cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/312675 > This is my camera, we used it for B-cam on a commercial recently. I had to pull focus and zoom while rolling so I hooked up one of my Nucleus-M handles to the camera and used it like a Preston Microforce. Not the most optimal setup, but it worked for what we needed.
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Gaffer Len Levine takes lighting design to another dimension for the hit sci-fi sequel.
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Matthew Libatique, ASC, LPS trades stylization for simplicity in Darren Aronofsky’s poignant study of a damaged soul.
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Four cinematographers help transform the frightful video game into a hit horror series.
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Emmanuel Lubezki Discusses the Cinematography of "Children of Men" in this ASC Interview
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Some interesting quotes from the article:
Asked about the unused light on the bus ceiling, Lubezki says, “Sometimes you panic because you’re used to doing things in a certain way. I’m a feature-film cinematographer, and I haven’t done documentaries in a while, so my instincts are to always try to make the image appealing. It took me a long time to go back to basics and say, ‘No, I don’t want this movie to look conventionally beautiful.’ This is a movie I couldn’t have done when I was younger. I don’t know if I’m going on the right path. The more I learn, the less lighting I want to do.” With a chuckle, he adds, “Maybe I’m getting lazy!”
Shot entirely handheld with very little traditional film lighting, Children of Men has a visual aesthetic that borders on documentary. Lubezki recalls that the genesis of this look started with a decision to avoid standard shot breakdowns. He explains that he and Cuarón have an aversion to traditional coverage, with “A-B-A-B” intercutting of opposing shots of two actors. “We decided to have every shot be a shot in itself and avoid the A-B-A-B of coverage, even though we couldn’t get away from doing it sometimes. The more I work this way, the more I realize that conventional coverage is what makes most movies feel the same. You go to see a comedy, a drama, or a horror movie, and they all somehow feel the same. It’s as if the cinematic language hasn’t really evolved that much. Many films just cover the dialogue without really exploring the visual dimension.”
One of the key decisions Lubezki made early on was to shoot Children of Men with as few movie lights as possible. “I didn’t want to light the movie, or at least I didn’t want it to feel lit. I want the viewer to feel as though the action is happening for real. I didn’t want to make anything pretty or beautiful unnecessarily. For example, I didn’t want to put a backlight on an actor [for beauty reasons]. Of course, I couldn’t get away with not lighting at all. When winter came, the locations we were using between buildings started getting dark very early, so some of our locations had to be built on a soundstage. I had to light them, but I did it in such a way that the light was always coming from a natural source, usually through windows.”
Lubezki filmed Children of Men on Kodak Vision2 Expression 500T 5229 because its low contrast allowed him to shoot in extreme situations without additional lighting. “When I did tests in the car, the interior was f2 and the outside was f16! Because I had decided not to light, using this stock was a way to solve the exposure problem. It’s so low-contrast that if you expose it correctly, you will have enough information to show what’s happening outside. Of course, in some scenes, you will never be able to see the clouds because the sky is blown out. With [Kodak Vision2 500T] 5218, when you don’t light faces they look a bit harsh. I wanted the mid-tones to be softer in the faces, and 5229 allows you to achieve that. It’s very similar to flashing the positive.” He adds, “The blacks in 5229 are not very rich, but you can crush them in the digital intermediate [DI].”
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One of my favorite films by one of my favorite DP's.
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[Alexa Mini/Lomo] Run n gun documentary build
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I think I found it: BOYA BY-BM6060
Pretty cheap, not sure how great it is. The director brought it with him. It was more of a backup/b-roll mic since we used a lav for interviews.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/249015 > Little messy cause I had to find places for all the sounds stuff to fit that we normally don't have to deal with, but it ended up working out pretty well.
Some photos from the article:   
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I've thought about it, but I'm curious, is there really any downside to being on another instance? Since federation just makes it all like one community.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/213831 > A and B cam builds for a 3 day series of national commercials I worked on recently.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/212952 > I noticed I wasn't able to find my community on your communities search, because no one on your instance has searched it yet. I'd appreciate if someone could give my instance a search just to federate it on your instance :) And of course, sub if you're interested in cinematography, movies, behind the scenes, etc. > > [!cinematography@lemmy.world](https://lemmy.world/c/cinematography) > > If you happen to be a 1st Assistant Camera in the film industry, I've also made a community for us focus pullers (but all camera department are welcome) > > [!focuspuller@lemmy.world](https://lemmy.world/c/focuspuller) > > Thanks for reading :)
I noticed I wasn't able to find my community on your communities search, because no one on your instance has searched it yet. I'd appreciate if someone could give my instance a search just to federate it on your instance :) And of course, sub if you're interested in cinematography, movies, behind the scenes, etc. [!cinematography@lemmy.world](https://lemmy.world/c/cinematography) If you happen to be a 1st Assistant Camera in the film industry, I've also made a community for us focus pullers (but all camera department are welcome) [!focuspuller@lemmy.world](https://lemmy.world/c/focuspuller) Thanks for reading :)
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/212596 > My back left tire exploded on the freeway on the way to this gig and I had to get towed to the dealership then Uber to set. I was 2 hours late but made it just before they started shooting. He's a funny dude, super chill. This was right before his unfortunate loss recently.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/212596 > My back left tire exploded on the freeway on the way to this gig and I had to get towed to the dealership then Uber to set. I was 2 hours late but made it just before they started shooting.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/212078 > My setup was a little janky for this one, it's more refined now lol
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/212078 > My setup was a little janky for this one, it's more refined now lol
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/211319 > We used it for the big sweeping town shots with all the extras and animals walking around. Looked like a real town.
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Western town for a feature film at Melody Ranch in Santa Clarita, CA
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Yeah, it has definitely slowed down a lot recently. This was a non-union feature we shot about 2 months ago, but nearly everyone on the crew was union because none of the normal shows were starting back up, even months before the strike (because the studios knew it was coming) so the union folks were taking whatever they could get. Though this project was a lot of fun and has some very notable talent. We're actually shooting another week of pickup shots this month to finish it off.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/211319 > We used it for the big sweeping town shots with all the extras and animals walking around. Looked like a real town.
We used it for the big sweeping town shots with all the extras and animals walking around. Looked like a real town.
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Western town for a feature film at Melody Ranch in Santa Clarita, CA
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That is Paramount Ranch, not too far away. Though I did find out that Melody Ranch did suffer a major fire in 1962 that burnt down much of this street you're seeing. When we were there it felt very old and authentic. We spent about a week filming in the same saloon that was used in Django Unchained when Christoph Waltz's character shoots the town sheriff towards the beginning of the movie. We also had a lot of live animals like horses, oxen, and chickens.
Credit: Angus Davies on YouTube
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/197490 > This is the same place they filmed the western town scenes in *Django Unchained* and *Once Upon in Hollywood*, as well as dozens of other westerns. We shot here for about a week.
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/199215 > The Gaffer brought the condor down once the lightning got too close for comfort because it's basically a giant metal lightning rod.
The Gaffer brought the condor down once the lightning got too close for comfort because it's basically a giant metal lightning rod.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/198847 > Human for scale lol
Human for scale lol
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/198684 > Two Sony Venice 2's with Arri Master Anamorphics. We were tracking stuntmen doing a horse chase scene through the desert.
Two Sony Venice 2's with Arri Master Anamorphics. We were tracking stuntmen doing a horse chase scene through the desert.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/198289 > !cinematography@lemmy.world > > lemmy.world/c/cinematography > > Come join our Cinematography community if you're a cinematographer yourself, appreciator of film cinematography, have photos or knowledge to share or questions to ask about composition, lighting, color, or gear.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/198289 > !cinematography@lemmy.world > > lemmy.world/c/cinematography > > Come join our Cinematography community if you're a cinematographer yourself, appreciator of film cinematography, have photos or knowledge to share or questions to ask about composition, lighting, color, or gear.
!cinematography@lemmy.world lemmy.world/c/cinematography Come join our Cinematography community if you're a cinematographer yourself, appreciator of film cinematography, have photos or knowledge to share or questions to ask about composition, lighting, color, or gear.
This is the same place they filmed the western town scenes in *Django Unchained* and *Once Upon in Hollywood*, as well as dozens of other westerns. We shot here for about a week.
This is the same place they filmed the western town scenes in *Django Unchained* and *Once Upon in Hollywood*, as well as dozens of other westerns. We shot here for about a week.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/195871 > I was 2nd ACing this feature and this was my 1st's cart, but I just got my own YaegerPro as well. Best camera cart in the business, built like a tank and modular enough for any situation.
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/183013 > This is a nice edit that I like to come back to and watch from time to time, some really powerful imagery. > > Credit: > > Cinematographer: Luca Bigazzi > > Editor: Riccardo Fusetti
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Stills from recent Music Video I DP'd. Shot on Red Scarlet-W Dragon with Cooke Speed Panchros
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Give it a shot now, I made it public on imgur and I think that fixed it!