Siren, new feature shot on DVX

Saw "Siren" last night on the big screen here in Vegas and aside from it being a GREAT movie all around, it looked equally great digitally projected. in fact, it looked liked film to me. Very, very hard to see any video remnants.

With all of the crane and dolly shots, they made it look like a major motion picture.

Oh, finally got to meet Pat and Barry :D

Great job guys!

Jeff
 
Well, I'd like to see this one, but not much hope as we didnt even get November here in Jacksonville. :cry: But I can hope, someday....
 
Michele-Fiore-Kaime, the executive producer, just like the main character in the film, decided to follow her dreams. A while ago she decided she was going to make a movie. She wrote the script, and surrounded herself with a lot of industry professionals, and now has a really good finished film. All financed by her. See the trailer at www.sirenthemovie.com.
 
lookin good, I think the only thing missing image wise is a good 35mm adapter, that would have put it over the top, it's really sad but more and more reality shows are using 24p so now 24p does not have the "film" fill it did a few years ago when it first came out. I guess the next step is 35mm lenses. After that? color grading?
 
We couldn't have made this movie with the 35mm adapter. Well, we could have, but it would have cost a lot more. I love the look of the 35mm adapters, but using it takes away almost all of the reasons we decided to use the DVX in the first place.

1. Exposure, with an ASA rating of around 800, you can shoot the DVX in almost any conditions and use minimal lighting to create your mood. When people see this film, and then learn what lighting package we used, they're not going to believe it. Take away the 4 (Barry, is that right?) stops you lose with the 35mm adapter, and your lighting budget just tripled.
2. Multiple cameras. At times we had 4 cameras going. Matching their exposure and settings was as easy as handing them to Barry Green for 5 minutes. Trying to match the other 3 to one with an adapter would have been a lot more difficult, and getting four 35mm adapters would have been an absolute nightmare.

3. Ease of use. Part of what made this film possible is how quickly we were able to move. Moving the camera from a tripod/glidecam or jib took only a few minutes. A 35mm adapter always adds a lot of setup time.

I considered the 35mm adapter, but the bottom line was that for this film, the story was less about the cinematography, and more about the characters. Using the DVX stock cut the time for technical setup, and gave me more time with the actors, and in the end, it's the actors that carry this film.
 
The trailer looks great, can't wait to see it. It sure is nice to see such great quality produced by independent film makers on such tight budgets. Cudo's to the actors for working on this. If you would have produced this in LA it would have costs about $4M.

Do you have any ideas on how you will distribute the movie? Good luck and great job.
 
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