Panavision, designer, manufacturer and provider of state-of-the-art cinema lenses, high-precision camera systems and innovative postproduction technologies, will showcase its Millennium DXL2 8K camera at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show, which runs April 7-12 in Las Vegas. Technology leaders from Panavision and its subsidiary Light Iron will also share their vision and expertise during panel discussions throughout the conference.
The DXL2 is the evolution of a unique camera ecosystem, built by Panavision based on the input of cinematographers whose feedback contributed to the DXL2’s many significant advances. Introduced in February, the DXL2 features a RED MONSTRO 8K VV sensor with 16-plus stops of dynamic range, improvements in image quality and shadow detail, a native ISO setting of 1600, and ProRes 4K up to 60 fps. Images are presented on the camera in log format using new Light Iron Color 2 science (LiColor2), which streamlines the 8K pipeline and provides quick access to high-quality RAW images. Additional features to the DXL2 include a custom-made, integrated PX-Pro color spectrum filter offering a significant increase in color separation and dramatically higher color precision to the image; a built-in Preston MDR; 24v power; and expanded direct-to-edit features.
Hands-on demonstrations of the DXL2 will take place at the Vitec booth (C6025) and at Vitec Creative Solutions (C9544).
NAB attendees also have a chance to hear directly from the experts and designers behind Panavision’s cameras and lenses, and postproduction innovator Light Iron. Several discussions will take place at the Las Vegas Convention Center (unless otherwise noted), including:
Avid Customer Association Technology Open Forum
Light Iron Panel Participant Jeff Sengpiehl, VP of Engineering
Friday, April 6, 4:45-5:30pm
Location: Avid Connect (pre-NAB conference)
Wynn Las Vegas Conference Center
3131 South Las Vegas Boulevard
HDR Varicam Workflow for Netflix’s The Week Of
Light Iron Panel Participant Katie Fellion, Head of Business Development & Workflow Strategy
Monday, April 9, 12:30-1pm
Location: Panasonic booth (C3607)
Made in Georgia: Shaking up the Film and Digital Media Production Landscape
Panel moderated by Clark Cofer, Director of Business Development, Light Iron
Monday, April 9, 3:30-4:30pm
Location: S222-S223
Venice HDR Creative and Workflow for #PictureDay Music Video
Panavision/Light Iron Panel Participant Michael Cioni, Sr. VP of Innovation
Tuesday, April 10, 1-1:30pm
Location: Sony booth (C11001)
The Media Archivist vs. Entropy, or, Why On-Set Data Verification is Really Important
Presented by Keenan Mock, Senior Media Archivist, Light Iron
Tuesday, April 10, 3-3:20pm
Location: LumaForge’s “Faster, Together” Stage (S112LMR)
The Future of 8K
Presented by Michael Cioni, Sr. VP of Innovation Panavision and Light Iron
Wednesday, April 11, 10-10:20am
Location: LumaForge’s “Faster, Together” Stage (S112LMR)
Understanding Full Frame Cameras & Lenses
Panavision Panel Participant Guy McVicker, Manager, Technical Marketing & Optics
Wednesday, April 11, 2:00-3:15pm
Location: Post Production World session (N231)
Jennifer Kent On Why Her Feature Directing Debut, “The Babadook,” Continues To Haunt Us
"The Babadook," when it was released 10 years ago, didn't seem to portend a cultural sensation.
It was the first film by a little-known Australian filmmaker, Jennifer Kent. It had that strange name. On opening weekend, it played in two theaters.
But with time, the long shadows of "The Babadook" continued to envelop moviegoers. Its rerelease this weekend in theaters, a decade later, is less of a reminder of a sleeper 2014 indie hit than it is a chance to revisit a horror milestone that continues to cast a dark spell.
Not many small-budget, first-feature films can be fairly said to have shifted cinema but Kent's directorial debut may be one of them. It was at the nexus of that much-debated term "elevated horror." But regardless of that label, it helped kicked off a wave of challenging, filmmaker-driven genre movies like "It Follows," "Get Out" and "Hereditary."
Kent, 55, has watched all of this — and those many "Babadook" memes — unfold over the years with a mix of elation and confusion. Her film was inspired in part by the death of her father, and its horror elements likewise arise out of the suppression of emotions. A single mother (Essie Davis) is struggling with raising her young son (Noah Wiseman) years after the tragic death of her husband. A figure from a pop-up children's book begins to appear. As things grow more intense, his name is drawn out in three chilling syllables — "Bah-Bah-Doooook" — an incantation of unprocessed grief.
Kent recently spoke from her native Australia to reflect on the origins and continuing life of "The Babadook."
Q: Given that you didn't set out to in any way "change" horror, how have you regarded the unique afterlife of "The... Read More