Jake Iesu

I recognise the sony viewfinder tube but from that angle it could be anything.

Although I do agree that it can be over used at times, I get the feeling you are missing the point of hand held "shakey cam" Watch the openening of saving private ryan and imagine that shot on dollys and steadcams. It is about conveying an emotion as is most cinematography, and alot of the time shakey cam is used effectivly to create a feeling of insecuity, unrest or urgency. My the world would be a boring place if we watched it all from the comfort of a tripod.

I am not sure of the specific shot you are referring to but from my knowledge it could be either a swing shift lens or he could have used a split diopter, From memory Robby likes to use them a bit.

where are you based? You may be able to get some extra hands on deck (for little money) if you advertise. Im sure you could find a film school guy who at the very lease will be able to help you lug gear.

I have seen some impressive results from those little slider dollys that you mount onto a tripod although the store bought ones might not take a red i'm sure you could design a heavier duty version without oo much fuss. Google has lots of stuff on them but this will get you started. Maybe a cross between this. http://www.theslider.com/4foot.html And this. http://www.slicksliderdolly.com/

Hey Matt, Good to see you are keen. It might be worth getting in contact with Panavision down there and asking the guys for a few local assistants/DP's email addresses, Although without discourraging you, In aus their can sometimes be alot of legal issues reguarding having an unpaid person on set (insurance). Saying that though I met a great DP up here in Sydney who was able to swing a few things in my favour when I was starting out and doing the same as you, So it can be done you just need the right person saying the right words. Good Luck. Jake

Hmm Interesting view. I liked it alot. Yes, the camera shake could have been used a little less I agree and also the accents May have been a little over the top to begin with but honestly what did you expect? Lord of the rings with extra terrestrials? I thought the way they intercut documentary footage with the live action was very well done as was the Edit on the whole. It was photographed well except for a little too much shake and the performances were quite believable and of course absolutly top notch CGI. To put this on a similar level to Transformers is ludicrous. This was how transformers should have been done.

No country for old men. Deakins some nice stuff as allways The girl Next door. More from a romantic perspective No Vacancy? A thriller/ Suspense Psycho? Lost in translation? Barton Fink? Copote? Your not even trying. It's ok everyone has mind blanks sometimes.

Wow that is great. It reminds me of why I love the work of some of those guys. Who would have thought you could rewatch a film in 2 minutes. Great find.

It is indeed true that Panavision Sydney Will be located next door to Deluxe in Lane Cove. The move will happen some time in November, no equipment "bake sale" to speak of at the moment however. 20 years of junk is in the process of being sorted through for it's potential usefullnes, It is quite intriguing some of the things that have been pulled up. One of the Ex service guys draws contained some drawings of every single cable and wire diagram in the entire fleet, a few thousand little notepad sheets all rather meticulously organised, Just another little thing that has been completely digitised in the modern age i guess. ---Supposidly there is a 3 story underground carpark at the new complex. Edit.

I just watched some of your time lapse stuff. That last one in the 4 minute video going over the valley at sunset is mind blowing. I Would love to see that projected :) Great work.

O god, Any chance of bringing 4k projection of the godfather to australia? I can't afford the plane ticket! Although the 6th is my birthday *wink wink*

Badabing!!! the news i have been waiting for! http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/26/canon-e...l-for-video-re/ Well not really, It's still a stills camera but full frame sensor HD movies with control!!. Who's the cheapest full frame on the block now red? *steps off soapbox*

Unfortunatly I am not able to run a laptop. The camera will be mounted to a lighting truss about 30 metres off the ground so logistically it is a pain in the ass to have a laptop up there however the budget does not cover the rental of a laptop either. One day I will get around to buying one. I like the exposure bracketing idea. I will do a test shoot tomorrow and see how it goes.

I'm glad i posted here. I would not have thought of using bracketed exposure. In terms of the naming convention i'm not sure that is possible on my Camera (Canon 5dmk2). I will have to look into it a bit more.