For any Sony F5/F55 users, owners or operators have a gander at this. Arri have released some accessories which can be configured with the camera making for a user friendly rig, whether it be handheld or studio based. The top cheese-plate seems like a good idea for various accessories to be mounted to such as; LCS, cinetape, monitors, noga arms etc. 

If you’ve yet to see the trailer for ‘Side by Side’ then please have a look at this if you’re interested in filmmaking, storytelling, cinematography etc. 

I’ve spoken to a few people who have seen the film and I’ve always heard the same responses; “it didn’t really achieve anything” which I figured would be the case when I saw the trailer originally. However I still want to watch it and hear the opinions of those who I very much admire and respect.

Like many others who use Tumblr I’ve grown up in a digital generation however I’ve had the fortune to work on film numerous times and I can’t express how much I adore it, as a medium but also the discipline that comes with it. There’s advantages and disadvantages for both formats, and working with a plethora of cameras on a variety of jobs with different cast and crew I can see why some people choose digital over film and visa versa. I have focus pulled for a lot of young DoP’s now who have never had the chance or the choice to shoot on film and it seems that there is an overwhelming fear if they now had that chance from discussions we’ve had.

Film or Digital is a discussion that doesn’t seem to draw any conclusion and I think that is due to the fact that the medium is a subjective decision. It’s a similar decision that painters would go through if they had a blank canvas; oil, acrylic, watercolour, charcoal etc. What am I getting at exactly you may be asking? Well if you address the root of any decision when it comes down to art then it should refer to the purpose of the intended piece. With filmmaking it’s the story and a large majority of decisions will be made in order to illustrate the story to it’s best possible intention. 

Just from viewing this trailer alone there’s a few points which could easily be raised from the opinion of various directors, cinematographers, producers etc. Surely it’s only a matter of time before digital reaches a point where it’s superior to film, however for those of you who have never had the chance to work with or know little about film then it might be worth doing some research. We owe film a big thank you for everything it offers and has achieved as without out would digital cinema be where it is now?