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Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive Camera– Measuring Resolution

Ben Allan ACS CSI — Fri, 04 Jul 2025 09:51:24 +0000

We’ve had a huge reaction to a couple of social media posts this week about our studio tests and the first of our projects shot entirely in Apple Immersive on the Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive camera. Many of the questions we’ve received have been about the topic of whether other camera systems can be used … Continued

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Low Budget Feature Film Workflow in 2024– Shooting The Holy Scoundrel on a shoestring

Ben Allan ACS CSI — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 23:29:03 +0000

In terms of innovation, there is a special place for low budget films because of the flexibility that comes with not being able to throw money at problems. Using an innovative process for a low budget film can often solve problems quickly and cheaply in ways that are simply too complex and risky for a … Continued

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The Long Game– A Closer Look at FCP for iPad

Ben Allan ACS CSI — Sun, 10 Sep 2023 01:34:56 +0000

In one sense it was inevitable that Apple’s flagship pro apps, Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro, would eventually make their way onto the iPad. Other editing and music apps have had success on the device for years and as the hardware has become increasingly powerful, the appeal of bringing the flexibility of the professional … Continued

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Does ProRes Still Matter?

Ben Allan ACS CSI — Tue, 26 Oct 2021 05:18:40 +0000

Apple recently announced that its new iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max could record in the ProRes format. This was met by industry professionals with a mixture of excitement and incredulity. One of the reasons that some cinematographers and colorists questioned the logic was that they saw ProRes as “old” and “inefficient” while others claimed … Continued

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Mixing & Matching ARRI ALEXA & Blackmagic Design URSA Cameras

Ben Allan ACS CSI — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 06:23:59 +0000

Matching different brands of cameras for drama is something that traditionally fills filmmakers with dread. Despite this, in mid-2020 Australia was coming out of its first COVID lockdown and Director Clara Chong and I were preparing to go into production on the feature film “DARK NOISE” and deliberately made that choice with both the ARRI ALEXA … Continued

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