ppc_michael
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Oh my goodness. That's cool and stuff, but I'm glad I'm not the colorist on that film. 
Some Scenes In The Avengers [Not] Filmed On an iPhone [Updated]
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Hmm, the DP's facebook status has since clarified that he did not shoot any scenes with an iPhone..."just to clarify! I didn't shoot any scenes on the avengers on an iPhone"
It could be believed the interviewer meant to say the canon 5D.
Hmm, the DP's facebook status has since clarified that he did not shoot any scenes with an iPhone..."just to clarify! I didn't shoot any scenes on the avengers on an iPhone"
It could be believed the interviewer meant to say the canon 5D.
I call this article a LIAR!! iPhone does not have better camera or video. Before iPhone 4s came out, it was only a 5MP with 720p. So are they saying that the Avenger is shot in a low quality phone? Did the stars cost too much that they have to use cheap camera? Whoa? I'm not going to see this movie then. But I bet they gonna convert it to 35mm later in production.
Lone Deranger
macrumors 68000
Looks like the article has been edited to remove the sentence mentioning the iPhone!
Impressive but was the film cut on FCP X?
No, it was cut in iMovie on iPad 2.
You have that right. Just having paint doesn't make you a portrait artist. Thus, just having a kick butt camera does not make you a cinematographer.
Great work on the 80's era Mattel PXL100 that recorded on audio tape as something like 100 x 100 in b/w has been done. There were a few post-era Film Noir shorts done on this that totally kicked with a good story line.
Dale Campbell
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Misquoted
I have it on good authority that he was misquoted and the shots were made on a 5dmkII.
I have it on good authority that he was misquoted and the shots were made on a 5dmkII.
poppasketti
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Well, this is just weird. The line about the iPhone was edited from the article, so either he misspoke or he's lying now. I think the former. Unless the idea of the shot was from the perspective of a bystander, there's no reason to film part of a Hollywood movie on an iPhone other than to say you did it.
I agree that lighting and skill are more important than the equipment, but lighting and skill plus professional equipment is better.
An iPhone is basically a one-off deal; it is set for high contrast and high saturation leaving very little room for adjustment in post, whereas a Red camera, like a film camera, shoots more raw information that can be manipulated more freely.
Also, forget the bluray, what happens when you blow it up to 4k in some of the new cinema projectors?!
Well, this is just weird. The line about the iPhone was edited from the article, so either he misspoke or he's lying now. I think the former. Unless the idea of the shot was from the perspective of a bystander, there's no reason to film part of a Hollywood movie on an iPhone other than to say you did it.
I agree that lighting and skill are more important than the equipment, but lighting and skill plus professional equipment is better.
An iPhone is basically a one-off deal; it is set for high contrast and high saturation leaving very little room for adjustment in post, whereas a Red camera, like a film camera, shoots more raw information that can be manipulated more freely.
Also, forget the bluray, what happens when you blow it up to 4k in some of the new cinema projectors?!
wrinkster22
macrumors 68030
the iPhone has a good camera but can it really compare to professional grade cameras? They probably will shoot just 5 seconds with an iPhone so they can say they did.
Has anyone seen the banned iPad 2 promo on youtube?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvG0fbdMwGc
Did you know that the entire kings speech was shot on an iPad 2?
Has anyone seen the banned iPad 2 promo on youtube?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvG0fbdMwGc
Did you know that the entire kings speech was shot on an iPad 2?
Senseotech
macrumors 6502a
Content and quotes from the article notwithstanding, bonus awesome points for the NIN track for the trailer!
akb
macrumors regular
You're worried about quality on the Blu-ray? What about the 50ft+ cinema screen? An iPhone 4 can capture less than half of the resolution a 2K digital cinema projector is capable of.
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That sounds much more likely. It's amazing what people are producing with D-SLRs.
chiefroastbeef
macrumors 6502a
Probably not Apple, but the company that developed the camera, other phone manufacturers have been pushing out 8MP cameras for a while now..
No respectable Hollywood director filming a blockbuster will use a tiny sensor cell phone camera to be display on the cinema screens... No matter the lighting, it can't possibly be blown up to cinema screen sizes without looking like garbage. Imagine using those footage and having to add in effects.
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Did you know that the entire kings speech was shot on an iPad 2?
That is not true. iPad 2 has a bad camera with a .7 MP Camera. How can you tell me that the King's speech was shot with that? That is so false.
zapnyc
macrumors member
I think two shots on the trailer look iPhone-y...
Thor holding the hammer up into the sun...
and
a near-ground-level shot on a street during a chase or fight
Perhaps some of you have seen the "iPhone Fashion Shoot" which proved that it's more about lighting....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOoGjtSy7xY
Thor holding the hammer up into the sun...
and
a near-ground-level shot on a street during a chase or fight
Perhaps some of you have seen the "iPhone Fashion Shoot" which proved that it's more about lighting....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOoGjtSy7xY
BreuerEditor
macrumors 6502
???
The interview from the site posted clearly says:
No mention of iPhone......
The interview from the site posted clearly says:
No mention of iPhone......
The thing with the iPhone is that it can't shoot at 4k resolution or even 2k for theaters.
SockRolid
macrumors 68000
My guess
I think the 2-shot of Captain America behind Iron Man (just about 1 second long, at 1:05) looks like it could have been shot with an iPhone. Doesn't quite have the same dynamic range or sharpness as the other shots. (Of course, it's hard to tell on a 27" screen...)
Also, it's an extremely low-angle shot. The director might have decided to add the shot for its "emotional impact," then realized that moving the main camera would have taken an hour. The low angle meant moving the big camera nearly to the floor, which would likely require switching to a short tripod or other specialized mount. And a hand-held shot just wouldn't be steady enough. So he might have decided on the spot to shoot it on iPhone on a quickly improvised rig, and use the shot if it came out well enough.
I think the 2-shot of Captain America behind Iron Man (just about 1 second long, at 1:05) looks like it could have been shot with an iPhone. Doesn't quite have the same dynamic range or sharpness as the other shots. (Of course, it's hard to tell on a 27" screen...)
Also, it's an extremely low-angle shot. The director might have decided to add the shot for its "emotional impact," then realized that moving the main camera would have taken an hour. The low angle meant moving the big camera nearly to the floor, which would likely require switching to a short tripod or other specialized mount. And a hand-held shot just wouldn't be steady enough. So he might have decided on the spot to shoot it on iPhone on a quickly improvised rig, and use the shot if it came out well enough.
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