"The Hurt Locker" info...

[zeke]

For those preocupied with shallow DOF. The Oscar winning "The Hurt Locker" was shot with 16mm film and a Phantom HD camera.
I remember first reading about the film last summer in either MovieMaker or FilmMaker magazine, and why they chose to use that format.

Just something to think about.

 

[redtrain]

Had no idea it was shot 16mm. Do you remember why they chose that format?

 

[ZetKey]

For those preocupied with shallow DOF. The Oscar winning "The Hurt Locker" was shot with 16mm film and a Phantom HD camera.

That is why Hurt Locker is not visually beautifull (for me)!

 

[Kellar42]

Looks pretty amazing in itunes HD, but the preview I saw in theaters was a bit soft...

Going to try it in blu-ray on a 73" screen pretty soon.

 

[David G. Smith]

Had no idea it was shot 16mm. Do you remember why they chose that format?

It looks like they choose Super 16mm to facilitate a documentary, gritty look. Here is the article on it in the July 2009 American Cinematographer.

http://www.patriciathomson.net/AC-Hurt_Locker.html

Here is another great article, about the digital effects in "The Hurt Locker", from Digital Media World.

http://www.digitalmedia-world.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1943:the-hurt-locker-digital-war-zone&catid=76:feature-articles-digital-media-world-magazine&Itemid=96

 

[David W. Richardson]

Why is this in the "User Films" section??? Did one of our users make this movie?

 

[zeke]

You're right, I should have posted in news.

 

[tmnt]

I shot part of it on my iphone.

 

[Bigmagic]

I didn't care for this movie. I didn't like the shaky cam, it seemed more a gimmick than something to move the story along. Overall one of the worst Oscar picks in recent memory.