Productions using the EX1 or EX3...

I've always been interested in what camera was used for what production. I'm a camera geek, so whatever. It's also cool that major movie productions will rely on these little EX cams to make theater-worthy shots.
I dunno, maybe it validates our purchases. We can say, "This exact camera was also used in ________!" Maybe it can impress a client.

I'd actually like to see a sticky of all the cameras used in which productions. For instance, Stormchasers uses Sony HVR-Z7s, maybe Z5s as well. So does The Deadliest Catch. I've also seen them used on Dirty Jobs. These little HDV cams seem to be used a lot.
I think I saw an HVX200 in a cutaway shot on Man vs Food.
 
adkimery said:
Not a shooter but the colorist. I love it when we shoot around SF 'cause you guys always knock it outta the park (which makes my job a heck of a lot easier).


-Andrew
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wow, thanks andrew, flattery will get you everywhere with my crew!

I've always thought the coloring was good on that show, especially when we were shooting on z1s, which I always thought looked like garbage out of the box, but you always brought them up to snuff. so, right back at ya!

-colin
 
Myself and a good friend are the two main shooters for DirtTrax and SnowTrax television. We are currently still using the EX1's and plan to for the future. The show started using the camera back when it first came out, switching over from a SD shoulder mount When I started shooting and editing for the show we changed over from 60i to 24p and started to take advantage of the Picture Profile and gamma modes. It's a great camera and perfect for the crazy schedule that we run on. We do 13 episodes in 13 weeks in the winter with a show going out to broadcast every week, so we have to take full advantage of every production minute possible. The EX1 is a powerful tool and let's us do that. The show has gone through some major changes over the past year with us as a new production, and a new direction making the show more cinematic and personal.
 
NewYorkLion said:
wow, thanks andrew, flattery will get you everywhere with my crew!

I've always thought the coloring was good on that show, especially when we were shooting on z1s, which I always thought looked like garbage out of the box, but you always brought them up to snuff. so, right back at ya!

-colin
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Thanks for the kind words. It's always nice to hear that someone notices your work... and that people watch the show! :)


-Andrew
 
Updated the list in the first post to include:
Battle: Los Angeles (2010) - Sony EX3 - cemetery scene and downtown LA backgrounds, per an interview with the director.

"Jonathan Liebesman: What I did a lot was I’d actually go with my video camera which is a Sony EX3 to downtown and I shot a lot of footage. Then I would track the footage and put elements within the footage. So for downtown, you literally would go through with either a still camera or with film, and then track that in and literally burn it up and stuff."

Entire interview:
 http://www.craveonline.com/film/interviews/162689-jonathan-liebesman-on-battle-los-angeles

My favorite part:
Jonathan Liebesman: "Yeah, there’s a lot of high def footage in the movie because hi-def, the movie is mastered in 2K. That’s actually, you can’t tell the difference between 2K and 1920 x 1080 which is what most video cameras are HD. So in fact, it’s indiscernible. The only difference really becomes the motion blur characteristics of digital versus film which you can’t really tell in quick shots."
 
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Added Kinks (2011) a mockumentary style feature film using the EX1R about two inter-racial sisters, separated when young due to divorce, reunited during a TV show.

See the first post for a complete list.
 
I was going to add the feature film, "Ink," to this list, because I was pretty sure it had been shot on an EX1. When I checked with the DP, though, I found out it was shot on a V1U. Yep. A V1U. I'm not kidding. In HDV. If you haven't seen the film and all the color grading going on with it (in HDV!!), you really might want to check it out. I'd say it's a monument to getting good results with less-than-optimal equipment.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1071804/

 
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