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Ted Schilowitz from RED Digital Cinema shows live recorded images from EPIC on one of the biggest 4K screens world wide - the IBC Big Screen.
As well he demonstrates the EPIC with Canon Mount, Canon lenses and autofocus.
We see how a MacBook Pro plays back realtime EPIC 5K RAW Files. Ted uses Sonnet's Echo™ Express PCIe 2.0 Expansion Chassis with Thunderbolt™ Ports and RED Rocket.
Franziska Dingetschweiler and Alexander Christ are happy to unveil these gadgets.
Alexander Christ, Franziska Larissa Dingetschweiler, Stephan Glattfelder at IBC 2011 in Amsterdam. Focus on Digital Cinema.
Second EPIC-M is ready for your shoot.
4 more EPIC Cameras will come along.
to update our news. Sorry for that.
We will update step by step.
The first EPIC-M arrived at OCTAMAS.
2nd EPIC-M will follow.
Octamas visited the Red Studios (formerly Ren Mar Studios), the RED Store, for training, market analysis and site selection
Jim Jannard, owner of RED Digital Cinema, thanks to us has become a new fan of Swiss chocolate. The event was an occasion for networking, for partys(AJA, Maxx Digital, CML ...) and to meet the RED community and the friends among them.
Production: Catpics Coproductions AG
in behalf of Swiss Television SRF & ARD
Producer: Alfi Sinniger Camera: Martin Fuhrer Edit: Mike Schaerer Music: Fabian Römer Compilation: Maya Fahrni Script: Urs Bühler Director: Tobias Ineichen
Postproduction: OCTAMAS:
First Light on Set for Rushes, Dailies (iPad for SRF), Datamanagement, Color Grading, VFX, Mastering
DIT: OCTAMAS
Camera Equipment: OCTAMAS
Postproduction: OCTAMAS
Sound & Sonddesign: OCTAMAS
Agency: Hochspannung
Production: Phocus Services Ltd
Sound: OCTAMAS
Production: Christian Ammann
Postproduction: OCTAMAS
Production consulting: OCTAMAS
Sound & Sonddesign: OCTAMAS
Agency: Gyselroth
Production: RBF Filmstore AG
OCTAMAS: Camera, Digital Cinema Services
Production: Spartans Films
OCTAMAS: Camera, Digital Cinema Services
Production: Elefant Films
OCTAMAS: Camera, Digital Cinema Services
OCTAMAS: Camera, Digital Cinema Services, Support
Production: OCTAMAS
Postproduction: OCTAMAS
Agency: OCTAMAS
Cast: OCTAMAS
Production: OCTAMAS
Postproduction: OCTAMAS
Production: Condor Films AG
OCTAMAS: Camera, Digital Cinema Services
Production: OCTAMAS
Postproduction: OCTAMAS
Agency: Jung von Matt
Production: WirzFraefelPaal
OCTAMAS: Camera/D.I.T./Assistent Camera, Digital Cinema Services
Production: Taranta Films
OCTAMAS: Camera, Digital Cinema Services
Production: Annakin
OCTAMAS: Post production
Over the past weeks we upgraded our hard- and software in post production. In addition to the installation of a powerful uninterruptible power supply, new video server and LTO-BackUp we use a DaVinci system with 10-bit monitoring for color grading.
Production: Museum of the History of Medicine/Palma 3
Curation: Beate Schappach & Ronny Trachsel
Head of the Collection: Dr. phil. historian Christoph Mörgeli
OCTAMAS: Post production, set-up of the digital media stations
→ Summary on SF - Swiss television
→ Medizinhistorisches Museum
Production: Dschoint Ventschr
Director: Sabine Boss
Camera: Roland Schmid
with Stephanie Glaser and Noah Weber
OCTAMAS: Cameras, Digital Cinema Services
Production: Network Movie
Director: Josh Broecker
Camera: Arthur Arweiler
with the actors Robert Atzorn, Julia Brendler and Oliver Wnuk
OCTAMAS: Cameras
Production: WirzFraefelPaal
OCTAMAS: Camera/D.I.T., Digital Cinema Services
Production: Shining Pictures
OCTAMAS: Camera/D.I.T., Digital Cinema Services
Production: Zweihund
OCTAMAS: Camera
Production: Kutti MC/C-Films
OCTAMAS: Post production
Production: OCTAMAS
Post production: OCTAMAS with Encoding for HTML5
Agency: Jung von Matt
Production: Rosas'n'Co Films
OCTAMAS: Camera/D.I.T., Digital Cinema Services
Production: Rosas'n'Co Films
OCTAMAS: Camera/D.I.T., Digital Cinema Services
Production: Pumpkin Film
OCTAMAS: Camera/D.I.T., Digital Cinema Services
Production: Christian Ammann
OCTAMAS: Post production, Edit: Franziska Larissa Dingetschweiler
Production: Condor Films
OCTAMAS: Director: Franziska Larissa Dingetschweiler
Production: Lorenz Suter
OCTAMAS: Camera
Production: frame eleven
OCTAMAS: D.I.T., Digital Cinema Services
Production: Encore Pictures
OCTAMAS: Camera/D.I.T., Digital Cinema Services
Production: nhb kreation
OCTAMAS: D.I.T./Assistent Camera, Digital Cinema Services
Production: Doug Aitken Workshop
OCTAMAS: Service production, Operators, Camera/D.I.T.
Production: Rosas'n'Co Films
OCTAMAS: Camera/D.I.T., Digital Cinema Services
OCTAMAS: Camera
Production: 400asa
OCTAMAS: Camera, Digital Cinema Services
Production: Hugofilm Productions
Script and Director: Bindu de Stoppani
Camera: Pietro Zürcher
with Claire Price, Glen Blackhall, Enzo Scanzi
OCTAMAS: Camera
Production: Snakefilm
Director: Markus Fischer
Camera: Brian D. Goff
with Mathias Gnädinger, Jürg Löw and Gilles Tschudi
OCTAMAS: Camera/D.I.T., Digital Cinema Services, Dailies for das Swiss television
Produkcion: Dreamtool Entertainment/C-Films
OCTAMAS: Camera/D.I.T., Digital Cinema Services & Supervising
Production: Encore Pictures
OCTAMAS: Camera/D.I.T., Digital Cinema Services
As of now Swiss television is watching the Dailies on the iPad. Many thanks to SF for their openness for brand-new technologies and workflows.
Der elegante Weg via iPad spart dem Produzenten Transportkosten, Zeit und Ärger.
Since today four RED ONE MX upgraded to the new M-X sensor are available at OCTAMAS. Mysterium-X provides the camera with a vastly improved low-light performance and higher dynamic range.
In addition a not updated RED ONE is available.
Production: Rosas'n'Co Films
OCTAMAS: Camera/D.I.T., Digital Cinema Services
Production: prod2demain
OCTAMAS: Camera/D.I.T., Digital Cinema Services
Produktion: Simon Jaquemet
OCTAMAS: Camera
Production: Onfilm
OCTAMAS: Camera/D.I.T., Digital Cinema Services
Since today two RED ONE's up graded to the new sensor are available at OCTAMAS. Mysterium-X provides the camera with a vastly improved low-light performance and higher dynamic range.
The Film Website is online. A Cihan Inan Film, produced by C-Films, producer Anne Walser, Production Manager: Sina Schlatter.
OCTAMAS supported this feature arround RED ONE on set and in post production.
→ 180° - The Cinema Feature Film directed and written by Cihan Inan
Production: Encore Pictures
OCTAMAS: Camera/D.I.T., Digital Cinema Services
Production: Rytz.tv
OCTAMAS: Camera/D.I.T., Digital Cinema Services
Octamas-impressions of world-wide Digital Cinema exhibitions, events und REDucation with different focal points.
Current: The first pictures of a working EPIC!
Las Vegas: REDucation, CML Party, RED DAY, NAB 2010
Los Angeles: Swiss Consulate General of Switzerland event for creatives
Interesting get-together for Swiss Artists in Los Angeles. We were part of a smart, elegant and generous network event. Swiss General Consul Bruno Ryff hosted all the different Artists.
Pictures in the new photo Digital Cinema gallery:
Alexander Christ & Franziska Larissa Dingetschweiler: Networking & exchange of knowhow with Digital Cinema Specialists and Filmmakers.
Pictures available on the new photo gallery.
On RED Day, we saw a fully functioning prototype of the new Digital Cinema Camera EPIC and many other new, interesting products like RED Ray, RED Matte Box, new Accessories etc.
Pictures available on the new photo gallery.
Franziska Larissa Dingetschweiler and Alexander Christ @ NAB: New Products, interesting events and smart parties. Gallery with photos from NAB 2010.
Hans-Georg Daun, Franziska Larissa Dingetschweiler and Alexander Christ at REDucation in Las Vegas - Clipfinder 2.5 teached by Steve Freebairn
Agency: TWFE
OCTAMAS: Director, DP, Support
Location: Movie Studio Bali
Agency: MD70 LONDON
Production: JN Production Paris
OCTAMAS: Camera, Support
Upgrading to EPIC & Scarlet sensor Mysterium-X is completed. Since today the new sensor is available at OCTAMAS. Mysterium-X provides the camera with a vastly improved low-light performance and higher dynamic range.
OCTAMAS' RED One 419 has been sent off to be upgraded to the brand new Mysterium-X sensor. The sensor offers a better dynamic range and vastly improved low-light capability.
Production: Snap Film
OCTAMAS: camera/D.I.T, support
Production: Langfilm AG
OCTAMAS: camera, support
Meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia
OCTAMAS' Franziska Larissa Dingetschweiler and Alexander Christ are visiting local post production and RED rental houses, as well as meeting up with color timers and producers.
Check out the news from August 2009
Corporate movie
OCTAMAS: concept, production, post production
OCTAMAS & Movie Studio Bali: camera operator, RED ONE supervision during pre- and post production and on set, coaching and consulting
Training for the Movie Studio Bali crew: Hands on Camera - Workflow - Post Production
Production: Pulse Films London
OCTAMAS: Location scout, RED ONE cameras 419 & 420, focus puller, D.I.T.
OCTAMAS is honored to have been invited to the Movie Studio Bali, Indonesia, as business consultants. On November 21, Franziska Dingetschweiler and Alexander Christ are leaving for the tropical island in order to get to know the local film industry and to set up a training plan for domestic artists and crew. Business in Zurich will be carried on as usual.
Production & director: Christian Ammann
Advertising agency: Hochspannung
OCTAMAS: cinematographer, RED ONE camera 419, D.I.T., post production
Production: Pumpkin Film
OCTAMAS: camera/D.I.T., support
TV-commercial for a research project
Client: Stefano Balestra
OCTAMAS: concept, production, post production
Production: Pumpkin Film
OCTAMAS: camera/D.I.T., support
Congrats to Annakin and Christian Ammann to:
Audience favorite FirstGlance Film Fest Philadelphia
"Best Film - International Music Video" London Independent Film Festival
HD Fest New York City
Franziska Larissa Dingetschweiler and Alexander Christ at IBC 2009 in Amsterdam - Digital Cinema.
Production & director: Peter Hebeisen
OCTAMAS: camera operator, camera/D.I.T., support
Production: Zweihund
OCTAMAS: camera, D.I.T., support
Production: Zodiac Pictures Ltd.
OCTAMAS: RED ONE supervision during pre- and post production and on set
3x 360°-Projections
Production: Geonex
OCTAMAS: cinematographer, camera/D.I.T., support
Production: C-Films
OCTAMAS: camera operator, camera/D.I.T., support
Production: Pumpkin Film
OCTAMAS: camera/D.I.T., support
Clipfinder-developer Hans-Georg Daun and Alexander Christ at RED Community Day, Los Angeles
The Menu Guide for the RED ONE beta build ist online
OCTAMAS produce a corporate movie for Bellingua.
Corporate movie for Mobimo Tower
OCTAMAS: post production support, VFX, compositing, finishing
Production: C-Films
OCTAMAS: RED ONE supervision during post production
Artist: Faraz
OCTAMAS: concept, production, post production
Production: TV3 - Televisio de Catalunya
OCTAMAS: camera/D.I.T., camera assistant, support
Congrats to Annakin and Christian Ammann on the win at the London Independent Film Festival LIFF
The Menu Guide for the new RED ONE beta build is online
Production: C-Films AG
OCTAMAS: RED ONE supervision during pre- and post production and on set
Dramatic scenes
OCTAMAS: concept, production, post production
Production: Snap Film
OCTAMAS: camera/D.I.T, camera assistant, support
Production: Pumpkin Film
OCTAMAS: camera/D.I.T, camera assistant, on set edit & color correction
Production: Pumpkin Film
OCTAMAS: camera/D.I.T, camera assistant, on set edit & color correction
Director: Ciril Braem Tscheligi
OCTAMAS: camera/D.I.T, camera assistant, support
Production/director: Chrsitian Ammann
OCTAMAS: camera/D.I.T, camera assistant, post production: edit, color grading, compositing
This morning at 7:45 we shot what is probably the first ever child birth recorded on a RED ONE. The little boy and his mum and dad are healthy and well. Congrats from all of the Octamas team!
RED ONE and Weisscam
Director: Christian Ammann
Director of Photography: Pascal Walder
OCTAMAS: camera/D.I.T., camera assistant, support, post production
Congrats to Luzius Rüedi, Marco Barberi, Snap Film and Bossa Film on the prime time screening of their feature "Sunny Hill" at the Solothurn Film Festival
Production: Leguan Productions AG
OCTAMAS: camera/D.I.T, camera assistant, support
Production: Snap Film
OCTAMAS: camera/D.I.T., camera assistant, support
OCTAMAS are setting up a film production glossary explaining the terminology of the RED ONE, Digital Cinema and filmmaking in general.
Artist: Faraz
OCTAMAS: concept, production, post production
19 PM at Media Campus Zurich. We show the RED ONE, the Birger Mount and the RED ONE post-production workflow. The evening is organised by our partner enterprise Light + Byte.
Thanks to GROB Metallbau for helping us out.
Production: Pumpkin Film
OCTAMAS: camera/D.I.T., AC, support
Production: Pixit SA
OCTAMAS: camera/D.I.T., AC, support
Production: Onfilm AG
OCTAMAS: 2nd unit camera/D.I.T., AC, support
Production: JKP Studio
OCTAMAS: camera/D.I.T., AC, support
Production: Alexander Meier Productions
OCTAMAS: 2nd unit camera/D.I.T., AC, support, post production
Production: Bluepark AG
OCTAMAS: camera/D.I.T., AC, support
Production: Jung von Matt/Limmat
OCTAMAS: DoP, camera/D.I.T.
Production: Geonex
OCTAMAS: director, camera-crew, post production
In January 2009, we will leave our current garage headquarter for a beautiful island. The new Octamas headquarter will be based in the heart of Zurich and will include a screening room for our customers.
Build 16 is out - RED ONE is out of beta. We installed build 16 on our RED ONE #419. #420 is still on build 15, if a producer likes to shoot with build 15.
Production: Pumpkin Film
OCTAMAS: camera/D.I.T., support
Production: Alexander Meier Productions
OCTAMAS: camera/D.I.T., support
First lessons about RED ONE Camera for AC- and directorclass.
Zurich University of Applied Sciences
OCTAMAS: concept, production, post production
Production: Snap Film
OCTAMAS: camera-crew, post production
Production: Snap Film
OCTAMAS: camera-crew, post production support
Production: Snap Film
OCTAMAS: camera-crew, post production support
Production: JKP Studio
OCTAMAS: camera/D.I.T., support
One of the RED ONEs in exibition at Light & Byte Common events and trainings will follow.
Production: Plan B Film
OCTAMAS: camera/D.I.T., support
Testing the RED ONEs and defining the workflow on set and in post-production. Start with RED ONE rental, production and post production.
RED ONEs #419 & #420 arrived at Octamas this morning! Testing started!