Overview
Join AbelCine and Panasonic for a special event on Wednesday, July 11 in LA: An Evening with the Panasonic EVA1
This event will highlight both the technical and creative applications of the Panasonic EVA1. Special guest cinematographer Elle Schneider will discuss her experience using the camera and will screen examples of projects she worked on with the EVA1. You will also have ample time to go hands on with the camera, as well as network with your fellow professionals. Additionally, AbelCine and Panasonic specialists will be available to answer all your questions.
The Panasonic EVA1 is compact, lightweight, and tailor-made for handheld shooting, but also well-suited for documentaries, commercials, and music videos. The EVA1 contains a newly designed 5.7K Super 35mm-sized sensor for capturing true cinematic images. By starting at a higher native resolution, the 5.7K sensor yields a higher resolving image when down sampled to 4K, UHD, 2K, and even 720p. The increased color information results in a finer, more accurate finished image. Electronic Image Stabilization (EIS) is employed in the Panasonic EVA1 to compensate for camera shake and blurring, which will help smooth out handheld or shoulder-mount shots on documentary or run-and-gun projects.
To learn more about the Panasonic EVA1, watch Nic's two-part blog: At the Bench: Panasonic EVA1
Guest Speaker
Elle Schneider is a filmmaker from New York City with over a decade of professional experience and dozens of credits behind the camera as a director and cinematographer. Her work has been featured in Vanity Fair, Maxim, The Hollywood Reporter, Paste, Apple Newsroom, Wired, and MovieMaker.
A graduate of USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, Elle spent 5 years as the co-designer and creative director for the Digital Bolex cinema camera, the world’s only successfully crowdfunded camera. In 2016 she paired with the National Film Board of Canada to sponsor a suite of short monochromatic documentaries, including Stone Makers, which was nominated for a 2017 Canadian Screen Award for Best Short Documentary. Films she supported premiered at Sundance, SXSW, Tribeca, Slamdance, LA Film Festival, and the Venice Biennale.
As a director, Elle specializes in short form narrative, documentary, and branded content. She has directed music videos for Gangstagrass, Mock Sun, and two for Speedy Ortiz, whose David Lynch-themed My Dead Girl premiered in Vanity Fair. Her short films, including Bliss Blue, JKTV, and Cuddle, have played at festivals like Slamdance, Sidewalk, HollyShorts, and Tallgrass.
Her work as cinematographer includes narrative feature 6 LA Love Stories, and documentaries I am Divine and That Guy Dick Miller, both of which premiered at the SXSW Film Festival. Second-unit shoots include Half the Picture, Return to Class of Nuke ‘Em High Volumes I and II, Robert Klein Still Can’t Stop His Leg, and Auld Lang Syne. She has shot films for Apple, Sigma Lenses, Panasonic and writes about cinematography for the International Cinematographer’s Guild (Local 600) Magazine. She is an inaugural member of the International Collective of Female Cinematographers (ICFC). To see more of Elle's work, visit her site: elleschneider.com
Schedule
6:00pm - Doors open, refreshments are served
6:30pm - Welcome & Introduction
EVA1 Technical Overview (AbelCine & Panasonic)
7:00pm - Footage screening & Presentation from Cinematographer Elle Schneider
Audience Q&A
8:30pm - Hands-on time with the camera on the showroom floor & networking time with fellow attendees
9:00pm - Wrap up
