Hi all,
I have written a short that I'm keen on shooting myself. Now this would be my first foray into filming my own short and because this is going to be micro budget. I've been watching some videos in regards to shooting using a Samsung Galaxy S8+ and it seems to be a good start out "no-budget" ca...
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Debbie, which is why I suggested that a phone is perfect for the kind of shoot Matthew is doing.
However it is not a professional tool. it will not produce professional results in a professional manne...
Expand commentDebbie, which is why I suggested that a phone is perfect for the kind of shoot Matthew is doing.
However it is not a professional tool. it will not produce professional results in a professional manner. It will not allow professionals to work in the manner we demand to be able to bring the images we want to the screen.
The London Film School taking money for classes does not make it a viable appropriate tool for production. It means they are cashing in on a trend and on those who wish the trend to be true. Good business for them but bad for the business.
Other than deflection, none of this has to do with creativity. If you think the Lawrence of Arabia comment was about creativity, then I see exactly where you are coming from. Again, for this project of Matthew's, a phone is a viable tool given the parameters that he laid out.
"Soderbergh shot the whole movie on an iPhone. While Baker has said he used a phone instead of traditional cameras due to budgetary constraints, Soderbergh said he was so impressed with the quality of...
Expand comment"Soderbergh shot the whole movie on an iPhone. While Baker has said he used a phone instead of traditional cameras due to budgetary constraints, Soderbergh said he was so impressed with the quality of iPhone cinematography that he would likely continue to use phones to shoot his movies going forward."
http://www.indiewire.com/2018/01/steven-soderbergh-interview-sundance-ip...
Then good luck with that.
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Now there's a blast from the past. I actually utilized a Fisher-Price Pixelvision camera for its look in a specific sequence in a TV movie a really long time ago. But certainly not as the main camera...
Expand commentNow there's a blast from the past. I actually utilized a Fisher-Price Pixelvision camera for its look in a specific sequence in a TV movie a really long time ago. But certainly not as the main camera for the picture.
I believe it might be more relevant to say that Soderbergh can probably fund and sell any picture regardless of any visual inadequacies. Having uttered the same proclamations about various cameras in the past, this is merely another. Have to wait and see what he did. Not all of his experiments have worked out so well.
"Phoning it in" is a derisive term, now with new implications. Still it is a great choice for the situation and parameters that Matthew laid out.
@Andrew. I do not disagree with you that professional equipment executes infinite more possibilities visually, but “Needs Must” and if an artist only has the basics, then that is their tool. A phone m...
Expand comment@Andrew. I do not disagree with you that professional equipment executes infinite more possibilities visually, but “Needs Must” and if an artist only has the basics, then that is their tool. A phone might be scorned on a studio set, but a gifted artist can capture a unique story, which might in turn catch a producers eye at festivals etc. i phone projects are a means to an end, (not the end of the line) and even if footage is less than perfect, the idea behind a cutting edge project may gain recognition. (If its a super smart idea.) If I was young now, I would have done the LFS course on i phone. To get my ideas out into the world, I used to have to write and lick stamps, and post envelopes. LOL If only, when I started out there were i phones.