Premium Member David Mullen ASC Posted February 3, 2011 Premium Member Share Posted February 3, 2011 At least this review says that the pilot was "beautifully filmed"... http://www.starpulse.com/news/Brittany_Frederick/2011/01/31/the_chicago_code_101_pilot_advance_rev Airs next week. Pilot shot on the M-X Red One with a bit of Genesis, EX3, and a tiny bit of Canon footage (maybe only one shot) plus some pick-ups shot on the Alexa by the series DP Rohn Schmidt (the production switched to the Alexa once the series began shooting.) You can read my old posts about the pilot shoot here: http://www.cinematography.com/index.php?showtopic=44588 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Wow! You shot the pilot? Awesome! R, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Justin Hayward Posted February 12, 2011 Premium Member Share Posted February 12, 2011 The pilot looks fantastic. The city has never looked better! I wonder if the following episodes will keep up with the high style you guys started. It really looked great and it's a good show too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member David Mullen ASC Posted February 13, 2011 Author Premium Member Share Posted February 13, 2011 The pilot looks fantastic. The city has never looked better! I wonder if the following episodes will keep up with the high style you guys started. It really looked great and it's a good show too. I'm sure the image quality and naturalistic style will continue... the only shift I've noticed is that they are now shooting a lot more on Steadicams, chasing and following the actors on wider-angle lenses, whereas the pilot director preferred lateral dolly moves and long lenses, and we often scouted and found locations with enough space to do that. We usually shot scenes well over 200mm, ending up all the way zoomed-in on the Optimo 24-290mm. We spent a lot of time trying to find locations that showed the wide variety of neighborhoods in Chicago and I tried to frame in interesting textural detail on walls, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Justin Hayward Posted March 16, 2011 Premium Member Share Posted March 16, 2011 This week’s episode of my favorite film podcast (great for running or driving) spends quite a long time discussing how “The Chicago Code” is THE best looking show on TV… /Film Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Justin Hayward Posted April 1, 2011 Premium Member Share Posted April 1, 2011 Good interview with Shawn Ryan… http://www.slashfilm.com/shawn-ryan-interview-chicago-code/# Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Justin Hayward Posted April 24, 2011 Premium Member Share Posted April 24, 2011 Good article about Chicago location shooting of "The Chicago Code." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Justin Hayward Posted May 11, 2011 Premium Member Share Posted May 11, 2011 http://www.deadline.com/2011/05/fox-cancels-human-target/ This is a total drag for the city and a drag for television. I really liked this show and I don't like TV shows. Sucks, but honestly I'm bummed to see my friends lose this work. I still have the pilot on DVR. It's a great looking show, David. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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