All Exhibitor Workshops are located in Antelope 1
Tuesday September 26th
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1:00 - 2:00
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New Tools for Underwater Exploration & Volumetric Optical Modeling a Paradigm Shift in Seafloor and Shipwreck Visualization for Film Production and Immersive VR
Evan Kovacs and William Lange Advanced Imaging & Visualization Laboratory Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (AIVL) Woods Hole Productions Marine Imaging Technologies (MITECH) |
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This presentation will focus on some of the new tools and techniques that have been developed through scientific, archaeological and cinematic collaborations and how these tools can be used by the documentary film community. These tools include “Pixel,” a new Cinema class remotely operated vehicle (ROV) designed principally for underwater cinematography and precision scientific imaging. Additionally an advanced penetration ROV designed for exploring deep inside shipwrecks, submerged downed aircraft and other hazardous underwater sites was devleoped. This ROV, nicknamed11th Hour, successfully completed many deep penetrations as well as recovered samples from inside the US Arizona in Pearl Harbor with the National Park Service Submerged Resources Center and PBS. Both of these ROVs are equipped with VR and 4k UHDTV 3D imaging systems and can be used for scientific or cinematic imaging. A very important aspect to scientific imaging is the ability to reconstruct objects large and small in their full context as they relate to the seafloor and the rest of their environment. AIVL working with Marine Imaging Technologies and the National Park Service Submerged Resources Group has developed a revolutionary new multi-function underwater imaging system capable of generating ultra-high definition television (UHDTV) video, 2-D mosaic imaging, and 3-D Optical Volumetric models. The system is capable of producing near-millimeter accurate 3-D models that are built using digital optical imagery—rather than lasers—and are able to represent the volume of an object with high resolution detail derived from optical image data. Examples of volumetric optical models will be shown during the presentation including open discussions with filmmakers as to how this new technique can be applied to documentary and wildlife filmmaking.
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2:30 - 3:30
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Shooting the Natural World with the EVA1 Camera
Panasonic’s new AU-EVA1 Compact Cinema Camera features a Super-35 sensor with Dual Native ISO and 5.7K resolution.
Learn what these and other unique features of this revolutionary new camera can mean for your productions. Sample footage will be shown and EVA1 cameras will be available for hands-on exploration. |
Wednesday September 27th
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10:00 - 11:00
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Acquisition choices: The VariCam family, HD, 2k, UHD, 4k, HDR, HFR and?
Much like choosing 16 vs 35mm film years ago, what you shoot today will play a large role in the longevity and quality of your content for many years to come. Come see and examine the HD, 2k, 4k acquisition options of the VariCam family of cameras. Is HDR really needed today, how about later? Capturing the best possible quality, with an eye on the range of future deliverables is always wise. Acquisition options will be examined, post workflows also. Follow-up field shooting and post testing is available during the week.
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1:00 - 2:00
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The Convergence of Stills and Motion
Field biologist, explorer, photographer, and filmmaker, Tim Laman (birds of paradise) Tim will take delegates into the world of where motion captures blurs with still imagery as he shares his experiences shooting with RED's new EPIC-W 8KS35 camera system. His cameras are his tools for telling the stories of rare and endangered wildlife, and revealing some of earth’s wildest places, and he recently won the top honor in his field: Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2016. A representative from RED will be on-hand.
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3:30 - 4:30
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Learning and Loving Lenses with a SLICE of Pie
Join an informal optics discussion and tasty Pie with representatives from Fujinon. Provide your valuable input and insight on what lenses Fujinon should be building for the future to service the documentary filmmaker - Spherical or Anamorphic : Primes or Zooms : Character or Clean : What Focal lengths? : What T Stop? : What image coverage? Check out current 4K HDR-ready lenses and accessories from FUJINON, ideal for Wildlife and Natural History cinematography. Including: Cabrio 85-300mm and 20-120mm PL mount lenses, and external 2x PL extenders. Also try out the UHD 2/3" B4 mount UA22x8, UA18x5.5 and the new E mount MK series lenses.
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Thursday September 28
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2:00 - 3:00
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RED DSMC2 Camera Workshop
Cinematographer Ivan Agerton of Lost River Film Co.. His recent work is featured in BBC's upcoming "Blue Planet 2" RED is a leading manufacturer of professional digital cinema cameras. In Fall 2016, RED introduced the HELIUM sensor, which is found in RED's EPIC-W 8K S35 and WEAPON 8K S35 cameras. These cameras follow up the original Digital Stills and Motion Camera (DSMC) concept as the latest additions to the DSMC2 line. This workshop will give attendees an opportunity to learn about these camera and RED's workflow while covering exercises that illustrate the best practices for working with RED in a variety of shooting scenarios. A representative from RED will be on-hand.
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