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Dr. Martin Prillmann (right) presents the Silver Frog
to Krzysztof Ptak
CAmERImAgE 2009
DoP Michael Ballhaus BVK, ASC DoP Roberto Schaefer ASC
DoP Dean Cundey ASC
Terry Gilliam took home a special director's award DoP Chris Doyle HKFC
DoP Ed Lachman
An exceptionally diverse collection of films
were nominated in the main competition,
though in the end the winning cinematographers
were Giora Bejach (Golden Frog
award for LEBANON), Krzysztof Ptak (Silver
Frog award for THE DARK HOUSE) and Marcin
Koszałka (Bronze Frog award for REVERSE).
The latest ARRI products and developments
were on display at the ARRI stand, which
attracted a constant stream of visitors. Cinematographers
who stopped by to speak
with ARRI employees included Michael
Ballhaus BVK, ASC, John de Borman BSC,
Dean Cundey ASC, Bruno Delbonnel AFC,
Chris Doyle HKFC, David Odd BSC, Miroslav
Ondˇríček ACK, ASC, Roberto Schaefer ASC,
Dante Spinotti AIC, ASC and Vittorio Storaro
AIC, ASC.
An ALEXA demo model and the ALEV III
sensor demonstrator were the focus of
Staff from a multitude of ARRI companies travelled to Łód´z in Poland
for the 17 th Plus Camerimage International Film Festival of the
Art of Cinematography in November 2009. The festival, which ARRI
has been proud to sponsor for several years, attracts manufacturers
and service providers as well as both established and aspiring
filmmakers from all over the world.
interest on the stand. Feedback from visitors
was extremely positive and it is clear that
the industry anxiously awaits the launch of
the ALEXA digital motion picture camera
system. On seeing pictures shot with the
new sensor, Roberto Schaefer commented
that “the image was startling…a beautiful
moody, accurate image: super sharp, inky
blacks with great detail. I also was able to
hold the full size and weight, non-functional
mock-up of the EVF version. So far it looks
to be a top competitor in the arena.” In
addition, ARRI LED lights on the stand generated
good interest, as did the Professional
Camera Accessories and the ARRIFLEX 416.
ARRI hosted a number of extremely successful
events, including presentations covering the
forthcoming ALEXA range, ARRI Relativity
postproduction software and ARRIRAW.
Oliver Stapleton BSC presented an exceptionally
well attended lighting workshop
W o r l d w i d e
about ‘Poor Man’s Process’, a traditional
technique designed to achieve believable
in-car sequences without the expense of
location work, CGI, greenscreens or even
back projection. The following day, Don
McAlpine ACS, ASC shared some of the
skills and experience acquired over his
illustrious career at another lighting workshop.
As ever, ARRI wound up its presence at
Camerimage by hosting an invitation-only
dinner, which once again was a truly
memorable event. The 192 attendees
included many top cinematographers and
practically every award nominee was
present to collect their nomination plaque.
Mark Hope-Jones
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