The 'Cooke Look' arrives at Open Aperture

Open Aperture,  founded by myself and focus puller/cinematographer André Deubel, is proud to announce the arrival of our brand new set of Cooke S4i PL mount Lenses. A set of six of state of the art highest quality prime lens optics built in the UK, the set includes the 18mm, 25mm, 32mm, 50mm, 75mm and 100mm, all a true T2.

The lenses will be available on projects working with Toby or Andre, and also for 'dry hire' rental to other productions. Open Aperture is based in Sydney, Australia. The website will be online shortly - www.openaperture.com.au

'Bargain Coast' pilot now shooting

Currently i am shooting the pilot episode for a new Channel 7 comedy series 'Bargain Coast'. Based on the hit UK series 'Benidorm', the show  features a motley bunch of characters who are regular visitors to an 'el cheapo all-inclusive' coastal resort somewhere in Australia. For the first time I am shooting on the Sony PDW-700 XDCAM HD 2/3" optical disk camera which is providing some pretty nice pictures. Not to mention the non-linear instant playback of clips on set which is a boon compared to tape-based shooting.