Vadim Bobkovsky

I don't mind the look of Cafe Society, though they say super high-res digital sensors and ultra sharp modern lenses aren't good companions if so called "cinematic look" is desirable. I've tried both and I lean towards creamier, vintage-looking or just older glass (was lucky to borrow a few oldies in perfect condition to test). F65 on Ex Machina looked great, at least outdoors. I do miss a bit of fine grain though, since "Cafe" is a period piece. I noticed some diffusion when KStew was on screen (not so much on Blake though, huh). Should've kept that one for the whole project. Hell, even on "After Earth" (also F65 job) they used Black Pro-Mist for the whole movie. Say what you want about the story, but that film never looked overly sharp or clinical.

I know why. Excellent overexposure latitude, pleasing color palette and organic texture even when it falls apart in dark shadows. High ISO digital noise, even from the better sensors, looks like wet poop. But then again, digital technology is constantly moving forward.

Your information on the Red is outdated. Sound is not an issue ever since they switched the fans and firmware settings in Dragon. Weapon body is even quieter. I always love when people that haven't used Red gear for years or not even looked at it for years keep making fun of old tech. Well, guess what, they fixed it. Yeah, you get "thin negative" and severely underexposed crap images full of noise if you can't use modern digital cinema cameras. For some reason it is never a problem for great majority of cinematographers that actually CAN shoot.

Yeah, that's right. People were crying in a theater because of the 70mm film print, not the heartbreaking story. *facepalm*

And iPhones. And iWatches. :lol:

Seems to work well for this guy. A lot of diffusion helps, I guess.

Shame about the Delta, specs and test footage were promising.

That's pretty funny, especially knowing how guys like Scott or Fincher work. Fix all of it in post, yeah. Totally. Just because superior resolution, latitude and some other features allow certain tricks if necessary. I wonder if the joke still gonna be relevant when Arri comes out with the new 4K or 8K (IMAX) Alexas, which is obviously the camera for "real filmmakers" :D .

Rolling shutter is the least of new Total Recall's problems, quite frankly. I also noticed blown out magneta highlights in car chase scene couple times, ohhh nooooooooo. Just another excuse to bash "the inferior Red" I guess. So don't waste your time on this, go out and shoot with your camera of choice. Maybe you'll be successful cinematographer like Paul Cameron one day. They actually picked Red not because of 3D, too, oh nooooooo (2).

Yeah, well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

RedRay the player is on sale (http://www.red.com/products/redray). Projector is still in development hell.

For years they were saying "video won't ever look so clean and beautiful as film, especially 65" and things like that. Now it's "oooh too much resolution, digital 4K is bad!", that's absolutely hilarious. Well, if it's too sharp to you, soften it with diffusion filters and add subtle grain then to get rid of detail. And that's top cinematographers, jeez. Sounds like bunch of bitter old-timers to me. Carrying celluloid on your shoulder? Haha, good luck with that, I'll stick with goddamn plastic box with terabytes of reusable SSDs. And one more thing, Blu-Ray has nothing to do with "strange motion" in expensive "smart" HDTVs. Turn off "tru-motion" (or however its called) option in your tv.

As long as it makes top dollar it's good for the studios. Maximize the profits, it's in the very nature of capitalism, after all. If the audience pays for intelligent entertainment, good. If the great majority prefer Adam Sandler flicks, 3D roller-coasters, superhero sequels and things of that kind, then "fast-food movies" will continue to dominate.

That one?

Since Red abandoned "all-in-one" concept when Epic replaced Red One as the main camera, I don't see them going back anytime soon. Now it's all modular and people who don't like that sort of thing go to Arri or Sony, which pretty much got that market covered.