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Some Scenes In The Avengers [Not] Filmed On an iPhone [Updated]

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chiefroastbeef said:
Juan007 said:
Cinema quality video from iPhone 4S. Amazing what Apple has accomplished.
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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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You're absolutely clueless. An image sensor isn't a camera. Camera requires an image sensor, a lens, and an IC to do image processing at minimum. Go back to your fandroid troll cave.
 
While the iPhone was not used to film any scenes it might have been used to take some stills that were used in the trailer. Perhaps the pictures of the comic book were taken with the iPhone.
 
Every hour costs $$$

thenerdal said:
I think the guy is lying, they have a budget of $220 million, that's way more than last year's Captain America. How could they not afford a camera? :confused:
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Time is money in film production. On a big-budget film, it costs $250k+ every day whether or not you get any usable shots. Because the crew needs to set up everything, and they get paid by the hour. (IIRC) So if you can save an hour here or there, it does add up.

Directors are under the gun to wrap production on time and on budget, so if they can get away with an iPhone shot here or there, they'll do it. Especially for shots they didn't plan ahead, and don't want to slip their schedule to shoot.
 
Will do good said:
wow. I'm sure the iphone is good, but I'll credit the DP/cameraman.
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While I would agree that a DP is where credit is due on how good or bad a shot looks. He of course picks the equipment he or she feels is right for the circumstances. A good DP wouldn't choose equipment that could not give him/her the image that is wanted.
 
GFLPraxis said:
Unless he had an early release 4S, that means there will be 720p scenes in the movie, which might stand out on the 1080p Blu-ray release...
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Not on my TV they won't :cool:

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And I pay money to watch this?? Get cameras like the big guys Avatar & Batman.
 
SockRolid said:
Time is money in film production. On a big-budget film, it costs $250k+ every day whether or not you get any usable shots. Because the crew needs to set up everything, and they get paid by the hour. (IIRC) So if you can save an hour here or there, it does add up.

Directors are under the gun to wrap production on time and on budget, so if they can get away with an iPhone shot here or there, they'll do it. Especially for shots they didn't plan ahead, and don't want to slip their schedule to shoot.
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Doubt they can get away with it since the iPhone doesn't do 2k resolution or 4k, so it would be low quality on a big screen in theaters.
 
It's nice to know they're shooting movies with the lowest quality crap imaginable. 720p for a MOVIE that will play in theaters? This stuff should be filmed either with actual film or in UltraHD (4320p) so that future generations will have a high quality transfer available to them (we will not stay at 1080p forever, especially for high-end home theater and the actual cinema). It's like looking back now at certain TV shows filmed in NTSC. You cannot make HD transfers from NTSC. You're permanently stuck with garbage whereas and old show like Hogans Heroes or even classic movies like Casablanca are easy to transfer into HD versions since they were made on film. I know some people think 1080p is the best thing since sliced bread, but people are going to look back a couple of decades from now and see 1080p the same way we now see 480p.
 
Juan007 said:
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You're absolutely clueless. An image sensor isn't a camera. Camera requires an image sensor, a lens, and an IC to do image processing at minimum. Go back to your fandroid troll cave.
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actually he's right. it doesn't matter if you have the best lens if you have a tiny sensor like that.

i would love to see a tiny sensor like that do a dof like this

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you just can't, period.

calling others troll and looking like and ass while doing it is not a god thing.
 
"Siri, take a shot of Thor walking by"

Would you like me to apply "instant massive lens-flare" filter?

"Of course."

Ah, a modern action director's dream. At least the errant lens-flare part.
 
dalexa said:
actually he's right. it doesn't matter if you have the best lens if you have a tiny sensor like that.

i would love to see a tiny sensor like that do a dof like this

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you just can't, period.

calling others troll and looking like and ass while doing it is not a god thing.
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While I agree with you in principle (film studies degree, photography teacher) I had to be THAT GUY and find this video...

http://vimeo.com/30578363
 
Well too bad then

There is no iPhone scene, what are you looking at.? ... Nothing more to see here!!

Move along, folks.. Huzzahh!!
 
I'm not surprised that the movie isn't filmed on an iPhone 4S. I am surprised at how thoroughly misquoted he was.
 
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No.. He stated as much in the third graph.
 
Gib said:
While I agree with you in principle (film studies degree, photography teacher) I had to be THAT GUY and find this video...

http://vimeo.com/30578363
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Except in order to even get that kind of DoF with the actual (not 35mm equiv.) focal length of the iPhone's lens, you'd have to be inches in front of the actors face...

I understand this isn't a camera site so I don't expect most people to understand this stuff, but seriously read up on it if you're going to correct someone.

http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/depth-of-field.htm
 
Shooting video THAT good with an iPhone was just not plausible: the 4S wasn’t out yet!
 
Skika said:
My god. That is horrible!
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What are you talking about? I've got a CRT TV also. We here have no HD channels etc., only digital signal (about 480i or 480p), that has somehow a DVD quality. The same goes for the cable operators.

So it is not worth to invest into any kind of HD ready or HD screen for the average consumer.

Buying one is only worth in situations, if you want to play HD ready Xbox 360 or Playstation 3 games (most games work in 720p mode) or when you want to look at MKV rips, that you can get on torrents.
 
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Lol at the people who claims which scenes was shot with the iPhone
 
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