Blackmagic Design today announced that Porter Robinson’s “Secret Sky” concert was shot using Blackmagic Design’s Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro, Pocket Cinema Camera 6Ks and URSA Mini Pro 4.6K G2. The hour plus immersive concert, which has been watched by millions around the world, could be viewed in 2D as well as inside a VR world where customers could mingle with avatars of other fans from around the world.
The 2021 Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) took place at the Rotterdam Ahoy in The Netherlands last month. Presented by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and hosted by Nederlandse Publieke Omreop (NPO) and Nederlandse Omroep Stichting NOS and AVROTROS, under the leadership of ESC Head of Production Erwin Rintjema, this year marked the 65th edition of the event.
Blackmagic Design today announced that Sheridan College’s Screen Industries Research and Training (SIRT) Centre has built its new Virtual Production Innovation Hub using a range of Blackmagic Design products, including an URSA Mini Pro 12K digital film camera. As a leading research center, SIRT created the Virtual Production Innovation Hub to help the industry shift to remote virtual production as a result of the pandemic.
JVC Professional Video, a division of JVCKENWOOD USA Corporation, unveils three new PTZ Remote Cameras. The new 4K KY-PZ400NW/NB and HD KY-PZ200NW/NB cameras provide optimal streaming image quality and performance for remote production over the internet and are equipped with NDI®|HX and SRT streaming, H.265/H.264/MJPEG encoding and VITC (Vertical Interval Timecode) multi-camera synchronization technologies. A third option, the new HD KY-PZ200W/B, provides an economical solution, sans NDI®|HX. All camera models are available in black or white variations to best match the ambience of the venue/project.
Blackmagic Design today announced that DaVinci Resolve’s Fairlight audio post production tools are being used by New York Film Academy’s Los Angeles campus as part of the sound department’s curriculum. The software helped Head of the Sound Department, Huch Platt, and his students pivot to remote learning in 2020 when they needed to quickly find a way to access professional post production tools at home.
Blackmagic Design announced today that season 2 of CBS’ popular legal drama “All Rise” was shot using multiple Pocket Cinema Camera 6Ks to maintain safe protocols during the pandemic.
