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ABC'S MARVEL'S AGENT CARTER EMPLOYS CODEX TO SUPPORT ARRIRAW WORKFLOW LONDON — Codex (www.codexdigital.com) equip- ment is playing a key role in the production of ABC's hit action series Marvel's Agent Carter. Codex has provided digital recording for director of photogra- phy Gabriel Beristain's cameras, and has consulted with visual effects supervisor Sheena Duggal on the lens mapping, to assist VFX production. According to Duggal, this is one of the first TV shows to use ArriRaw for main unit photography. "Codex technology is impeccable," says Beristain (Magic City, Dolores Claiborne, The Spanish Pris- oner, The Ring Two, Blade: Trinity). "Dependability — what a wonderful thing! Codex has given us the dependability that we had with film magazines. We haven't had a single glitch — every frame has been there, perfectly done." Marvel's Agent Carter is set in the 1940s, with a strong woman (played by Hayley Atwell) who takes on secret missions. At the center of the drama, the show offers a tapestry for period production design, photography and visual effects. An episode is produced over the course of eight days, with roughly half of them shot on stages and half at Los Angeles locations that double for the show's 1940s New York setting. The cameras used are Arri Alexa XT models. The groundbreaking use of ArriRaw on Agent Carter is typical of Beristain, who was also among the first to pair vintage glass and Alexa XT digital cameras for a television series. On Marvel's Agent Carter, Beristain worked without a DIT, saying that the Codex/ArriRaw workflow has allowed him to focus on aesthetics and stay involved with the cast. "It's analogous to the film system in some ways, where I know how my negative is going to behave," says Beristain. "It's going back to a system that always worked really well for us, and we're getting phenomenal results. Codex recording technology provides us with the technology to capture every- thing, and get the best possible image." The Codex/ArriRaw workflow brings additional creative flexibility to post and visual effects while allowing for maximum efficiency. Over the course of the eight-episode season, an estimated 1,000 vi- sual effects shots will be accomplished. ILM, Base Effects and Double Negative are all contributing to the show's visual effects. BITS & PIECES CHECK OUT THE APRIL ISSUE OF POST TO READ MORE ABOUT THE VFX ON MARVEL'S AGENT CARTER. INDEPENDENT FILMMAKER SESSION ANNOUNCED FOR 2015 CREATIVE STORAGE CONFERENCE SAN JOSE, CA — At the Ninth Annual Creative Storage Conference (CS 2015), which will be held on June 30, 2015 at the DoubleTree Hotel West Los Angeles in Culver City, CA (www.creativestorage. org), a special session with independent filmmakers will be featured. The "Independent Storyteller" session will feature independent filmmakers who may work alone, but are among millions telling stories, educating, entertaining, preserving history, inspiring people, and doing their part to change the world. Their numbers are growing and their talents are being honed because of low-cost 4K cameras, inexpensive/easy-to-use production tools and powerful desktop/notebook sys- tems. Their challenge isn't just storing their content but managing, controlling, tracking and protecting it. The session will explore their storage requirements — capacity and beyond. Panelists are set to include Howard Lukk, Moving Images; Tina Eckman, Black- magic; director Cirina Catania; James Mather, Digital Cinema Society; and Larry O'Conner, OWC. According to storage expert/blogger Tom Coughlin (pictured), presentations are being so- licited for the 2015 Creative Storage Conference through April 22, 2015. Speakers/panelists can be submitted at: www.creativestorage.org/ 2015SpeakersCall.htm. This one-day conference brings together influential digital storage providers, equip- ment and software manufacturers and professional media and entertainment end users in one place to explore the confer- ence theme of "Exabytes for Video." Sponsorships and exhibit space are still available for the 2015 Creative Storage Conference. Infor- mation can be found online at the event's Website (www.creativestorage.org).