F65: Lucy - I loved how it looked

eddavid

eddavid

Carbonite Member
just saw it - first off loved the film - http://eddavid.tumblr.com/post/116201879869/lucy-as-better-pop-art-than-interstellar
More than Interstellar.
But the look - besides some weird motion issues - the skintones and feel - I loved it - I think he nailed expsoure.
CONFESSION:

I watched it on an airplane - on the delta screen - so maybe I AM AN IDIOT again but I will try to watch it on a better monitor.
I think the f65 is beautiful - I can't wait till the price drops to below 10k then I will buy it!
 
Uh, and you are talking about this from watching an insanely out of Rec709, 5 stop monitor, on a plane...? Come on man.

I think people need to watch Interstellar a 2-3rd time. It's more valuable than people seem to be giving it credit for.
 
F65 is my favorite camera for color and detail- like a modern day equivalent for Technicolor back in the day. http://www.eoshd.com/comments/topic/7757-lucy-amazing-color-shot-on-sony-f65/
LUCYPK001_TPT_00043R-FDT.jpg


While I love the look of the Alexa in general, I haven't seen anything that looks as good as Oblivion or Lucy. I agree with Luc Besson & his DP's decision to go with the F65 after testing all the top cameras (they liked it so much they bought 2 F65's for the film- it wasn't available for rental in Europe). The reason they felt the F65 wasn't used more in Hollywood: the camera is physically ugly (read Theirry's interview). I also suspect the workflow might be very expensive. Alexas and Reds were used as B cameras (size and camera availability for multicam action shots).

Interstellar, shot on Imax MSM 9802 and Panavision Panaflex Millennium XL2 Cameras and Kodak film, looked soft (out of focus soft, not just artifacts of 35mm DMR blowup) and the color was uninspired and dull (made sense for the first part of the narrative, but still looked bad). I watched Interstellar twice, once in IMAX film (Chinese Theater Hollywood, when the audio was still broken), and later in 4K digital in Century City (audio was fixed by then). While the bad audio hurt the first viewing (they were nice enough to give us a refund), the 2nd viewing was still not appealing regarding image detail (still too blurry, though no more IMAX/35mm format switching), color was still flat, emotionless. Black & white with the right emotional contrast would have looked better.

So yeah, the F65 rocks. Can't wait for that kind of performance in a smaller, lighter camera!
 
Just watched a 1080p version - it has exposure issues in the highlights during the daylight exteriors like the car chase but other than that - I think it feels beautiful. Who knows if it was the grade or the reliance on the DIT on set - I think the trend overall is the great film DPs struggle as they transition to the world of digital - it's a whole different way of filming.

For instance, shooting film I am mostly lost and very dependent on the lab for any help - similar issues perhaps.
 
Last edited:
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top