Anybody see November on the big screen?

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Just curious if anyone has seen the film November after it was transfered to 35mm on the big screen? I.m just curious if it was very pixalated...I.m debating getting a DVX or HVX and doing a filmout to 35 [if money eventually allows] for my next project...I know that the HVX would probably be better based on the quality of the image alone, but if I get the DVX I can use the extra money for a mini35 adapter and get started with some lenses. So my main question for anyone who saw the film is if it was grainy and/or pixelated when projected from 35mm?

Thanks,
Mark.
 
I did not see it, but Nancy said when she saw it on the big screen she was disapointed as it was blurry and no longer sharp.
 
I read that too...but I think she was refering to the up-rezzed 1080 digi beta at Sundance, not the 35...that is if we read the same article... :)

Mark.
 
I saw the trailer for "Lonesome Jim" which was shot on a DVX (saw it in a theatre)
It looked like crap, but even during the length of the trailer I kind of climatized to the crap and just got into the story. It looks blurry, pixely, and desaturated. If the story didn't move like a racehorse then you'd have a serious boredom problem watching a whole DVX movie ona big screen. Go for the HVX. Actually, what am I saying.. go for DVX and Andromeda - its the best solution for under 10K.
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I saw it at a theater (not sundance). Looked dang good to me. I went since it was filmed with a DVX, so I was looking to pick it apart. If I was an every-day movie goer, I don't think I would have noticed any difference from true film. Be sure to check out the DVD commentary if you haven't already. I don't recall much grain or pixelated, but it was some time ago that I saw it at the theater.

HVX or DVX, big price difference. Don't forget the size of the HVX's footage. You will need a stout editing machine.

If I were in your shoes, I would get the DVX and the 35mm adapter/lenses. Especialy if you are shooting for film festivals, as they tend to be more accepting of DV. You can later upgrade to the HVX or RED.

Just my $00.02
 
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I saw dvx not november on the big screen looks good as well. I also seen xl2 on the big screen my (trailer) looks good as well.
 
I saw it in a theater and was pleasantly surprised. I too was looking to find problems and had now problem with it's quality. The "RED" scenes, which were captured in camera (not color correction) were quite abit pixelated, but otherwise a good result for dv.
 
yeah, don't pretend its going to look the latest blockbuster, but if you take care to get the best image, and put the work in for a good uprez/blowup its very "acceptable".

If you're goal is the big screen the anamorphic adapter is a must I think.

As for dvx vs HVX, don't rule out andromeda if you haven't looked into it yet. I'm trying to decide whether to upgrade to the HVX, but but for $3000 you can get 4:4:4 HD out of your dvx. tough call :)
 
Did anyone else think that the motion in November was too blurry? Not the entire time, but there were definetly shots where it felt smudgy and oversaturated, like it was at 1/24th at the expense of lighting.
 
Hi i know im replying to this post pretty late, but i thought the input might help.

Ive seen november on DVD itself and was unimpressed. It looked like crap. Heavily grainy. Very Videoish. With blarring colors. Ive not seen it in a cinema house. BUT....ive seen a full length movie which ran in theaters in my country which was shot with the DVX. IT was pixellated, washed out, nd very unimpressive visually. I also heard from technical people that this was because it was blown to scope format. Just my input. I hope this helps you.
 
Didn't see November but I did see the 35mm blow-up of Murderball and I thought it looked fantastic (knowing that it was shot on the DVX)!
 
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