the constant gardener

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Celticman

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Hello,
Just saw the constant gardener. It seems it was filmed with a lot of hand held cameras. I'm just wondering would the xl-h1 produce the same type of quality as the cameras that the filmmakers used.O.k, I know I'm asking alot, as they probably use mega budget cameras, but just thought it would be interesting to know.
 
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True. HD has the resolution, its up to yu to create the look. Its doesnt have to be the all-elusive film-look, but anything that you find conveys the mood. Usually, with adequate color-correction, footage from even the lower-end HD cameras can look professional.
 
No kidding...I couldn't get through the constant gardener..WAY TOO SLOW for me, and I enjoy good foriegn films such as "The Sea Inside". What a yawner,
 
Kidster said:
No kidding...I couldn't get through the constant gardener..WAY TOO SLOW for me, and I enjoy good foriegn films such as "The Sea Inside". What a yawner,
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You should check out "Mother and Son" by Aleksandr Sokurov or "Satantango" by Bela Tarr ... will definitely change your definition of 'slow' ... LOL

(although those are two excellent movies in my opinion)
 
you guys should see Fernando Meirelles other film, "City of God." That movie isn't nearly as slow as "Constant" -- in fact it's quite the opposite; very much in the style of Tony Scott. And it's intense as hell. It'll blow you away.
 
Loved "City of God" It is my understanding that Fernado used a lot of actual kids from the City instead of actors. And shot the film mostly on 16mm.
 
Actually, the pace of this story probably shouldn't be laid at the director's feet. It does an excellent job of following the source material, The Constant Gardener by John LaCarre. His story telling style is slow...and has become more so over time. He has been one of my favorite authors for years, going back to the days of The Spy Who Came in From the Cold, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and Smiley's People. His spies were more what I'd have expected them to be, people who would disappear in a crowd. Anti-James Bond if you will.

Today, it take more to get through his books but I still enjoy them. I think he's suffered from the end of the cold war. And I'll agree that he certainly isn't for everyone, especially his writing of late.
 
I thought I was the only person who saw Father and Son....amazing film. English Patient is pretty good too, but the book is incredible!
I LOVE "slow" films...although I have zero luck finding somebody with the same attention-span that I do for film. What's that saying...."One man's floor is another man's ceiling", or was it "one man's scrap is another man's gold!"
Tony Takatani, Flowers of Shanghai, In the Real World with William Eggleston, Brown Bunny, Distant, Fanny & Alexander, and Tarkovsky films are recent favorites for anybody who loves the thoughtful, engaging, slow-as-molasses film. You know who you are! :)
 
It was shot on 8mm, then transvered directly over to VHS. There it was finalized, and then dubbed back over to 8mm where it was presented to many audiences.
 
MalcomX52 said:
It was shot on 8mm, then transvered directly over to VHS. There it was finalized, and then dubbed back over to 8mm where it was presented to many audiences.
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:Drogar-BigGrin(DBG) Hahahaha...:Drogar-Evil(DBG): Hahahaha...:huh: ha....
 
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