Martin Scorsese/Rob Legato using the HVX

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Rob Legato, Oscar-winning visual effects supervisor for Titanic (and Oscar nominee for Apollo 13), as well as vfx supervisor for Harry Potter and The Aviator and lots of other movies, and Emmy winner for vfx work on Star Trek:TNG, mentions about using his own HVX in the making of Martin Scorsese's new gangster movie "The Departed".
http://digitalcontentproducer.com/fi...angster_style/
 
It puts a smile on my face to know that the HVX200 is a useful tool in such a high end way. It's really a fantastic camera for integrating into a filmlike workflow as well as producing filmlike video.

Fifteen years ago it was like a distant dream for me that anyone would ever make a video camera that shot video like film. Now it's a sweet reality :)
 
Neat. They used it for tests. Did I miss where they made use of any footage in the actual movie?
 
No, but it means a guy with such high profile as Legato bought an HVX, vs XL-h1, jvc's, sony's etc. (ok, i don't know if he bought the camera, but he certainly OWNS it :) )
 
Kholi said:
Neat. They used it for tests. Did I miss where they made use of any footage in the actual movie?
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I think the HVX was just a good match for having a cheap and efficient way to emulate what the scenes would look like when finally shot on film. The color depth and the true 24p with variable framerates make it a perfect choice.
 
John Froton said:
I think the HVX was just a good match for having a cheap and efficient way to emulate what the scenes would look like when finally shot on film. The color depth and the true 24p with variable framerates make it a perfect choice.
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Oh okay. Totally. Gotta love that HVX.
 
On the same site.. they mentioned that Eastwood and crew were interested in the HVX for his war flick.. but it wasn't available at the time....


Ya know. I'd love to find out how many HVXs they've sold....
 
I found this on the article:

Legato, for his part, calls the small team consisting of himself, Ames, and assistant editor Adam Gerstel, based out of the basement of his house in Pasadena, Calif., “a little lab” that permits Scorsese to try things out without spending much money. As he says, “I can shoot something myself on my still camera, or with my Panasonic HD [AG-HVX200 DVCPRO HD P2] camera, and in the computer, make it look like it was filmed, and then match it to the other material. Marty grew comfortable with this approach, and I think it was a great burden lifted for him.”

That's was the role of good HVX200 in this project
 
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I am going to meet up with Rob tonight in case you had any specific questions

I am going to meet up with Rob tonight in case you had any specific questions

I am going to be meeting up with Rob Legato tonight in case you had any specific questions for me to ask him about. You will have to let me know as soon as possible though because I will be leaving in the morning and won't be able to check on my computer till after I am home.

I will ask him how he likes the HVX and how it compares to other cameras for the effects work he does.
 
I would really be interested to know what he likes MOST about the camera and what he likes LEAST about the camera. :)
 
Having just spoke to Rob last night, I can confirm that a shot from the HVX was indeed in the film. It was a last minute shot and it worked very well.
 
I paid the money to watch it, and it was worth it. Now even more, since ONE shot was filmed via HVX. :)
 
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