Steven Soderbergh’s “Contagion” will be first movie shot on Epic “Tattoo” cameras. This is also the first official confirmation we have heard that the Epic “Tattoo” beta testing period is starting.
ABC’s new vampire show “The Gates” was shot on RED MX cameras. Ninja Evin Grant handled Data Management, on set CC and 2nd Unit photography. Reduser regular Mike Most is the colorist. more…
The teaser for Season 7 of HBO’s “Entourage” was be shot on RED MX cameras (and possibly Epics). more…
Check out the season 7 teaser below. At 1:22 the Epic makes a cameo.
Here is the frame from 1:22 showing the Epic being used in tight quarters:
Pirates of the Caribbean 4, “On Stranger Tides”, is being shot in 3D on RED Mysterium-X cameras. The cameras are being provided by Panavision and have been “Panavised” so they can use Panavision lenses. Apparently they are using 6 3D rigs. Scratch systems are being used on-set through Dailies through Conform and DI prep. more…
Dariusz Wolski had this to say about using the RED MX cameras:
We tested ALL the digital camera’s available and against film and we chose the RED MX for Pirates of the Caribbean 4. We have had no camera problems with the RED ONEs and we have had the kind of support that is above and beyond the call. We didn’t know what to expect when we started with 13 RED ONE MX cameras (supplied from Panavision), but the cameras are performing flawlessly under extreme conditions and we could not be happier. Thank you to the people and the incredible support from both Panavision and RED. If we had to make the decision again we wouldn’t change a thing. more…
Plot: After Jack Sparrow meets Barbossa in the newly found New Orleans, they sail to find the fountain of youth together only to find that Blackbeard is after it too.
Lars von Trier’s “Antichrist” was shot on the RED One camera and Phantom HD.
View the HD trailer at Apple: www.apple.com/trailers/independent/antichrist/
“The Social Network” directed by David Fincher is being shot on RED One cameras upgraded with the new 4.5k Mysterium-X sensor.
The cinematographer had this to say about the new Mysterium-X sensor:
To say that RED and the new Mysterium-X Sensor is impressive is tantamount to saying that Napalm is a little itchy. The sensor’s increased resolution is an obvious bonus but the expanded latitude especially at the high end and the dynamic color range makes this camera a tremendous asset to any cinematographer’s arsenal. The Mysterium-X’s amazing ability to handle both mixed color temperatures and low light situations affords us exciting opportunities to push the boundaries of our craft.
Jeff Cronenweth, A.S.C.
Read the thread here: www.reduser.net/36564
A www.reduser.net member had the opportunity to ask David Fincher some questions about the RED at a school lecture and posted the response here: www.reduser.net/36806 This is an excerpt of Fincher’s response:
We really like the images that we’re getting out of the RED, we really like… I really like the sense of what the picture is, I like that its not so clean that it looks like video tape, like “digital”, and when I put airquotes around it, I mean that it doesn’t have that plasticky waxworks-like look that makes faces look oddly plasticky. But for me, its so much more than just about the camera. I enjoy an extremely fast-response relationship with RED, they’ve been incredibly helpful. I think in terms of what I’ve seen, where the Epic is headed, it looks to me like the Model-T of digital recording devices. More…
‘Van Diemen’s Land’ was shot on the RED camera with Cooke S4/i primes and the Angenieux HR zoom.
View the trailer here: www.apple.com/trailers/independent/vandiemensland/
“The Informant!” starring Matt Damon was shot on the RED camera.
Double Fog filters were used to achieve the 1970′s look.
Nike Commercial shot on the RED One camera by David Fincher:
Jim Jannard has posted some behind the scenes photos of Peter Jackson working on his new project, “Over the Front”. Original post: www.reduser.net/forum/
“Beyond a Reasonable Doubt” is being shot on the RED camera.
The Hollywood feature film, “Gamer” was shot on the RED camera.
View the HD trailer here: www.apple.com/trailers
Interview with cinematographer Ekkehart Pollack at: www.videography.com/article/87592
These behind the scenes videos show some of the crazy shooting methods they used to emulate the movement possible in computer games. This first video shows the operator flying through the air in a harness. From www.clipupload.com.
This video shows the operator flying around on roller blades:
Notice the multiple handheld RED rigs in this video:
11.15.2009 5 Hours of 4k REDCODE per Day on Compact Flash Cards
Definition Magazine has a fantastic article on how the District 9 crew handled 4k RAW post with the RED One camera.
The District 9 post production team were warned that the most RED footage they could handle a day was about an hour and a half. When that got to five hours a day reinforcements were called and 120 Terabytes of data was filled. More…
Jonathan Smiles has posted more information at reduser.net: www.reduser.net/37756
Peter Jackson discovered Neill Blomkamp, who was only doing TV commercials at the time, through a series of shorts Blomkamp had shot in his spare time. Jackson originally tapped Blomkamp to direct the now long postponed “Halo” movie in 2006 and came to him a couple years later to direct “District 9″. Source: www.wired.com/entertainment
In early 2007 Jackson brought Blomkamp to New Zealand to help direct the first ever short film shot on RED One prototypes, “Crossing the Line”. Source: www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossing-the-Line
Read the Variety magazine review: www.variety.com/review
View the trailer here: www.movies.yahoo.com/movie
Video from the Vancouver Film School where many of the District 9 the crew studied: www.youtube.com
Wired has a nice behind the scenes video where they talk about the visual effects.
Behind the scenes shots posted by Trent Opaloch: www.reduser.net/forum
NBC’s new cop show “Southland” is being shot on the RED cameras.
Fair Game, starring Sean Penn and Naomi Watts will be shot on the RED camera with Zeiss Master Primes.
Director: Doug Liman
Starring: Sean Penn and Naomi Watts
