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Video: Narcissus by Behind the Mask Photo

Video: Narcissus by Behind the Mask

Our friends at Behind the Mask have released their amazing short film “Narcissus.” Julie Gautier describes the film as “a beautiful cinematic illusion and a contemporary interpretation of a classic myth about how ego is leading humanity to drown in its own image.” In it, she interprets the Greek myth of Narcissus by performing upside down in y-40 on breath-hold.

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Video: The Wreck of Endurance Photo

Video: The Wreck of Endurance

The Endurance22 Expedition has located Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ship, Endurance, and produced some haunting video footage of her amazingly intact wreck. She lies at 3,000 meters (9850 feet) in the Weddell Sea. The footage was captured by an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV).

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Video: Atomos Academy and Steve Bayes on ProRes Raw Photo

Video: Atomos Academy and Steve Bayes on ProRes Raw

The expansion of monitor/recorders and housings capable of HDMI 2.0 out has made the prospect of RAW video formats more attractive to underwater filmmakers. One of the more recent codecs is Apple’s ProRes RAW, and Steve Bayes of Hedge presents the first of a four-part series for the Atomos Academy discussing the history, benefits, and workflow tips of using ProRes RAW.

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Video: Ikelite Strobe Lock Maintenance Photo

Video: Ikelite Strobe Lock Maintenance

Ikelite has republished a video that runs through how to clean and recondition the closure mechanism of their DS160/161 strobes equipped with NiCd, NiMH or Li-Ion battery packs. If you find the locks start feeling a bit crunchy, it shows how to clean it out. Tools required include a thin flat screwdriver, q-tips, and a lint-free microfiber cleaning cloth.

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My Octopus Teacher Awarded an Oscar Photo

My Octopus Teacher Awarded an Oscar

Congratulation to the cast and crew of the Netflix documentary “My Octopus Teacher,” which has been awarded the Oscar for Best Documentary at the 2021 Academy Awards. The film documents the relationship between an octopus and diver and filmmaker Craig Foster in the kelp forests around Cape Town.

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Blackmagic Design Ships Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro Photo

Blackmagic Design Ships Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro

Blackmagic Design is shipping the Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro. It has a 1,500 nit HDR screen, built-in ND filters, a larger battery, and support for an optional electronic viewfinder. It uses a Super 35 HDR image sensor which has a claimed 13 stops of dynamic range, dual native ISO of 25,600, and uses a Canon EF lens mount.

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