cameron holding an HVX!

Came on here to mention the same exact thing after seeing a Panasonic tv spot on FOX with Cameron filming something with it. Really cool.
 
USLatin said:
Film is dead, now all your base are belong to us!
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lol

I don't think film is dead for indies or otherwise. If anything 16mm and S16mm are getting cheaper and cheaper by the second. I just picked up a K-3 for 150 bucks. I can get 100 foot spools of film (10 minutes) purchased, processed and transferred to DVD for on about 120 bucks a pop. That's printed film!

From what I've seen of the behind the scenes stuff Avatar was actually shot on film. I think he was using the HVX for rehearsal stuff (at least that's what the preview looked like to me). He was probably doing a kind of on-set video story boarding.

I love my HD cams and am renting EX3s for some of my production (that also includes 16mm film), but I feel HD cams are on the level of CGI special effects. The best ones can get close to mimicking the look of film, but whether or not they'll ever truly be identical is, I think, not very likely.

Not saying that they should ever be identical or that there is anything wrong with digi cams in any way. Just saying that if you want an actual "film look", you still need to shoot on film, especially if you're on the lower end of the price range.

Personally if I had a choice between a S16mm professional cam for 6K or, say, an EX1 for the same price, I would probably pick up the professional film cam as it has no shelf life, no expiration. Overall, for a filmmaker, film is the better investment long term.

Unless you're a professional videographer doing weddings and such, I think it makes much more sense to rent digi equipment and to purchase film equipment (this of course not applying to the consumer level stuff like the HFS100, HV30, GH1, 7D, etc. which are worth owning, if only to help you assist setting up your film shots and practicing your craft at little cost).
 
Mark Harris said:
You guys are too easy. That is a photo-realistic CGI render of an HVX.
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Mark is being sarcastic, of course, but Cameron was one of the first to buy an HVX. Remember back in the "Who's Using The HVX" thread, James Cameron was one of the first I put in there... :D
 
Chamber005 said:
lol

I don't think film is dead for indies or otherwise. If anything 16mm and S16mm are getting cheaper and cheaper by the second. I just picked up a K-3 for 150 bucks. I can get 100 foot spools of film (10 minutes) purchased, processed and transferred to DVD for on about 120 bucks a pop. That's printed film!
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One of the users on these boards picked up an incredible S16 Aaton camera, pristine condition for less than a 7D and he JUST purchase Kodak Vision 3 Stock, 12 minute roll, for 150.00

Transferring that to ProResHQ or 4444 is gonna be hella cheap.

I agree with you! Another awesome tool in the shed.
 
Chamber005 said:
I can get 100 foot spools of film (10 minutes) purchased, processed and transferred to DVD for on about 120 bucks a pop. That's printed film!
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You mean you get DVD quality files?

I would be very interested in finding out how much you can get 100 feet of S16 purchased, developed and scanned at 2k 4:4:4 for.
 
USLatin said:
You mean you get DVD quality files?

I would be very interested in finding out how much you can get 100 feet of S16 purchased, developed and scanned at 2k 4:4:4 for.
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Kodak Vision 3 Stock @ 400 Feet ( 12 minutes ) - 150.00
Develop and Scanned ( One (1) Hour of Footage to ProRes4444 2k (I believe, might be 1080) - 350.00 (ish)

500.00

It'll cost you an hour no matter what, so say you shot an hour of KV3 S16, then you're gonna be about 1000.00.

That's not that expensive for a project that's worth spending anything on anyway.

Anyway, different topic. Go go go team~!
 
Am I wrong or is Cameron holding a DVX (not HVX) in this photo?

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Makes me feel all warm inside.

Peter
 
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