Kevin Grossett

Does anyone have a link to an in depth discussion about 2001's cinematography? I tried searching but the old thread seems to have been deleted...

This man was extremely inspirational to me through his work, but also his thoughts on filmmaking in general.

Rest in peace, Mr Willis.

We made an entirely new viewing system for the IMAX MSM camera to make the eyepiece position much more friendly for hand held. It was also much brighter and sharper than the original. We then machined a "Panavised" mount on the bottom of the camera body to accept Panavision style handles that allowed the camera to be balanced on Hoyte's shoulder. Finally, I had made extra long cables that allowed all power and Preston requirements to be led aft to a specially built backpack that our dolly grip wore while guiding Hoyte during a shot. All in all, it worked brilliantly.

 

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Amazing! Thanks for the information. I know how "under wraps" Chris Nolan's films are in general, so it's most appreciated.

I heard you guys even put an IMAX camera in the nose of a Learjet?... :) Can't wait for the ASC article about this film.

Greg, how did Hoyte operate the IMAX camera handheld?

I heard that Nolan dared Wally Pfister to shoot one quick shot of The Dark Knight holding an IMAX camera, just so he could say that he did it.

For Batman Begins it was a Rifa 44 softbox.

On The Prestige and The Dark Knight they used a Litepanels 1x1 and a Kamio ring light.

Hello

Can anyone tell me the make and model of this monitor?

http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3336011776/tt0468569

Thanks