SPRING 2018 The ultimate magazine for next generation filmmakers
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AGENDA
6 NEWS AND VIEWS All the news fromBSC Expo, including no less than seven of the big players unveiling supersize cameras and lenses, while we also report on the UK arrival of the Kinefinity Terra 4K Raw camera and Fuji’s most cinema-friendly camera yet.
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FEATURES 20 THE CULT OF RED
It might be top of many people’s wishlist, but does the reality of using the pricey American camera live up to the hype? 28 HERE COMES HDR The advance of High Dynamic Range technology is rapidly changing the landscape of TV filmproduction, and emphasising the need for high-quality cameras and optics. 35 CASE STUDY: BURGER KING Somemay see it as simple fast food, but GeorgeMotz has made the humble burger the subject of an iconic filmand has also founded a spectacularly successful food film festival. 38 CASE STUDY: ON THE TRAIL OF THE WILDCAT Jason Henwood and KatieWardle love the Scottishwildcat and set up a passion project to highlight this elusive creature.
ACADEMY 45 UPGRADING A CLASSIC
Larry Jordan takes a look at what the latest version of Final Cut Pro X offers and walks through its 360 and VR potential.
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MOVIE MATTERS
51 ASK THE EXPERTS Topics covered this time around include vintage lenses for filmmaking, external monitors and use of traditional filters. 54 RENTAL COMES OF AGE Traditional rental houses can enable aminimumkit policy but it’s also possible tomake income by hiring out your own surplus gear. 56 MOVING PORTRAITS The latest artwork unveiled by The National Portrait Gallery features the Radio 4 Today presenters and it’s been produced as a video rather than a collection of conventional pictures on the wall. 58 ARE DSLRs STILL RELEVANT? Ambushed bymirrorless cameras and Super 35 cinema cams, the DSLRmight appear, to some, to be on its way out, but it still has the potential to cut it for moviemaking.
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