There’s something which warms even the cryogenic core of your narrator’s flinty heart about the idea of recent graduates enjoying their first wobbly experiences operating a Scorpio crane. That became one of the more amusing moments of NAB 2024, alongside film loading workshops sponsored by Kodak and operating classes with experienced SOC members, among much else.
The CineCentral area moved with the camera and lighting exhibits from central to north halls this year to avoid the vast construction zone which currently forms the core of the Las Vegas Convention Centre. The show describes it as offering “live demonstrations, expert-led training and immersive learning experiences.” A cynic might posit that yes, of course Kodak wants people to know how to load film, and in the worst case there are as many magazine designs as there are cameras, and learning one of them won’t necessarily mean anyone is any better at loading another.
