Red and Lucasfilm?

[Tom Lowe]

So Indy 4 starts shooting in June. Obviously, Lucas will be pushing for HD, while Spielberg will want to stick with 35mm. Spielberg's best argument against HD is that the resolution and quality are "not there yet."

Even the Genesis is only 1080p, which is not "future proof" since people will have displays at home surpassing 1080p within a few years.

As far as I know, the only HD camera that might work for Indy 4 is the Red. Dalsa is just too big.

Question for Jim and the gang: Have you guys been talking to Lucasfilm?

And don't plead the Fifth! :D

[chuck colburn]

Hi Tom,

The Red is certainly going to make production a lot easier due to its size, (smaller heads, jib arms, batteries etc.) But I'm not quite sure by what you mean by the Dalsa being to big. I haven't seen one in person, but judging by the photos it doesn't look any larger than a Pana Platinum. And since it's being used on an Arri gear head it can't be any heavier.

http://www.dalsa.com/dc/origin/dc_design.asp

Chuck

[Shawn Nelson]

Great idea, but I severly doubt that Lucas and Spielberg would want to be first wave adopters of new technology on a movie like Indie 4, only a month after the product was released. I could see them doing a one-day Red side-by-side test but not the whole movie.

[Alex Boothby]

But isn't that exactly what Lucas did on Star Wars Episode 2 and bits of Episode 1?

[Isaac Brody]

From what little I read about Indy 4 it sounds like they won't be relying on many digital effects. They're planning on shooting it very similarly to the first three. I expect they're shooting on film with very little CGI. Spielberg is pretty pro film too, I doubt he'd suddenly change his tune.

[Poi Boy]

Probably film but I would guess lots of cgi.
Aloha
-A

[Mardi_Gras]

Should the RedOne ship as scheduled and with all of the anticipated specs, by April (NAB), then quite frankly I see Lucas and Spielberg agreeing to include it in their prod schedule. It'll be a no brainer, since they'd have a few weeks at least, to test one of them.

Even though Spielberg is largely considered a traditional "film man", he will be wooed over to the very filmlike 4k images the RedOne will produce, making their prod decisions even easier.

Just my guess.

[Don Woods]

Well I don't think just to have the camera ready and shipping in time is enough of a step forward for a big studio to use the RED ONE Cam. Although I agree that the Red would be a perfect fit for Indy 4. Big studio's need to see a full production pipeline in place and proven. From actual shooting with the RED ONE, to the footage all the way through the post production pipeline. Although I and most of use belive this will be a simple thing to acomplish. But big studios with big money on big films, like things that have been tried and true. That is why the porn industry and independent film makers, are the first to push new technolagey into the main stream. And then the studio's catch on.

[Michael Struthers]

Lucas and Spielberg are both counting on making millions and millions and no way are they going to risk it with a new tech just out the box.

However, I imagine the first dp that shoots a feature (that looks great) with a Red One will be in strong demand at top dollar for a few years as more directors say "Let's try that look..."

[Jeff Kilgroe]

That is why the porn industry and independent film makers, are the first to push new technolagey into the main stream. And then the studio's catch on.

...I tell ya, 4K porn is where it's at. ;)