Jon Fauer ASC www.fdtimes.com Aug 2020 Issue 104 Art, Technique and Technology in Motion Picture Production Worldwide John Brawley The Great Huzzah! Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro 12K www.fdtimes.com Art, Technique and Technology On Paper, Online, and now on iPad Film and Digital Times is the guide to technique and technology, tools and how-tos for Cinematographers, Photographers, Directors, Producers, Studio Executives, Camera Assistants, Camera Operators, Grips, Gaffers, Crews, Rental Houses, and Manufacturers. Subscribe It’s written, edited, and published by Jon Fauer, ASC, an award-winning Cinematographer and Director. He is the author of 14 bestselling Online: books—over 120,000 in print—famous for their user-friendly way of explaining things. With inside-the-industry “secrets-of the-pros” www.fdtimes.com/subscribe information, Film and Digital Times is delivered to you by subscription or invitation, online or on paper. We don’t take ads and are supported by readers and sponsors. 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Address ____________________________________________ Phone: 1-570-567-1224 City ________________________________________________ Toll-Free (USA): 1-800-796-7431 State or Province ______________________________________ Fax: 1-724-510-0172 Email via website: fdtimes.com/contact Country _____________________________________________ Mailing address: Film and Digital Times Subscriptions Zip or Postal Code______________________________________ PO Box 922 Phone ______________________________________________ Williamsport, PA 17703 USA Fax________________________________________________ Editorial offices in New York City Email_______________________________________________ Contents: Aug 2020 Issue 104 Introduction: Getting Back to Work ...............................4-5 Huzzah. John Brawley and The Great .........................6-10 Paul Staples on Grading The Great ................................11 John Brawley and The Great New 12K Camera ..............12 URSA Mini Pro 12K ......................................................13 Nicol Verheem on Creativity, Content and Coping.......14-17 SmallHD 4K Monitors ..............................................18-19 Canon EOS R5 and EOS R6 ..........................................20 Canon EOS R5 - 8K RAW .............................................21 EOS R6 .......................................................................21 Canon EOS R5 and EOS R6 ..........................................22 ARRI Bicycle Grip Adapters ...........................................23 ARRI Handle Extensions HEX .........................................24 ARRI Lightweight Lens Support LLS-1 ...........................25 ARRI Accessory Rail System ARS ..................................25 Sony α7S III ..........................................................26-28 Roger Cicala, Founder of Lensrentals ............................29 Dr. Roger Cicala, MD on Equipment and COVID-19....30-31 Angénieux Optimo Primes ............................................32 Angénieux Optimo Primes — Silver Set of 6 ..................32 Severine Serrano, Mng Dir, Angénieux Int’l Sales & Mkt ..33 Severine Serrano on Optimo Primes, cont’d ...................34 Amnon Band, CEO of Band Pro .....................................35 Amnon Band on Optimo Primes ....................................36 Jack Yu, Head, Cinematic & Bdcst, Jebsen Industrial ......37 On-Set Social Distancing Using AJA Products ................38 AJA Products and Social Distancing .........................39-42 Panalight Rome and Milan Reopen ................................43 SIGMA 85mm F1.4 DG DN | Art ....................................44 DENZ Optical Director’s Finder w/ 2x, 1.8x and 1.5x ......45 LEITZ ZOOM ................................................................46 LEITZ PRIME ................................................................47 THALIA ........................................................................48 M 0.8 ..........................................................................49 Leica M10-R — 40 Megapixel Sensor .....................50-51 Michel Suissa, The Studio - B&H ................................5-54 Takumi 40.6 - 332 mm Full Frame ...............................55 Cartoni UV-C BOXER ....................................................55 INOVATIV AXIS Health Products for Safer Sets ...........56-57 Otto Nemenz Moves ................................................58-59 P.A.T. Lens Charts ........................................................60 Etienne Sauret and MYT Works .....................................61 John Brawley with Blackmagic URSA Mini 12K. By the way, “Huzzah” is a frequently spoken expression of approval in the series The Great. Cover and photo at right by Jessica Clarke-Nash. Introduction: Getting Back to Work You probably tried to read various guidelines on going back to tant” wands that don’t have much power and might take 30 work on set or location. minutes to disinfect a little space. If you don’t have to wear eye Your skepticism increased with each “it is highly recommended.” protection around it, it’s probably not effective. 11. Be considerate. Your mask isn’t just to protect you. It’s to And you plowed through additional palaverous proposals of pre- protect the other people from you. Wearing it around your chin cautions for picking up production. Now, I’m no more qualified to basically is saying “I don’t give a damn about anyone I’m work- give advice on getting back to work or working safely than some of ing with.” the “experts” and magical thinkers expounding on TV, despite my few years in pre-med studies and a healthy skepticism of sheltering 12. In particular, HINAP—Hope Is Not A Plan. If the plan in place in a stunt coordinator’s “designated safe zone.” That’s too doesn’t include “what we will do when a person tests positive,” often the place where debris unexpectedly lands from an explod- it’s not a plan. ing car in a movie stunt, despite assurances to the contrary. Read Roger’s two pages of additional expert, concise advice on In preparation for getting back to work, lengthy documents have pages 30-31 of this edition. been drafted by producers, unions and trade groups. Many of these You are Requested and Required white papers and guidelines are very long and vague. Dr. Roger Ci- cala, Medical Doctor and founder of Lensrentals says, “Too many I have a few more suggestions. of these guidelines read like a medical document written by attor- As the British Admiralty of Horatio Hornblower famously wrote neys, which is what they are. I would assume they were paid by the in their orders, “You are requested and required to...” word, or at least by the hour, given the verbosity and the number 1. Wear a good mask. At all times. Everyone on set, near set, of things that are uselessly repeated in every section. to and from set. “My new formula states: length of document is inversely propor- 2. Stay in your own department. DPs: Don’t prop the props or tional to useful information. L = 1/UI. Given the many pages of tweak the 10K. drivel some of these reports entail, I’d love to do a snarky Cliff 3. ACs: Encourage the DP and Director to consider the notes, basically the common sense version.” Here it is: 135mm lens for actors’ close-ups. A 40mm close-up at 18 Snarky Summary by Dr. Roger Cicala, MD inches is a breath away from danger. And you are certainly not re-shooting The Revenant or Birdman up close and personal 1. Keep your guys away from their guys. Separate into smaller with a 12mm prime. teams as much as possible and minimize personnel swapping. If one person tests positive, that team is down for up to 10 4. Crafty