Resources
Technical Guides to the F35
Below are four links to new technical details on the F35 written by Art Adams DP for the Pro Video Coalition. These are excellently well written and researched items on how Art sees the F35 and what it can do. Thankyou to Art Adams and PVC for a well written project.
The Not-So-Technical Guide to the Sony F35
The Sony F35 and ND Filters
No 85 Necessary on the F35!
The Not-So-Technical Guide to S-Log and Log Gamma Curves
The Papyrus Interview
Director of Photography Andrea Chiozzotto discusses his experiences shooting with the Viper for the recent Feature project 'The Papyrus'. This movie was photographed using Viper Filmstream cameras recording to Stwo DFRs as fully uncompressed image data, the same workflow as David Finchers new opus 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Buttons'.
The Reel Show interviews
Dan Mulligan gives two full interviews to The Reel Show.
The first talks about the differences between Viper and the Sony F23 and the second demonstrates how to conduct live colour timing on set using CineTal Grade1 24" LCD and Iridas Speedgrade with a Tangent grading panel.
Differences between Viper and the Sony F23
Demonstration of live colour timing on set
Sony F35
This marks a real watershed in the progression of Independent Digital Cinematography allowing for 35mm Film Lenses as well as fully uncompressed data capture from Stwo DFRs, as used by David Fincher.
Rogue is now the only Digital Film Company in the world to offer the F35 in both its native SR capture format or as uncompressed DPX digital negative data.
Download Sony F35 Brochure pdf Download Sony F35 Product Information pdf
Currently the only 4:4:4 Digital Cinematography Camera to offer RAW/LOG capture, bypassing the cameras colour correction circuitry and recording picture information gathered directly from the CCD
This camera also records full 16:9 or, without any different lenses, a full 1080 like aanamorphic 2.37:1 aspect ratio, achieved using Thompsons DPM technology.
Download Viper Brochure pdf Download Viper Filmstream HD pdf
Download Viper FAQ pdf Download Viper Product Data Sheet 2007 pdf
Download Viper Filmstream Info pdf Download Venow Flashpack 2007 pdf
Stwo Take2 DFR Digital Data Recorders
Stwo offer a unique way in which to capture digitally. By capturing fully uncompressed data from the Viper we can now, in real time, take each DPX frame captured (The Digital Negative) and manipulate on set and in post in true real time conditions. Read the PDF files here for more information on data workflows for Digital Film.
Download Third-Party integration featuring S.two pdf Download S.two metadata - collection, transmission and sharing pdf
Download HD, RGB and 2K Data pdf
Zeiss Digiprimes
Currently the best 2/3" lenses on the market. Used in all superior digital Viper films including Collateral, Miami Vice 2006 and David Finchers upcoming 'Zodiac'. These really are the best lenses, flat field and perfect for 4:4:4 green/blue screen work.
Cine-Tal Monitor
- High Performance HD Monitoring
- HD-SDI , Dual Link and DVI input / output
- YCbCr or RGB at 8 or10 bits linear or logrithmic
- Integrated OmniTek™ waveform monitor & vectorscope
- 3D LUT for color pre-visualization
- Full 1920 x 1080 resolution on 24" display
- LCD calibration for gamma, white point, luminance level
- Superior black level performance
- Gigabit and wireless network connectivity
- Seamless integration with existing equipment
- Frame capture/store locally, to network device or USB data key
- Quantitative digital video analysis
- Rugged construction for field applications
Sony SRW-1 HDCAM SR 4:4:4 RGB Field Recorder
The very best tape based field recorder in todays market. It records to Sony's HDCAM SR tape stock allowing ful 4:4:4 RGB image capture. Used by feature films for capture and also for OI to filmouts. King Kong, Miami Vice 2006, Superman Returns, Apocalypto, Da Vinci Code have all used HDCAM SR.
Download SRW1 Advert pdf Download SRW System Diagram pdf
Download Sony HDCAM SRW1 pdf
IRIDAS Speedgrade
Colour correction suite. Grab images from the daily rushes and use speedgrade to colour correct (Grade) to your look. Save these images to email or keep on disc for your grading post production facility to see your colour requirements for each scene.
Download Getting Stared with OnSet pdf