Tilta announced a slew of new creative filters designed to enhance creative capabilities. The new Illusion filter series includes Black Mist, White Mist, Pearlaura Mist, Digital Diffusion, Digital Dynamic Diffusion, and Glimmer filters. All filters come in three flavors, with either 1/2, 1/4, or 1/8 Density. All six will work with the Tilta Mirage motorized matte box system. It seems as if sharpness has lost some of its halo in recent years. The rise of higher and higher video resolutions has also pushed optics towards a clinical, technical look. The same lenses are being used for both video and stills, thus requiring even higher resolution levels. So, after years of sharpening and honing the technical aspects of lenses, something seems to be missing. Tilta Illusion Filter inserted into the Mirage Matte Box. Image credit: Tilta Details are just one part of the story Life isn’t clinically clean, and so – its visual representations shouldn’t be clean either. Technical lenses tend to miss something that is sometimes called “character”. I tend not to attribute this to objects, but I do understand the importance of different optical characteristics for a good visual story. Much like different levels and methods of writing that dictate the way we’ll experience a text, different optics may alter our perception in many interesting ways. Tilta Illusion Digital Diffusion Filter Enter the Illusion Filters Tilta’s Illusion series provides us with numerous tools. Each filter will alter the image in a slightly different way. The Black Mist will create...
Published By: CineD - Monday, 11 December, 2023