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Manchester-based DP, Dima Kalenda talks about his recent camera tests of the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K which he shot at night between 7pm and 3am. Shooting in anamorphic 6K using Blackmagic RAW, Dima wanted to use the camera with only one light source relying totally on practicals for his late night shots.

“When Blackmagic gave me this new camera to test, I wasn’t asked to use any specific features of the camera. I had total freedom to do what I wanted. My task was to play with the camera and try to push it to its limits. I thought with a project like this, it was better to show how a camera of this calibre and flexibility can be so forgiving to work with.”

“I tried putting it into environments where you have much less control and where you have to work with what you get. So we shot all of these scenes between 7pm and 3am to really test its low light capabilities. All I did for lighting was use everything that was available at that location and one LED Colorspike as a fill light that you can control with an app off your phone. And that was it!”

“The first thing I have got to say about the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K is it’s a camera for people wanting to do some really cool stuff. Having such a small camera that can do such big things, gives you a lot of freedom to shoot the way you want to shoot.”



Cinematography: Dima Kalenda
Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K
Blackmagic RAW Constant Bitrate 5:1
ISO 3200
6K (6144 x 3456) 50 fps
Atlas Orion Anamorphic T2 32mm @ T4 (EF mount)

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Introducing Continuum 2020! The newest release of the most comprehensive plugin collection on the market adds 10 new creative effects and transitions, a new Mocha Area Brush paint tool, updates to Particle Illusion and Title Studio, and more.



What’s New In Continuum 2020

Corner Pin Studio: Tasked with tons of cell phone, computer, and sign inserts/replacements? The new Corner Pin Studio will change how you work while saving you precious time. It’s powered by a single Mocha tracker that targets the surface and four offset pins to accurately position your source shot. Create a seamless final composite with blending options galore.

Transitions: Editors, this one is for you. Meet 6 new must-have drag-and-drop dissolve transitions with 50 new professionally-designed presets.

Cast Shadow Effect: Add true 3D shadows using an integrated point or parallel light source positioned in 3D space. Fully-customizable with a built-in 3D camera system or use AE’s native cameras.

Reflection Effect: Instantly generate a reflection in 3D space. No more complicated duplication or layering! Includes a built-in 3D camera system or use AE’s native cameras.

Curl Effect: Distort and warp footage to create trippy psychedelic looks or heat haze, smoky effects, and underwater distortions.

Mocha Area Brush: Get ready to love Continuum’s integrated Mocha tracking and masking, even more, thanks to the new Area Brush paint tool that makes tracking search areas as simple as a brushstroke!

Particle Illusion: You now have new customizable emitter options (Yay!) and tons of added functionality including an improved search, new high-res thumbnails for all emitters, and a new preview toolbar with the ability to choose your background color.

Title Studio: Titles as easy as 1-2-3 with the addition of new professionally-designed templates, new materials and shaders, and big improvements to the overall functionality and user experience.