A Game-Changing Camera and Why We're Stoked for Tribeca and NAB [PODCAST]
In this episode of Indie Film Weekly, we're gearing up for two of the year's biggest industry events.
In advance of the huge industry trade show NAB, Lytros introduced a groundbreaking cinema camera that shoots 744 RAW megapixels at up to 300 frames-per-second. We discuss the announcement, along with what we're excited to cover at both NAB and the Tribeca Film Festival, which occur simultaneously over the next couple weeks.
We also debut our "Ask No Film School" segment with some insightful queries from our boards, and get into the Webby Award nominees, Vimeo's theatrical projection of Staff Picks in indie theaters across the country, and the results of the largest-ever census of film dialog. As always, the episode includes a rundown of the latest filmmaking tools, upcoming grant and opportunity deadlines, and indie film releases that you won't want to miss while you're busy making films.
Show Links & Mentions
No Film School articles
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- 7 Essential Ways to Prepare for Your Festival Premiere
- Liars, Taboos, and Fantasies: Production Stories of Your Favorite Vimeo Staff Picks
- Vote for Your Favorite Not-Cat Video in the 2016 Webby Awards
Filmmaking Tools
- Liberate Your Shots from On-Set Decisions with Lytro's Groundbreaking Cinema Camera
- 7" HDR 4K Atomos Shogun Flame is Now Shipping
- New Quantify App Lets You Rate Footage in Real-Time
Upcoming Deadlines: Grants & Opportunities
- Are You Filming the Next Great Untold Story? Project Greenlight and Seed&Spark Want You
- Submit Your Music Video to Radar's Music Video Awards - April 17
- Bertha BRITDOC Connect Fund - April 18
- ITVS Digital Open Call - May 2
- Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab - May 3
Upcoming Deadlines: Festivals
- San Francisco Black Film Festival - April 15
- Bushwick Film Festival - April 15 (Earlybird)
- Immigration Film Fest - April 20
- Raindance Film Festival - April 22
Film Releases
VOD
THEATRICAL
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4 Comments
Please consider changing the headline.
The phrase game "Game-Changing" or "game changer" is as cliche and overly used as the TV dialogue lines:
"that's on you"
"that's on me"
"...went sideways"
"...went south"
In terms of the Lytro cinema camera system, expect at least a decade if not two before something like this is a viable tool for visual story crafting. Some have noted inconsistencies in the video that raise the question, "Is this an actually working proof of concept, or a conceptual idea demo for shareholders?"
Lytro Cinema Demo: https://vimeo.com/161949709
Even if it does exist as a fully working prototype,
the data & processor requirements are ginormous for at least the next several years.
April 14, 2016 at 4:49PM, Edited April 14, 5:06PM
Just how many "game changing" cameras have been released in the past 5 years?
April 14, 2016 at 5:05PM, Edited April 14, 5:05PM
exactly!
April 14, 2016 at 5:06PM
Every time someone on a filmmaking blog uses the words "game-changing" or "Price point" I want to puke.
April 15, 2016 at 9:19PM