Cinematographer Roger Deakins Switching From Film to Digital Camera
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Cinematographer Roger Deakins Switching From Film to Digital Camera - The Hollywood Reporter |
Re: Cinematographer Roger Deakins Switching From Film to Digital Camera
“No Country for Old Men” was a wonderful and powerful film and one of his best.
I'm sure Roger will produce great movies with his digital Arri as he did with the previous film version...it is after all, the subject matter of each film that is the most important. Roger's choice was no doubt swayed mainly by the fact that it will make it far cheaper to produce in digital and help remain within budget without the inherent problems of wasted film spools. |
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I don't think the cost of film stock was a factor, it's a small percentage of the budget of a major feature film, it would be more he likes the look of the Alexa compared to current film stocks.
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Re: Cinematographer Roger Deakins Switching From Film to Digital Camera
There is no doubt that he likes the 'look' of the latest digital or he wouldn't have begun to use it in the first place...
But without a doubt, overall budget and ease of workflow, especially post editing were deciding factors that helped sway his opinions. |
Re: Cinematographer Roger Deakins Switching From Film to Digital Camera
According to 24 DP, Rodney Charters, all US dramatic TV production has switched from film to digital with the exception of Glee. He had no idea what reason Glee had for staying with film.
Charters was speaking at the Canon booth at NAB. After his talk, I asked for his advice to my son who has just moved to LA to get into the industry. His response (in his signature Kiwi accent) was, "Be pleasant as hell and work your ass off because there are ten people behind you who want your job." ;) |
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If the images didn't satisfy him, the factors you mention wouldn't even be a consideration. They're not his problem anyway, his name is build on the images and he's found a digital camera that gives what he wants. This may or may not keep the producer happy. Other top DPs may have totally different opinions and want to use 65mm film and has a director who also wants to go that route in their feature film. TV drama s much more budget driven in this regard than high end features |
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Maybe the kids on Glee are cheap enough anyway! :) |
Re: Cinematographer Roger Deakins Switching From Film to Digital Camera
Digital has recently surpassed film, in low light sensitivity. This is a very important cost saving factor, for a number of productions, especially those heading for TV.
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