“The Social Network” Shot on RED

“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…

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