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March 11, 2010
Cinematography Insider
In this Issue:
  Sundancing Part 3, In the Kingdom of Shadows with the Redoubtable Mr. Murch
  Capturing Gritty LA Tone, Mid-Life Gangsta Shot with Fujinon HAe10x10 E-Series Zoom and E-Series Prime Lenses
  Grass Valley Equipment Takes Leading Role for 82nd Oscars Live HDTV Telecast
  Hitachi Kokusai Celebrates Hitachi's 100 Years of Products and Innovations at NAB 2010
  DSLR Master Class Workshop
  Nominees & Winners for the 82nd Academy Awards

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Sundancing Part 3, In the Kingdom of Shadows with the Redoubtable Mr. Murch

By D.W. Leitner
What if Cinema had been invented 100 years earlier, in 1789 not 1889?

Who would ask such a question?

If you’ve read his ontological discourse on editing, In the Blink of an Eye, or novelist Michael Ondaatje’s book The Conversations: Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film, you know the answer to the second question. (Ondaatje also wrote The English Patient.) more>>

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Capturing Gritty LA Tone, Mid-Life Gangsta Shot with Fujinon HAe10x10 E-Series Zoom and E-Series Prime Lenses

Cinematographer Frederic Goodich, ASC, recently completed principal photography on the feature film Mid-Life Gangsta. Shot in Los Angeles in a quasi-documentary style and composing for 2.39:1, the filmmakers used Fujinon's HAe10x10 E-Series Zoom (10-100mm T1.8) and a set of HAe E-Series Prime Lenses, along with the Panasonic AJ-HPX3700 P2 HD VariCam, AJ-HPX3000 camcorder, and Silicon Imaging's SI-2K Mini. more>>

Grass Valley Equipment Takes Leading Role for 82nd Oscars Live HDTV Telecast

Veteran mobile production company NEP Supershooters, based in Pittsburgh had three of its most advanced high-definition production trucks parked outside the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, Calif., complete with Grass Valley HD production equipment and systems, to televise the 82nd Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday, March 7, live on the ABC television network. more>>

INDUSTRY NEWS

Hitachi Kokusai Celebrates Hitachi's 100 Years of Products and Innovations at NAB 2010

Hitachi Kokusai Electric America will celebrate its 100-year anniversary at this year's NAB show in Las Vegas (Booth Number C4309). A new booth design as well as new products will be the highlight of the company's NAB show participation. more>>

DSLR Master Class Workshop

Founder of theC47, an online and offline resource for production based training, information and services, and host of gearbox, DSLR guru Jem Schofield will lead the HD-DSLR Master Class for photographers and videographers on Friday, March 19, in Gaithersburg, Md. The workshop will feature Singular Software's innovative PluralEyes plug-in for Apple Final Cut Pro and Sony Vegas Pro. more>>

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Nominees & Winners for the 82nd Academy Awards

Cinematography
Avatar Mauro Fiore
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Bruno Delbonnel
The Hurt Locker Barry Ackroyd
Inglourious Basterds Robert Richardson
The White Ribbon Christian Berger

Directing
Avatar James Cameron
The Hurt Locker Kathryn Bigelow
Inglourious Basterds Quentin Tarantino
Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire Lee Daniels
Up in the Air Jason Reitman more>>
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