Jarred Land, President and Co-Owner at RED Digital Cinema, has recently posted a picture of a special V-RAPTOR XL camera that was designed in partnership with ARRI Rental. This unusual collaboration between the two brands aims at supporting the vision of cinematographer Jeff Cronenweth on the production of the upcoming Tron: Ares movie. Reading RED and ARRI in the same sentence is probably one of those things you never thought you would experience in your lifetime. However, as surprising as it may be, I personally never really considered the two brands to be direct competitors. Although some of their products may seem to overlap, the two companies produce “different tools for different jobs” and even seem willing to shake hands to push the art of filmmaking forward. Let’s take a closer look! Jarred Land – Co-Owner and President of RED – visiting the ARRI headquarters in Munich. Image credit: Jarred Land (Facebook) RED x ARRI Rental V-RAPTOR XL The picture of the RED x ARRI Rental camera was posted on social media by RED’s President Jarred Land. As you can tell, the most obvious difference with the standard black V-RAPTOR XL is the custom grey finish with a large TRON logo at the front. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jarred Land (@instajarred) According to Land, the camera was made specifically to be paired with ARRI Rental DNA glass. However, it’s not clear whether he refers to the Prime DNA lenses or the DNA LF set. Both...
Published By: CineD - Wednesday, 24 January, 2024