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Part 7 - Arri Cameras

Whenever feature films are shot, it's likely that some of the equipment used will be made by the Munich-based ARRI company.

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Image: Dan Hirschfeld

For decades, ARRI has been a world market leader not only when it comes to professional film cameras but also cinematic lighting technology. Dan Hirschfeld visited the company, seeing how even 30-year-old cameras are repaired and serviced by hand, while right next door ARRI is producing the latest in laser light technology for the films of tomorrow. The company's engineers say this successful combination of old hands-on tradition with forward-looking modernity is one of the reasons ARRI has remained in the forefront of its field.