Nuts and Bolts of Shooting 'Act of Valor'

Great write up over at Shane Hurlbut's blog. Here's a clip:

• Based on our shooting style and the options made available by using the 5D, we shot nearly 200 hours of footage. Since there was no way to automate the syncing process between the different cameras and separately recorded audio, that became a labor intensive process for our assistant editors in Avid. Instead of using a Unity, we just duplicated the source media across our editing systems. As sequences came together, would get source lists to start Twixtoring the Canon source files in AE and link them into Premiere sequences using EDLs. We added the 2K film scans and scaled the rest of the footage to 2K to match. Here are more details about Editing Act of Valor.

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'Mario & Nette' Shot on the Canon 5D III

Canon's 5D Mark II has been used to shoot a bunch of Hollywood movies including 'Act of Valor', 'Rubber', bits of 'Captain America' and 'Iron Man', 'Like Crazy' (Canon 7D), 'Red State' (7D),  and '127 Hours'.

It's got great image quality and, especially with Canon lenses, produces a slightly cool/neutral color balance, which is perfect -- at least as a starting point -- for most movies.

Canon is releasing their new 5D Mark III this month. Here's a sample video.

(Probably best at 720p. Control appears in lower right of player after clicking start)


















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A Couple Short Films

Raw Lightscapes from Enrique Pacheco on Vimeo.

Raw Time Lapse, Iceland. from Enrique Pacheco on Vimeo.

'SF to Paris in Two Minutes'

SF to Paris in Two Minutes from Beep Show on Vimeo.

Short Shorts

Here's a couple short films shot on the Canon 5D Mark II

'Monarch Butterfly'



'Full Moon'

Movies Shot on the Canon 5D Mark II

I've mentioned before how DSLRs like the Canon 5D are now a viable option for shooting feature movies. They yield high quality imagery and are way cheaper than shooting film or using cameras like the RED.

Here's a couple examples from Philip Bloom:



This stuff can't be captured on film. Dynamic range is excellent. Good contrast characteristics. Saturated color. Sharp.



This one is by Vincent Laforet. Really shows off the tech capability of the 5D Mark II. Was used by Canon as a demo video.



Here's a hi-def version that will knock your socks off.