OK – looks like the Bolex camera we mentioned in our blog dated 15th March 2012 isn’t the only new kind
of camera about to make a splash.
The all new Blackmagic cinema camera is already creating
waves in the film world and has been used to shoot features such as The
Wrestler and Black Swan – so it’s had its baptism of fire.
Check out some test footage shot from this camera by John
Brawley here.
We thought the footage looked pretty amazing, especially the
low light stuff.
Like the Bolex, this camera is on the market for under
$3000, so we’ll probably want to see a bit more from both before deciding on which
we think would suit us best.
Also, we've just heard that IKonskop have announced they've produced a BLACK AND WHITE Raw shooting HD cam. This got our interest
because our first feature was shot in black and white and there were a few,
including one or two on the production crew, who just couldn’t get their heads around
the artistic merits of shooting in black and white.
With the release of films such as City of Life and Death and the highly critically acclaimed The Artist maybe we're seeing a resurgence
in black and white film-making?
If so, we really hope it has the knock on effect of renewing
interest in some of the old classics from early cinema - the days of the silver
screen, and the now often forgotten masterpieces of artists who were just as
pioneering, if not more so, that the cutting edge digital film-makers of today.
One more thing - You may have noticed our website for Pixel
Revolution Films isn’t where it should be, well we’ve just changed our web host
and it will be back up and running ASAP.
In the meantime don’t forget to check out our new photography and art online gallery….
