Cameras: News and Updates

ALEXA Camera System Chosen for Marvel's "The Avengers" and James Bond Film, "Skyfall"

By StudentFilmmakers.com
posted Sep 11, 2012, 10:54

ALEXA Codex On-board recorder

ALEXA at IBC 2012: Hall 11, Booth F21.

(Amsterdam) With IMAX and 4K DCP releases for The Avengers and Skyfall, ALEXA passes the ultimate test of image quality. This year has seen an increase in ARRIRAW recording for big-screen blockbuster movies, with filmmakers praising the efficient workflow and testifying that ALEXA images look incredible on even the largest IMAX cinema screens.

ALEXA was the camera system chosen for 2012's current box office champion – and the third highest-grossing film of all time - Marvel's The Avengers. "The Avengers was my first feature film with the ALEXA," notes cinematographer Seamus McGarvey, ASC, BSC. "I was really happy with our images. What was particularly impressive was how well it held up in IMAX theaters; this was a revelation to me."

Another ALEXA film to get the IMAX treatment, as well as a 4K DCP, is the upcoming James Bond film, Skyfall. Full of larger-than-life spectacle, Skyfall was directed by Sam Mendes and is scheduled for release in November. Nine-time, Oscar-nominated cinematographer Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC, says, "On Skyfall we are producing a 4K DCP from the ALEXA using ARRIRAW. It was only after I had chosen the ALEXA that IMAX projection became a consideration. Not to worry! The images I have seen in the IMAX theater are simply superb. The quality of the 4K image makes the usual IMAX 'enhancement' process totally unnecessary."

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