C300: Indie film shot on C300

Just saw it last night. I can highly recommend it. There are parts in the film with minimal dialogue, which I truly enjoy. Telling the story through images. And it is pretty suspenseful and engaging for a typical revenge drama. I think this film has certain qualities that many hollywood films are lacking. Go watch it. Great indie film to support!
 
Great film. The director shot it on a C300 with Canon L lenses and a 5ft slider. Made me want to go out and buy a c300 after seeing this.
 
There is a great article about the commitment those guys had to complete the film. They used all their cash, IRA money just went for it. I just read it off of one of the DV daily emails.
 
That's so beautiful, I near peed in my pants with excitement.

Would I be able to get the same quality with my C100? With my Atomos Ninja2?
 
I´m always amazed when I see sth like this coming from the C300. I´ve tried to grade C300 footage in the orange-teal look, but the codec wouldn't hold up. What is their secret sauce (besides talent)?
Is shooting C-Log imperative? Did the use an external recorder? I love the C series as documentary cams, but this and "Blue is the warmer color" just makes me wonder, what I just keep missing with this camera...

Edit: C-Log and internal codec, states the article. I'm running out of excuses;)
 
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C-Log is absolutely imperative to getting a cinematic look out of the C300. Not just for added malleability in post, but because dynamic range (and highlight protection, more specifically) is the single most important ingredient for that elusive "filmic" x-factor. I just treat my C300 as a camera that requires color correction and never touch the picture profiles. CP LOCKED all the way. Sometime I'm just amazed at what comes out of that murky log-ness:

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Just saw the film - looks great, if conventional. I don't think there is an significant process or post secret to it though - it's just lit, framed and filtered to perfection. A lot of hazing/fogging, though it never feels out of context. It's a gritty film, and the sharp C300 image takes very well to diffusion and softening. Like the film it self, the visual style is lean and mean.

Solid movie, though, like it's characters, it doesn't have a lot to say.
 
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