Daniel Carruthers Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 Hey does any one know what camera was used for this music video from The Prodigy? At first I was thinking minidv but its from the mid 90s I cant remember if mini dv caught on at that point? http://vimeo.com/15301900 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Brad Grimmett Posted November 15, 2010 Premium Member Share Posted November 15, 2010 It's most likely 35mm, and if so probably a 435. Most videos in the mid nineties were 35mm and 435. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Brereton Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 It's most likely 35mm, and if so probably a 435. Most videos in the mid nineties were 35mm and 435. Not in Britain they weren't, unfortunately. This was almost certainly s16. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Joseph Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 I just read the DP shot up heroin for the video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K Borowski Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 I'll preface this by saying I never saw this music video, but of all the MVs to want to emulate, one for the "song" "Smack My Bitch Up?" Listen to the lyrics in the "Richard Cheese" version (the guy who does lounge music renditions of popular songs) to see what I mean. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Brereton Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Whether or not you like the song, or it's lyrics, the fact is that this was an extremely well made and highly influential promo, which both suited the song perfectly and got people talking about the band. Pretty much a 10/10 as far as music videos go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Dubrovskiy Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 10/10 as far as music goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Carruthers Posted November 18, 2010 Author Share Posted November 18, 2010 Thanks for the replys I was leaning toward super16mm if it wasnt shot on video I wonder what kind of camera rig they would of used to mount the camera on a guys head especially with a heavy s16mm camera? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Brad Grimmett Posted November 18, 2010 Premium Member Share Posted November 18, 2010 Not in Britain they weren't, unfortunately. This was almost certainly s16. Fair enough. I worked with Jonas Ackerlund in the 90's with 35mm and kind of assumed that was his format of choice. There is certainly a good chance I'm wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Brereton Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Fair enough. I worked with Jonas Ackerlund in the 90's with 35mm and kind of assumed that was his format of choice. There is certainly a good chance I'm wrong. 35mm would have been used for the big acts of the time, but everyone else would have used s16mm. The Prodigy were/are a well known alternative act, but probably not big enough at the time for their promo budgets to stretch to 35mm. Also, the technical aspects of the body rig used in the video would suggest 16mm was used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Oliver Christoph Kochs Posted November 19, 2010 Premium Member Share Posted November 19, 2010 In November 1997 Jonas Åkerlund produced "Smack My ..." for the company OIL FACTORY which is still in business.Contact them! They probably know. IMHO it was a electric 16mm Bolex with a 10mm and Aspheron or a 5,7 Tegea lens. Well at least this would have been my choice as of compactness for the body rig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Milanov Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Or contact Jonas Åkerlund at his company RAF at www.raf.se Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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