As is the case with most big ideas, the best place to start is usually somewhere small. In an interview with Clara Chong and Ben Allan, ACS CSI of Main Course Films, we chatted about the husband and wife filmmaking duo’s experience working with the new Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive camera.The URSA Cine Immersive is a massively ambitious camera that lets filmmakers enter the realm of 180° media with Apple Immersive Video support with dual 8160 x 7200 58.7MP sensors capable of capturing immersive 8K images at up to 90 fps (and with impressive 16 stops of dynamic range). Yet, while the workflow might seem staggering, it can actually be quite simple as long as you plan accordingly. Here’s what you need to know about shooting big with the new Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive.NFS: Tell us a bit about Main Course Films and how you both came to the world of film and video?Main Course Films: Main Course Films is a full-service production and post-production company based in Australia. We’re a husband and wife team, each with over 30 years of experience in the industry and over 20 years working together as a Writer/Director and Producer/Cinematographer team. Between us, we like to stay hands-on with almost all aspects of the filmmaking process from script through to delivery, and we love how technology has increasingly made this practical.NFS: What camera systems have you traditionally worked on?Ben Allan: While we have experience with most of the major camera systems, our in-house facilities...
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