quality sound while being very simple to use, while also having a few new tricks up its sleeve for more power and versatility. Key Features: Novel acoustic design first introduced with the VideoMic NTG and NTG5 shotgu ..read more

RØDE announces the winners of My RØDE Reel 2021, including the recipient of the massive US$250,000 major prize. Once again, filmmakers were invited to submit a 3-minute short film to My RØDE Reel for the chance to win this incredible prize. And once again, the competition drew a huge response from the world’s filmmakers, with over 2,000 entries being submitted from 114 different countries. Find out who won the $250,000 and each of the category prizes below. My RØDE Reel is a short film competition, annually celebrating creativity. It invites filmmakers and content creators to submit an origina ..read more

With a new 8.6K full-frame image sensor with 16 stops of exposure latitude to capture clean shadows, rolling highlights and natural skin tones    Sony introduces VENICE 2, the new flagship model and latest addition to its line-up of high-end digital cinema cameras. The VENICE 2 builds upon the strength of the original VENICE with new features including a compact design, internal recording and the option for two different sensors: the newly developed full-frame 8.6K sensor or the original 6K VENICE sensor.  The VENICE 2 also inherits popular features from the original VENICE including ..read more

Camera Taking After the S1H, Featuring A Compact Body with 6K 24p / 5.9K 30p 10-bit Unlimited Video Recording Capability      Panasonic releases the new full-frame box-style LUMIX Digital Single Lens Mirrorless Camera, the DC-BS1H. As its name suggests, the LUMIX BS1H is a versatile box-style camera that combines the cinema-quality video performance of the LUMIX S1H with an easy-to-deploy box-style profile. The LUMIX BS1H accommodates a 24-megapixel full-frame sensor with Dual Native ISO technology and includes features such as 6K full-area high resolution recording, impressive ..read more

After an announcement at the Cannes Film Festival last July, Angénieux is pleased to present the first 37-102mm Full Frame Optimo Ultra Compact Zoom of a series of two. These compact lenses, also including a 21-56mm lens, will be the perfect companions to the Optimo Ultra 12X and the Optimo Prime series to create a complete Angénieux high-end Full Frame solution. The 37-102mm lens was just presented for the first time in the world by Band Pro Film & Digital Inc, the exclusive partner for Angénieux lenses in the Americas, during a special event at New York’s Peninsula Hotel. A second presen ..read more