HVX/M2 film in theaters this fall

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Barry_Green

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Hey, just heard about an indie film called Sarah Landon and the Paranormal Hour, shot entirely on the HVX200 and using the Redrock M2 lens adapter. There's a writeup on the process they went through on the Redrock M2 forum, here:

http://redrockmicro.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3636

They got the film transfer done at Plaster City Digital Post, and in cinematographer Andy Kuepper's words, "The preview looked absolutely incredible" and "Not 35mm but so close you could barely tell". (I'd agree, I've seen Plaster City's HVX/720P work on a different film, "Childless," but it was shown on the same screen and it's absolutely "good enough" to pass for a "real movie" in the theater.)

Anyway, the movie's website is www.sarahlandon.com. It's going to have a wide theatrical release October 26th. Their preview is slated to run in front of the Nancy Drew movie so if you want to see the first (I think it'd be the first) theatrical exhibition of all-HVX footage, check out the previews on Nancy Drew and look for Sarah Landon, or catch it in its theatrical release in October.

Congrats to Andy Kuepper, the cast & crew of Sarah Landon, Plaster City and the guys at Redrock Micro!
 
Looks really good, very high production values overall aspects.

But the acting to me seemed a little forced. Much better then most of the stuff I see but if it is up there running in the big leagues, well, I feel like it could be tightened up a bit. I do wish them the best of success.
 
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Excellent. The same setup as I have. Just goes to show what can be done when you have the talent and drive to get out there and do it.

Well done to all concerned and the best of luck with making some money!!!!
 
Guys -

Keep in mind it's a movie targeted at girls 9-14, so the acting understandably has some indicating.

On that thread, there's great info on the film-out process, as well as shooting in lowlight conditions

Andy did an amazing job with this film

Cheers

Brian
 
Barry, thanks for the news, its times like these that we get more aspired to produce better things, and good to know that the hvx200 is a powerful tool in the right hands.

it got me wondering though why they used 720p then uprezed instead of just using 1080p, other than variable frame rates in 720 and recording time, is there any other benefit. i would think for the big screen you'd want to squeeze every single pixel.
 
I would too. I think it has more to do with the pulldown, and people struggling to understand the removing pulldown process. I would definitely advise anyone aiming for a bigscreen release that they should shoot 1080/24pA if at all possible.
 
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