Sony's CineAlta 24P HD (high definition video) Cameras are a series of professional digital video cameras that offer many of the same features of a 35mm motion picture film camera. is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest Media conglomerates with In video technology 24p refers to a video format that operates at 24 Frames per second (or typically 23 High-definition television (HDTV is a Digital television Broadcasting system with higher resolution than traditional television systems (standard-definition 35 mm film is the basic Film gauge most commonly used for both still Photography and Motion pictures, and remains relatively unchanged since its
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Concept
CineAlta is a brand name used by Sony to describe various products involved in content creation, production and exhibition process within digital cinema workflow. Now Sony's products branded by CineAlta include camera, camcorder, recorder, cinema server and projector.
Format
CineAlta cameras record onto HDCAM tapes, XDCAM Professional Discs or SxS flash memory cards. Betacam is a family of half-inch professional Videotape products developed by Sony from 1982 onwards XDCAM is tapeless professional video system introduced by Sony in 2003 SxS is a Flash memory standard compliant to the ExpressCard standard created by Sony and Sandisk. They have the ability to shoot at various frame rates including 24fps and have a resolution of up to 1920 by 1080 pixels.
History and use in motion pictures
In 2000 George Lucas announced that Episode II of the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy would be the first major motion picture to be shot 100% digitally. George Walton Lucas Jr (born May 14, 1944) is an Academy Award -winning American Film director, producer, Screenwriter Star Wars Episode II Attack of the Clones is a 2002 Film directed by George Lucas and written by Lucas and Jonathan Hales Star Wars is an epic Space opera franchise initially conceived by George Lucas during the 1970s and significantly expanded Sony and Panavision had teamed up to develop the High Definition 24P camera that Lucas would use to accomplish this and thus the first CineAlta camera was born: the Sony HDW-F900 (also called the Panavision HD-900F after being "panavised"). is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest Media conglomerates with Panavision is a Motion picture equipment company specializing in Cameras and lenses, based in Woodland Hills California. The Panavision HD-900F is the first high definition Camera that records in 24 frame per second format
For Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith the more advanced Sony HDC-950 was used, with higher resolution and better color reproduction than its predecessor. Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith is a 2005 Space opera Film written and directed by George Lucas. The film was cropped to a 2. 35:1 aspect ratio from its native 16:9 frame. As a result only 817 of the 1080 vertical pixels were actually used; but there is an anamorphic adaptor lens from Canon, which allows shooting in 2. Anamorphic format is a term that can be used either for the Cinematography technique of capturing a Widescreen picture on standard 35 mm film, or other is a Japanese Multinational corporation that specializes in imaging and optical products including Cameras photocopiers and Computer printers 35:1 without losing any pixels. Manuel Huerga's Salvador is the first movie shot with this adaptor. Salvador (Puig Antich (or Salvador) is a 2006 Spanish film directed by Manuel Huerga.
Russian Ark was recorded in uncompressed high definition video using a Sony HDW-F900. Russian Ark (Русский ковчег is a 2002 movie by Russian director Alexander Sokurov. The information was recorded uncompressed onto a hard disk which could hold 100 minutes, thus allowing the entire film to be shot in a single 90 minute take. Four attempts were made to complete the shot; the first three had to be interrupted due to technical faults, but the fourth attempt was completed successfully. Extra material on the DVD release includes a documentary on the technology used.
Other notable movies that were shot with CineAlta cameras include:
- Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
- Sin City [1]
- U2 3D[2]
- Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams
- Cloverfield
List of CineAlta Cameras
The Future of CineAlta
In addition to F23, Sony has revealed some basic features of F35, a Sony version of Panavision's Genesis, which was equipped with a single S35 size CCD and PL lens mount. Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow is a 2004 American Pulp adventure, Science fiction film written and directed by Kerry Sin City is a 2005 film written produced and directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez. U2 3D is a 2008 Concert film by Irish rock band U2, featuring footage from the band's 2006 Vertigo Tour. Spy Kids 2 Island Of Lost Dreams is a 2002 family-oriented Spy film that includes Science fantasy elements Cloverfield is a 2008 monster / Horror film directed by Matt Reeves, produced by J F35 is said to be available worldwide in the late fall of 2008 at a system price, not including lens, in the neighborhood of a quarter million dollars.
Besides, Sony has also announced that Cinealta 4K, a 4K production suite including a 4K digital cinema camera and recorder, is being developed. The results are still a few years in coming.
See also
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References
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