Live Cameras

The advantages of ARRI cameras for live events, from the perspective of a producer/director, a colorist/editor, and a documentary filmmaker.

The 35Live! workflow replaces traditional multi-camera approaches with digital 35mm cinema cameras and lenses that can be broadcast live or pre-recorded. Because the halftime show was live, a long-distance fiber system was used to accommodate the large scale of production. The camera order included 3 engineers, 8 ARRI ALEXA Minis, 2 ARRI AMIRAs with lenses, along with the 35Live! lens control, Super 35 sensor, and ancillary accessories.

The recording of the musical “The Lion King” utilized a five-camera configuration of the ARRI Multicam System, incorporating four AMIRAs and one ALEXA Mini. This highly cinematic method of capturing a live theatrical performance was a first for Disney.

For the first time during a live production, the look of the camera image could be changed at the push of a button without time delays. Loading different looks in a live modus is only possible with ARRI cameras and even grading takes place directly in the camera. Director Thomas Janze confirms: “This world premiere with the ARRI live looks in a multicamera network worked flawlessly. The only ‘problem’ we experienced was that we had to make a choice from a variety of great options. ARRI has a library of 288 prepared LUTs and they all look fantastic.

Procam Projects selected ARRI Multicam System with four ARRI AMIRAs and two ARRI ALEXA Mini cameras to achieve the desired 35mm filmic look by capturing Mumford & Sons 'Delta' Music Promo. The pleasing skin-tone reproduction of the ARRI cameras perfectly complemented footage of cherished moments between family and friends and the interactions between bandmembers.

The world’s top fashion design companies are demanding ever higher standards of coverage for their shows.  The French company PhotoCineRent has become one of the leading specialists in multi-camera shooting, using ARRI AMIRA and ALEXA Minis. Its founder and director, Albrecht Gerlach, talked to us about the complexities of coordinating as many as 18 cameras to bring seamless coverage to high fashion.

When French comedian Florence Foresti presented her one woman show at Montpellier Arena for an audience of 8,000 people, nine ARRI AMIRA and ALEXA Mini were used by Roger Films to capture the spectacle. Cameras, serviced by Visual Impact France, were equipped with Ereca Camracer optical fiber interface and Fujinon Zoom Lenses (25-300, 19-90, 14-35, and 85-300). Here are some great behind the scenes pictures.

The AMIRA Multicam System brings the picture quality you’d expect from ARRI and embeds it into existing infrastructure. It’s part of a growing trend to raise production standards and bring a ‘cinematic look’ to TV shows. The makers of one popular German program made the change and have been delighted with the results. 

Streaming the 20th anniversary concert of the Xinghai Concert Hall in the Chinese city of Guangzhou posed many challenges – the AMIRA Multicam system rose to them.

For the largest multi-camera utilization of ARRI cameras to date in the UK, ARRI AMIRA cameras were called upon to capture The Who live at Royal Albert Hall in London.