Reuel Gomez Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 I loved it. Makes me want to see the original. I know, I know. "How did you not see the original?" Well, my local FYE isn't the best with keeping up with older films that aren't Terminator or Titanic. Did they actually use anamorphic lenses for the few shots in this film that feature anamorphic flares? I know the movie was shot mostly on the Arri Alexa with spherical Primos but while I know you shouldn't always trust them, iMDB says that they used G-Series lenses on one of the shots that used Epic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zac Fettig Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 The original is in the same group as Terminator (awesome 80's action films with subtle messages)... in fact, the original theatrical trailer for Robocop (the original) used the music from Terminator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KH Martin Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 He shot the RoboVision POV stuff using Epics in anamorphic, to create a style difference from the regular part of the pic shot on Alexa in spherical (he had always wanted to shoot the POV stuff with Epic, but had intended to shoot film for the rest, but logistics made them go with Alexa, as they'd've had to ship the film away to get processed.) I've got an article on it for HD VIDEO PRO, but they haven't put it up online yet and I'm not sure when the print issues ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reuel Gomez Posted February 21, 2014 Author Share Posted February 21, 2014 He shot the RoboVision POV stuff using Epics in anamorphic, to create a style difference from the regular part of the pic shot on Alexa in spherical (he had always wanted to shoot the POV stuff with Epic, but had intended to shoot film for the rest, but logistics made them go with Alexa, as they'd've had to ship the film away to get processed.) If he had shot on film, would he have shot Super 35 or Anamorphic? I've got an article on it for HD VIDEO PRO, but they haven't put it up online yet and I'm not sure when the print issues ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freya Black Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 I've heard that this is better than the official remake of Robocop: http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2014/02/14/robocop_remake_by_fans_is_better_than_new_version_in_theaters_watch_video.html The remake seems to be getting panned most places and I hadn't even realised it was out till people started mentioning it in passing which is not a good sign. Freya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Dunn Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 The corporate state that was being satirised by the original is taken as read in the remake. Hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reuel Gomez Posted February 23, 2014 Author Share Posted February 23, 2014 (edited) He shot the RoboVision POV stuff using Epics in anamorphic, to create a style difference from the regular part of the pic shot on Alexa in spherical (he had always wanted to shoot the POV stuff with Epic, but had intended to shoot film for the rest, but logistics made them go with Alexa, as they'd've had to ship the film away to get processed.) I've got an article on it for HD VIDEO PRO, but they haven't put it up online yet and I'm not sure when the print issues ships. If he had shot on film, would he have shot Super 35 or Anamorphic? Edited February 23, 2014 by Reuel Gomez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KH Martin Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 If he had shot on film, would he have shot Super 35 or Anamorphic? I'm guessing s35 or straight 35, since he wanted a visual distinction with the RoboVision in anamorphic, regardless of how the rest of the pic was shot. He didn't shoot anamorphic on the ELITE SQUAD movies that brought this director/DP to prominence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heri Rakotomalala Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 I was pleasantly surprised as well, esp. the production design. Agree there wasn't much subtlety though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KH Martin Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 The article is finally up at: http://www.hdvideopro.com/film-and-tv/feature-films/the-man-machine.html They gave it an odd-sounding title; I liked URBAN PACIFICATION myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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