Light Ranger 2

As authorized representative and technical "Preston cinema" support for European countries, we are pleased to present at the Micro Salon the production version of the Ranger Light 2.

Howard Preston is the founder of the company that bears his name and that manufacturers the world’s most widely used professional focus and lens control systems. Another high-profile manufacturer for the cinema industry, Jacques Delacoux, CEO of Transvideo, took advantage of Howard Preston’s attendance at the 13th Micro Salon to have an animated discussion with him.

Howard Preston est le fondateur de la société éponyme, qui fabrique notamment les systèmes de contrôle de mise au point HF les plus utilisés au monde sur les plateaux de cinéma. Sa présence au 13^e Micro Salon a été l’occasion d’une discussion animée par un autre industriel vedette du secteur : Jacques Delacoux, PDG de Transvideo.

In this second part of the long dialogue between Yves Cape, AFC, and Caroline Champetier, AFC, about Michel Franco’s Sundown, we discuss color grading, skins, neutrality, prison, the accuracy of sets, light direction... all the questions that are not just a matter of technical or aesthetic choices.

Julien Colona’s first feature film, Le Royaume, tells the story of a young girl who discovers her father’s true nature, and tries to love him at all costs. The relationship thus forged resembles a journey of initiation along the roads of the Isle of Beauty. A film with Corsicans, shot in Corsica, by a Corsican filmmaker. With cinematographer Antoine Cormier, we immerse ourselves in the making of this two-faceted thriller. Le Royaume is in the Un Certain Regard Official Selection at the 77th Cannes Film Festival. After three years as a camera assistant, Antoine Cormier went on to light short films, music videos and commercials. His passion : shooting on film. When he met Julien Colonna on a commercial, they shared a passion for doing "well with little". (BB)

Set in the snowy landscapes of northern Japan, filmmaker Hiroshi Okuyama delivers a figure skating film bathed in pastel colours and timeless charm. A trio of characters ; a former skating star turned coach in this very rural village, a highly promising student, and a clumsy, dreamy young hockey player whose eyes light up for the latter. Filmed by the director himself, this delicate fable about adolescence, unspoken feelings and transmission is presented in the Un Certain Regard selection of the Cannes competition. (FR)

Présenté en ouverture d’Un Certain Regard, le nouveau film du réalisateur islandais Rúnar Rúnarsson parle de deuil, et de mensonges. La jeune comédienne et chanteuse islandaise Elin Hall y compose un personnage tout en ambiguïté, partagé entre sa douleur d’avoir perdu son homme, et l’impossibilité de le révéler aux autres... C’est la directrice de la photographie suédoise Sophia Olsson qui a mis en image ce film, presque entièrement tourné dans la capitale islandaise et dont certains lieux emblématiques évoqueront sans doute des choses aux amoureux de cette ville un peu hors du temps. (FR)

Opening Un Certain Regard competition, Icelandic director Rúnar Rúnarsson’s new film is about grief and lies. The young Icelandic actress and singer Elin Hall plays an ambiguous character, torn between the pain of losing her man and the impossibility of revealing him to others... Swedish cinematographer Sophia Olsson shot the film, which is almost entirely shot in Iceland’s capital, and whose iconic locations will undoubtedly evoke memories for lovers of this timeless city. (FR)

En attendant la tenue du prochain Micro Salon, les 7 et 8 février 2024, et pour mettre en appétit ses futurs visiteurs, nous proposons, dans la suite de cet article, une sélection de l’édition 2023, sous le regard de Lola Cacciarella, photographe, suivie d’un lien vers l’album complet de son reportage, agrémenté d’un coup d’œil de David Quesemand, AFC, mis en ligne sur le site du Micro Salon.

Smoke Sauna Sisterhood is a surprising film. Winner of several prizes at international festivals such as Sundance, filmmaker Anna Hints’ invitation to share the intimate confessions of Estonian women is a real success. Set in an extremely simple decor -traditional saunas heated by wood fires-, the documentary is a dance between of words, bodies, steam and light. Cinematographer Ants Tammik spent twenty days with the women of his country, in the heart of this magical place, a Unesco World Heritage Site. The humidity levels were close to 100%, with a temperature fluctuating between 60 and 80°. Welcome to the Smoke Sauna ! (FR)

Le réchauffement climatique, dont on peut de plus en plus mesurer les effets, nous amène aujourd’hui à réfléchir sur le choix de nos outils (projecteurs, caméras, postproduction).

As authorized representative and technical "Preston cinema" support for European countries, we are pleased to present at the Micro Salon the production version of the Ranger Light 2.

Howard Preston is the founder of the company that bears his name and that manufacturers the world’s most widely used professional focus and lens control systems. Another high-profile manufacturer for the cinema industry, Jacques Delacoux, CEO of Transvideo, took advantage of Howard Preston’s attendance at the 13th Micro Salon to have an animated discussion with him.

Howard Preston est le fondateur de la société éponyme, qui fabrique notamment les systèmes de contrôle de mise au point HF les plus utilisés au monde sur les plateaux de cinéma. Sa présence au 13^e Micro Salon a été l’occasion d’une discussion animée par un autre industriel vedette du secteur : Jacques Delacoux, PDG de Transvideo.