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By: Andrea

Andrea — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:51:25 +0000

Thank you Don! Keep up the good work and good things will follow.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:49:40 +0000

Whoo Hoo! Oh wait…. that might not ever really happen. But what’s the point of spending the money if the story telling isn’t there. I predict a backlash is coming from the movie going audiences sick of being fed visual candy rather than something of substance. Soon those in charge will die off and the younger generation will be hungry for movies to mean something again.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:47:51 +0000

You are correct and we are already headed that way — webisodes are perhaps the first example of this quickness. I suspect what you speak of to happen in far less time than a decade.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:45:23 +0000

Thank you for your comments, Phil. Welcome to producing — everything is subjective and there are no hard examples. Even those numbers i didn’t bother to fudge are up for negotiations when dealing with Independent Filmmaking.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:42:36 +0000

Thank you, Ron. You are absolutely correct. All equipment, cameras, formats or whatnot can be considered “tricky” until one figures it out. It’s that figuring it out that is the step most forget. I would like to think there is never a lack of something new to learn — in film making, in new technology, and in life in general. :-)

By: Andrea

Andrea — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:38:52 +0000

Agreed!

By: Andrea

Andrea — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:38:27 +0000

Van Sant is a great example of an American filmmaker that knows how to use the long take. My point wasn’t about the value of the long take but rather the value of pre-planning, pre-visualizing (mentally, storyboards or using a pre-viz program) and knowing what the end product is going to be in order to know how to achieve that goal.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:33:11 +0000

Thank you for your comments, Alexander. My opinion is based off my experiences and what I’ve seen since the beginning days of digital. Yes, one can shoot off the cuff, per se, and get an amazing final product. I agree with that concept and yes, you have shown examples of such a thing. What I speak of, however, is a tendency when dealing with narrative film. If one chooses to shoot haphazardly and is willing to put the effort into the edit, then yes… a fine film can/could be made. But really, how often does that happen? And besides, who wants to edit 500 hours worth of footage until there is 90+ mins of something good?

By: Shane

Shane — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 18:26:06 +0000

Ron, thanks so much for this.

By: Ron

Ron — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 02:12:05 +0000

Noticed this today. For interest sake with respect to revving up the 5d.
– over 100Mbit 1080/24p
– and other goodies.
http://www.eoshd.com/content/6640/eoshd-tests-the-new-magic-lantern-unified-on-5d-mark-ii
- if it is stable, it may be worthy of a go.

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 06:01:10 +0000

I couldn’t agree with you more Shane.

By: Peter_C

Peter_C — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 02:31:40 +0000

Dear Shane,

Kudos for Act of Valor – visual stunning I must say. I was recently fortunate enough to purchase a 2nd hand 5DM2 for an awesome price. I have a long way to go to learn the good points and bad points of this tool and I’m enjoying the ride. Being that this is a hobby – it may be quite some time before I would even be able to afford an ‘upgrade’ so I’m wondering what your experience is with the Mosaic Engineering Moire/Aliasing filter – does it significantly improve IQ? Thanks!

By: Alexander Peacock

Alexander Peacock — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:26:06 +0000

Long takes are being used to good effect in modern contemplative films, often static but rarely boring. Take Alonso who in Liverpool shoots his main character quietly eating a meal in a harbour bar in a single shot lasting around 8 minutes. Nothing exciting which can be compared with Oldboy or Touch of Evil… but an awareness of time… something modern Hollywood filmmaking is so bad at.

Or Bela Tarr! Who likes to silently follow with a steadicam from behind, character’s walking from one place to another, often in shots lasting 10 minutes…

I don’t think traditional dramatic tension is a requirement for maintaining interest in a long take – I think there it naturally creates an unsettling feeling when there isn’t a cut… we relate to the character as we are stuck in the same place with him without any changing of angle. Hard to put into words… I just wish more American filmmakers (beyond Van Sant and Benning) utilised the long take..

By: Alexander Peacock

Alexander Peacock — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:18:58 +0000

“I think the content suffers when we chose to just “let the camera roll”, as one can do with the ease of the Canon 5D.”

I’m not sure I agree. Let’s take Pedro Costa, I believe he shot Colossal Youth and In Vanda’s Room without any crew beyond a sound guy for the former film, shooting around 500 hours worth of multiple takes and characters who would later be discarded. I think that ability to just be able to bring your camera and tripod in a bag and randomly decide to shoot with an actor (or non-actor) is one of the benefits to digital, allowing people to be less restricted by scheduling, the complications of film etc..

Another popular director is Lav Diaz, who I believe tends to shoot a film over the course of a year, making scenes up as he goes along, using friends he knows to help with sound or set design, with little planning (if any), he credits this entirely to the digital revolution in filmmaking – this freedom and looseness being something which has benefited his films…

By: Shane

Shane — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 20:37:57 +0000

Emm Gee, thank you so much for your kind words of support. Every one is wanting to see my footage on the big screen. I have been doing this for 16 years, what would be the difference, just because it is a still camera, it is the person behind the tool, right? Believe in yourself, create and inspire.

By: Emm Gee

Emm Gee — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 00:33:48 +0000

I saw Act Of Valor on the big screen and was blown away. I saw the trailer this week at the theater.Great job Shane.

By: Dave N.

Dave N. — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 21:42:58 +0000

Or the amazing 15 minute fight shot in Oldboy. The one in Children of Men is very impressive as well.

By: Ron

Ron — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:01:12 +0000

Also, the Act of Valor quality looks excellent.