StormStock First To Offer 16K Video
StormStock founder Martin Lisius continues to push the envelope of innovation by producing and offering 16K content.
Early this year, Lisius built and tested a 16K camera system that could film at a mind-blowing 15,985 x 5792 resolution (2.76 "Panavision 70"). Once he completed with testing, he headed out to the prairies of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska and Wyoming to search for supercells, the rarest and most powerful type of thunderstorm.
The result of his effort is a short film titled "Prairie Wind," a 4-minute tribute to the skies over America’s Tornado Alley. The film can be viewed in HD, 4K or 8K at https://vimeo.com/martinlisius/PrairieWind16K.
Martin says, “In early 2018, I embarked on a mission to capture storms on the highest resolution motion picture format I could reasonably acquire, which for me was 16K (15,985 x 5792 pixels). It didn’t actually exist, so I had to create it. After much testing, I decided on using two 50MP cameras fixed to a custom-made calibrated mount. It was a daunting task, but I was able to make it work.
When you watch this short film, you will see just one, large, beautiful picture. But, you are actually watching two carefully stitched images. If you swear it’s just one image, then I have succeeded.”
StormStock clearly is leading the way in innovations in film technology.
Website: www.stormstock.com
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MrFootage Supplies Content for Drugs Documentary
The crowd-funded documentary Magic Medicine used historical footage of 1960s and 1970s anti-war protestors to contextualise the background to hallucinogenic research.
The film is having a limited release at the moment in the UK. It covers the use of “magic mushrooms” in clinical trials to alleviate depression. Their website says, “|Over 4 years, film-maker Monty Wates was given exclusive access to the first ever medical trial to give psilocybin (the psychoactive ingredient in magic mushrooms) to a group of volunteers suffering from clinical depression.
“His remarkable film follows three of the volunteers and their families, and the ambitious staff running the trial, who are hoping this controversial treatment will have the power to transform millions of lives.”
MrFootage has considerable amounts of footage and particular strengths in both historical material and sports coverage. Johan Sundberg, Director and Co-Founder of MrFootage says, “Sports footage can be tricky to licence, so we have our own greenlighting process so that we ensure that the client is able to use the footage without any concerns.” They have strong partnerships with providers like Action Sports and Allstock in Los Angeles.
Their website has 445,000 clips and access to more material which has not yet been digitised and uploaded.
Website: MrFootage
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The 2019 Focal International Awards Are Now Open for Entries
Unique in their scope and focus, the FOCAL International Awards celebrate and championing the influence and role of archives and footage in the creative industries today. 2019 marks the 16th year of the competition and FOCAL International now welcomes submissions for all their production and restoration/preservation categories for work released within the 2018 calendar year. The FOCAL International Gala Awards Ceremony will take place on 20 June 2019 at The Troxy, London.
The FOCAL International Awards celebrate achievement in the use of footage in all variety of genres, across all media platforms plus its restoration. Producers, film-makers and other creative professionals who have used library or archival footage in all varieties of form, including through documentary or feature film productions, as well as any other form of production or across all media platforms during the calendar year of 2018 are invited to submit their work for consideration. The competition also recognises the researchers, technicians and producers that access, maintain and use this precious resource with Awards on the night for best archive researcher, footage company and individual as well as accomplishments in film and television restoration work.
The 2019 competition will consider submissions across the spectrum of production and culture, from Best Use of Footage in a Cinematic Feature, to Best Use of Footage in Advertising and Branded Content, to Best Restoration and Preservation Title or Project.
Read more and enter.
Websites: focalintawards.com
FOCAL International
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StormStock Image of the Month
The extreme weather and tornado specialist brings us a view of a wind farm and severe storm at sunset in Iowa, the centre of the US and an area that experiences frequent bouts of unusual weather events.
Cinematographer: Martin Lisius.
Format: DCI 4K, FS7.
Available for licence exclusively from StormStock.
www.stormstock.com
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NFB Archives - Victory 1918: The Last 100 Days
The Canadian national collection is commemorating the end of World War One with films, images and footage from this terrible conflict, now 100 years ago, view them online at their site.
If you can’t make it to Belgium, immerse yourself in the Canadian NFB Archives at the Victory 1918: The Last 100 Days exhibition, taking place at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa. The exhibition includes three immersive experiences about three different moments in the Hundred Days Offensive, conceived and directed by Philippe Baylaucq and produced by the NFB’s RenéChénier. The Tanks of Amiens recreates one day of combat, highlighting the Mark V tank in action during the famous Battle of Amiens. Currie’s Dilemma dramatises the decision to enter one of the most perilous but strategically critical operations of the war, using rare NFB archival footage of the Canadian commander planning a battle in the company of his officers. Mons, the Last Day recreates the final moments of the war and pays homage to the man who was believed to be its last casualty. You’ll find the source footage from two of these three films online at NFB Archives.
Website: NFB Archives
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