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Party in the park The crowds gathered for BSC Expo in London’s famous Battersea Park
T housands of eager filmmakers were faced with lengthy queues to get into Britain’s flagship cinematography show, BSC Expo at Battersea Park on London’s south bank. The show was packed with independent production companies, professional filmmakers and students – who got to grips with lots of new equipment, networked with fellow creatives and attended a huge range of seminars on cinematography, film and TV production. Manufacturers with equipment to show ranged from the big names such as Arri, Sony, Red, Cooke, Zeiss, Panasonic, Fujifilm and Canon, right through to all the lighting and grip makers, as well as retailers, distributors, rental houses and even small start-ups offering a wide range of services and kit. Here’s some of the coolest things that caught our eye.
Marvel at Avenger’s new game Avenger’s latest super-strength light stand is the Buccaneer, which can hold a staggering 80kg/176lb payload and goes as high as 3m/9.8ft. There are dual crank handles to raise the stand, a mounting point for a lighting ballast and three swivelling, lockable wheels as well as transport cases for when it’s folded up. It costs £6999. Vocas slider system Dutch grip specialist Vocas showcased its popular follow focus accessories for the Sony Venice 2, FX9, FX6, Arri Alexa 35 and Red DSMC3 line, which has a new quick- release sliding top handle. The Vocas five-axis dioptre holder was a hit with showgoers, as it featured a range of funky seventies-style optics such as a kaleidoscope set. The holder takes standard 138mm filters.
Astera’s snappy softbox Portable Astera Hydrapanel LED lights can be joined together into four- or two-light panels and wirelessly synced with each other. Now, the beam itself can be made even softer with a Snapbag and matching Snapgrid to fit, made by DoPchoice. The softbox is fast to set up and straps to the Astera fixture. Flexible flaps move out the way when four lights are used, or cover the spaces if there’s fewer LED panels. CVP’s show of strength Mega-retailer CVP flexed its marketing muscles by once again taking over the entire mezzanine level of BSC Expo, and packing it with all the latest equipment and experts to talk kit and techniques. Star of the CVP show was a motorcycle on a turntable in an interactive virtual production stage.
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