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James Cameron Frankensteined two Sony Venice cameras for his Avatar 2 3D shooting rig

Oct 12, 2022 by John Aldred Add Comment

When it was released in 2009, Avatar became the highest-grossing movie of all time beating out Titanic for the top spot. It’s a record it still holds to this day, although Avengers: Endgame came close to toppling it. Well, it’s no secret that James Cameron is finally creating not one but four sequels to the original movie, and as with that first one, he’s pushing the boundaries of cinema tech once again.

One of the biggest factors for any movie, though, is the cameras. And for Avatar 2: The Way of the Water, Cameron built together a new Frankenstein 3D rig for shoulder-mounted shooting that’s built using two Sony Venice cinema cameras and not surprisingly, Frame Voyager’s put a video together to tell us all about it.

How would you feel about appearing in a selfie with a deceased loved-one?

Mar 4, 2017 by Daniela Bowker 3 Comments

How do you feel about the prospect of appearing in a selfie with an avatar of someone who’s not there? Maybe just someone who couldn’t make it to the party. Or perhaps a deceased loved-one?

The ability to do this is something that Elrois, a South Korea-based company unveiled at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

With Me was developed by Eun Jin Lim following the death of her grandmother. She realized that she didn’t have any photos of her and her grandmother together and would like to be able to rectify that.

Dave Williams is an accomplished travel photographer, writer, and best-selling author from the UK. He is also a photography educator and published Aurora expert. Dave has traveled extensively in recent years, capturing stunning images from around the world in a modified van. His work has been featured in various publications and he has worked with notable brands such as Skoda, EE, Boeing, Huawei, Microsoft, BMW, Conde Nast, Electronic Arts, Discovery, BBC, The Guardian, ESPN, NBC, and many others.

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