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Photo of Clubhouse by Isidore Mankofsky, ASC; lighting by Donald M. Morgan, ASC. NAB photo courtesy of the NAB Show. BEA photo by Alex Lopez. Pearl photo courtesy of The Film Training Co. Crudo photo by Dougl as Kirkland.

ASC Visits NAB ASC members participated in a number of events during the recent National Association of Broadcasters conference, in addition to scouring the show floor to assess the latest tools and technologies. Among the goings-on, Curtis Clark, ASC and Francis Kenny, ASC joined colorist Pankaj Bajpai and associate member Ray

Top to bottom: (left to right) Jon D. Witmer; Russell Carpenter, ASC; Svetlana Cvetko and John Guleserian; (left to right) associate member Timothy E. Smith and Rodney Charters, ASC; Daniel Pearl, ASC; Richard P. Crudo, ASC.

Feeney for the panel “Justified: The Debut of the Academy’s Groundbreaking Image Interchange Framework,” moderated by AC contributor Stephanie Argy; Society members Steven Poster , Don Burgess and M. David Mullen joined Bajpai and producer Sean McKittrick for “From GoPro to 3-D: Quality Filmmaking on a Budget”; Russell Carpenter, ASCjoined cinematographers Svetlana Cvetko and John Guleserian for “Small Profile, Big Results? The Advantages and Challenges of DSLR Cinematography,” moderated by AC associate editor Jon D. Witmer; and Daryn Okada, ASC joined associate member Jonathan Erland and vision scientist Wendy Davis for “The State of Solid-State Lighting in Image Acquisition and Reproduction: A Report from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Science and Technology Council,” moderated by associate member AndyMaltz . Additionally, Robert Primes, ASC presented a special session for industry professionals. Primes and his panel — which included Society members Stephen Lighthill and Nancy Schreiber, and associate members Michael Bravin and William Feightner — discussed the results of their recent single-chip camera evaluation, for which they shot 15 live-action and instrumented tests specifically designed to give filmmakers an apples-to-apples comparison of exposure latitude, low-light sensitivity, color space, flesh tones, shutter artifacts and compression. In the days leading up to the NAB Show, NAB and SMPTE co-produced DCS 2011. This year’s theme was “Advances in Images and Sound: 3-D, 4K and Beyond,” and among the highlights was a panel moderated by Clark and including ASC President Michael Goi and associate members George Joblove and Howard Lukk. The panel focused on the impact and considerations of moving to higher production resolutions, including 4K, 8K and beyond.
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Taking place concurrently with NAB was the Broadcast Education Association conference. Among the BEA activities was the “HDSLR and Filmmaking Documentary Workshop,” presented by Rodney Charters, ASC, CSC and associate member Timothy E. Smith . During the session, Charters and Smith screened clips and discussed the opportunities and challenges of filmmaking with DSLR camera systems. Masters Share Their POVs ASC members Allen Daviau , Robbie Greenberg , Daniel Pearl and David Darby recently participated in The Master’s POV, a three-day educational event presented by The Film Training Co. All four participated in an opening panel discussion, where they were joined by cinematographer Mark Sawicki as well as industry experts from Kodakand the George Eastman House. Later, Darby, Greenberg and Pearl led seminars in which they discussed their working methods for feature films, commercials and music videos. Additionally, Pearl and Darby each led lighting demonstrations. Crudo Named UCLA Cinematographer in Residence Kodak and the University of California-Los Angeles recently named Richard Crudo, ASC the 2011 Kodak Cinematographer in Residence for the spring quarter at UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television. The program, inaugurated by professor and ASC associate William McDonald with Kodak’s support, aims to enhance the learning experience of students with insight from renowned cinematographers. Crudo’s activities began with a screening of American Buffalo , which he photographed for director Michael Corrente. Following the screening, which was open to the public, McDonald moderated a Q&A with Crudo. ●

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