Short made with EX1 and Redrock M2

CharlesPapert

CharlesPapert

Director of Photography
Brian Valente from Redrock and I recently teamed up to make a short film to demo the Sony EX1 and his M2 35mm adaptor. It was an interesting project in that I worked somewhat backwards, writing a script around the layout of the stage that Brian had secured (he sent me pictures of the two existing sets on the stage and I picked one of them) as well as including certain elements that would show off the capabilities of the EX such as the 60 fps mode.

It was a short but intensive day; 3 hours of setup and 8 hours of shooting to capture some 23 setups, every one of which made in the final film. Brian did a great job of coordinating everything from the great food to making emergency pickups (viewing monitor was DOA), Mole Richardson provided their teaching stage and crew to us (finally--enough grips and electrics to get the job done right), Luis Sinabldi AKA Siniarch brought along the Carrion, his great onboard monitor; and I more than had my hands full pulling together the script, casting and shooting and directing duties.

The edit was something else; it didn't take long to assemble picture, but due to some location sound issues as well as a cast member with a heavy cold, I ended up having to do a vast amount of painstaking ADR and foley.

Oh and--complete credits will be added shortly, this version is for a Sony presentation at Sundance.

Enough of the back story--here's the film.

http://web.mac.com/chupap/Films/tablemanners.html
 
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I really enjoyed that. When they started talking about bringing the boy downstairs I knew something would be up but I wasn't expecting that.

Fun story, well paced, good acting, I'm not much of a camera person but it all looked good to me.

One Question:
How did you shoot that opening shot? Jib, dolly, what?

Great job and good luck at sundance.
 
On a side note, I just watched your steadicam real and WOW you do some great work. Just thought I would toss that out.
 
Yeah, great lighting and composition, the acting really supported it, which is something which usually falls short in these short films. Good story, and not too long, just the right amount of time for a well paced script. Keep it up!
 
Amy very tasty :)

I think the bad actor for me was the first guy speaking/

great piece, i would of liked a bit brighter lighting but that a personal thing.

good job.
 
Stay tuned--my 1st RED job will be up within the week.

Regarding the lighting, it was a chicken coop with 4 jumbo lights. I'll have behind-the-scenes pix up in a bit (just have to clear same).
 
I hadn't a clue you did all these films.

Your cinematography and steady cam skills are truly amazing.

good job.
 
berlinfool said:
So you guys worked on a soundstage with rigged with lights?
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Yes, it was shot on a simple stage but we started from scratch on the lighting, in fact there wasn't a grid above this particular set but they put a section of rail in there for me since I needed to hang the coop. Everything else was rigged off the top of the set walls or stands. I had another job the day before so I drew up a lighting diagram and they pre-rigged it for me the day before, which saved a lot of time on the day (some adjustments were necessary but nothing earth-shattering).
 
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