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Directed by:Guillermo Arriaga
Cinematography by: Janusz Kaminski
 
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Why can't Nikon get these films right? I thought Nikons last motorcycle film was bad too. I'm surprised Janusz made those awkward interior framing shots.
 
Disappointing definitely. Especially given how much they hyped it up and the kind of budget they had. I think the story is especially bad (well not much of one) and is way too random and unrealistic. Looks like they applied some sort of an effect in post for the shaky interior shots in the beginning while they were driving.

So it's in Sundance. How do these film festivals work? If you're a big name in the industry, is it pretty much guaranteed you're selected? I'm guessing the selection process isn't a double blind one?
 
The canon and Ron Howard film still gets me everytime. A film with a strong human connection that's inspiring is going to win audiences. A car wreck and creepy kids is not what comes to mind for showing off a camera. It's gutsy but missed the mark I'm afraid.

http://vimeo.com/40165140
 
I liked the lighting, the story didn't catch me very well.. but when it comes to films where intention is to promote cameras I gotta hand it to Canon...
 
Nice looking, but it darn well should have been given the fact that the production team, cast, and crew numbered about 80.

My main takeaway is that yes, a D800 like mine can be used to make a quality looking film, and probably with the Nikkor lenses I have. But with all the resources thrown into this film there should be a lot more to take away than that...

Anyone know what the budget on this thing was?
 
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Also, watching the making of videos, I was surprised that the people involved with the shoot didn't have a whole lot of good things to say about the camera! I almost felt like they were trying their best to be positive but really just held back. Pretty much the only thing they really said was the size advantages, which frankly is obviously not a nikon dslr only feature.
 
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Also, watching the making of videos, I was surprised that the people involved with the shoot didn't have a whole lot of good things to say about the camera! I almost felt like they were trying their best to be positive but really just held back. Pretty much the only thing they really said was the size advantages, which frankly is obviously not a nikon dslr only feature.
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They said, and I agree, the shadow detail was good. When compared to many other dslrs this is especially true.
 
^ Yes - this is one of the things that was evident to me in many of the comparisons to the 5DIII for example. I think it's quite significant, substantially offsetting the Canon's huge advantage in ultra-low light.

Didn't watch the making of section...gonna go do that
 
Paraphrasing cinematographer Janusz Kaminski: "Most young filmmakers movies are crap [my word] because they haven't learned how to tell a good story. Tell a story. Take your time learning how to do it well..."

Amen : )
 
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Here's a great interview with Janusz:

http://www.alexandrosmaragos.com/2012/12/janusz-kaminski-interview.html
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Thanks.

Worth the listen, if anyone is interested. Talks about theory of using the image and lighting to tell the story. Of course, it is not a college course, but better than almost any other interview on film making by a famous person.

For example, he details why he doesn't like having more than one color on the face of actors. Good points. I have a friend that looooves to mix color on the face or anywhere, but he seems more a visual for visual sake guy, not a super psychological story teller.
 
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Ted Spencer said:
Paraphrasing cinematographer Janusz Kaminski: "Most young filmmakers movies are crap [my word] because they haven't learned how to tell a good story. Tell a story. Take your time learning how to do it well..."

Amen : )
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I am a big fan of Janusz, but does he think THAT was a good story? Wow. I guess they are going after the low budget horror filmmaker, which there are a lot of out there. I think that the camera did very well and the film look pretty good. My issues with that has nothing to do with the camera. Yeah, what's up with the framing of driving two shot and very jittery driving shots of the girl?
 
Yes there cerainly is irony in his statement given the very weak 'story' this film has (IMHO). His point is well taken nonetheless, if a bit too well proven by the business at hand...
 
Being a D800 owner, I thought both of the nikon shorts were good. I do agree the stabilization in the car and the driving shots were strange.

The canon short however was... holy ****! I think it was the director and DP more than the camera though...
 
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