Just saw Planet Terror

[JMtheDP]

Richardson probably loves it, because he gets to play with film still. Even I'm currently mucking about with film right now - it is different to digital, it has a totally different feel (on set).

What is interesting though is that although the F35 never really got a chance to shine, the Genesis did do a lot of business. There are a lot of DoPs out there who will only really trust something with the PV or ARRI logo stamped on the side and that doesn't leave them a lot of choice.

Panavision UK's most popular rental camera right now is the ALEXA PLUS 4:3, with Panavision anamorphics.

 

[SJX]

Viddo

These are some facts I gleamed regarding the Genesis, but they apply more or less to the F35 too.

The actual cost of each sensor was relatively small, but I believe the rejection rate was sky high - in the hundreds.

I don't even think it's an issue of if it could be done, the sad reality is that if Sony right now, started building F35s, brand new, for $10,000, I don't think many people would actually buy them.

Like most will buy F55 even if F65 was cheaper than F55. Crazy life this is.

 

[SJX]

I was just watching Planet Terror (Genesis) on a Panasonic THX Plasma 1080 screen, which is the best looking TV I have seen so far, and I was a little shocked at how much like 35mm this looked overall. They exaggerated the grain and dirt much of the time to give it a well-used, older print look but even under the gimmicks I swore it was 35mm until I'd see a car on fire but otherwise, very impressive most of the time. I also happen to see Real Steel on the same TV and this has to be the closest a digital movie has looked to film that I can think of, at least to me.

Yes many genesis movies look like film. Genesis and F35 are best cameras for movies for sure!

 

[JMtheDP]

I also just watched Deja Vu and apart from a couple of open shutter shots it looked pretty damn good to me.

 

[macgregor]

I also just watched Deja Vu and apart from a couple of open shutter shots it looked pretty damn good to me.

I think the parts on Deja Vu shot on the Genesis are only the interiors in the time machine lab.

I watched Mirror Mirror a couple nights ago (well, I didn't finish it) and it looked aweful. Terrible. Cheap looking. And it's an $85M movie shot on the F35...

 

[JMtheDP]

Yeah, I've seen so many films like that.

There's a shot in Million Ways to Die in the West where the shutter is open. An exterior shot, in a genuine exterior, in the middle of the frickin' desert. WHY would you leave the shutter open?

It hurts my brain.

That's not F35 specific, obviously, but it is a problem. The minute you start doing things on digital you couldn't or wouldn't with film, it won't look like film...