Nick Paton ACS posted an interesting video on Vimeo. Alexa vs 7D graded to nominal from over and under exposed takes. It shows the real differences in image quality and flexibility. This is purely latitude and noise in post.

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Here’s a quick run down of the Cinedeck Extreme. A very versatile piece of recording gear. VA have some, but I haven’t had the chance to try one yet.

Here’s a few screen shots from a short I just shot called Sandwich. Written and directed by Rob Innes from Substation Media, staring and produced by Rachel Tan of PMU.

It has keys in it.

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I had a chance to play with a Sony PMW-F3 prototype last night. It’s a very neat little package. The sensor is uses a standard Bayer pattern, not the new Q67, and is impressively clean and noise free. With a 50mm Super Speed at T1.3, and set to 18db gain, the images amazingly noise free and bright, and at 0db it pretty much matched my eye in quite a dark room with one key light.

This unit is on my gear list for next year.

Adam Wilt has posted another excellent piece over at PVC. He pretty much covers the many pitfalls and few advantages of the current range of DSLR cameras when used for video.

Versacams

It’s was a big weekend for the A.C.S. We held our 2010 Vic & Tas Awards at the Arts Centre. If you weren’t there, here’s the winners list.

2010 A.C.S. Vic & Tas Award Winners

The Alexa is getting closer to being feature complete. Latest update brings Prores to 60fps now, and a few more bits.

Alexa Downloads

Here’s the advert I shot for Chris Busuttil and the Traffic Accident Commission. Showing at a cinema near you.

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