Over recent years the rise in virtual production has moved from being the preserve of the Big Budget Blockbusters to rapidly becoming an integral part of the day-to-day production workflow across the industry. Since 2012 Ncam have provided market leading camera tracking solutions to help provide live previs on set and rich recorded tracking data for post-production workflows.

Constantly looking to evolve the product to meet evolving production techniques and customer demands Ncam are pleased to release Reality 2020 running on the new Mk2 hardware which once again raises the bar allowing your creative freedom to be unleashed; enabled not limited by technology.
Please take this opportunity to learn more, see the products in action and quiz our specialist team on how Ncam can help you deliver on set for your clients.

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Check out this video! Just before the lockdown, cinematographer Dale Elena McCready NZCS shot a bunch of tests on RED Monstro 8K, ARRI Alexa Mini LF and Sony Venice with different lenses including Canon CN-E, Canon K35, Tokina Vista, Zeiss Supreme Radiance and ARRI Signature Primes, all available at Pixipixel.
 

The GBCT Board is delighted to announce that we are once again launching our camera trainee scheme.
Press release document can be found here!
 

Please see the full PDF with dates and application form HERE
 

Tell people about it – and if you know anyone who you think would benefit from this, tell them!

A while ago we sent out an e-mail about DOP Portraits that SONY puts on their website, this has been since updated once again and here are the additional entries:

Rob Hardy BSC
Devs
 
Jessica Lee Gagné & Chris Teague
Mrs. America
 

The have more coming so keep on checking the website!

The current status of the world has allowed Ncam to leverage further enhancements in both tracking and rendering technologies, as well as our own developments around spatial environment data capture and its reuse in non-live environments.

See how Ncam's latest Mk2 suite can enhance your new 'normal' workflow,
click here to book a demo: https://www.ncam-tech.com/?book-demo=true

Director of Photography Laurie Rose on shooting the award-winning Stan & Ollie. Shot on ARRI Alexa SXT cameras and a lens package of Cooke Optics S4 T2 primes and a FUJINON Lenses Alura zoom from Take 2 Films.

“I love the look and feel of the Alexa sensor, and know the camera pretty well,” says Rose about his kit and framing decisions. “In the mid-1930s, almost all lenses used in Hollywood and the UK were, in fact, Cookes, mainly due to their speed. Both Cooke and I wanted to honour that legacy. They invited me to test the uncoated Cooke S4s, which had only just been announced, but they proved a little too uncontrolled for my intended look. So I went with the coated S4s. As for the aspect ratio, widescreen is a received cinematic language that still differentiates the large and small screens, although the gap is narrowing. So, we shot 16:9 2.8K ARRIRAW and framed for a 2.39:1 extraction."

Read the full article on the British Cinematographer Magazine websie here:
https://britishcinema...

Join us for an hour of Quiz with Emma Thomas, Jane Houston, Connie Fyans and Sarah Hayward GBCT!

Pour yourselves a double and join them. They have all the on set skinny.

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Hope you and your families are all keeping well!

Although there has been a delay in updating our website, That’s a Wrap Sales are now pleased to confirm that we have a comprehensive range of PPE Equipment and associated cleaning products available and in stock, which includes Masks, Gowns, Aprons, Plastic Screen Protectors i.e. Desk Partitions, Visors, Sanitizer, Signage plus other essential items.

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Nic Hatch, CEO of Ncam comments "There are many parts to the virtual production puzzle, but Covid-19 has certainly accelerated interest and the requirement to look for and how to extract efficiencies and flexibilities in the creative process of TV and filmmaking. Virtual production is perfectly placed to help stakeholders create content more efficiently and effectively, while driving quality even higher."

The video below from CNBC explains how Hollywood is looking to get back the new normal with virtual production, check it out!

The digital camera side of our business has issued a press release for a new feature in our Medium Format Digital Camera - GFX100. It allows for 4K RAW video to be output via HDMI and there will be a firmware update from Atomos in July that will allow the Ninja V to read and convert into ProRes RAW. This makes it the first "Medium Format" RAW shooting system that people can own. The sensor used for recording is actually LARGER than the ARRI Alexa65 in 16:9 mode.
 

Jake Polonsky BSC test footage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKDbjeUIxqE

Test film by Swedish DP Jalio Faber:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUKWXQz034E

If you have any questions or want to chat about Fujinon lenses at all, please drop marc.cattrall@fujifilm.com an email and he will be happy to help

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