Ari Davidson

Tree of Life

Diopters should do the trick.

Budget permitting: 5k + Large Chimera w/full white Typically: Fat Man through tough spun.

I saw the HFR 3D version. It was very enjoyable.

You can approach it the same way, but it can't be altered as much because (if I remember correctly) 4:1:1 subsampling. Try to establish as much of your intended look in camera.

Hands down, I'd go with the HVX. It's codec is much more robust. Unless you have some great lenses that are interchangable that you need to tell the story, you'll be saving yourself time and stress by not going with a 60D. There's more to the film look than shallow DOF, in which case it can also be achieved with the HVX by zooming in and backing the camera up. The HVX also captures in 4:2:2 which will give you more flexibility on the back end.

http://www.reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?85625-Preston-FI-Z-2-Complete-(HU-2-with-MDR-2)

I would try Shadowstone.

Rosco 125 Blue Cyc Silk on 1.5k cyc lights should work lovely.

Throughout the web on various message boards and blogs, I've come across lists of so called "best" cinematography films. Most of the time said lists have nothing to indicate that any such database is any thing other than one person's opinion. I think we need something a bit more substantial. I've initiated a survey in which you enter your top 25 films for cinematography, and then a script compiles the data into a ranked list based on the responses. If you're curious like me as to what our field considers the best, please take a moment to submit your own top 25. http://aridavidson.com/25

I don't know, a lot of that seems like composite shots. The depth, FOV, and light is just a bit off for some of the shots. A few EVF's will allow you to do overlays, making match frames pretty easy. Combine that with some old school camera logs and you'll be in business.

Thanks for the 4k heads up! Baraka is my favorite film, I am SERIOUSLY looking forward to this one. Ron might have to buy up 65mm stock while he resting seeing as it probably won't be around by the time he hits the road again

No, DSLR cannot write to this file structure and will prompt you to reformt the card or return an error.

If your father belonged to any guilds or unions there should be some record of productions he worked on. I'd start there.

(25*(4*4))/(1600*(1/48))=12FC. According to their specs, 1x1 litepanel should be able to do this (http://www.litepanels.com/language/pages/onebyone_standard.php) Good luck, bud.

Nice wides, but I agree that you must get a hell of a lot closer.

You haven't given us your intended ISO or aperture. Both are necessary parameters for determining if a light source is sufficient. My answer is still, no. How about a Joker 200? It runs on AB batteries.

I did something like this when I was in film school and broke. I used an "emergency" spotlight (walmart?) that ran off a battery or DC (provided 12v to cigarette lighter plug). It was advertised as 1,000,000 candelas. Shooting with any non-continuous source will result in flicker, the head won't fire, or they will be damaged because they aren't receiving clean/adequate voltage. We tried mounting a 2x4' kino for something like this last summer and the ballast got boned. Go to an auto parts store, check out their spotlights and inverters. Use TUNGSTEN.

I seriously doubt they'll have enough throw. Are you insisting on LED because you want to run them off the truck battery?

http://www.filmtools.com/filmtools-mitchell-75-adapter.html http://www.filmtools.com/mitchell-100mm-ball.html

I wouldn't use LED for this. If my hands were tied, I'd consider the Kino Celeb or Arri L7. I would suggest a 2k fresnel for this look.

Sounds like aliasing due to the bayer pattern. Post a sample?

Thank you for sharing. It was a nice story with good visuals. Keep up the good work.

Can you post some tests?

3200 to 4500: 3/4 CTB 5600 to 4500: 1/4 CTS