Thriller/Action film I DP'd with F3

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FilmDude

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Here are some small clips from a Thriller/Action film I just wrapped on.




Camera: Sony F3 (Non-Slog)

Lens: RED 18-50mm

Very little Color Correction

Mole 1K, Lowl 500's, Arri 650's, various practicals, scoop lights ect.

Let me know what you think!


I was worried about SKEW being an issue since this is still a rolling shutter camera, but it held up VERY well, nothing like those DSLR Jello shoots I see all the time. Felt very close to a global shutter on most action, I did a 90 degree shutter on running/chase sequences but for the most part stayed at 180.
 
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Looks very nice. I love how with this camera you can use less powerful lights.

Why'd you choose to go with 90 degrees on the chase scenes?
 
Yeah the 1k was WAY too powerful, we had to knock it down a lot at some points, this camera lives around the 600w area.

90 degrees helps pick up the action better with less motion blur, most action sequences in films are shot at 90 or even faster to allow the action to be picked up properly without too much motion blur ruining the ability to see the detail.
 
Wow, looks nice.
So some guy with a gun is chasing the dude, and he stops running long enough to send a text...lol...that's so 2012!
 
FilmDude said:
Yeah the 1k was WAY too powerful, we had to knock it down a lot at some points, this camera lives around the 600w area.

90 degrees helps pick up the action better with less motion blur, most action sequences in films are shot at 90 or even faster to allow the action to be picked up properly without too much motion blur ruining the ability to see the detail.
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I see, thanks for the explanation. I was visiting on set for an NBC pilot, that my friend is in, and saw that they were shooting at 90 degrees, but didn't want to intrude, so I didn't ask.

How does degrees compare to how DSLRs are measured? Because I thought if you were shooting at 24p, the closest to 180 would be 1/50, so wouldn't 90 degrees be less than that (1/40 or 1/30) which I thought would cause more motion blur?

Sorry for going so off topic.

Back to on topic, how'd you like the Red 18-50?
 
JCummings said:
Wow, looks nice.
So some guy with a gun is chasing the dude, and he stops running long enough to send a text...lol...that's so 2012!
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haha, theres a very good reason for that text, but I can't give it away :-P

wannabeapilot said:
great looking shots!
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Thanks!

Cory Braun said:
I see, thanks for the explanation. I was visiting on set for an NBC pilot, that my friend is in, and saw that they were shooting at 90 degrees, but didn't want to intrude, so I didn't ask.

How does degrees compare to how DSLRs are measured? Because I thought if you were shooting at 24p, the closest to 180 would be 1/50, so wouldn't 90 degrees be less than that (1/40 or 1/30) which I thought would cause more motion blur?

Sorry for going so off topic.

Back to on topic, how'd you like the Red 18-50?
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90 is faster, the numbers go up in fraction form, so it would be a higher number not lower (think 1/100th) This speeds up the shutter making the exposure time to the "film" quicker, and stopping the motion. With that said it also drops the exposure, so you must use less ND filters, use more gain, or open up the Tstop more to compensate.

Love that lens, its horrible mechanics but it makes up for itself in the compact and ease of use as well as the clean image you get. I've cut back and forth with lenses 10 times the amount and couldn't tell. Its very sharp but not overly sharp, but again, the mechanics suck. Eventually I wanna take it in to get reworked, but its a pretty expensive ordeal just to get the focus ring to move smoother.
 
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