Totally agree that S35 is better for smaller productions. And that this will not cost $6K like a Komodo (really double it for accessories but that's the same for any camera). The Arri color science is pretty impressive though, and lots of producers will be wanting this cam.

Yeah man. All-in for sure. Disney: Let's hire NBA players to be the "dwarves"! Just make sure the wicked witch stays the same, ok?

Hmm, we did a virtual production thing in LA and most of the quotes we got were in the "not in any way affordable" range, even for a midlevel (low 6 figures) commercial. It's great stuff, but definitely still out of reach for most. Then again, one of our directors "found a guy" who had a previous generation set of panels who did some serviceable driving shots using Unreal for pretty cheap...

I think she is fantastic and I'd like to see her in even more movies and shows. And on airplanes. And hell yes on more representation!

That said, talking about representation and cultural appropriation in a way more general way, I'll kick the hornet's nest. Do we ultimately tell writers and actors that they can only draw upon their own, real-life experiences from their own "group" and play people that really look like them and identify with the same group? Can a male director ever make a movie about a female protagonist? Or is that appropriation or working in "femaleface"? And does that mean a director who identifies as female can't direct movies about guys? And what about when Sigourney Weaver took the role of "Ripley" in Alien? A family member of the writer told me it was written for a guy, so was she working in "maleface"? This all sounds insane, right? Because what I'm saying is a ridiculous generalization and application of standards. However, understand that in certain parts of our lovely country, they see us (Hollywood and entertainment) this way. They think we're out of our minds. Me, I just like telling stories. I'm writing one about a duck right now. Luckily, I identify as a duck so I think it'll be alright.

This is great, Jason. People need to know! For me, I guess the very few TV episodes I've written conditioned me to always write with the scene headings for treatments of any kind of content. I'd definitely be lost and insecure about finishing without them there to guide the way.

Thank God. Now I don't have to fly with our REDs anymore, just slip a couple iPhones in my pocket.

(jusssssst kidding, but it does look good)