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James Cameron shot the aftermath of Avatar to Venice from Sony camera

08/06/2018

James Cameron shot the aftermath of Avatar to Venice from Sony cameraLa colaboraci n entre Sony y Lightstorm comenz en 1999, cuando trabajaron en el desarrollo de un sistema de extensi n exclusivo que permit a separar el cuerpo de la c mara de la unidad del sensor de imagen en s .

Lightstorm Entertainment of James Cameron utilizar el nuevo sistema de c maras cinematogr ficas Venice de Sony para la fotograf a principal de las pr ximas secuelas de Avatar.

La primera pel cula, estrenada en 2009 y tambi n rodada con c maras profesionales de Sony, fue un abrumador xito de taquilla gracias a su atractiva historia y sus espectaculares y envolventes efectos visuales 3D. Estas nuevas entradas en la franquicia mejorar n significativamente el aspecto visual con efectos especiales perfeccionados, requisitos de producci n m s elaborados y secuencias de acci n llenas de dificultades.

Seg n Lightstorm, el sistema de c maras Venice de Sony result ser la elecci n adecuada para poder continuar con la historia de Avatar y ofrecer al p blico una experiencia totalmente nueva.

James Cameron ha destacado que la c mara Venice ofrece la imagen m s asombrosa que haya visto nunca. Los negros son ricos, profundos y aterciopelados, y los blancos y las fuentes de luz son espectacularmente brillantes. Por primera vez, podemos apreciar verdaderamente lo que significa el t rmino alto rango din mico .

Aunque se espera que el rodaje principal de las secuelas de Avatar con Venice comience el primer trimestre de 2019, ya estamos llevando a cabo las capturas de movimiento. En el proceso intervienen una amplia variedad de tecnolog as de imagen adicionales de Sony, como las c maras sin espejo con objetivos intercambiables Alpha, o los camcorders PXW-Z450 y PXW-320 y la c mara RX0 compacta. En la producci n tambi n se est n empleando las c maras Alpha y F55 de Sony para filmar el proceso de producci n y obtener instant neas.

Llevo 19 a os disfrutando del rodaje con c maras CineAlta de Sony, pero estoy deseando grabar Avatar 2 and Avatar 3 con la nueva Venice , ha a adido Cameron.

Sony ha colaborado estrechamente con Lightstorm para adaptar la Venice a sus necesidades espec ficas, con reuniones regulares entre James Cameron, sus equipos de producci n y el grupo de ingenier a de Sony.

Neal Manowitz, vicepresidente de imagen digital en Sony Electronics, ha se alado que nuestro objetivo en esta continuada colaboraci n de desarrollo conjunto es hacer posible que Lightstorm materialice su visi n y ofrezca su toque exclusivo a la hora de contar historias. Para Avatar, la Venice entrar en acci n en todos los entornos exigentes. El sensor de cuadro completo de la c mara les da una flexibilidad y una libertad totales para elegir relaciones de aspecto, efectos bokeh u objetivos que se adapten a sus requisitos de rodaje .

La colaboraci n entre Sony y Lightstorm comenz en 1999, cuando trabajaron en el desarrollo de un sistema de extensi n exclusivo que permit a separar el cuerpo de la c mara de la unidad del sensor de imagen en s . Con Venice hemos adoptado un enfoque similar, ya que hemos conectado por cable cada sensor al cuerpo de su c mara a distancias de m s de 6 metros sin degradar la calidad de imagen.

Para las pr ximas secuelas de Avatar, se emparejar n varias c maras Venice en varias plataformas 3D estereosc picas. Con el nuevo sistema de cables de Sony, la nica parte de la Venice que se monta en la plataforma son las unidades pticas de los sensores de imagen, lo que reduce significativamente el peso de la c mara, a poco m s de 1 kg por unidad de sensor. Al reducir el peso y mejorar la ergonom a, Cameron y el equipo de Lightstorm tendr n la capacidad de rodar con mayor flexibilidad y libertad.

Peter Crithary, responsable de marketing de c maras cinematogr ficas de Sony, reconoce que este nuevo sistema de extensi n es un perfecto ejemplo de lo que conseguimos al escuchar con atenci n a nuestros clientes: recogemos opiniones que se dan de forma constante y decidida e incorporamos las conclusiones al desarrollo de nuestros productos. Las secuelas de Avatar estar n entre las primeras pel culas en utilizar la nueva extensi n Venice, aunque esta tiene un potencial tremendo para otros usos con Steadycam manuales, drones y cardanes, as como en montajes remotos en espacios cerrados .
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