TAMPA FILM BLOG
Where Tampa filmmakers unite. News. Opinions. Knowledge. Power.
PREVIOUS BLOG POST - BLOG POSTS - AUTHOR - POST TO BLOG - NEXT BLOG POST
Wednesday, April 1, 2009 - 7:52 PM - Tampa Indie Film Log for Filmmaker C. A. Passinault
Z3D5 CAMERA WORK REVEALED
Anyone wondering just how they got the look of the film Z3D5? I did. So, just like I did with the producers of Dirty Bomb Diaries, which is also playing on the Tampa Bay Film Online Film Festival, I went straight to the source and asked Australian filmmaker Daniel Armstrong of Strong Man Pictures the question:
What kind of camera was used by your D.P.?
The
footage is excellent, and many people in the Tampa indie film scene are
wondering about your choice of camera, and how the film was shot.
Great work!
Sincerely,
Tampa Bay Film
Hiya Tampa Bay Film,
Many thank yous
for the positive comments! It's very gratifying and
humbling and we greatly appreciate it!
As for our choice
of camera, we shot on a Digi-Beta camera we were
lucky enough to have access to that week. It was a Sony F750. As for
how we shot it - we were handheld for the majority of the time, and
decided that we would utilise a lot of "long lens" focus pulls
to get
that heat hazey/sunburned vibe. We also hade a home made pipe dolly on
hand for a couple of shots.
The D.P was definitely
aiming for a very stylised collection of shots.
We shot slightly over-exposed in natural light with the intention of
pegging it back in post - having a raw image that was just a little
too "hot" gave us somewhere to go with colour adjustment and
gamma
adjustment in the edit to help create the post apocalyptic look we
wanted.
We pulled a lot
of the blue spectrum out of the image in post as well,
to create the yellow highlights. Just straight forward RGB
adjustments, no fancy filters.
I should probably
mention that the sound design is in my opinion the
most important aspect of any film when it comes to making it have an
impact or stand out. Awsome sound makes footage look better. Try
Watchmen with no sound and suddenly it doesn't look nearly as cool. I
think that the sound is one of the keys to the "look" of Z3D5,
we
spent much more time doing sound than actually shooting.
Thanks for supporting
our film - let me know if anything I just said
was of interest!
Cheers
Daniel.
Good stuff. I'm thinking of
doing more of this, as far as asking the filmmakers how they did their
work, in order to benefit Tampa filmmakers. I may just use the Tampa Film
Blog for behind the scenes stuff and these Q&A's.
If you haven't seen Z3D5 yet, you need to. It's a great film. Click on
the picture to watch the film on the Tampa Bay Film Online Film Festival.
Well, I have to run. I'm going to be working on a project for the next
two days, and then I have another project to do the day after that.
PREVIOUS BLOG POST - BLOG POSTS - AUTHOR - POST TO BLOG - NEXT BLOG POST
UPDATED 12/09/10
© Copyright 2009 Tampa Film Blog. All Rights reserved.
TAMPA FILM UPDATES - ABOUT TAMPA FILM BLOG - TAMPA INDIE FILM NEWS - TAMPA FILM ANNOUNCEMENTS - TAMPA FILM BLOG AUTHORS - FILMMAKER C. A. PASSINAULT - TAMPA FILM BLOG BLOG POSTS - TAMPA FILM SERVICES - TAMPA FILM BLOG FEATURES - POST TO TAMPA FILM BLOG
TAMPA BAY FILM - TAMPA FILM BLOG - TAMPA FILM REVOLUTION - TAMPA POP CULTURE
Tampa Pop Culture and Entertainment web site
Super Raptor Class web site by Tampa Advertising Agency Eos MediaArts. Tampa Film Blog originally online 02/28/08 as a Scroll Class site. Re-launched as the first Super Raptor Class site, optimized to become a part of the Tampa Bay Film site network, on 10/01/09.
The Tampa Film Blog covers, but is not limited to, the following Tampa Bay and Florida markets:
Tampa, Ybor City, Hyde Park, Westshore, Apollo Beach, Clearwater, Clearwater Beach, Saint Pete (St Petersburg), Palm Harbour, Brandon, Plant City, Lakeland, Orlando, Winter Park, Sarasota, Bradenton, Daytona Beach, Miami, Miami Beach, South Beach, Deerfield Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Key West, and Palm Springs.
© Copyright 2006 - 2012 Tampa Film Blog. All rights reserved. Presented as-is, with no guarantees expressed or implied. Informational use only. Tampa Bay Film is not legally liable for the content on this web site, and use of any content waives us from liability. Anyone using the content on this site or attempting anything described on this site assumes all legal and civil liability. Please be familiar with with your local laws before using this site. Information on Tampa Bay Film is not to be taken as legal advice or advice which may be covered under any licensed or regulated profession. Opinions expressed on this web site are those of the individual contributor and may not be shared by other contributors, models, photographers, or businesses who may be involved with this web site or our online community. Tampa Bay Film is a free, no-obligation professional independent film and talent resource web site operated from Tampa, Florida, by a team of professional freelance and agency-represented talent. For more, please read our Disclaimer.
Super Raptor Class Web Site by Eos MediaArts, a Passinault.Com company. Super Raptor Class 0001, commissioned 100109.1600 hrs.
Web Site Design by Tampa Advertising Agency Eos MediaArts. Main Tampa photography by Aurora PhotoArts. Tampa Bay events by Eventi Stage and Eventi Events. Our Tampa Film Showcase monthly Tampa film festival and networking event series by Eventi Stage, a Passinault.Com company.
TAMPA FILM BLOG SITE INDEX UPDATE LOG
Tampa Film Blog Site Directories Refreshed 06/02/12 - 10/29/25/2057/2108/
© Copyright 2008-2025 Tampa Film Blog. All rights reserved