Red Dragon Archive
Cinemartin, the Spanish based gear and software makers behind the popular ProRes conversion plugins and more recently the NEXT 4K monitor/mobile PC, are setting their sights on supporting RED Digital Cinema cameras including the latest DSMC2 bodies – the Red Raven and Scarlet-W with their latest TEDORED
Two weeks ago we were contacted by Mckinzy Powers the producer of a short independent outdoor film called “Muir Song” with a kind request to present the production on our blog. Even though the film wasn’t completely finished I was immediately blown away by the mind-boggling images of the
Without any surprises and as expected, today Red officially announced the latest entry in their professional cinema camera lineup – the RED RAVEN. The camera boasts similar capabilities of the RED Dragon sensor providing 16.5+ stops of dynamic range in the smallest form factor to date weighing just 3.5 lbs. The
If you recall, over the weekend we told you about the new entry level camera that RED are working on. The new camera is to be called RED Raven and in a very RED fashion the promotional campaign prior to the official announcement started with a few teaser
RED Digital Cinema have grown from a startup to a bona-fide high-end digital cinema camera manufacturer all in less than a decade. Back in the later part of the last decade, the original RED ONE camera and then the upgraded MX were the de-facto standard for low-budget
Just a week ago after another successfully funded Kickstarter campaign, US-based company Turbo Ace announced that they have started shipping the first units of their latest budget All Steady six handheld gimbal stabiliser. That is the right time to see whether their mission to create the ultimate DSLR/Red gimbal experience
Shooting a super-slow motion video can be a real fun, especially if you have a chance to play with one of those fancy Phantom cameras that can shoot some impressive 3,000fps. One can achieve а decent results by also using the overcrank mode of the Red Dragon, Arri Amira
Well, I was really hoping for a RED T-Rex, but maybe we’ll have to wait a few more years to see that beast. REDuser – the official forum/online community for all things RED, has been buzzing with speculations and more recently a new announcement by RED Fire
A few weeks ago in December, the much loved video sharing platform for creative professionals and enthusiasts – Vimeo started the ball rolling on their 4K support by allowing Pro Vimeo users to upload and download 4K content. Vimeo Pro accounts cost $199 per year, and although
Well this is big news for RED and their legion of followers. The next great space documentary or space mission can be shot in 6K and beyond on the might RED Dragons or some variation of. As digital cameras are getting smaller and at the same time
In a previous post we did on David Fincher’s “Gone Girl” – 1st Feature Film Shot entirely in 6K, today we’ll be taking another look at some of the technical specs and information about the post-production process of the highly anticipated thriller. I was quite impressed to find that more than 400 TB
A few days ago the guys at Film Cyfrowy shared Part IV of their “12 Cameras Test” which features comments by a professional colourist. Their 12 Cameras Test compares 12 of the the most popular digital cameras in an attempt to find out how each camera captured reality in relation
David Fincher has always been one of my favourite filmmakers. It is extremely rare, if not almost impossible, in today’s filmmaking reality for a filmmaker to create intelligent films, which are not only thought-provoking and executed with surgical perfection, but also box-office successes. I can only think
Before Blackmagic Design threw their hat into the camera making ring, Red Digital Cinema were the original “disruptive technology” camera manufacturers. They were the new kids on the block, they announced cameras with insane specs and even more insane (at the time) price tags. They faced production problems, shipping
Back in April 2014, LA-based VFX artist, director and cinematographer Phil Holland, was invited by RED Korea, RAPA, and DVInside to conduct a RED workflow workshop in South Korea. The workshop focused on demonstrating the end-to-end UHD 4K Workflow using RED digital cinema cameras such as the RED
In less than a five days, the 2014 Fifa World Cup in Brazil will be in the history books. We’ve seen some awesome football games, a lot more goals than four years ago, and some truly innovative technical stuff. From super-slow motion replays, to goal-line technology, this
