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www.ibc.org Saturday 14.09.2013 By Ann-Marie Corvin
IBC presented its prestigious judges’ prize this year to Bollywood superstar and TV personality Amitabh Bachchan in a lively, all-singing, all-dancing session that celebrated 100 years of Indian Cinema. The award, presented by IBC
conference chair Michael Lumley, was given in celebration of Indian Cinema, which is marking its 100th year, and in recognition of Bachchan’s “unparalleled contribution” to the industry. “I accept this very humbly on behalf of the Indian Film Industry of which I am only a small part,” said the Sholay star, who has featured in more than 180 movies.
In the Friday keynote with Mumbai Media City chairman Mohinder Walla, Bachchan noted that the Indian film industry – which produces over 1000 films
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to see the squalor of his own life reflected on film. However, Bachchan – who is also the host on the Indian version of Who Wants To Be a Millionaire – acknowledged that a growing middle class and India’s huge 18-35 demographic were the main cultural influencers and it was this generation who were “now wanting something different.”
Enthusiastic crowds greet Amitabh Bachchan at IBC yesterday
every year that reach 3.8 billion people – was growing in importance.
“Cinema was not such an important entity as far as our society was concerned 70 years ago. People from good homes could not bring themselves to be associated with it. And now to
find myself here – an Indian actor at an international conference – it’s indicative of the growth that Indian cinema has seen.” Bachchan noted that the West
must realise that these films are made to please the common man who earns between eight and 10 rupees a day and does not want
Ujwal Nirgudkar, India’s SMPTE chair and Film Lab director, also took the audience through some of Indian cinema’s technical innovations on Sholay. And in another first, Nirgudkar revealed that the industry is currently working on a 3D version of this classic 1975 curry western. IBC’s India Focus continues today with a look at
‘Digititisation, Disruption and Growth’ (FORUM, 09.00-10.30) with a VIP panel of India experts.
Alexa spawns documentary camera ARRI By David Fox
ARRI has pulled in the IBC crowds to see its first documentary-style shoulder- mount digital camera, the Amira, which takes the sensor and many features of its Alexa, and adds such things as in-camera colour grading and 200fps shooting. “Everyone wanted the Alexa image quality, but said ‘make the
camera smaller, lighter and more affordable’,” said Stephan Shenk, ARRI’s general manager, camera division. “But not too small or too light, as documentary shooting often involves large lenses that need to be balanced.” “There were a lot of people who
couldn’t afford an Alexa, but wanted one,” added Milan Krsljanin, ARRI director of business development. “It has the same sensor, same picture quality – all the aesthetics of the image used on Oscar-winning movies is
available for docu-style productions in a compact form.” It can deliver full resolution
Stephan Shenk:The Amira is an Alexa “for single operator use and with perfect balance”
pictures at up to 200fps thanks to new architecture and SanDisk CFast 2.0 cards. “They can take the 200fps, whereas SxSPro cards are limited to 120fps,” said Shenk. Alexas can be fitted with CFast recorders, but they don’t have the processing for the higher speeds, so will stay at 120fps. “Feature films are well served by 120fps – if you go higher there is the Phantom.” 11.G30, 11.F21
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