Monte Hellman's 5D film at Cannes

wilbah said:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/16/movies/16hellman.html?ref=movies
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«... the entire film was shot on what is essentially a still camera (the Canon 5D Mark II), while looking like a mega-million Hollywood production. (“Road” cost “under five million,” Mr. Gaydos said.)

“The great thing about this camera is you don’t need permits because no one knows you’re shooting,” said Mr. Hellman, who as a 10-year-old made his first photographic enlarger out of a soup can and a cigar box. “It has the capability of shooting high-def movies. On a little flash card. You can shoot 12 minutes at a time. Which is still more than you could shoot on 35 millimeter; a 35 millimeter reel is 10 minutes. It’s fantastic. And it looks like a still camera.” He said another film at Cannes was shot with the same kind of camera, “but they started shooting in December, and we started in July, so I guess we’re the first.”»

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Honestly this sounds like a lot of spin. I searched the official Cannes Festival site and nothing comes up for Monte Hellman or the Road to Nowhere. It's certainly not an official selection. Maybe he is there trying to get distribution or something but saying the film is at Cannes is somewhat misleading.

Nice example of the good old cyan/magenta moire in that still tho!
 
Very nice to see Monte directing again. Two-Lane Blacktop and Cockfighter are very intriguing pictures. Nice to see he has no problem shooting with a 5d.
 
ASG said:
Honestly this sounds like a lot of spin. I searched the official Cannes Festival site and nothing comes up for Monte Hellman or the Road to Nowhere. It's certainly not an official selection. Maybe he is there trying to get distribution or something but saying the film is at Cannes is somewhat misleading.

Nice example of the good old cyan/magenta moire in that still tho!
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Maybe news from Cannes?

http://www.cinema5d.com/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=15083&p=104069#p104069

;-)

Give to yourself a 2nd chance for another reading though.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/16/movies/16hellman.html?ref=movies

1st and 10th paragraphs:

«But this year Mr. Hellman comes to Cannes with something he has rarely brought with him on his previous trips: a movie to sell.

(...)

The realities of “Road to Nowhere,” which will play at festivals in the fall including Venice».
 
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