As of now, the plan is to make a music video for The SHES for one of the songs on their last album,
Then It Starts To Feel Like Summer. I've been researching different options for filming and, as 16mm is looking less practical because of time and money, am turning towards DSLRs. I was really interested in using 16mm because i think the look and texture of it is incredible and pretty much every music video before 2000 was shot on it, but because it takes a long time to develop, i've never worked with it before, and it costs so much, digital is looking like a better option for this. I remembered back to an article i read a while ago in the
American Cinematographer magazine about the shooting of
Black Swan. The film was shot in super 16, but the scene in the subway was filmed on a canon 7d (a very common prosumer still and video camera) because of how small it was so they wouldnt have to pay for permits. They did tests and were able to match the color and grain in post production, which leads me to believe that digital can be adjusted to look a little more similar to film. Digital production of movies is becoming increasingly common because its generally cheaper than film and you can directly see the image that will come out of the camera. Feature films shot on DSLRs include
- Tiny Furniture (which is part of the Criterion Collection (even if it doesn't deserve to be at all))
- Like Crazy
- Escape From Tomorrow
- Goodbye to Language 3D (an upcoming Godard film)
And used in supplemental photography for
As i continue my research, i will look up more about the pros and cons of using these cameras, who i could borrow one from, as well as start thinking of ideas for the actual video, talking with the band about their ideas
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