Charlie Anderson
Not so clever
Booth, are you shooting with a SGPro?
HVX200 used for Cloverfield?
- Thread starter Ian Slessor
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Strangely enough there's a character in the first film we did called Charlie Anderson
Thanks for that, much appreciated. Hopefully it will be funny (more fingers crossed!)
We used HVX200 + M2 with Marshall for monitoring. Nikon lenses were 28mm, 35mm, 50mm, 105mm, 135mm and 200mm. Ronford F3 head, along with shorts and talls. And plenty of lights... Kino's, HMI's and a set of red heads.
We're lucky to have a good up and coming VFX guy on-board who's just scored work on the next Batman and Bond movies. He's been using Nuke amongst other things. So that adds a decent amount of production value. Some stills from the movie are in next months 3D World magazine in the UK in a grading tutorial.
Only disappointment is the HVX is just a little too noisy in darker areas of frame. If we're lucky and the camera's arrive in time we'll be shooting nightclub scenes on a Red One. Everything else (apart from two shots on a Sony V1 which was supposed to be camcorder and CCTV footage).
Charlie Anderson
Not so clever
Well I am such an awesome characterStrangely enough there's a character in the first film we did called Charlie Anderson
And I meant to say M2, I can definitely tell just by the picture quality. Awesome stills again man, makes me glad to own one as well I saw it again in a digital presentation and I think you are nuts. I could easily tell which shots were which and again, it looked like crap. To be fair, they wanted it to, I have actually seen XL2 and DVX blown up to look better.
ash =o)
Zander
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markcheng
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hey HVX owners and others,
you shouldn't feel upset or have your feelings hurt by the comments in this thread or the article about how the HVX was used (as a steadycam) or that it's called small or what others said about adding special effects and stuff into the footage. if you use it and know how good the quality is, that should be enough for you. I guess if you're considering buying the HVX and know not too much about it, it would mean something to hear that Hollywood's used in a big budget film, but the quality should speak for itself. what i did think was particularly note worthy in that article was the part (which was quoted here in the thread) about having triple images with fast pans. for totally pre-planned shots, i wouldn't be surprised if that alone was cause to switch cameras as it would otherwise double/triple the workload for the fx guys later on. i'm sure there were some shots filmed with the HVX that it was later on decided needed some fx work. the final shots in the film are definitely a testament as to what can be done with a prosumer cam like the HVX.
you shouldn't feel upset or have your feelings hurt by the comments in this thread or the article about how the HVX was used (as a steadycam) or that it's called small or what others said about adding special effects and stuff into the footage. if you use it and know how good the quality is, that should be enough for you. I guess if you're considering buying the HVX and know not too much about it, it would mean something to hear that Hollywood's used in a big budget film, but the quality should speak for itself. what i did think was particularly note worthy in that article was the part (which was quoted here in the thread) about having triple images with fast pans. for totally pre-planned shots, i wouldn't be surprised if that alone was cause to switch cameras as it would otherwise double/triple the workload for the fx guys later on. i'm sure there were some shots filmed with the HVX that it was later on decided needed some fx work. the final shots in the film are definitely a testament as to what can be done with a prosumer cam like the HVX.
PhoenixF2B
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That is not correct, the Genesis was NOT used on this film, it was the Sony F23 Cinealta that was used for most of the exterior shots.
IMDB actually lists 3 cameras used:
The HVX
The F23
and the Viper
Not sure where the HVX or Viper was used.
Not Correct
That is not correct, the Genesis was NOT used on this film, it was the Sony F23 Cinealta that was used for most of the exterior shots.
IMDB actually lists 3 cameras used:
The HVX
The F23
and the Viper
Not sure where the HVX or Viper was used.
Nathan Beaman
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If you check out this link on my blog it refers to an interview with the DP - which states that they used the HVX whenever possible and when the shot was not required for compositing.
idk how many of you have seen the F23 and Viper (the 2 other cams the used) but they are as easily whipped around. Granted the Viper is much smaller than the F23 --- but none as small as the HVX.
The film was horrible and sickening ---- IMHO
http://www.finalcutuser.com/2008/01/27/cloverfield/
idk how many of you have seen the F23 and Viper (the 2 other cams the used) but they are as easily whipped around. Granted the Viper is much smaller than the F23 --- but none as small as the HVX.
The film was horrible and sickening ---- IMHO
http://www.finalcutuser.com/2008/01/27/cloverfield/
Cloverfield was marketed it to the "Y" generation and made $$$$$$!!! It's a movie for the youtube generation. Hey, try selling them "On Golden Pond"...
PS Your quote:
Cloverfield
I have to say that Cloverfield is hands down one of the worst films I’ve ever seen. I won’t use the hyperbole of saying that its the worst, but it’s definitely down there.
The film is a classic example of excellent marketing that shares little or no information about the film, but just enough to encourage large ticket sales.
The film is dizzying, irritating and unbearable. I had a migraine halfway through. Handheld action taken way to far. No still frames or images to focus on, which help take attention from mid quality CG - tricking the viewer into potentially thinking that it looks better than it does.
Cloverfield is a rip off of the Blair Witch, but with Aliens. The Marketing ploy is the same, the structure is similar and even the ending and final shot of the film is the same as Blair Witch.
Now that I’ve finished bitching. The technical stuff. The film was shot with a the Viper, the F23 and the HVX. Director of Photography, Michael Bonvillian said that they would use the HVX whenever possible, when the shots weren’t needed for compositing. Makes sense as the other cameras are difficult to whip around like that.
This month’s ICG has an article on filming. The link is on the mainpage. I’d post direct, but the php is preventing it.
ChipG
Lets see you make a more profitable movie???? HELLO? Did you not get the article from WebMD about motion sickness for the age's of 25 and up???
I'd like to thank you for your post to keep the Cloverfield marketing going...
PS Your quote:
Cloverfield
I have to say that Cloverfield is hands down one of the worst films I’ve ever seen. I won’t use the hyperbole of saying that its the worst, but it’s definitely down there.
The film is a classic example of excellent marketing that shares little or no information about the film, but just enough to encourage large ticket sales.
The film is dizzying, irritating and unbearable. I had a migraine halfway through. Handheld action taken way to far. No still frames or images to focus on, which help take attention from mid quality CG - tricking the viewer into potentially thinking that it looks better than it does.
Cloverfield is a rip off of the Blair Witch, but with Aliens. The Marketing ploy is the same, the structure is similar and even the ending and final shot of the film is the same as Blair Witch.
Now that I’ve finished bitching. The technical stuff. The film was shot with a the Viper, the F23 and the HVX. Director of Photography, Michael Bonvillian said that they would use the HVX whenever possible, when the shots weren’t needed for compositing. Makes sense as the other cameras are difficult to whip around like that.
This month’s ICG has an article on filming. The link is on the mainpage. I’d post direct, but the php is preventing it.
ChipG
Lets see you make a more profitable movie???? HELLO? Did you not get the article from WebMD about motion sickness for the age's of 25 and up???
I'd like to thank you for your post to keep the Cloverfield marketing going...
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They got your $10 ($24 for me with a mini pizza, popcorn and a pepsi WTF?)
Why are people so angry about this?
The Industry is trending to handheld movies right now...Remember several years ago when they were all white washed and on tripods?
Call it creative or not but you will see more movies shot like that (but not as extreme). Seriously, I just sit back and watch BUT what movies can bring in 3x thier budget in the opening weekend? It is a business....
Why are people so angry about this?
The Industry is trending to handheld movies right now...Remember several years ago when they were all white washed and on tripods?
Call it creative or not but you will see more movies shot like that (but not as extreme). Seriously, I just sit back and watch BUT what movies can bring in 3x thier budget in the opening weekend? It is a business....
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Nathan Beaman
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You are correct. It is a business and based on that it is very successful.
The point of my comment is personal taste and an opinion, thus undebateable and also why I didn't post it here for people to argue about. Its a technical forum, not a critical forum.
The point of my comment is personal taste and an opinion, thus undebateable and also why I didn't post it here for people to argue about. Its a technical forum, not a critical forum.
Nathan Beaman
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HVX - all raw uncorrected images