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The red-hot trends in filmmaking right now and how you can get involved to boost your business
WORDS ADAM DUCKWORTH & JULIAN MITCHELL
F ilmmaking is a fast-paced world, with new technologies pushing the boundaries of what’s possible and what’s in demand from clients changing all the time. It wasn’t that long ago that affordable, large-sensor digital cameras were out of the financial reach of the independent filmmaker. Affordable drones, motorised camera stabilisers and point-of-view action
lights would never surpass tungsten and HMI are eating their words. But after the dust has settled from the big show season which included the BSC and Media Production shows in London, and NAB and Cine Gear Expo in the USA, there are key trends that are emerging, are about to explode or have indeed exploded in a big way. Ignore them at your peril.
cameras that shot in 4K at 60fps were the things we could only dream about. Now they are everyday and pretty much expected as tools to raise the production values of your films. It’s only in the past couple of years that Super35 cinema cameras have become far more affordable, and dedicated cinema glass to go on them, too. And the people who thought LED
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