Tools for filmmakers, made by filmmakers. Innovating solutions to consistent problems encountered on set. 1A Tools is making their way onto sets around the world by helping cinematographers and camera operators make their day without loosing shots.
At Panavision, he led the development of such innovative lenses as the Primo Macro Zoom lens that unlocked new creative possibilities in cinematography for directors like Steven Spielberg in his science fiction classic, Minority Report.
A lot of people take shots of sets and wonder how the focal length of their still camera lens compares to cinema lenses. Even if the capture format is 35mm film or a digital camera with a 35mm size sensor, the angles of view are not the same as with a 35mm still camera.
The reason is that the the film runs horizontally through a still camera instead of vertically as through a cinema camera, resulting in a larger frame in the still camera which in turn results in a wider angle of view with a similar focal length lens.
This $338 million family-friendly theme park celebrates the triumphs of Italian cinema. Built by, and dedicated to, the original Cinecittá, this theme park is located on the edge of Rome, about 25km from the city.
Designing a landmark cine lens is hard. Today we are honored to interview Iain Neil, and Michael Thomas. Ian is the optical designer behind some of the most iconic lens series, including the Panavision Primo series, the Leica Summilux-C series, and several Cooke spherical and anamorphic series of lenses. Michael is the pushing force behind module 8.
On the call, we also discussed The Tuner, which is a unique lens adapter that applies cine looks to existing lense and had just recently wrapped up a successful Kickstarter. (if you missed the Kickstarter, you can pre-order the Tuner here).
An accomplished stitcher, his talents were soon discovered by costume designers who took him away from the fashion industry. He first made costumes, then became a costume manufacturing foreman and assistant designer on films like Titanic, The Flintstones, and Barb Wire. With his vast knowledge of clothing construction and manufacturing, Perez was also sought out by the J. Peterman Company to design and develop their Movie Legends Line. When working on The Mindy Project, he produced a fashion jewelry line with Bauble Bar and a signature coat line with Gilt.com, both ventures sold out.
A: Take a basic sewing class, learn to sew. You may not sew as a costume designer, but you will work with many people who will sew for you, and you need to be able to speak their language, and having a background in costume construction will be an inspiration when you are costume designing.
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