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You balk at DSLRs but (whilst not the go-to option) they are increasingly being used by the industry. This[1] is an article just about the use of cannon's 5d mk
by polshaw 15y ago
You balk at DSLRs but (whilst not the go-to option) they are increasingly being used by the industry. This[1] is an article just about the use of cannon's 5d mkII. You can add Slumdog Millionaire and 127 hours to this list. If it's good enough for an oscar winner?
1. http://canon5d.wonderhowto.com/blog/canons-5d-mark-ii-invades-hollywood-0129387/ http://canon5d.wonderhowto.com/blog/canons-5d-mark-ii-invade...
- MrScruff 15y agoSure, I know they get used for reference and elements. Getting a lower quality plate just increases the post production costs anyway so it's generally a false economy. That said, digital is certainly here to stay and the cost of professional equipment continues to drop.
- berkut 15y agoThose were just reference images for the lookdev and environment mapping (at least in Iron Man) or set background plates in the compositor - feature films are generally recorded at 2K (2048x1556) or (these days moving to) 4K (4096x3112), DSLRs aren't capable of that resolution for movies.
- polshaw 15y agoThat's not always the case, scenes of Slumdog millionaire (in the streets) were filmed purely with DSLR, same for the subway scenes of Black Swan. Not a feature film but the entire season 6 finale of House was exclusively shot on a 5D mkII, and a couple of small BBC series have been. I appreciate that of course 'proper' digital cinema cameras are better, but this shows that DSLRs are very much competent, and they are only going to get better.