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A-C ENTERTAINMENT [141]

A.C. Entertainment Technologies Ltd. will feature some of the latest film and broadcast lighting solutions, including Chroma-Q’s LED studio range, Prolights’ popular EclPanel range, a selection of Luminex networking, LumenRadio wireless DMX, Manfrotto and Avenger lighting support and Tourflex Cabling. www.ac-et.com

The BSC Expo 2023, taking place at Battersea Evolution, on 23 & 24 February, provides just the ticket to join with friends and colleagues once more. Here are some of the highlights on the showfloor…

CINEO LIGHTING [355]

Cineo Lighting’s production lighting innovation shines in their newest Quantum series lights – the Quantum Studio and Quantum Ladder! Both lights will be on display at BSC Expo and the booth will incorporate both in an interactive way along with the Reflex R15, Quantum II, and LB800 for an exciting and informative Cineo experience.

The Cineo innovation continues with the recent launch of the Cineo StageLynx App. Designed for lighting professionals, the App provides a seamless user experience for controlling Cineo lights. The easy-to-use app automatically detects Cineo fixtures on-set when activated, allowing the user to configure the network of Cineo lights. Cineo StageLynx is now available for free on the Apple and Google stores for mobile, tablet or desktop use. www.cineolighting.com

ARRI [323]

ARRI is showcasing its latest camera and lighting products. Included in this lineup will be the ARRI Orbiter with its accessories, such as the Orbiter Docking Ring and the new Orbiter Projection Optics 25° and 35°.

The new ARRI Alexa 35 and Alexa Mini LF cameras will be prominently positioned, along with the ARRI Signature Prime and Signature Zoom lenses which offer state-of-the-art precision with an organic and emotional quality. Visit the booth and discover how vintage filmmaking techniques, such as diopters, can help you customise the look of your ARRI Signature lenses.

ARRI’s Hi-5 ecosystem will also be on display, complete with new firmware update and features. In addition, the powerful radio performance of ARRI’s swapable radio modules can be experienced with the Radio Interface Adapter RIA-1. This well-received system provides reliable wireless camera and lens control in demanding situations on set. The most recent additions to ARRI’s Camera Stabiliser System range, Trinity 2 and Artemis 2, will be available for visitors to demo.

www.arri.com

ARRI RENTAL [418]

ARRI Rental is showing its latest exclusive products, including the new Heroes lens collection, comprising Look primes that feature a third lens ring for instant detuning, and T.One primes that retain sharpness and contrast at T1.0.

The new fleet of ARRI Rental Monochrome cameras will be represented. The Alexa 65 Monochrome, Mini LF Monochrome, and XT Monochrome cover the 65 mm, full frame, and S35 formats.

Other exclusive ARRI Rental lens offerings will be on display: the Moviecam series, Alfa Anamorphics, and DNA optics. Visitors can also try out the new Varicon 2, which uses RGB LEDs to facilitate targeted contrast control. www.arrirental.com

COOKE OPTICS [258]

Cooke will showcase the new Varotal/i FF 19-40mm wide zoom lens, which joins the 30-95mm medium and 85-215mm long zooms to complete the Varotal/i series, enabling Cooke to offer broad focal length coverage for the majority of production needs. All Varotal/i FF zooms deliver the famed ‘Cooke Look’, offering natural, flattering skin tone and character, enabling cinematographers to preserve their creative intent when switching between primes and zooms.

Cooke will also show the state-of-the-art S8/i FF, the flagship Cooke prime lens series designed from the ground-up for motion picture cameras. These lenses are capable of achieving the highest resolution yet, while their advanced, all-spherical design produces an evolution of the iconic Cooke Look and a beautiful bokeh. www.cookeoptics.com

CVP [Mezzanine 1]

CVP is back on the mezzanine, offering visitors an impressive display of the latest production solutions and technical expertise. Visitors can explore an interactive Virtual Production stage, with technology and creative solutions designed to appeal multiple applications and budgets. The Lens Bar is back with a more extensive collection of new and vintage glass, as is the Monitor Wall providing the best monitors the industry currently offers. Also on show are cine-style cameras including: Sony’s Venice 2 with Rialto 2, Sony HDC F5500, ARRI Alexa 35, Red’s V Raptor XL and V Raptor S35. With large sensor/large format cinematography and broadcast workflows more closely aligning, CVP will present fibre channel solutions enabling broadcast and studio production to integrate cine cameras into their workflow. CVP’s ProRepairs engineers will be on-site to demo and discuss how to keep your gear running smoothly. www.cvp.com

DESISTI [F20]

De Sisti will present its Muses Of Light, designed by De Sisti with Vittorio and Francesca Storaro, a full range of LED fixtures specifically designed for cinema and location. Vari-White + Color Range offers De Sisti’s white light quality with the infinite possibilities of colour. Offered in a full range of Fresnels and Softlights – including the new sizes S12 and S36.

Light Box VW+C is an innovative and versatile multifunction product made to allow existing lantern or old lamp houses to utilise an LED contained device.

Piccoletto Color Flex is a multi-optic fixture adapted to a VW+C Piccoletto Fresnel, Space Light; 300W fixtures with De Sisti LED engine and +/- Green correction functionality, and Super LED F20; a high efficiency Fresnel spotlight using the innovative 1000W internally designed LED array, will also be on display. www.desisti.it

FIILEX [237 ]

Fiilex specialises in designing and producing industry-leading colour-tunable LED hard lights for the motion picture and broadcast TV/video industries. Fiilex will present a new 90W G3 Color, an ellipsoidal spotlight constructed specifically for the motion picture industry. This new fixture features a rotating yoke barrel for easy aiming of the light, plus advanced optics that deliver uniform and clear projections, giving precise lighting control to users. www.fiilex.com

DEDOLIGHT [237 ]

Dedolight will introduce the next generation its Neo and Neo Color LED precision lighting instruments. The new DTN Dedolight Neo LED ballast will drive the latest Dedolight Neo light heads, from 20 to 90Watt – monocolor, bi-coloir, infrared and ultraviolet. The system can auto-sense the connected light head and automatically adjust the electronic settings and display.

Key features include deep, smooth manual dimming, high-speed flicker-free mode up to 50,000fps, a simple and intuitive menu, OLED display, DMX, and 8-bit or advanced DMX control (16-bit, smooth or linear).

Dedolight Neo Color is the result of the technological cooperation between Dedo Weigert Film and Prolycht. It combines the six-colour Prolycht Hyperlight Engine with renowned Dedolight optics. Features include accurate skin tone reproduction for variable CCTs, the magic of varying the gamut of a white point, colour wheels and pre-stored effects. www.dedolight.de

DoPchoice [133]

DoPchoice will exhibit the Fat-Rabbit mount combined for the 8-ft Double-Hex and matching Snapgrids, giving the ultimate in creative light control with large and multiple fixture arrays for ARRI Skypanel 360, Triple/Double DMG/Rosco MAXI Mix, Prolight XL Panels, 4X Litepanels Gemini 2x1, and more.

Fat-Rabbit easily mates many fixture combos, ready to help create big, soft, flattering lighting with a mega 8-ft DoubleHex Snapbag. To go almost that big with Prolights’ Ecl Panel TWCXL, the same Fat Rabbit with an adapter will also support the new 6’ x 5’ Snapbag®. Both set up easily, store compactly in their own carry bag, feature a reflective interior, removable Magic Cloth diffuser, and other Snapbag features.

www.dopchoice.com

FUJIFILM [121]

FujiFilm will showcase its range of Fujinon lenses and latest mirrorless digital cameras – including the brand new Fujinon HZK25-1000mm F2.8-5.0 PL Mount Box Lens which has unparalleled combination of magnification and telephoto reach for large cinema sensors. Also on the stand will be the full range of Premista series lenses, with their stunning optical performance when using a large format sensor. View the industry leading GFX100S which has 102 million pixels and the latest, fifth generation X Series cameras – the X-H2S with its open gate 6.2k shooting and ultra-low rolling shutter, and the 8K capable X-H2. www.fujifilm.com

GFM [145]

GFM, leading manufacturer of dollies, cranes and camera support equipment, will be showcasing the brand new GF-Mod Jib with its all new connection system as well as the new GF-Turtle Base System which is truly a Grips Swiss Army knife. GFM industry standards such as Sliders and Dollies will also be shown. www.gripfactory.com

K5600 [132]

K5600 Lighting Europe is set to present the now complete range of Spacebeams for the whole Alpha range, as well as new generation of Boa flexible LED lights. There will also be the announcement of the new entity, called ‘One Stop’, which will be renting to rental companies all Alphas, Joker2’s and Kurves, as well as some specialty products developed for rental only. www.k5600.eu

LCA [133]

LCA Lights Camera Action is showing a selection of the recent products including the Auroris V from LiteGear.

Powered by LiteGear’s Spectrum technology, the LiteMat Spectrum 8 makes its debut with full-colour capabilities, 2,000-11,000K, large format pixel control amongst an array of other features.

Creamsource returns with the popular weatherproof Vortex8 and Vortex4 and some serious firmware upgrades, including updated CRMX functionality, plus the LNX Mounting System, versatile SpaceX and the small-but-mighty Micro range.

Don’t miss the DoPchoice 8’ Snapbag Hex with its super-large footprint for the larger LED panel lights, including the multiple mounted Maxi Mixes, Skypanel 360, Quad Litepanel Gemini 2x1 and Prolights EclPanel TWCXL. The Rabbit-Rounder for LED COB Fresnel fixtures returns with an array of Snapbags.

Betteries returns to the show with a new system addition, now able to directly power DC-LEDS. www.lcauk.com

KINOFLO [237 ]

Kino Flo will demonstrate the new Mimik and FreeStyle Air series. The Mimik is a patented, full-spectrum solution video lighting tile that mirrors video content and doubles as a light source on virtual sets. The three-colour RGB video signal is translated to full spectrum five colour Warm White 2700K, Cool White 6500K, Red, Green and Blue LEDs.

The FreeStyle Air is a lightweight fixture series compatible with Kino Flo’s existing FreeStyle systems, twist-on mounts, extension cables and LED-140 & LED-150 series controllers. This portable panel series offers the advantages of easy deployment and favourable cost of ownership to current FreeStyle owners and operators. www.kinoflo.com

LEITZ [419]

Lens manufacturer Ernst Leitz Wetzlar offers BSC Expo attendees the chance to play with its newest Leitz Cine Lenses.

The new Leitz Elsie primes combine a gentle field curvature and fall-off with modern lens design for a unique character. They will find a home on a large variety of productions due to their very mutable character.

The Leitz Hugo series, delivering in Q1, share their optical design with Leica’s iconic M photography lenses. Their compact, production-ready mechanics make a unique addition to the Leitz family of full frame lenses. Test them alongside the pair of Leitz Zooms for an excellent match.

These full frame zooms go from 25-75mm and 55-125mm with a consistent T2.8 aperture throughout the range. Try the Leitz LPL Mount for Sony Venice with PL Adapter, a metadata-enabled solution allowing crews to quickly change lenses between both formats. www.leitz-cine.com

KODAK [205]

Kodak Motion Picture film drives efficiency, reduces your shooting ratios and helps your cast and crew focus. If you are looking to work with film on your next project, or are interested in learning more about the budgeting, selection and purchasing of the film, Kodak can answer your queries.

The Kodak Film Lab based at Pinewood Studios offers comprehensive negative processing services. The team will be available to discuss all aspects of the film workflow from shooting, processing, transfer, printing and scanning to long-term archiving. It will be promoting 8mm, 16mm, 35mm and 65mm production, post and preservation in the UK. www.kodak.com

LICHT-TECHNIK [404]

For 40 years, Licht-Technik has designed and manufactured technical devices for lighting applications, such as motorised stirrups, mechanical dimmer shutters, colour changers, DMX desks and many other tools for lighting, alongside its popular lighting solutions. These fixtures include the rectangular SkyLight overhead lighting rig, and the Bag-O-Light light diffuser, based around a Par headlight shining into an inflatable tube, producing a soft shadow-free source/fill light – both popular items on commercials, movie and TV sets around the world, as well as theatre stages, opera houses and other big show events.

The rental side of Licht-Technik’s business supplies and supports hundreds of shoots every year making the company a firm favourite amongst gaffers, directors of photography and lighting designers worldwide. www.licht-technik.com

LITEGEAR [133]

The Auroris V – making its UK debut and sized to light any scene – brings the Auroris X into a compact, half-sized kit. It’s a great option for rigging at more locations, smaller sets, and tighter spaces. The unique design of the Auroris V allows you to rig horizontally, vertically, or as an overhead. Auroris V specifications include a beam angle of 120° HPA, input voltage of 48VDC, input current of 1.04A per module (contains 12 modules) and a colour temperature range of 2,000K to 11,000K.

MATTHEWS [237 ]

3iSpreader fundamentally improves support of Ronford-Baker and O’Connor tripods, maintaining portability, deterring slide & topple potential. The 3i system offers a safer, smoother, better-balanced and ultra-durable solution that eliminates bungees and spikes, ending floor scratches and location carpets. A new centre pivot bracket quickens teardown and eases transport.

Air Climber, the pneumatically-controlled, modular, grip and lighting stand safely raises lights or camera rigs 25 feet/7.62 meters. It features a large leveling platform with four telescoping legs and four heavy-duty jacks that keep it level and support a telescoping 8-section column with tension controls and a safe frictional locking system.

The company is also highlighting the Cross Dovetail Plate that adds orientation versatility to camera mounting, BM1-4 Bulb mounts for E26/27 bulbs, Location Baby Bracket mounting wonder, C-Stand Shoulder bags, and more.

www.msegrip.com

PANALUX [222]

Panalux will spotlight the company’s latest proprietary lighting and power innovations, including the new Panalux Allegra C range of full-colour LED heads. Available in 2:1, 2:2, 4:1 and 4:2 form factors, Panalux Allegra C fixtures incorporate a proprietary light engine that produces a broad-spectrum wide CCT range of 1,600-20,000K with extremely fine colour-rendering across a super-wide gamut.

The heads operate in conjunction with the Panalux Allegra C DMX LED Control, which features an onboard power supply, a fully featured user interface, and full connectivity options. The company will also showcase the Panalux Sonara family of variable-white LED fixtures, including the recently introduced 4:1 form factor.

Additionally, Panalux will have a selection of third-party equipment on display in the stand, including the lightweight Rodlight Spectron – for which Panalux is the exclusive UK rental provider – and Velvet’s Kosmos 400 Fresnel. www.panalux.biz

RED [22]

Red will showcase its latest technology including the highly advanced V-Raptor 8K VV and V-Raptor XL systems, which are the first cameras in the new DSMC3 generation.

The Komodo 6K will also be displayed which features a global shutter sensor in a shockingly small and versatile form factor. Booth visitors will have a chance to learn about Red Workflow as well as discover how Red Control Pro, the app that gives users advanced control over V-Raptor XL, V-Raptor, Komodo, and multi-cam arrays, can bring their productions to the next level.

Additionally, attendees will have the opportunity to witness the brandnew Red Connect technology, learning how this technology can assist with live 8K Broadcast, or real-time remote offloading. www.red.com

PANAVISION [222]

Panavision will highlight products and services from across its family of divisions. At the Panavision group’s stand, multiple cameras will be set up to showcase a selection of the company’s renowned proprietary lenses for both Super 35 and large-format image acquisition. This firsthand look and hands-on access will offer attendees keen insights into the optical attributes that distinguish one lens series from another.

Panavision’s wide range of proprietary optics cover the gamut from sharp to soft and high contrast to low contrast, offering filmmakers the creative freedom to select lenses whose optical characteristics match their vision for the project. www.panavision.com

ROSCO [138]

Rosco will show their new RDX Lab System. They partnered with VFX experts at FuseFX to engineer this exciting new virtual production technology that provides easy-to-use background imagery that can be manipulated by filmmakers inside LED volumes.

Rosco’s DMG Lighting solutions will be on display, including DMG Dash that will be available for filmmakers. They’ll also be previewing a new DMG Dash Octa Kit that holds eight fullyaccessorised DMG Dash fixtures inside a charging case that can fully recharge all eight lights in under three hours.

PIXIPIXEL [432]

Pixipixel will showcase its latest additions in lighting, grip and camera including the Mamiya Sekor 645 lenses and other new optical products.

It will premiere a brand new Optix lens which has been redesigned and reengineered in-house by its camera technical director, Renos Louka. The Optix Fisheye lens covers full frame and features modified and enhanced optics producing a unique wide-angle view with 17mm focal length, 2.8 T-stop and minimum focus of 11 inches.

The Mechanix range will be on display with the Rotating Magliner Moy Mount, Rotating Camera Mount, and Dual Monitor Trolley available for hands-on demos on stand 432. www.pixipixel.com www.rosco.com

Filmmakers can also stop by the Rosco booth to experience the Triple DMG Maxi and see how three lightweight & powerful DMG Maxi lights can be combined onto one yoke to create an ultra-bright, easilycontrolled light source.

ROTOLIGHT [440]

As well as their award-winning Titan range that has been used by filmmakers including Stefan Lange, Denson Baker and Roy Wagner, Rotolight will be showcasing the new Aeos 2 and Neo 3 Pro, and the world’s first electronic SmartSoft Box.

The Rotolight Pros feature numerous upgraded features including a brightness boost of up to 25%, increased wireless flash trigger compatibility, Master of Light preset packs with up to 100+ built in exclusive special effects, GEL and HSI presets from world leading photographers and filmmakers as well as 4 new Special FX (SFX) for filmmakers. Delivering a genuine revolution in lighting control, the technology from the diffusion in the Titan range has been built into the Rotolight SmartSoft Box. Saving photographers and filmmakers time and money, users can electronically adjust diffusion, focus and spread without the need for gels and additional modifiers. www.rotolight.com

TIFFEN [100] www.tiffen.com

BSC Expo marks the worldwide introduction of Tiffen Black Fog and Night Fog diffusion filters. Black Fog combines the attributes of Black Pro-Mist with Fog filters, resulting in a smooth, soft effect yielding wide, soft flare yet holding the blacks and maintaining shadow detail.

Night Fog combines Fog with proprietary new Dark Con, light control technology. Adding this dark contrast works in the opposite way as Low Cons and Ultra Cons which spread illumination from light areas to shadows. Instead Dark Con technology darkens light areas, leaving shadows alone. The resulting Night Fog provides a unique atmospheric look.

Tiffen will also highlight new Antique Black Pearlescent, Antique Pearlescent & Antique Satin Warm Diffusion filters.

SONY [247 ]

Sony will be showcasing its range of filmmaking technology, from image & audio capture, on-set and post-production monitoring and Virtual Production Solutions. It will exhibit its full Cinema Line range catering for every filmmaker, whatever their budget or application including the new Venice 2 extension system allowing operators to position the camera head up to 12m away from the camera body, creating new angles of shooting.

Visitors will also be able to experience the Venice 2 camera working in harmony with Sony Crystal LED panels as part of a complete virtual production system. Specifically developed for virtual production, these Sony Crystal LED panels offer exceptional colours, resolution and HDR capability and a pixel density far superior to conventional LED array systems.

In addition, Sony will showcase the FR7, the world’s first full frame interchangeable lens PTZ Camera as well as the PXW-FX9 v3.0 in anamorphic mode, the popular FX6, the compact FX3 and FX30 plus a selection of Alpha lenses to try out. www.sonycine.com

ZEISS [319] www.zeiss.com

Zeiss will focus on its range of high-end cine lenses, including the highly-anticipated wide-angle 15mm T1.8 lens, which completes the 14-lens Supreme Prime set. Attendees will also be able to get hands-on with the Supreme Prime Radiance family, known for its stunning blue flare capability, as well as CZ.2 full-frame Cinema Zooms and CP.3 cinematography lenses.

Zeiss will also demonstrate its new solution for the compositing and matchmoving VFX workflows, the Zeiss CinCraft Mapper. Opening the door to a whole new workflow ecosystem, this ground-breaking digital service quickly and easily provides frame-accurate shading and distortion data at the click of a button, completely removing the need to shoot and analyse lens grids.

SUMOLIGHT [353]

This year, in addition to the most versatile and powerful Sumomax, as well as the entirely new concept in professional lighting, the Sumolaser, Sumolight will be showing Sumosky, a portable and quickly expandable interactive backdrop, display and lighting system, ideal for smart VFX integration and mixed reality studio environments.

Sumolight will also be partnering up with Sony by utilising Sumosky as an overhead sky on their LED volume stage and will be presenting a panel of experts discussing image-based lighting, a new frontier in virtual production, and how to use tools to create additional reflections and interactive lighting effects. www.sumolight.com