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| | | | Schneider Filters Aid Iconic Images on Breaking Bad for Slovis
 ASC cinematographer Michael Slovis’ challenge in shooting AMC’s Breaking Bad goes beyond the intricate storylines about the consequences of the life choices made by the main character. The New Mexico location offers a wide variety of looks and camera/lighting situations. Life is never dull on this acclaimed series. To make the most out of what he has, Slovis often relies on his favorite filters, the True-Pols® from Schneider.
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| | | | Kodak Calls for Entries in 2013 Student Scholarship Program
 John Bailey, ASC to Judge Submissions
John Bailey, ASC, a renowned cinematographer known for his artistic contributions to cinema, will spearhead a panel of judges for the 2013 Kodak student scholarship program. This international competition acknowledges student filmmakers who demonstrate exemplary filmmaking skills and creativity at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The deadline for entries is May 17.
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| | | | Sachtler Supports Empowering Holocaust Documentary, The Mosaic of Life
 Director/Producer Alicia Brauns recently had a very personal story to tell about her father’s journey from holocaust survivor to well-known surgeon. To depict that experience and Dr. Jack Brauns’ positive outlook on life, she turned to her favorite cinematographer, Rodney Charters, ASC, CSC. The two knew they would be covering an extensive amount of ground, from inside the infamous camps to the trip through Germany and beyond—in a short shooting time. They had to build their camera package carefully so they chose Canon C300s supported by a fluid head and legs from Sachtler, part of Vitec Videocom, a Vitec Group company.
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| | | | Feature and Television Productions Captured by Codex Honored at BAFTA, ASC Awards
 “Skyfall,” “Life of Pi,” and “Game of Thrones” continue the Codex winning streak.
Feature film and television productions produced with Codex digital recording and workflow technology continue to rack up key technical and creative awards. At this year’s British Film Academy Awards (BAFTA) held this past Sunday in London, Skyfall took the Alexander Korda Award for Outstanding British Film of the Year, while Life of Pi won for Best Cinematography (Claudio Miranda, ASC) and Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects.
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| | | | OConnor Support is Crucial for Lonsdale on Bones
 Cinematographer Gordon Lonsdale, ASC, credits OConnor support for allowing his operators to keep moves fresh and innovative on the long running Fox series Bones. “Actually, I’ve been a big fan of OConnor throughout my career,” he says. “When I was an assistant I used the 50 and 100. Then when the lightweight 100 came out, I thought I’d died and gone to heaven.”
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| | | | ARRI Cameras and Lighting Flourish in Oscar-Nominated Productions
Out of nine Best Picture nominees for the Academy Awards this year, seven were shot using ARRI cameras: Amour, Life of Pi and Zero Dark Thirty were captured digitally with ARRI ALEXA; Les Misérables and Silver Linings Playbook on 35 mm with ARRICAM; Argo utilized a combination of both ALEXA and ARRICAM while Beasts of the Southern Wild chose Super 16 with the ARRIFLEX 416 and SR3. Additionally, many of these productions relied on lighting equipment from ARRI.
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| | | | Anna Karenina, Les Miserables, Life of Pi, Lincoln and Skyfall Earn American Society of Cinematographers Award Nominations
 Seamus McGarvey, ASC, BSC (Anna Karenina), Danny Cohen, BSC (Les Miserables), Claudio Miranda, ASC (Life of Pi), Janusz Kaminski (Lincoln) and Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC (Skyfall) have been nominated in the feature film category of the 27th Annual American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Awards for Outstanding Achievement. The winner will be announced at the ASC Awards celebration on February 10 at the Hollywood & Highland Grand Ballroom.
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| | | | American Society of Cinematographers Names Television Nominees
FOX Leads Nominations
The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) has selected its television nominees for the organization’s 27th Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography. The winners will be announced on February 10, 2013, at the Hollywood & Highland Grand Ballroom.
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| | | | American Society of Cinematographers Accepting Entries for Annual TV Awards
Submissions Deadline is December 3
The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) is accepting submissions for their annual television competition. Directors of photography can enter in three categories: (1) An episode of a regular half-hour series; (2) An episode of a regular hour-long series; and (3) A movie or miniseries made for television. The deadline for entries is noon (PDT) on December 3. Finalists will contend for top honors during the 27th ASC Outstanding Achievement Awards at the Hollywood & Highland Grand Ballroom on February 10, 2013.
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| | | | ASC Announces Winners of Student Heritage Awards
The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) has chosen three winners for this year’s ASC Andrew Laszlo Student Heritage Awards. The students reign from the USC School of Cinematic Arts, Art Center College of Design and Northwestern University. A ceremony announcing the winners in each category was held at the ASC Clubhouse on June 16. The awards are designed to showcase the artistic abilities of the next generation of filmmakers, with a focus on their cinematographic abilities.
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| | | | Stephen Lighthill Elected President of the American Society of Cinematographers
 Stephen Lighthill has been elected to serve as president of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC). The vote was made by the newly elected Board Of Governors who also elected ASC Officers, Vice Presidents Richard Crudo, Daryn Okada and Kees Van Oostrum; Treasurer Victor J. Kemper; Secretary Fred Goodich; and Sergeant-at-Arms Steven Fierberg.
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| | | | Cinematographer Robert McLachlan joins the “Game of Thrones” team for the final two episodes of the popular series’ 3rd season
 The project reunites Robert with director David Nutter, who he previously worked with on the hit 90’s series “Millennium”
Vancouver based Cinematographer, Robert McLachlan is set to reunite professionally with director David Nutter on the hit television show “Game of Thrones”. Robert has been asked to be the Director of Photography for the two finale episodes of the third season for the popular HBO series. The episodes are expected to be the biggest and most spectacular to-date for the show, which is a fantasy television adaptation of George R. R. Martin's series of books, titled A Game of Thrones. Filming will take place this summer and fall in Ireland, Croatia and Morocco. The episodes will air on the HBO network next year.
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| | | | Juergen Schwinzer joins ZGC and Cooke Optics
Schwinzer brings over 40 years’ experience at ARRI
ZGC, the premier supplier of film, photography, motion picture and digital video production equipment for the Americas, and Cooke Optics, the premier manufacturer of precision lenses, have appointed industry veteran Juergen Schwinzer in awide-ranging sales and technical capacity, bringing his vast industry knowledge and technical expertise to both organisations.
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| | | | Rub Shoulders with Award-Winning Editors and Industry Professionals at EditFest NY 2012
The blockbuster editing event of the year returns to New York bigger and better than ever; American Cinema Editors and Manhattan Edit Workshop invite you to learn from and network with the best in film editing.
American Cinema Editors (ACE) is excited to announce EditFest NY, the east coast version of ACE’s popular EditFest series originally launched in 2009, set to return again to the Big Apple this June for a weekend of learning, networking and fun. Co-produced by Manhattan Edit Workshop (MEWshop), the must-attend industry event, held on June 8th and 9th, will feature panelists of editors including Jeffrey Ford, A.C.E. (The Avengers, Crazy Heart), Christopher Tellefsen, A.C.E. (Moneyball, Capote), and Alexander Hall (Treme, The Messenger), among many other influential creatives who will provide insight into the editing and filmmaking process.
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| | | | Sony Professional Solutions to Open Digital Motion Picture Center at Sony Pictures Studios
Industry-wide Resource for Training and Education will Support Transition to Digital Workflows for Filmmakers
Sony’s Professional Solutions of America group (PSA) unveiled its Digital Motion Picture Center (DMPC) on Stage 7 last night at Sony Pictures Studios. Officially opening May 1, the Center will offer hands-on training for directors, cinematographers and other professionals in the film and television production industries on the use of Sony’s groundbreaking F65 CineAlta™ digital motion picture camera and the production workflows supporting this new, state-of-the art digital acquisition system.
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| | | | Veteran Color Scientist Joseph Slomka Joins FotoKem
Noted expert to shepherd advances in imaging strategies
FotoKem has appointed Joseph Slomka as VP and Principal Color Scientist for the company’s digital post-production and creative picture services. Slomka will spearhead the execution of color science, management, and best practices for FotoKem’s extensive picture production chain, from location services to distribution masters. Before joining the FotoKem team, Slomka served for 6 years as Color Scientist of Sony Pictures Imageworks, managing the color pipeline for over 30 major studio pictures in addition to multiple facility projects.
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| | | | THE TREE OF LIFE Earns Top Honors from Cinematographers
BOARDWALK EMPIRE, CALIFORNICATION and PAGE EIGHT Win in TV Categories
Emmanuel Lubezki, ASC, AMC; Jonathan Freeman, ASC; Michael Weaver, ASC; and Martin Ruhe claimed top honors in the four competitive categories at the 26th Annual American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Outstanding Achievement Awards celebration here tonight at the Hollywood & Highland Grand Ballroom.
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| | | | Dante Spinotti, ASC
Dante Spinotti is this year's winner of the American Society of Cinematographers' Lifetime Achievement Award, which he will receive at the 26th American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Outstanding Achievement Awards on February 12 in Hollywood.
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| | | | American Society of Cinematographers Reveals Television Awards Nominees
HBO Leads Nominations with Programs in All Three Categories
The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) has announced nominees in three television categories for the 26th Annual Outstanding Achievement Awards competition. The awards ceremony will be held here on February 12 at the Hollywood & Highland Grand Ballroom.
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| | | | Tech expert Michael Phillips joins Cineworks LA
Louisiana-based Cineworks announced today that Michael Phillips, one of the industry’s foremost technology experts, has joined the company as Chief Technology Officer. In this capacity, Phillips will direct research and development of new technology solutions for the digital production process as well as provide workflow consulting to Cineworks clients.
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| | | | Director Eric Saarinen Joins Bully Pictures
Director/cameraman Eric Saarinen, a winner of five Clios, a Cannes Grand Prix and numerous other awards for excellence in advertising, has joined Bully Pictures for exclusive national representation. Saarinen is widely considered one of the industry’s top directors of automotive advertising, with recent credits including Chevy, Fiat, BMW and Jeep. Many have credited him with having redefined the car genre through his use of unique visuals and engaging stories. His work, in fact, extends far beyond cars, touching virtually every product category and advertising genre, and also includes feature films and documentaries.
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| | | | Single Chip Camera Evaluation (SCCE) Makes East Coast Public Debut
Screening Set for Createasphere Entertainment Technology Expo on September 20 & 21
Createasphere, a global community builder for the entertainment technology industry, presents the East Coast public debut of the Single Chip Camera Evaluation (SCCE) at this year's Entertainment Technology Expo - the entertainment and media industry's premier conference for previewing ground-breaking technology and learning about the latest trends in content creation.
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| | | | Renowned Cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond, ASC Heads to Cinema India Expo
 Award-Winning DoP will present master classes and keynote June 24th & 25th in Mumbai
In collaboration with the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) and Kodak, Createasphere will present the venerable, award-winning cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond, ASC during next week’s Cinema India Expo in Mumbai, India, on June 24 and 25 at the Renaissance Convention Centre.
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| | | | Manhattan Edit Workshop Captures The Action Of EditFest NY 2011 Via Signature Padumentaries Featuring Filmmaking's Finest
Interviews with the industry's hottest editors and filmmakers –Malcolm Jamieson , David Zieff (Metallica: Some Kind of Monster), Ken Schretzmann (Toy Story 3), Andrew Weisblum (Black Swan) and more
(New York, New York--June 15, 2011) Manhattan Edit Workshop (Mewshop), the cutting-edge authorized digital-training destination for post-production and content creators, takes viewers behind the scenes of the 2011 ACE EditFest NY event held at the Director's Guild of America Theater in New York City this past weekend.
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| | | | Cinema India Expo Strengthens Event Line Up Following Strong Year for Cinema Industry
Texas Instruments Demonstrates Global Commitment as Title Sponsor
Cinema India Expo 2011, the only Hollywood/Bollywood event of its kind, has announced that Texas Instruments (TI) DLP Cinema has come on board as the Title Sponsor for the event which is set for June 24th and 25th in Mumbai. For more than a decade, Cinema India Expo has been recognized as a premier gathering for theater owners and content holders. The commitment of TI, the worldwide leader in digital cinema imaging technology, underscores the growing importance of the event in the global digital cinema arena.
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| | | | Andy Romanoff Joins Abelcine
Former Panavision Executive Joins AbelCine’s Burbank Team in the Role of Industry Relations and Business Development
AbelCine is pleased to announce that respected industry veteran Andy Romanoff has joined the company.
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| | | | Technicolor & FilmLight Join Forces to Provide On-Location Color
 Technicolor DP Lights™ Powered by Truelight to Launch at NAB
Technicolor (Euronext Paris: TCH), a worldwide provider of production and post-production services, and FilmLight, a developer of film scanning, color grading and color management technology, today announced a technology alliance to grow their respective presence on motion picture and broadcast production sets, bringing together their respective industry leading color grading solutions.
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| | | | Createasphere Presents Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC in Conversation with American Cinematographer
Oscar® Nominee off to Universal City for March 3rd Entertainment Technology Expo
Createasphere’s Entertainment Technology Expo - the industry-leading event that brings together experts, exhibitors, sponsors, and attendees that share a vested interest in understanding and shaping the future of the industry - will present esteemed cinematographer Roger Deakins, ASC-BSC in a Conversation with American Cinematographer’s Jon Witmer.
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| | | | Canon’s 5D Mark II DSLR Shows its Mettle During Production of "Iron Man 2"
Movies featuring comic-book superheroes are among the most popular films today, with the spectacular exploits of these colorful characters rendered more convincing than ever thanks to today’s digital imaging technologies. Among the many advanced filmmaking tools recently used by cinematographer Matthew Libatique to shoot the blockbuster hit "Iron Man 2" were Canon EOS 5D Mark II Digital SLR’s.
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| | | | Canon EOS 5D Mark II Digital SLR Cameras Capture Heroic Action in the Hands of Cinematographer Shane Hurlbut
 The video imagery begins in dramatic slow-motion: The crew of a Blackhawk helicopter sprints toward a waiting aircraft. Upon boarding, it takes to the sky. Cruising over forbidding alpine terrain, the crew locates an injured mountain climber trapped in a crevasse atop a remote peak. The Blackhawk lowers a Navy diver, who straps the victim into a gurney. Then the two are hoisted aloft on a long, thin cable. Once aboard, the aircraft speeds off into the sunset, headed for the nearest hospital helipad.
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| | | | Canon U.S.A. Announces The Expansion Of Its Explorers Of Light Program To Include World-Renowned Cinematographers
Five New Cinematographers and One Still Photographer Added to the Program
Canon U.S.A. Inc., a leader in digital imaging, today announced the addition of five cinematographers and one photographer to the Company's Explorers of Light program which is an illustrious group of influential, imaging professionals who serve as ambassadors for Canon products. The addition of these cinematographers further solidifies the importance that Canon's EOS HD video products have played in the industry. From being used on set for hard-to-get shots for motion pictures to filming full-length television commercials, Canon's EOS HD video products are beginning to revolutionize the film and television industry.
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| | | | AMWA Releases AAF Effects Protocol: AS-05
Protocol enables the transfer of rich edit metadata between post-production systems.
The Advanced Media Workflow Association (AMWA) has announced that the Advanced Authoring Format (AAF) Effects Protocol (AS-05) has been formally approved by the association.
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| | | | FotoKem Purchases ARRI Relativity Software
FotoKem, a leading full-service motion picture post production house, has recently added the powerful Relativity software suite to their arsenal of existing ARRI Digital Intermediate Systems products including the ARRILASER and ARRISCAN systems.
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| | | | MOTU ships new HDX-SDI video interface for Mac and Windows
New HDX-SDI Video Interface Is Now Shipping
MOTU is now shipping the HDX-SDI video interface for Mac and Windows ($895). With the blazing speed of PCI Express, the HDX-SDI turns a Mac or PC desktop or laptop computer into a powerful HD/SD video production workstation equipped with all the I/O needed for professional capture and monitoring.
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| | | | AMWA Workflow Seminar Panel Includes Leading Studio Officers
Hollywood Seminar on advanced media workflows will feature industry experts speaking about their experiences with file-based production
For the first time, the Advanced Media Workflow Association (AMWA) and the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) is pleased to co-sponsor this seminar that brings together production and post-production experts, vendors and users to explore the current generation of file based workflows and future expectations.
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| | | | Walden Media Puts Digital Vision in Dailies to Final Color Pipeline
Nucoda HD is integrated into LA and Australia On-Set to Final Color Workflow
Digital Vision, manufacturers of image enhancement and mastering systems for film and television post-production, has announced that Hollywood mini-studio Anschutz Film Group/Walden Media has taken delivery of Digital Vision’s Nucoda HD system.
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| | | | Frantic Films Software at NAB 2009
Deadline 3.1 Announced; Prize Giveaways and Call for Participation for Awake Beta-Testing Program
Frantic Films Software, the R&D arm of award-winning visual effects company Frantic Films VFX and a division of Prime Focus Group, will be showcasing its software products at NAB 2009 April 20th - April 23rd from booth #SL4430.
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| | | | Weinstein Company Produces Concert Film Of Cheech And Chong's 'Light Up America' Tour
Project Shot With Panasonic AJ-HPX3700, Premier P2 Hd Varicam Camcorder
The Weinstein Company (New York, NY) will produce a concert film based on Cheech and Chong's current "Light Up America" reunion tour and shot with the new VariCam 3700 (AJ-HPX3700), Panasonic's premier solid-state P2 HD VariCam camcorder. Two back-to-back concerts given in San Antonio last month, covered with eight HPX3700s and two AJ-HPX3000s, will comprise the majority of the finished feature-length film.
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| | | | Avid and Digital Content Producer Announce Finalists in “Perfect Pitch” Film Competition
Contest videos draw nearly 8,000 votes; final round to be judged by film experts including Jake Abraham, Jon Fauer, Stacey Parks, Kevin Tent and Gary Winick
Avid Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVID) and Digital Content Producer Magazine today announced the top 20 finalist videos in the “Perfect Pitch” competition – a contest that challenges aspiring filmmakers to pitch their film ideas in 60 seconds or less. The competition kicked off in January 2008 at the Sundance Film Festival and drew nearly 8,000 votes on the contest website during the initial peer-voting round that ended on April 1.
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| | | | News: Autodesk Launches Lustre 2008 Digital Color Grading System for Film and Television Projects
Enables Creative Color Grading throughout Post-Production Process; Supports American Society of Cinematographers’ Color Decision List
Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) today announced the Autodesk Lustre 2008 digital color grading system. Lustre has shaped colors and lighting in hundreds of feature films, trailers and TV shows, including Balls of Fury, El Cantante, Children of Men, Babel, King Kong, Cane, Pushing Daisies and Swingtown.
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| | | | News: Synthetic Aperture Now Shipping Color Finesse 2.1 Plug-in
New Version Adds Enhanced Interface and Improved Performance and Previews
Synthetic Aperture today announced Color Finesse® 2.1 PI, a major new upgrade to their color correction software. This new version updates the Adobe After Effects-, Premiere Pro- and Apple Final Cut Pro-compatible plug-in with an enhanced interface and improved performance. Color Finesse 2.1 will be on display at NAB 2006 in Synthetic Aperture's booth, SL5138G.
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| | | | |  Articles and Tutorials: Michael Goi, ASC: Shooting TV with the Sony F65Sony's F65 camera was brand new when seasoned cinematographer Michael Goi, A.S.C. decided to use it to shoot the pilot of the NBC comedy hit The New Normal. A past president of the American Society of Cinematographers, Michael's other recent projects include Glee and the first two seasons of American Horror Story. Goi speaks to Creative COW about using the F65 as well as his preferred workflow for TV.Read Article Subscribe Stephen Lighthill on Cinematography and the ASCStephen Lighthill, newly elected president of the American Society of Cinematographers, speaks to Creative COW about the state of cinematography today, the impact of technology and the role of education in maintaining the art and craft.Read Article Subscribe Dante Spinotti, ASCDante Spinotti is this year's winner of the American Society of Cinematographers' Lifetime Achievement Award, which he will receive at the 26th American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Outstanding Achievement Awards on February 12 in Hollywood...now updated with new photos.Read Article Subscribemore articles » Blogs: The New Merry Pranksters, Episode 14: Yousef the Charmer, More about Maasai and a Spectacular KillYousef is an extremely social animal. He has over 2,300 Facebook friends. He loves portraiture and has charm to burn. We pull into a gas station where a half dozen or so men lounge against a wall. Richard cautions Bob not to take pictures of them or at least to...Read Blog SubscribeIntroducing The New Merry PrankstersDear friends, Most of you already know about the adventure that Yousef Linjawi, Dan Kneece, SOC and I are about to embark upon. We are calling ourselves the 'New Merry Pranksters' partially because of the nature of our adventurous spirit and partially to honor the moment when I turned down...Read Blog SubscribeThe New Merry Pranksters: PrefaceA Creative COW Introduction to The New Merry Pranksters We here at Creative COW would like to introduce what will be a remarkable series of dispatches from Africa, describing a trip with expert cinematographers using the absolute latest cameras, lenses, IO, storage and more, while shooting in extreme conditions. More...Read Blog Subscribemore blogs »Related Tags | | | | |
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