The Sarlacc
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In this camera, yeah.
I also dont expect to be watching any major TV dramas or feature films shot on this thing either.
Vincent Laforet Canon D5 MKII Film
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In this camera, yeah.
I also dont expect to be watching any major TV dramas or feature films shot on this thing either.
ESTEBEVERDE
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They used gyros for a lot of it.
It is right under the cam wrapped in plastic.
I love that damn gyro!
A++++ for the gyro!
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The Sarlacc
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I dont see why you love it...didnt appear to do much...shake shake shake shake shake.
ESTEBEVERDE
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Soon enough we will.
The motion picture industry is a business first and foremost.
Whoever leverages the high def look for a competitive advantage will reap the rewards and others will follow.
I think it's time I do an article on distribution channels.
Movie Theaters are Dodos just waiting for the last shoe to drop.
ESTEBEVERDE
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No.
Gyros don't shake shake shake.
They work.
It's physics man.
He just didn't use them in all shots and he only used half of the proper configuration "on da choppa"!
X-Files would have rocked on the 5D. That show was filmed in the dark. I think the low light quality of the 5D may be better than what they were using.
Kholi hates me already.
For what it's worth, my mom, who is not a techie person at all, asked me recently why one of her shows "looked different." It was one of the HGTV shows. I took a look at it and realized they were shooting at 24p rather than the usual 60i or 30p. She didn't like it because she felt like the show was more distant at 24p - it was less real, less immediate. She didn't feel as much like she was there with the people looking at the houses.
I explained to her about the 24p vs 60i/30p thing, and flipped around to one of the movie channels showing a 24fps movie and then to another channel showing sports and she saw exactly what I was talking about...
So I don't think it's really the case that the average person doesn't perceive this stuff, or is indifferent. It might not be a conscious thing, but framerates are a major way of differentiating your content, of subtly pushing it in one direction vs. another. They're all equally artificial, of course, and each has their place. For most of what I shoot, I like 24p. If people feel like 30p is the right thing for them, more power to 'em. But I do think people will realize something's different if they watch a movie shot at 30p.
I explained to her about the 24p vs 60i/30p thing, and flipped around to one of the movie channels showing a 24fps movie and then to another channel showing sports and she saw exactly what I was talking about...
So I don't think it's really the case that the average person doesn't perceive this stuff, or is indifferent. It might not be a conscious thing, but framerates are a major way of differentiating your content, of subtly pushing it in one direction vs. another. They're all equally artificial, of course, and each has their place. For most of what I shoot, I like 24p. If people feel like 30p is the right thing for them, more power to 'em. But I do think people will realize something's different if they watch a movie shot at 30p.
The Sarlacc
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Doesn't work that easily. Or else everything would be shot on RED by now.
The Sarlacc
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X-Files would have rocked on the 5D. That show was filmed in the dark. I think the low light quality of the 5D may be better than what they were using.
Kholi hates me already.
They shot a lot of things for XFiles 2...Film mainly it appears, Genesis, some HVX. And the 5D would not have given anywhere near the same look.
Rylan Zolinski
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Too bad it does not work that way. People DO care, regardless of how fantastic your film may be.
John Caballero
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Who cares again?
The Sarlacc
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I do.
I'm sorry...but if Peter Jackson shot LoTR on video in 30fps...it would have looked like a bad bbc recording of shakespeare. And people would have hated sitting through it for 3 hours. It would have been like watching a video game.
Content is important. Its the basic building block. but you need all the ingredients to make a good stew.
People trying to argue pure content over anything else. I challenge you to to write a script...One that think is of amazing content...and then go make that script...on a fisher price pixelvision camera. And then send that out to the festivals and try and get someone to buy it for distribution...because hey, content rules all right?
John Caballero
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It brings back memories of El Mariachi. I think it was shot on black and white with photoflood lighting. Wasn't it. Oh but it was 24P, sorry.
ESTEBEVERDE
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It will.
The hangup is the distribution model.
Right now film in film out.
When we are all digital it won't matter.
In fact, the more high def home theater we have the greater the demand for 30p and beyond will be.
HyperRealism indeed!
Nice article. I liked this part.
That looked really great for 1600 ISO. Fantastic.
I hope Canon drops a 24P firmware, otherwise my fingers are crossed that the CHDK folks can work their magic.
That looked really great for 1600 ISO. Fantastic.
I hope Canon drops a 24P firmware, otherwise my fingers are crossed that the CHDK folks can work their magic.
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Batutta
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The exact same reason most porn is shot at 60i...Not that I would know or anything.