Tribe7 hopes to evolve the slate, but is it a solution in search of a problem?
Known for its customizable BLACKWING7 cinema lenses, Tribe7 isn’t a company that plays by the rules. Founded by cinematographer Bradford Young, ASC, and motion picture camera and lens technologist Neil Fanthom, the company leans heavily on character by letting creatives tune the look of their lenses.
Now, Tribe7 has released a product, the BLACKSLATE7, which is a clapper board/slate that uses e-ink, and near-field communications to customize its appearance and transmit scene metadata for use in post-production. The 7.5-inch board has all the usual features, including clapper sticks for syncing to sound, but instead of having a vanilla-looking board with date, scene, time, and other details to write in, it syncs up with an iPhone to create a new custom layout that includes unique project graphics and data categories to change from scene to scene. The whole thing is also black.
But aren’t there already high-tech slates that sync all the data you need? Is this a product that the film industry needs?
Author: James DeRuvo
This article comes from No Film School and can be read on the original site.
