" Alan Piper has rejoined RED Digital Cinema as managing director for EMEA, 18 months after leaving the company. Piper left RED in April 2018 to become managing director of Take 2, the largest RED rental provider in the UK. "

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MONDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2019
This is the second anniversary of the tragic death
of one of the nicest of human beings.
 

The Mark Milsome foundation would like to clarify that we do not intend to repeat Black-T-Week this year but instead ask that you consider wearing your existing Black T this period as a sign of respect. Feel free to post your pictures to social media.

We are incredibly grateful for your support in our first year and as small thank you we will soon be giving away Foundation stickers and badges at locations including Panavision and Arri. You can also contact us with your address if you are working on a production and ask for badges for the crew which will be sent to you free of charge.

To honour the second anniversary, the Foundation is launching #PrintsForMark, a photographic project that we hope will see acclaimed Cinematographers donating high quality prints of their own personal work. Once the collection is established (online in our virtual gallery and physically on...

This year the Panavision Group will be presenting the latest tech and services from Panavision, Panalux, LEE Filters, Light Iron, and Direct Digital in the PanaVillage at Camerimage 2019. The PanaVillage is located directly across the road from the Jordanki festival centre at Domroka. It’s a space for visitors to have a hands-on, interactive experience with kit and the opportunity to ask questions, network, and attend micro workshops held in the upper floor of the PanaVillage.

See you there!

Camerimage starts this Saturday 9 November and finishes on Saturday 16 November.

A chance to meet Take 2 Films in Manchester and get hands-on with their most popular camera and lenses!

Take 2 Films is thrilled to host a meet and greet on Thursday, November 21st from 17:00 – 20:00 at Space Studios in Manchester. Join us for the evening to get hands-on with our latest full frame acquisitions, including the ARRI Alexa Mini LF, Sony Venice and RED Ranger with Monstro VV, alongside our ARRI 16mm and 35mm film cameras, which are seeing a resurgence in popularity. We will be bringing along a selection of our latest full frame lenses, including the TLS Vega, which is currently exclusive to Take 2 Films, as well as some of our vintage and anamorphic glass.

Drinks and light refreshments will be provided.
Please register HERE to confirm your attendance.

Two weeks ago we informed you about Pat Rambaut GBCT winning the BAFTA award for Outstanding Contribution To Craft at British Academy Scottish Awards 2019.

Click on the video below to watch Iain Smith present Pat with her award.

Many congratulations, Pat. More than well deserved!
 

 (Please skip to 1h and 3 minutes)

"Time and The Sea" is having its UK Premiere at the ICA this Sunday
It was shot on the Red DSMC2 8k Helium S35..... and looks great on the big screen! "

If you'd like to go to the screening please follow the link below to book your tickets:
https://www.ica.art/films/uk-premiere-of-time-and-the-sea-q-a

Very many congratulations to GBCT Director of Photography JAMES FRIEND who has recently been admitted to the ASC as a full member – and who has also won an ASC award for his work on the amazing series PATRICK MELROSE.

Mentored by Directors of Photography PAUL WHEELER BSC, GBCT and PHIL MEHEUX BSC, GBCT, James was invited to join the Guild in March 2009 and then the BSC in 2013.  But as James said in his ASC acceptance speech (details attached), he couldn’t have done anything without the advice and guidance of these two superb  DoP’s as his mentors and without his brilliant camera team – many of whom are Guild Members.  James specifically wanted his Guild crew’s names to be listed here, to thank them for their incredible support and fantastic work on PATRICK MELROSE and the many other productions they’ve worked on together.

So, here goes:
DANNY BISHOP GBCT – A-Camera & Steadicam;
TONY JACKSON GBCT - Additional Camera Operator;
MILOS MOORE GBCT – 2nd Unit DoP;
TOM DUNNE GBCT...

British Cinematographer magazine has produced an ASC 100th Anniversary tribute publication. CLICK HERE to get your free copy!

They are also offering a free digital copy of the latest edition of British Cinematographer for anyone who downlaods the ASC tribute.

Click on the link below for information about the George Clooney series CATCH 22 filmed using Cooke S4/i prime lenses.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO

Click here for the Dropbox link for some photos from the set to accompany the news.

DoP Tobias Schliessler ASC has just made a short film using the Premista 28-100.
The film was also directed by his daughter, Aisha. The film was shot using the Sony Venice apart from the couple of slo-mo scenes that were actually shot on the Alexa Mini with Premier 18-85. The brief to Tobias was simply to try to show off the lens in as many different situations as possible so the film was written to include focus pulls, flares, high contrast, low light etc.
 

Click on the links below so you can see what the lens can really do:
 

BTS:
https://vimeo.com/344881185
THE FULL MOVIE:
https://vimeo.com/341654156
 

We hope to run a short Workshop in a few months’ time specially for Guild members – so check out what information we provide in future weekly emails!