Archive for June, 2008

This is Cybel, reporting from the front lines. The resident Director of Photography. Before I discuss the Sony EX1 camera (a handheld flash memory HD camera that sells for $6500), let it be clear that I am a film girl. The day I die and my life flashes before my eyes, it better be shot with Anamorphic lenses and on Eastman Color Negative.

Having said that, I recently went to a film test screening at Duart. The very generous Andy Young of Duart did his own test, comparing the Sony EX1 to the Red Camera (both 4k & 2k) and outputted to film. He also shot some footage of his family with the camera “straight out of the box”. It was a relief to see unbiased camera tests not orchestrated and financed by a corporation, in this case Sony.

This is a site for true film geeks. Forget the film watch the titles is a repository of some of pretty interesting cinematic title designs. Playing on the front page as of this writing is a personal favorite of mine “The Good The Bad and The Ugly”.

Independent filmmakers looking to draw inspiration for their own projects may find this useful.

Also do a little research on Saul Bass and graphic design, but tread carefully if you plan to borrow heavily on his sensibility, as I believe Spike Lee caught some heat for his Clockers poster design which bore a striking resemblance to Anatomy of a Murder.

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