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Fall 2011
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ZGC Inc.'s 25th Birthday!
In celebration of our 25th Birthday, we have launched a new website and blog, The ZGC POV, and ramped up our Facebook, twitter and YouTube activities. We too are joining the social media conversations and hope you will engage in conversations with us. We love what we do, are active in the industry and believe in the services we provide our customers. Please visit our new website and Blog and connect with us on Facebook, twitter and YouTube. Get to know us so we can get to know you even better.
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New Photos: ZGC at "Daughters of The Wind" Shoot
Photographer Jeremy Satterfield kindly provided us with beautiful photos from the "Daughters of The Wind" shoot. With much appreciation, ZGC thanks cinematographer Yousef Lilnjawi and Jermemy Satterfield for sharing their stunning works of art. |
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ZGC at "Daughters of The Wind" Shoot
During the last week of July, Thomas Greiser of ZGC Inc. accompanied cinematographer Yousef Linjawi at the El Capitan Ranch in California while Yousef was directing and photographing a new music video entitled “Daughters of The Wind”. ZGC thanks High Speed Consultant and Cinematographer, Oliver Faoeschke, for providing photos from the shoot. |
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ZGC Party for Juergen & Charlie
Les and Barbara Zellan threw an awesome barbecue party in honor of Juergen Schwinzer's and Charlie Davidson's many years of service to the film and digital equipment industry. Check out photos of the party here! |
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The New Merry Pranksters' Adventures in Tanzania
Robert Primes, ASC, Dan Kneece, SOC and Yousef Linjawi Journey to Africa. Sponsors include: ZGC Inc, P+S Technik, Clairmont Camera, Fujinon Lenses, Panavision, Canon, Sony, American Film Institute, AJA, Transvideo, Sachtler, Band Pro and 16x9 Supplying “…10 large cases plus suitcases and backpacks of bleeding edge gear…” |
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Stolen Camera Equipment
Visual Edge Productions has created this blog to get out information on how over a quarter of a million dollars worth of camera, lenses, monitors and support equipment was stolen from them on February 12, 2011 and their subsequent experiences eporting and dealing with the theft.
Their experiences dealing with this is something everyone can benefit from.
Announcements
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April 13, 2010
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Cooke, Thales Angenieux Form Partnership
Thales Angenieux will incorporate Cooke's /i Technology into its range of lenses, as part of a new partnership.
/i Technology enables film and digital cameras to automatically record key lens and camera data for every film frame shot and provide it to postproduction teams digitally. The goal of the product is to streamline production and post, save time and costs and eliminate guesswork.
The /i capability is now built into an external box that will connect to the lens. Moving forward, i/ Technology will be built into Thales Angenieux' new lens designs.
"/i Technology is an astounding development for our industry and one which drives it forward. We are delighted to work with Cooke to incorporate this technology into our lenses, in order to advance in the streamlining of the film production process," said Philippe Parain, managing director, Thales Angenieux, France.
"We have great respect for Thales Angenieux and are thrilled to welcome them to the growing /i family," said Les Zellan, Chairman, Cooke Optics.
Thales Angenieux is the latest company to adopt /i Technology. Others include Aaton, Avid, Arri, Avid, Cinematography Electronics, CMotion, Dalsa, Mark Roberts Motion Control, Preston Cinema Systems, Red, The Pixel Farm, Service Vision and The Foundry.
Cooke's product line also includes its new 5/i Prime lenses and the Panchro by Cooke series, which were launched at IBC 2009, as well as the Cooke 4/i Prime lenses.
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