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VAFE continued

The Newest ARRI Matte Box-the 5"x 6"

Color Video

Tap
The major element in the VAFE
System is our modified, V2" Saticon single tube color video tap.
Designed specifically to work with
35BL-3 and 35-3 cameras, the
new color video tap replaces the

Until now, there have been two matte box choices for Arriflex 35mm
The 6.6" x 6.6" Studio Matte Box, with three rotating and

cameras.

sliding filter frames, accommodates any prime or zoom lens, in any
aspect ratio, without vignetting. The other, the 4" x 4" Swing-Away
Matte Box, is much smaller and lighter, but covers only prime lenses.

VAFE Control Box.

standard ARRI black and white
video camera. At 270 lines resolu¬

Flicker-free Video
The heart of the System, a dig¬
ital frame store, was designed to

tion, it provides sharp video im¬

remove

ages over a wide range of lighting
and contrast situations. The sen¬

ter. Advanced micro processor

sitivity of the camera was in¬
creased by boosting the target
voltage of the tube.
Because color video

cameras

don't have the
of high quality

dynamic range
black and white
cameras, and knowing the low
lighting levels common in film
production today, we've also
added a new, very sensitive,
high resolution black and white
camera to replace the VAFE
color

camera

in those extreme

situations.

the flicker caused

Missing, thus far, is a Matte Box that would cover "90%" of all
we now hope to provide with the new, versatile 5" x 6"

situations, which

Production Matte Box.

Suitable for all ARRI
35mm camera systems,
the 5"x 6" will handle all

by the

rotation of the mirror reflex shut¬

prime and zoom lenses
currently used, without
vignetting. It has three fully

technology is used to "interlace"
a computer image in the blank
periods, effectively regenerating a
continuous video image of rea¬
sonably high quality.
The Control Unit has inputs for
time code; userbit entry for take
and

rotatable filter frames-
two built into the matte

box, with the third, around
stage, mounted via a "snap
on" collar in the back cast¬

information; character
display; the frame rate selector

ing. A selection of alumi¬
filter frames adapt any

scene

num

New 5" x 6" Production

and film

sensitivity control, for
speeds of 24, 25, 29, 30 and 30
drop frame, and ASA settings

4" x 4" or Panavision-size
filters to the 5"x6" stages.

Matte Box.

from 16 to 1600 as well as various
other inputs and outputs.

The 5" x 6" matte box is mounted on a swing-away bracket, and is
supplied with six inch and 138mm round filter reflex prevention rings, a
top mounted flag, and standard focal length masks.

LISA C. BLOOM
Lisa is our new Lighting Sales Ad¬
ministrator in New York, and assists

TERRIE SUDOL
Our newest staff addition in the Bur¬
bank office, Terrie came to Arriflex

ARRI

from the American Film Institute,
where for the past two years she was
assistant to AFI Director Jean Firsten-

Also NEW at ARRI..

MARGARET M. REGAN
Our expanded

New York sales de¬
partment is now headed by Margaret,
who joined us recently after complet¬
ing herM.B.A. at Iona College. After
positions at IBM and as an account
executive at a large New York import¬
ing firm, Margaret is now involved in
importing, spare parts, purchasing
and sales. She can be reached at (914)
353-1400 regarding catalog and spare
parts sales.

Lighting Product Manager,

Charles Davidson, in all aspects of our
HMI and ARRILITE business. She is
M.B.A. candidate at Iona College,
and has held positions in marketing
home computers, and in administra¬
tion at the promotions firm of Robert
Landau Associates, working on such
an

accounts as

Burger King, Miller Beer

and Nabisco.

berg. Previous to that, she

BILL RUSSELL
Bill joined ARRI as Western Sales
Manager in 1983, and due to the
hiatus in publishing our UPDATES this
is the first opportunity we've had to

sistant to Roman Harte, director of
the AFI's Production Services. Terrie

is now our Lighting Sales Rep on the
West Coast, and handles sales ofHMI

that he's now with us. He
Arriflex from CFI Labs, where

announce
came to

was as¬

he was an account executive in the
film sales dept., and previous to that
he was assistant to director Ted

Kotcheff, working on such films as

lights, ARRILITES, and grip equip¬

FIRST BLOOD. He began his career in

ment, as well as related customer
services. Terrie may be reached at

our

(818) 841-7070.

industry with Arriflex, back in

1972. Bill handles all camera sales
and related customer services, and

also

oversees general operations as
they concern sales and administration

at the Burbank office.

ARRI
ARRIFLEX CORPORATION

SOLE U.S. DISTRIBUTOR
500 ROUTE

303, BLAUVELT, NY 10913 TWX 7105752624

600 NO. VICTORY BLVD., BURBANK, CA91502 TWX 9104984641

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FAX

(914) 425-1250

(914) 353-1400

(818)841-7070
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