Read the story on how it was shot last night (ASC Magazine), what an effort!
The part I found amusing was how they decided to use whatever camera would do the job or would fit or they could afford to write off. No format snobbery there and no doubt it'll show in the final print. Used everything from Hi8 to F900 HDCAM, 16mm and 35mm. All edited in PP HD using CF DI. I hadn't thought if using the CF DI that way, interesting, so with that we can convert anything we have a codec for to a 1080 DI and edit in Vegas, hmm.
Bubblevision would no doubt enjoy the other story of how they shot Aliens of the Deep, dual F900s with special optics etc for 3D IMAX delivery, shooting through 4 inches of plexiglass added many issues for them to deal with.
Interesting story also about a 16mm camera the US military built for their cameramen to use in the latter part of WWII. Camera was fitted with a rifle stock and painted in camo colours. Only problem was from a distance it looked way too much like a machine gun. They scrapped it after they lost too many cameramen to 'friendly fire'.
Bob.
The part I found amusing was how they decided to use whatever camera would do the job or would fit or they could afford to write off. No format snobbery there and no doubt it'll show in the final print. Used everything from Hi8 to F900 HDCAM, 16mm and 35mm. All edited in PP HD using CF DI. I hadn't thought if using the CF DI that way, interesting, so with that we can convert anything we have a codec for to a 1080 DI and edit in Vegas, hmm.
Bubblevision would no doubt enjoy the other story of how they shot Aliens of the Deep, dual F900s with special optics etc for 3D IMAX delivery, shooting through 4 inches of plexiglass added many issues for them to deal with.
Interesting story also about a 16mm camera the US military built for their cameramen to use in the latter part of WWII. Camera was fitted with a rifle stock and painted in camo colours. Only problem was from a distance it looked way too much like a machine gun. They scrapped it after they lost too many cameramen to 'friendly fire'.
Bob.