Alex Ced Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 i don´t know if it´s allowed here, but i would like to know the videocamera that shot the film Open Water. THANKS IN ADVANCE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Brad Grimmett Posted December 30, 2004 Premium Member Share Posted December 30, 2004 i don´t know if it´s allowed here, but i would like to know the videocamera that shot the film Open Water.THANKS IN ADVANCE. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I think I remember hearing that they had a couple PD150's, but I could be wrong. It's been a while since I read the article in American Cinematographer. Check with AC to find the article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Donis Posted January 1, 2005 Share Posted January 1, 2005 I think I remember hearing that they had a couple PD150's, but I could be wrong. It's been a while since I read the article in American Cinematographer. Check with AC to find the article. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I remember them being PD150s as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Achterberg Posted January 1, 2005 Share Posted January 1, 2005 I remember them being PD150s as well. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> A xouple VX2100's and a PD150. It looked horrible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Phil Rhodes Posted January 1, 2005 Premium Member Share Posted January 1, 2005 Hi, Well, it looked like PD-150s blown up. The point here is that what it looked like in the cinema has very little to do with the cameras it was shot on. At that level, it barely matters - I hate to think how much post work that had done on it! Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Achterberg Posted January 1, 2005 Share Posted January 1, 2005 Hi, Well, it looked like PD-150s blown up. The point here is that what it looked like in the cinema has very little to do with the cameras it was shot on. At that level, it barely matters - I hate to think how much post work that had done on it! Phil <{POST_SNAPBACK}> even the unblown up stuff looked horrible, watch the deleted scenes on the dvd. and there is major artifacting going on with the edges from the 24p conversion. I think that they had a professional editor fix some things, because if you look at the deleted scenes, the edit style is a bit different and more amatuer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Greg Gross Posted January 1, 2005 Premium Member Share Posted January 1, 2005 I think it was shot with two XL1S's and one PD-150. I believe the PD150 was used in the water for water scenes. I read an extensive article on it in a film magazine right about the time that they announced it. Last night I viewed the cd as its out now. I was so terribly disappointed! There are just too many scenes that could have been lit better. The leading lady was a beautiful girl and she was just lit to be so flat looking. Yet at the end of the film in her close-ups they did such a good job of portraying her in shock (look) and about to die. Hell just three lights on her would have made her gorgeous in the opening scenes. I'm going over to AMC TV to learn how to light comedy,the Three Stooges are on the HD right now. Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Achterberg Posted January 1, 2005 Share Posted January 1, 2005 I think it was shot with two XL1S's and one PD-150. I believe the PD150was used in the water for water scenes. I read an extensive article on it in a film magazine right about the time that they announced it. Last night I viewed the cd as its out now. I was so terribly disappointed! There are just too many scenes that could have been lit better. The leading lady was a beautiful girl and she was just lit to be so flat looking. Yet at the end of the film in her close-ups they did such a good job of portraying her in shock (look) and about to die. Hell just three lights on her would have made her gorgeous in the opening scenes. I'm going over to AMC TV to learn how to light comedy,the Three Stooges are on the HD right now. Greg <{POST_SNAPBACK}> no no no, there were only sony vx models and a PD150 used for that film. no XL1S's. And about the lighting, well they only used available light, maybe ONE reflector horrible placed or something, and they let the camera run in automatic mode. thats why it looks like crap. I like the story tho, good flick once i got used to look at a horrid image on my screen. and the lead lady was GORGEOUS! she was really pretty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Greg Gross Posted January 1, 2005 Premium Member Share Posted January 1, 2005 Did you see the cheeks on her,shape of face. My god she could have been lit so beatifully. I really would have liked to do some lighting with that scene where they are seated at a table(roadside cafe type of thing). Maybe a prac- tical and some kind of directional light at her to make her pretty. It would have contrasted with,conflicted with the tragic ending of the film. My god everything was so flat,low contrast. I've been really excited about lighting subjects with practicals,ever since I saw the work of Peter Andrews in Ocean's Twelve. Okay, I stand corrected,PD150s used. I can't argue with a 1st AC, I 'm just the oper- ator of my own PD170. Happy New Year, Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Greg Gross Posted January 1, 2005 Premium Member Share Posted January 1, 2005 Phil, I'm assuming they could not do much with the DVD? Thats the way that it looks. Or was it prohibitive costs to fix on DVD? Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Achterberg Posted January 1, 2005 Share Posted January 1, 2005 Phil,I'm assuming they could not do much with the DVD? Thats the way that it looks. Or was it prohibitive costs to fix on DVD? Greg <{POST_SNAPBACK}> haha no arduement. just dont want you to be misinformed. information is important, and it must be correct to be relevant. but on the contray, it looked a little TOOO contrasty to me, I agree with lighting with practicals, can be awesome. Im learning how hard it is to get a decent exposure just by using them tho. doing a lot of experimenting actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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