
JJ Georges
Hou Hsiao-hsien developed a cinema of extreme long takes and distanced, often partially obscured observation that captured the social and personal rhythms of Taiwanese life across the late twentieth century. A City of Sadness (1989) - the first film to address the 1947 massacre of Taiwanese civilians - won the Golden Lion at Venice. His work has been widely cited as an influence on filmmakers from Martin Scorsese to Jia Zhangke.
ARRI
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The lightweight, handheld-optimized companion to the Arricam ST, introduced in 2000 as part of ARRI's replacement for the Arriflex 535 line. Shares the ST's dual-pin registration and dual pull-down claws but accepts only rear-mounted magazines, bringing body weight down to under 6 lbs with a 400-foot magazine. Supports 1-48 fps in 4-perf and 3-perf Super 35, with a noise level below 24 dB(A) for sync-sound shooting.
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ARRI
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Product description
ARRI's flagship 35mm sync-sound studio camera, introduced in 2000 as a replacement for the Arriflex 535 line. It was ARRI's first 35mm silent camera to use displacement magazines instead of coaxial ones. Features dual-pin registration, dual pull-down claws, and an electronically adjustable mirror shutter (0-180 degrees in 0.1-degree increments) with crystal motors accurate to 1/1000 fps.

Janusz Kamiński