Nicholas Waters

Thank you all. This is all very helpful. Looking forward to letting you know how this progresses.

Thank you!

Thank you, David. Apologies for the inconsistency in distance units. Essentially, the shot takes place in a room that is 80 feet long, 80 feet wide, and ~30 feet high. The subject is sitting upright on the floor on the opposite end of the room to the camera. Camera is against the wall on the other side of the room. We start on a CU of the subject (as close as possible given the difficulty of the shot; the image you showed in your last message is close enough if that's the best it can be) then slowly zoom out. I would like the final frame to show the entire room in focus. I'm assuming having the camera pan up slightly at some point during the shot might help get the final frame I'm looking for, so long as the initial subject on the floor is never cut out of frame. Thank you very much!

Hi, I am curious what is the best way to accomplish a shot with a Red Dragon. For location purposes, the camera will be approximately 25 meters away from the subject. I would like to start the shot on an ECU of the subject then slowly zoom out (no dolly movement) a long way until the frame consists of a wide shot of a room approximately 25 meters in width and 25 feet high. Is this possible and, if so, what lens would you recommend for this? Inspiration comes from the great zoom outs in Barry Lyndon as well as that one particular shot in Ti West's 'X' where he zooms out from the girl on the dock at the lake. Appreciate any insight. Thank you.

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This is all so helpful, thank you all very much. Correct me if I'm wrong, but it sounds like some of what I'm getting at might come from films in the early 2000s color grading to bring up the saturation? I've attached a few stills for reference. Particularly trying to achieve this look in scenes outside, you'd say it's important to utilize natural light but still have my own lighting as well? Please excuse the image quality below - these films are not on film-grab so these are images off google. Thanks again.

Hi Everyone, wanted to get some opinions on this...if you're looking to make a film today but have it look like it was filmed in the late 1990s/early 2000s how would you best describe this to your DP? I'm just talking about camera, lighting, shooting style and not set design, performances, etc. My thoughts would be shooting on a Panavision Panaflex Platinum Camera with Panavision Primo Primes Spherical Lenses and really light the scenes, maybe using Tungsten fixtures. The best references I'm thinking of are things like Best in Show and Little Miss Sunshine. Which other camera and lenses would you recommend? How would you best describe this lighting style? What do you think is most important to achieve this look today?