Abe Greenhouse

Makes sense -- thanks!

Thanks, David -- that's very encouraging! Anything you'd do differently in terms of the film stock or lighting for 16 or S16? Would you still recommend Vision-3 200T at 100 ASA / Vision-3 250D at 125 ASA with 650W / 1K / 2K lights?

Hi David, I spotted this thread and learned of the existence of the project just a few days too late to catch the NYC premiere. This is truly amazing, inspiring work, and it's incredibly heartening to see how freely and extensively you share you vast knowledge. I'm working on what's effectively a music video, for which I hope to achieve a similar effect on a (much) smaller budget. Specifically, we're hoping to emulate the look of 'Rebel Without a Cause', so a somewhat more limited palette than those Hitchcock films. The piece will be composed almost entirely of very short shots, so I can reduce the cost of film stock by relying on shortends, and since I don't need sync sound, I'm fine with an MOS camera. This will be my first significant film project, although my co-director has done a few indie features, and we plan on enlisting at least a semi-professional DP. What might you recommend for achieving something like this on a micro budget? Are there any cheaper cameras you think would be up to the task? How about lenses? I read a message thread on a different site in which you said you didn't think 16mm could work for what you were trying to do, but do you think there's any way to make it work for this? Would 16mm still be better than shooting digital and trying to achieve more of the effect in post? We clearly won't be making any final decisions just yet, but I'm looking to gather some ideas to posit to DPs we're considering to see what they think. I'll be grateful for any advice you can provide. Thank you in advance! Congratulations again, and I can't wait to see the film as soon as it's back in NYC!