WOLF CREEK, shot on FX1

Anhar_Miah

Anhar_Miah

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Ok, this is unconfirmed but, from a tv show in the UK the presenter clearly stated:-

"filmed on HANDHELD High definition" [Emphasis added], now you cant' really mistake a handhel for a shoulder camera evem Mr Joe is not that ignorant.

Also the fact that the produces wanted to first shot this on miniDV makes one even more suspect.

Please if anyone could confirm this it would be great, because the trailer I saw on the big screen was amazing even sharper and cleaner that the rest of the trailers and movie (shot on 35mm film)

Anhar
 
IMDB only says it was filmed on high-def then transferred to film.

In brackets it says (HDTV), don't know if that is supposed to refer to the type of hd the fx1 uses.
 
I'm gonna go watch this ,not for the film but the quality of the blow up and how well it looks under different conditions. I really wish I could find out what this was shot on.

Anhar
 
I asked this question a week ago after I saw the clips on Film 2005.

No one seems saw, but general view is that it was a F900 CineAlta, "not a handheld."

Jonathon Ross was probably wrong.
 
I too am also inclined to think that is was probably a f900, but since they was planning at first to shot it on miniDV makes one wonder!

I think over at Cinematography.com someone claims to be the person who has actually done the film transfer, maybe he may know what it was shot on.

Anhar
 
Hi All - Im new to this forum, so hello!

I saw Wolf Creek on Friday.

I really doubt it was shot with an FX1. I could be wrong - but the image was incredibly sharp up on the screen. The highlights were very blown out, but this looks like something done intentionally in the grading rather than a camera limitation. They have gone for a hyper-real stark look.

The reason I do not think it was the FX1 is because there is a lot of handheld action, and there was no artifacting at all.

Also the FX1 must be de-interlaced and I doubt it would look that good blown up to 35mm.

regardless, the film is worth seeing whether it s high def or not. Very uncomfortable to watch in places. This is what low budget filmaking should be like :-) (if you class $1.4 million as low budget that is.....)
 
I agree with your view, however untill you have since an FX1 blown up that view can only be a guess at best (even if it is educated).

One thing I will say is that DSE said on viewing the Z1 transfered to 35mm quote "because I was struggling to believe what I was seeing" the Latin America launch

Anhar
 
This movie was most definitely not shot with the FX1.

just because it was "handheld" does not mean it was prosumer small. I've seen guys haul around twenty or more pound monsters on their shoulder and that's handheld.
 
I did a Google search about a week ago. I don't remember the site but it said "WOLF CREEK" was shot using the same camera and lenses that were used to film the latest "STAR WARS" movies, meaning the Sony Cinealta F900 or F950. Sorry.
 
From Wolf Creek production notes:
"It was my intention to make Wolf Creek an unforgettable, shocking and genuinely scary movie that is also distinctly Australian. In terms of producing the film, the breakthrough on a way to make it came with the advent of Dogma 95 - the group of Danish filmmakers led by Lars Von Trier, who created a digital revolution by liberating themselves from the burden of huge production budgets. No built sets, limited lighting and sound, shooting on digital video, and focussing all their energy into telling great stories innovatively with compelling performances. I truly admired their original and daring cinema: Breaking The Waves, The Idiots, The Celebration and Dancer In The Dark among them. And even though many of their original ideas were cast aside as they became more successful, the original concepts served to prove that shooting in this way re-focuses a film on it's essential elements, and re-asks the question; what do you need to make a good movie? Their answer was - a great idea, excellent actors and a digital camera. (Wolf Creek was shot on Hi-Definition Camera's and Lenses, also used on Star Wars Episode II, III and Once Upon A Time In Mexico.)
"So this formed the basis of my approach to making Wolf Creek. I was influenced by certain elements of Dogma 95 (economy, focus on script and performance for cinematic effects) and my favourite elements of the classic horror movies (strong central storyline, few characters, an isolated setting, a unique and unforgettable monster) and decided (probably subconsciously) to mesh them together to create Wolf Creek"

If you want more info do a search (I used dogpile) or google.com.au
 
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