The 'First Universal Panning Tool' Works with Any Slider on the Market | No Film School

Heralded as the "first universal panning tool," the AutoPan allows users to synchronize pans with any slider on the market without the need of hardware or tools. It's equipped with an internal motor that can be programmed in four different modes: Target, Panorama, Async, and Spin.

Check out this promo video to learn more:

The key features of the AutoPan that filmmakers will probably be most interested in is the fact that it will work with any slider or dolly, manual or motorized—without the need of tools. This is great for those who already have one that they love, because they won't have to choose between getting the AutoPan or having to forfeit their favorite motion control tools.

Furthermore, there is a 3/8" hole on the bottom and a 1/4" thread on the top to mount your camera. It has almost 10' of travel length, is fully programmable, and, again, 4 modes to choose from:

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The AutoPan isn't available as of yet, nor is there any word on the price, but head on over to the ShooTools website to learn more.

Source: ShooTools

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What's the Hype With 'Interstellar' Revisiting Cinemas After a Decade in 70mm IMAX?

Here's Why You Need to Revisit 'Interstellar' in 70mm IMAX

Celebrate the love and hope at the center of Nolan's space epic in the format it was meant to be seen.

If we know anything about Christopher Nolan, he likes to go big. Nolan started with smaller-scale stories (as many of us do) with early noir adjacent works like Following, Memento, and Insomnia, then started going and staying big with his illusionist drama The Prestige. Since then, the scale has been various degrees of massive, with the biggest scope in his time-and-space sprawling epic, Interstellar.

While Interstellarmight not be everyone's favorite Nolan outing, there's no denying it's an impressive feat of filmmaking and his most emotional—if watching Matthew McConaughey's Cooper desperately try to reach his family through quantum space-time doesn't make you cry at least a little bit, what's going on, dude?

With Interstellar'sIMAX release, it's a great time to shed some tears in a public setting in one of the most prestigious film formats around. As we mentioned in our film gauge piece, Nolan loves shooting on film and utilizes 65mm intentionally to provoke a tone of massive scale. In that regard, Interstellar was made for 70mm IMAX. That goes without saying, dawg. That being said, other factors make Interstellar a perfect movie to revisit in theaters while you can.

Let's break down the release further below.

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