HVX200 used for Cloverfield?

Ian Slessor

Ian Slessor

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Hey all,

Just over at www.cloverfieldclues.com.

They reposted bits of an interview with Cloverfield director Matt Reeves with some BTS shots.

In it he's holding and HVX200.

Is it likely they used the 200 for some or most of their shots?

Just wondering.

hmmm. imdb says they used the Genesis. Kinda heavy for a "handicam" movie AND they said there was NO steadicam work artificially jerked around because the audience would notice that.

hmmm again.

ian
 
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Possibly.

In the original article it looks like they used "50 pound" cameras for the shots that would require fx.

They also claimed to use everything down to what they called "small" cameras.

Be interesting to see the range of cameras they used.

ian
 
seriously? saying "dont ask me how i know" is just like saying "ask me and i will tell you" haha

go oooooon
 
I heard that it was handed out for almost any shot where the talent was shooting (not a trained cam op). Aren't the trailers just driving you crazy? I can't wait.
 
They shot the teaser on consumer cameras before they shot the movie, according to interviews at www.cloverfieldclues.com. It was obvious watching newer trailers and the movie that they re-shooting was done on a much better camera.

Also, I noticed they snuck one or two shots from the first teaser trailer during the party. The quality dropped and it was obvious the shutter slowed down to probably 1/30 or so.

GREAT film!

heath
 
I wish there was more "small" camera footage in the movie. it would've added to it's sense of realism. GREAT movie, don't get me wrong, but the pro appearing cinematography and uncanny film quality made it very "Hollywood" for me. Sure it follows the Blair Witch genre, but this film had a $30 million budget, not $100k.
 
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They eBay auction says it has 6 hours on it and was never in the record mode or used to record. Did they use this camera as a visual viewfinder?
 
I thought most the movie looked like crap, I saw it on a film print though. I know that was the point but it is hardly a movie to brag about what camera was used!



ash =o)
 
I dont know about everyone else here but I personally dont like the idea that the hvx was used to simulate the "handycam" look, I would of liked more the idea of a feature shooting hvx's to simulate regular scenes that would normally would of been shot on film :(
 
aalleexx said:
I dont know about everyone else here but I personally dont like the idea that the hvx was used to simulate the "handycam" look, I would of liked more the idea of a feature shooting hvx's to simulate regular scenes that would normally would of been shot on film :(
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My point exactly. Hardly lends credibility to it as a real tool.


ash =o)
 
I know ash, but hey its nice to know that the no.1 movie in america was shot on a camera that I have at home right now but the idea of the handycam kinda brings me down, hopefuly the hvx gains more momentum in hollywood and who knows they might use it extesively on the next "departed2" or something of that sorf
ohhh dreams ....dreams


AshG said:
My point exactly. Hardly lends credibility to it as a real tool.


ash =o)
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