24

[michael brierley]

I am shooting movie with an Arricam LT, and would very much like to have a loose, snappy camera. Are there any longish zoom lenses out there that I can use that are PL mounted and hand holdable ala the TV show '24'. I remember reading that they shot the show on Panavision, but could find no mention of the lenses they used, anybody have any info?

[Mark Allen]

I don't have the technical info - but just fyi - season 2 DVD has a behind the scenes movie which shows lots of behind the scenes footage. seems like they have one steadicam and one dolly camera at least on every shot.

[Max Jacoby]

The one zoom that I have used that one could sue for handheld is the 17-80mm Optimo. It is still 5 kilos though. Joe Dunton has a 50-300mm liteweight zoom lens, but I don't know how heavy it is. Also it is T4.1, while the Optimo is T2.2.

 

I remember the first season of 24 having lots of zoom shots in it, by the time the second season came around, they had eased off that a bit.

[Riku Naskali]

Have a look: http://www.theasc.com/magazine/feb04/cover/page2.html

[michael brierley]

Thanks for the info. The asc article is very informative. I was under the impression that he (Mr Charters) shot the whole show handheld- it sure looks like they did! Those guys are really good in getting the look absolutely right!