New ARRI Alexa and Sony Venice 2- SICA program!

SICA conducted a very interesting program for its members on latest ARRI Alexa 35 4k camera and Sony Venice 2 8k camera to understand its salient features by cinematographers shooting mode.

Venue : BOFTA 

CAMERA courtesy : MEGA FOCUS FILM MAKERS, Cochin. Contact mr Jinesh +91 86061 15631 .

Lights courtesy – Aputure Mr.Ranjith Kumar Jayakumar.

Anamorphic Lenses  courtesy- Cinematographer Muthu Ganesh

SICA president Karthik Raaja welcomed members at the venue had a look at the new digital cinema cameras and requested SICA treasurer and ace cinematographer Sakthi Saravanan to start the days program.

Lecturer Gowrishankar along with BOFTA cinematography students volunteered the entire program.

Sakthi Saravanan started with shooting mode to explore the dynamic range of the newly introduced Arri Alexa 35 and its newly added features of creating different texture options.

ARRI ALEXA TEST SHOOT Tech information

1.lens-25mm(cooke) ng
iso-800
nd-0.6
exposure- T 2.8
shutter-180°
white balance -5600k
zeiss lens

2.lens-50mm clip.no–4
iso-800
nd-0.6
exposure- T2.8
shutter-180°
wb-5600k

3.lens-35mm clip.no–5
iso-800
nd-0.6
exposure- T 2.8
shutter-180°
wb-5600k

4.lens-25mm clip.no–6
iso-800
nd-0.6
exposure- T 2.8
shutter-180°
wb-5600k

5.lens-100mm clip.no–9
iso-800
nd-0
exposure-5.6f
shutter-180°
wb-5600k

6.lens-100mm clip.no–10
iso-3200
nd-0.6
exposure- T 5.6
shutter-180°
wb-5600k

7.lens-100mm clip.no–11
iso-3200
nd-1.2
exposure- T 2.8
shutter-180°
wb-5600k

8.lens-85mm clip.no–12
iso-3200
nd-1.2
exposure- T2.8
shutter-180°
wb-5600k

9.lens-50mm clip.no–14
iso-3200
nd-1.2
exposure- T 2.8
shutter-180°
wb-5600k

10.lens-35mm clip.no–15
iso-3200
nd-1.2
exposure- T 2.8
shutter-180°
wb-5600k

11.lens-25mm clip.no–16
iso-3200
nd-1.2
exposure- T 2.8
shutter-180°
wb-5600k
camera position change ^
12.lens-100mm clip.no–17
iso-800
nd-0.6
exposure- T 2.8
shutter-180°
wb-5600k
texture-G522 soft nostalgic

13.lens-100mm clip.no–18
iso-800
nd-0.6
exposure- T 2.8
shutter-180°
wb-5600k
texture-default

14.lens-100mm clip.no–19
iso-800
nd-0.6
exposure- T 2.8
shutter-180°
wb-5600k
texture-G733 nostalgic

15.lens-100mm clip.no–20
iso-800
nd-0.6
exposure- T 2.8
shutter-180°
wb-5600k
texture-P425 cosmetic

16.lens-100mm clip.no–21
iso-800
nd-0.6
exposure- T 2.8
shutter-180°
wb-5600k
texture-L345 shadow

17.lens-100mm clip.no–22
iso-800
nd-0.6
exposure- T 2.8
shutter-180°
wb-5600k
texture-H 457 deep shadow

18..lens-100mm clip.no–23
iso-800
nd-0.6
exposure- T 2.8
shutter-180°
wb-5600k
texture-F 578 high clarity

19.lens-100mm clip.no–24
iso-800
nd-0.6
exposure- T2.8
shutter-180°
wb-5600k
texture-clarity

SONY Venice  2

sony venice + zeiss suprime prime
8.6k 16:9

1.lens-25mm clip.no–1
iso-800
nd-0.6
exposure- T 2.8
shutter-180°
wb-5600k

2.lens-35mm clip.no–2
iso-800
nd-0.6
exposure- T 2.8
shutter-180°
wb-5600k

3.lens-50mm clip.no–3
iso-800
nd-0.6
exposure- T 2.8
shutter-180°
wb-5600k

4.lens-85mm clip.no–4
iso-800
nd-0.6
exposure- T2.8
shutter-180°
wb-5600k

5.lens-85mm clip.no–5
iso-3200
nd-0.6
exposure- T5.6
shutter-180°
wb-5600k

6.lens-100mm clip.no–6
iso-3200
nd-0.6
exposure- T5.6
shutter-180°
wb-5600k

7.lens-100mm clip.no–7,8
iso-800
nd-0
exposure-5.6f
shutter-180°
wb-5600k

8.lens-50mm clip.no–9,10
iso-3200
nd-1.2
exposure-2.8f
shutter-180°
wb-5600k

9.lens-35mm clip.no–11
iso-3200
nd-1.2
exposure-2.8f
shutter-180°
wb-5600k

10.lens-25mm clip.no–12
iso-3200
nd-1.2
exposure-2.8f
shutter-180°
wb-5600k

anamorphic lens
ratio – 5.8k 6:5 anamorphic desqueze 2×

1.lens-35mm clip.no–15
iso-800
nd-0.6
exposure-2.8f
shutter-180°
wb-5600k

2.lens-35mm clip.no–14
iso-800
nd-0
exposure-5.6f
shutter-180°
wb-5600k

3.lens-50mm clip.no–16
iso-800
nd-0
exposure-5.6
shutter-180°
wb-5600k

4.lens-85mm clip.no–17
iso-800
nd-0
exposure-5.6f
shutter-180°
wb-5600k

Above footage will be color graded with similar colorspace and setting of both the camera footages and will be presented to our members  for better understanding.

Above event had strong professional approach towards understanding the new technology from the latest cameras.

Cinematographers À. Ramesh Kumar, Naga Saravanan, Seviloraja,CJ Rajkumar, Mahesh Muthuswami, Rajesh Yadhav,Vetrivel Mahendran, Moses, Gopi Jagadeeswaran, Ramalingam and many tried different settings to explore the posibilities.

ARRI ALEXA 35  CAMERA

Key Features

• ALEXA 35 Camera, 4.6K S35 CMOS Sensor
• Up to 4.6K 4608 x 3164, Cine License
• LPL Mount (LBUS), PL to LPL Adapter
• 15mm Studio/LWS Support, BUD-1 Dovetail
• MVF-2 HDR EVF, B-Mount Battery Plate
• Power Distribution Module PDM-1
• MXF/ARRIRAW & MXF/Apple ProRes 4444 XQ
• 1 Power Cable, 2 EVF Cables
• 17 Stops Dynamic Range
• Motorized ND Filters, Compact Design

ALEXA 35 Production Set combines the ALEXA 35 camera with a Cine License, both an LPL mount and a PL to LPL adapter, a B-mount battery plate, a PDM-1 Power Distribution Module, a cage-type set with 15mm studio and 15mm LWS rod supports, a baseplate, and a dovetail. Compact and easy to operate, the ALEXA 35 offers both MFX/ARRIRAW and MFX/Apple ProRes capture to 1 or 2TB Codex drives with resolutions up to 4.6K and frame rates up to 120p.

The ALEXA 35 expands your creative control options using the new REVEAL color science, color matching with existing ARRI cameras, and multiple Texture Files   ability to select looks akin to choosing a film stock, both during capture and in post-production.

SONY VENICE 2 8K CAMERA

• X-OCN Internal Recording
• 4K ProRes 4444/422HQ Internal Recording
• Interchangeable CMOS 8.6K Sensor Block
• 16 Stops of Dynamic Range,
• 800/3200 Base ISO Range
• Removable PL Mount, Cooke /i Protocol
• Sony E-Mount with Electronic Contacts
• 8 x Integrated ND Filters Plus Clear
• Integrated Assistant-Side Info Screen

Featuring an impressive 16-stop dynamic range, internal recording onto a high-speed ASX card, internal recording formats up to ProRes 4K 4444 and 422, and an interchangeable sensor with updated usability and body design,

The VENICE 2 with an 8.6K sensor features a dual-range ISO setting with 800 and 3200 base settings while sharing the same color science as the original 6K sensor.

The servo-controlled 8-step mechanical ND filter mechanism built into the camera chassis offers a massive ND range from Clear (no ND) and 0.3 (1/2 = 1 stop) to 2.4 (1/256 = 8 stops).

he VENICE 2 is capable of recording directly to AXS cards internally. Featuring two AXS card slots, you can capture X-OCN and 4K ProRes (both 17:9 and 16:9) internally and use relay recording for virtually unlimited recording time. Additionally, the VENICE 2 supports cache recording and has twice the cache memory as the original VENICE camera.