Lighting Dark Thrillers, Dance Battles with the Sony BURANO, Comparing Cameras, Capturing the Spirit of "One Piece"

At the scene of the crime for "Only Murders in the Building"

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"The Woman in the Wall:" Cinematographer Si Bell Captures the Changing Tones

The tense, dark six-episode Showtime/BBC One program was one of the first TV series to be shot using an ARRI Alexa 35 camera and cinematographer Si Bell found its features extremely useful when shooting in challenging lighting conditions. "We shot it in the bright and colorful village of Portaferry [in Ireland] and there's a lot of color there naturally, so we were kind of going against the darkness really," he explains.  

The production relied on the "versatility and handling" of the ARRI Alexa 35 4.6k Super camera, Bell says. For example, "It enabled us to use a pretty slow old Cooke zoom lens when we were doing night, high speed work, pushing the extended ISO using the enhanced sensitivity range.  "We were doing a lot of night scenes and we used ES ISO which was amazing. In terms of the sensitivity, it doesn't get noisy when you bump up the ISO, so the biggest difference is how clean it is compared to other cameras." Read more.>>>  

"Only Murders in the Building" Comes to NAB Show New York

Nothing brings people together like a really great conversation. That, or a good cheese plate.

"Only Murders in the Building" editor and co-producer Shelly Westerman will have a great conversation with writer and film historian Bobbie O'Steen on stage at NAB Show New York's Insight Theater, October 25 at 3 p.m. Register here to join them. (BYOB crackers) Register here.>>>  

"Original:" It's a Dance Battle With the Sony BURANO

Director Unjoo Moon partnered with cinematographer Dion Beebe, ACS ASC to create a short film that tested the capabilities of the new Sony BURANO camera.  Moon decided to develop a dance film that would highlight the camera's mobility and cinematic look. 

"When we were talking about this concept, both in terms of what we wanted to sort of achieve artistically and also what we thought would be a good way to push the cameras, we devised a very sort of saturated world — from quite high key all the way through to black and white — a sort of almost noir style," says Beebe. "I was only interested in seeing the camera work across that range of looks." Watch the film and a behind-the-scenes look at the project here.>>>

Translating Anime to a Live-Action Adventure for "One Piece"  

Editor Tessa Verfuss discusses the making of Netflix's $144 million live-action adaptation of bestselling manga pirate adventure. Read more.>>>  

How Do You Fairly Compare Cameras?

Currently in its sixth installment, the HBO Camera Assessment Series is a feature-length movie comprised of staged scenes that each clearly demonstrate the strengths—and weaknesses—of cameras such as the Sony Venice 2, the RED V-Raptor, the new ARRI Alexa 35 configuration, the Blackmagic Ursa 12K, and many more. 

Cinematographer/director Suny Behar has overseen these assessments from the start. Together with HBO and under the leadership of Stephen Beres, senior vice president of Production Operations at HBO, MAX and Warner Brothers Discovery, Behar has created new installments in the series when the state of camera technology has advanced enough to warrant it.  Register now to attend a screening and discussion of this project at NAB Show New York.>>>  

Street Scenes: Join Our Fujifilm Photowalks at NAB Show New York

Would you be interested in exploring Manhattan with a camera, lighting equipment, a model, and a pro guide? Then register for NAB Show New York and RSVP for one of Fujifilm's photowalks. RSVP here.>>>