The Paper Route - short film footage

Niiiice

Niiiice

Man, that looks really nice. REALLY nice. What kind of rig did you use for the tracking shot of the bike? It was very smooth, looked great. There are so many shots I like. Especially the depth of field shot of the ambulance over the kids shoulder. And the low angle of the kid in the kitchen with that rad checkered tile. Great job man.

Alex
 
Alex - my friend Pete, he's a Steadicam operator on L&O: SVU, came down to do the Steadi on the shoot - and then the damn video tap dies! So we ratcheted the rig on a hi-hat to the back of my van and we did it that way. I was quite suprised myself how smooth it came out! Thanks for the kind words!
 
Very well photographed. Beautiful images. Congratulations.

I'm shooting a short in July with basically same camera and lenses so I'm very excited.

Could you tell us a bit about your telecine workflow ? Also some comments on the lighting gear you used on this shoot.

Thx
 
Wow. Very sweet footage. It would be way awesome if digital video could pull off scenes like that.

Anyways, I am really new to the whole film genre [35mm, 16mm, 8mm] and I'd like to know how you guys come to getting your hands on a camera. For instance, did you rent the Arri SRII for this film? Or was it purchased? Also, how much would a Arri SRII cost?

Jesse
 
Lighting gear -

2 1.2 K HMIs
2 4x4 mirrors
2 4x4 reflectors (silver/gold)
2 4x4 Kino Flos
1 standard Arri Kit (1k, 2 650, 1 300)
standard flag kit with including nets, solids and silks
thats about it really

The footage was processed normally at Technicolor NY and then flew out to Technicolor LA where Peter Ritter did a best light transfer, with some small notes from me. He compensated for my overexposure in the ratings and then the footage was scanned out to HDCAM SR and to DVCPro50 - the footage you have seen was pulled off of these DVCPro50 tapes so the HD footage will presumably look much better.

We rented our camera from Boston Camera as well as the lenses. I prefer the Aaton XTR and to rent from AbelCineTech in NYC, but production wanted to go with BC. The camera isn't ridiculously expensive - to buy somewhere in the high-teens early 20's. The thing that will push a camera package over is the lenses, and that's where you want to put your money anyway. Rodrigo has the right idea, lenses like the Zeiss superspeeds are extremely sharp and fast and pulling the most resolution out of the Super 16mm format is key for anyone.

I considered buying a film camera last year - but I have received adivce against it from a very well known DP who told me that it wouldn't be worth the cost, as digital becomes more and more prevalent in the marketplace...

Adrian
 
Thanks for the information Adrian.

As for buying a film camera like the SR2, I believe it's worth it just in case you know for sure you can make some money out of it. Otherwise, if your goal is just to make a short, or a music video, renting one is a better choice, in my opinion (maybe get a Bolex or K3 for prep only)

Besides, I believe you can rent a nice package for about $500 a day so ... you can't go wrong.
 
I really like this footage. Is the composition yours as well as the light?

Is there a link to the film anywhere?

Great shots.

-rook
 
very nice footage, and good job of ripping music off of Garden State, it was a great movie, but its weird how much that song has come up only After the movie came out. M&M's commercial, ect. just places where it doesnt fit. I think you need a more original song.
 
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