Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation of The Great Gatsby is being shot on the RED Epic cameras and 3ality Technica 3D rigs.
Director - Baz Luhrmann
Starring - Leonardo DiCaprio
Starring - Tobey Maguire
Shot on RED
Total Recall started shooting on the RED Epic camera a couple weeks ago. Here is what the cinematographer, Paul Cameron, ASC, had to say about the camera:
It’s hard not to face the reality of what EPIC brings to the table. It’s ability to render a noise free image at 800 ISO with the lattitude to back it up. HDRX is really what seperates it from film. The abilty to take a second exposure real time to maintain detail in highlights 6 stops over is something i believe will make a lot of cinematographer thrilled.
As I take it through the paces I am finding it possible to render a very tactile filmic look. On this picture I am using Panavision C Series Aanamorphics and going for extreme flares and halation in areas of the frame. The more I deconstuct it the better its looking.
Game on.
Paul Cameron, ASC
- Cinematographer: Paul Cameron, ASC
- Starring: Colin Farrell
- Starring: Kate Beckinsale
- Starring: Jessica Biel
Underworld 4 will be shot on RED Epic cameras and Element Technica Atom 3D rigs.
Michael Cioni from Light Iron Digital posted this frame from a DI test they did with the Epics and the Element Technica Atom 3D rig:
- Directors: Måns Mårlind and Björn Stein
- Starring: Kate Beckinsale
- Cinematographer: Scott Kevan
“We could not be more pleased to be able to continue with UNDERWORLD 4 a relationship we began with RED more than 3 years ago when we purchased two RED Ones (serial numbers “N” and “T”) to shoot a picture called GAMER.
In the years since, we’ve used those two cameras on pretty much every show we’ve produced – we are just finishing-up the DI on LINCOLN LAWYER and it looks spectacular.
With the EPIC, RED has clearly elevated their game into the stratosphere – all the tapeless workflow efficiencies are still present but the image quality is now every bit as staggering as the rumors we’ve all heard. And being an S3D show, that we can put two EPICs on an Atom rig and hand-hold a shot, frees us to both practically and creatively shoot the picture exactly as we want.
I Know it’s been said before but, plain-and-simple, for both film-makers and ultimately the audience, the Epic is a game-changer.”
James McQuaide – Executive Producer
Ridley Scott’s ‘Alien’ prequel has morphed into ‘Prometheus’, a sci-fi film based on the Alien universe. It still stars Noomi Rapace and will be shot on the RED Epic cameras and the Element Technica ATOM 3d rig.
- Director: Ridley Scott
- Producer: Tony Scott
- Cinematographer: Dariusz Wolski
- Starring: Noomi Rapace
Dariusz Wolski had this to say about the Epic camera:
In my opinion, the new Red Epic camera is about to revolutionize all spectrums of the film industry.
I am going to use Epics in my new project directed by Ridley Scott. I am amazed with the quality of the image and the fact that you can shoot 5k at 120fps without compromising resolution, and most of all the size of the camera.
Combined with the Element Technica Atom 3d rig, we will be able to shoot a 3d movie with the flexibility of a conventional cinema camera.
I don’t see anything that comes close to it at the moment. I can’t even imagine the potential Epic will have on the big blockbuster industry as well as independent cinema.
Jim Jannard has just confirmed that Spider-Man started shooting in stereo 3D on 4 x Epic-M cameras today. They will shoot for 3 months using 3ality’s TS-5 rig, Epic-Ms and Zeiss Ultra Primes. Cinematographer John Schwartzman ASC has been posting on reduser about his experience using the Epic-Ms on the 3ality stereo rig. Re-calibration with 3ality and Epic apparently only takes 5-10 minutes and allows them to get about 22 3d setups per day. The lightweight combination also works great on Steadicam. They are shooting 2.40 at 5k. Here is what Schwartzman had to say about the image quality:
The images we made today were stunning, rich beautiful color and the resolution of a vistavision camera all in a package the size of a Hasselblad 501.
- Cinematographer: John Schwartzman
- Director: Marc Webb
- DIT: Brook Willard
- Post Production: Michael Cioni and Light Iron Digital
Jim Jannard has just announced that Peter Jackson will be shooting “The Hobbit” in 3D on 30 RED Epic cameras and 3ality TSl-5 3D rigs. Principle photography starts early 2011. read more…
- Director: Peter Jackson
- Cinematographer: Andrew Lesnie
Here is a pic of Jackson testing out the Epic camera:
David Fincher will be shooting “Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” on RED One with the Mysterium-X sensor and the new Epic camera. Jannard says Fincher may switch to the Epic cameras when they shoot the US scenes. www.reduser.net/665262
Steven Soderbergh’s “Contagion” will be shot on RED Mysterium-X cameras.
- Director: Steven Soderbergh
- Starring: Marion Cotillard
- Starring: Matt Damon
- Starring: Kate Winslet
- Starring: Jude Law
- Starring: Laurence Fishburne
- Starring: Gwyneth Paltrow
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…
- Cinematographer: Arthur Albert
- Data Manager/2nd Unit Photographer: Evin Grant
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…
- Cinematographer: Dariusz Wolski
- Director: Rob Marshall
- Starring: Johnny Depp
- Starring: Penélope Cruz
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.
- Director: Lars von Trier
- Writer: Lars von Trier
- Starring: Willem Dafoe
View the HD trailer at Apple: www.apple.com/trailers/independent/antichrist/
12.02.2010 “The Social Network” Best Film of the Year
The “The Social Network” has been voted best film of the year by the national board of review: www.hollywoodreporter.com/social-network-named-film-national
10.15.2010 David Fincher’s “The Social Network” Shot on RED MX Cameras
Great behind the scenes clip from the making of “The Social Network”. Starts with a short commercial.
“The Social Network” directed by David Fincher is being shot on RED One cameras upgraded with the new 4.5k Mysterium-X sensor.
- Director: David Fincher
- Writer: Aaron Sorkin
- Cinematographer: Jeff Cronenweth
- Starring: Justin Timberlake
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.
- Director: Jonathan Auf Der Heide
- Cinetographer: Ellery Ryan
View the trailer here: www.apple.com/trailers/independent/vandiemensland/
“The Informant!” starring Matt Damon was shot on the RED camera.
- Director and Cinematographer: Steven Soderbergh
- Starring: Matt Damon
- Executive Producer: George Clooney
- Music: Marvin Hamlisch
Double Fog filters were used to achieve the 1970′s look.
