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Grazie wrote on 9/17/2009, 9:40 AM
Beautiful. I'm starting to kinda loathe shallow DoF, well for this type of human action. Why create an interfering layer from partially blurring a background, only 1 or 2 meters away? - I'm now finding this a distraction.

But yes, the colour and some of the movement is gorgeous - just wish the shallow DoF was less obvious. Isn't that what we are about?

Grazie
Coursedesign wrote on 9/17/2009, 10:09 AM
The shallow DOF may have been just from using a f/1.4 lens on 2/3" camera in low light.

I would however agree that it certainly didn't add anything in this video.
CorTed wrote on 9/17/2009, 10:31 AM
I've been a big fan of that show for a number of years now.
I think Anthony Bourdain is great on it as well.
I only wish they would shoot it in HD, that would make it complete....

Ted
rmack350 wrote on 9/17/2009, 2:08 PM
Love the show but it seems I only watch it once a year during the labor day marathon. But then I watch about 5 hours of it.

Yeah, it's a good looking show. It's also intelligent and kind of caustic. You're seeing Bourdain in one of his better moments. At other times he smokes, drinks, and curses (Although I guess he's quit smoking).

Travel/Food shows seem to be the popular combo these days.

Rob
busterkeaton wrote on 9/17/2009, 3:12 PM
I think the whole Sardinian show is up on Youtube. It was a very good episode. I didn't much about Sardinia. Bourdain's wife is part Sardinian.

I dvr the show and it's one of my favorite shows to have on in the background while I work on a laptop. They spent a lot of time on coverage and editing. Something like 50 hours of tape for a less than one hour show.

I looked it after they won the emmy and they say they use 200mm prime lens to shoot the food and that's the best way to make the food look good in low light.

If this is not shot on HD, they fooled me. I watch in on Travel HD.

busterkeaton wrote on 9/17/2009, 3:19 PM
From a Q/A on the Travel Channel Web site.
Shows are in HD (1080i), shot currently with the Sony Z7U (24P), using Lectrosonics wireless sound, Sennheiser shotguns for ambience.

DV did an article on them.
http://www.dv.com/article/16070
Jay Gladwell wrote on 9/17/2009, 4:19 PM

Thanks for those posts, Buster.

I have a love/hate relationship with No Reservations. I love Tony's wit, but I hate is profanity (he's too intelligent for that).

I have seen a visible change in the videography on the show over the years. It has improved a great deal--the "look" is better suited for the subject matter, I think (just one person's opinion). Glad to hear they won an Emmy.

Saw the Sardinia episode the other night. Great!

Thanks again.


CorTed wrote on 9/17/2009, 4:21 PM
I must admit I have not seen the show for a few weeks, but the travelchannel on Directv, at least in my area had not adopted the HD format. Sounds like they may have recently, and I can't wait to see more of the show in HD.....
Laurence wrote on 9/17/2009, 4:42 PM
They get so much shallower depth of field than I do on my Z7U.
busterkeaton wrote on 9/17/2009, 7:54 PM
I generally hate super-shallow Depth of Field in movies, that Tony Scott look. But it never bothered me on this show. I think it's filtered to soft even for what's in focus.

I think for food it works well, I also think soft works well with the host. I'm not sure I want to see Anthony Bourdin highly defined.
Laurence wrote on 9/18/2009, 5:23 AM
Also, most of their stuff was shot with a V1. The Z7 is only the very latest stuff. Kind of cool that a show shot with such an inexpensive camera should win such accolades and have such a great look! :-)
ken c wrote on 9/19/2009, 7:16 AM
interesting re dof/blurs...

for cinematography and scenery I like "The Lost World" (Jennifer O'Dell!) and "Vegas" (those mega-camera pushes were exciting, if overused).

-k