Rune Hansen
04-16-2007, 04:01 PM
I'm in a meeting, but it's kind of boring so I am going to write a few words about the demo material. I went to screening 14. A short brief by Jim himself, which was a very nice touch.
I have seen a lot of camera demonstrations, but none quite as incredible as sitting down and watching this. Shot with Boris and Natasha a couple of weeks ago, alpha models capable only of "stop/start" and running 24 fps with 180 degree shutter. It was all shot in Redcode to Red drives, so the total amount of material shot is only 500 GB. Lenses used were a set of Cooke Primes and a 24-290 Optimo.
The material, a wonderful battle sequence set during WW1, is all daylight, location material, and almost feels like a response to shouts about lack of movement in the milk girls material. Explosions, helicopter material, WW1 dogfight between a bi- and a triplane, rocks the camera. Dust, dirt, rocks, it's all there, and it's all very gritty.
Having two reservations, my intention was obviously to scrutinize the image, but I found myself invariably drawn into the story instead of focusing on the material.
When the lights came back up, the room was in total silence.
This is it, guys. It's the real deal.
-rune
I have seen a lot of camera demonstrations, but none quite as incredible as sitting down and watching this. Shot with Boris and Natasha a couple of weeks ago, alpha models capable only of "stop/start" and running 24 fps with 180 degree shutter. It was all shot in Redcode to Red drives, so the total amount of material shot is only 500 GB. Lenses used were a set of Cooke Primes and a 24-290 Optimo.
The material, a wonderful battle sequence set during WW1, is all daylight, location material, and almost feels like a response to shouts about lack of movement in the milk girls material. Explosions, helicopter material, WW1 dogfight between a bi- and a triplane, rocks the camera. Dust, dirt, rocks, it's all there, and it's all very gritty.
Having two reservations, my intention was obviously to scrutinize the image, but I found myself invariably drawn into the story instead of focusing on the material.
When the lights came back up, the room was in total silence.
This is it, guys. It's the real deal.
-rune