Peter Jackson Starts Shooting 'The Hobbit' at 48 FPS: Why 24P May Be on the...
Cinematographer/director/effects guru Douglas Trumball made an eye-opening presentation at NAB as part of the Digital Cinema Society conference this past week. Trumball, who was instrumental in the...
View ArticleDo Higher Frame Rates Tell Better Stories, or Just Disconnect Audiences?...
Does better technology mean better storytelling? The answer, of course, is yes. And no. And anywhere in between, depending who you ask. The Hobbit's use of 48fps has joined up with other recently...
View ArticleAng Lee on 'Billy Lynn's Halftime Walk': Shooting 120 FPS was Like 'Making...
Ang Lee discusses the reasons behind shooting his new film, Billy Lynn's Halftime Walk, at 120 fps. When Peter Jackson doubled the standard frame rate and released The Hobbit in 48 frames per second,...
View ArticleSigma Announces a Dream-Spec Stills/Cinema Camera Out of Nowhere
Sigma, who has made a big splash with affordable cine glass in the last few years, has just made a big splash with their new "pocketable" fp. "Pocketable." Full Frame. L-mount. 370 grams. Dustproof,...
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