Cinematographer Gordon Willis talks The Godfather

In this short video, the cinematographer of the Godfather explains his creative and technical choices in the film. He discusses the criticism he received for underlighting Brando, the use of silhouette and overheard lighting. Enjoy.

Cine Gear Expo 2009

The “expo” part of Cine Gear Expo took place on Friday and Saturday last week (there were also Master Classes and film screening starting Thursday and ending Sunday). This year it was at “the Studios at Paramount” in Hollywood at Gower and Melrose. It was a balmy 70ºF (21º C) under cinematically cloudy skies, a far cry from the 100+º F of last year.

Lighting with Zylight Panels

Author and video podcaster Richard Harrington examines the new Zylight (http://www.zylight.com) product at NAB 2009.

NAB 2009 - Wilt’s Wrap-Up

An Akeley Audio Camera at the ASC booth.

When it comes to cameras and production gear, I saw three major themes at NAB this year: 3D, storage, and digital cine accessories. I’ll discuss these, look at what the “big 3” camera suppliers had on offer, and mention other things of interest at the show.

NAB 2009 Video - Zylight LED Lighting Solutions

For NAB 2009, Zylight launched their new full-size professional LED lighting fixtures. Previously they offered small on (and off) camera solutions, now they are transitioning into larger, fully-adjustable fixtures as well.

NAB 2009 Video - Nexto DI and Rosco Litepads

We got a look at the Nexto DI unit, a portable handheld device that dumps all sorts of P2, SxS, SD and flash media to a 500GB drive, and can even allow you to review dailies via a built-in LCD screen. We also stopped by Rosco’s booth to check out their Litepad systems.

NAB 2009 - Litepanels

We dropped by the Litepanels booth at NAB 2009 to talk about their dimmable, color-selectable, focusable 1x1 units for video and cine lighting. We also talked about the Litepanels Mini and Mini Pro units for on-camera lighting. Watch below.

Rosco Shows New IR Filter (and other goodies) at NAB

Not too long ago, after writing a series of articles on HD cameras and IR contamination, I published my first IR Filter Cheat Sheet for those who wanted to skip the technical details for a short description of what IR filter to use when. Shortly thereafter Rosco contacted me and said they’d like me to test their IR filter, the Rosco Tru-Color IR. Being the curious sort, I readily agreed to take a look. I’ll be testing it tomorrow at Videofax in San Francisco.

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