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Jaw-dropping innovations for CINEFEST 2016
CINEFEST, the only major festival of cinematography in Western Europe, returns to Bristol this September with a focus on cutting edge innovations in imaging technology that have the potential to revolutionise the way films are made. In particular, Bristol audiences will be among the first in the world to hear the latest updates on the much-discussed Lytro Cinema Camera.
In sessions led by David Stump, the US-based based visual effects guru whose film and TV credits include two X-Men movies and the Breaking Bad episode Fly, more will be revealed about the camera’s game-changing capacity to allow multiple alterations of angle, focus, frame speed and motion to already-captured footage.
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The festival also offers a daily mix of master-classes with leading cinematographers, how-to workshops, Q&As, practical demonstrations and panel discussions involving both film industry professionals and cultural commentators.
Festival producer Sarah Sparke says: “Very many festivals do a great job of drawing attention to, and applauding, the best-made feature, documentary, animated and short films but there are far fewer chances to examine and explore what goes into making a screen scene memorable. CINEFEST aims to fill that gap by focusing firmly on the creative and technical know-how required behind the film camera, sharing the latest results of moving image research and innovation and giving existing and would-be filmmakers and serious students of film a rare and enticing chance to pick the brains of the people behind some of today’s most thrilling screen visuals.”
CINEFEST, the Bristol International Festival of Cinematography, runs at the Arnolfini from September 20-24, to coincide with the Encounters short film festival. The full programme will be available next month. It’s an initiative of the Centre for Moving Image Research at the University of the West of England. Supporters include Aardman Animations, the American Society of Cinematographers, the British Society of Cinematographers, IMAGO (the European Federation of Cinematographers) and the University of the West of England.