At this year’s premier industry event, Cine Gear Expo will recognize individuals and manufacturers who have performed outstanding service and made significant contributions to advancing the arts and crafts of filmmaking at its Reception and VIP Awards Ceremony on June 1, 2018. Held at the Paramount Theater and Paseo Grounds, honors will be presented for Technical Lifetime Achievement, Film Festival Competition winners, and a special tribute to six filmmakers who are helping to change the face of cinematography.

New products from Aaton-digital and Transvideo will be exhibited on their partners’ booths at the show:

On the ARRI booth the Transvideo StarliteHD2 monitor-recorder will be on demo with its new firmware upgrade giving increased resolution and reduced latency, enhancing its many capabilities further and making it also an excellent choice now for focus pulling. The upgrade will be available for all existing StarliteHD worldwide for a cost of 145 Euros. (ARRI booth C7925)

ZEISS today announced the launch of the new Otus 1.4/55 Camera Lens for professional photographers using 35mm DSLR cameras. The new ZEISS Otus 1.4/55 is available now for pre-order from leading camera and electronics retailer Adorama (http://www.adorama.com/searchsite/default.aspx?searchinfo=ZI5514**) for 3990.00 USD.

Comedy Centrals sketch comedy Key and Peele might be shot with a limited crew, camera and gear package, on a mandated short shooting schedule, but that doesnt bother cinematographer Charles Papert. Achieving a high-end look simply requires a lot of creative corner-cutting and strong support, he says. So he uses his favorite heads from OConnor, part of Vitec Videocom, a Vitec Group company.

Single Ladies, is the story of four modern women and one gay man looking for love, heat, romance, excitement, independence and to be taken care of. It takes place in the Indulgence Boutique in Atlanta, Georgia and cinematographer Joaquin Sedillo also explores the city its clubs, high-end restaurants and stunning mansions. This is a show where long lens beauty shots are prime, he says. We couldnt do this much coverage in the time allowed without our two 2575Ds fluid heads by OConnor (part of Vitec Videocom, a Vitec Group brand) supporting two ALEXAs, carrying either Optimo zooms or our set of Zeiss primes. 

 "Outside and in  take a risk and win": Just like the motto of Bremen, freelance cinematographer Alexander Palm captured the streets, people, and buildings of the diverse city in stereoscopic 3D. This demanded a strong head, and that is why Palm chose the stable all-round 2575 fluid head by OConnor, part of Vitec Videocom, a Vitec Group company, to produce the city portrait.  

Digital 3D, a Los Angeles-based production company is known for taking their gear on wild rides. Its Emmy-winning Director of Photography/Producer Ken Corben, pushes boundaries so that viewers can experience worlds they would never get to see on their own. Earlier this year, Corben and a crew of ten departed Ushuaia, Argentina for the Antarctic Peninsula aboard the 74 sailboat, Pelagic Australis. Their mission was to shoot penguin colonies underwater, from the air and on land/ice with a shooting package that included their 3D Epic beam-splitter with Zeiss and Nikon primes supported by the 120EX fluid head from OConnor, part of Vitec Videocom, a Vitec Group company.

Commercials producers to benefit from HotCams personal, consultative approach to camera rental

Leading broadcast equipment rental company HotCam is to start supplying high-end camera kit to commercials producers and has recruited a vice president (VP) of development to lead the expansion. 

Renowned for its work with factual, reality and entertainment TV shows, the London and New York based facilities firm will now actively promote its services to the top end of the production market led by new recruit Andrew McLean, a cinematographer, producer and advertising creative who has worked with some of the advertising worlds biggest brands.