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mellowgold wrote:I really liked The Kindergarten Teacher it placed just outside my top 10 of 2018. Maggie Gyllenhaal is just so damn good in it! one of the best performances of the year. The last 15 min kinda sunk the movie for me a bit. ive had this pic saved on my phone for months now.
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Franco wrote:There was an interview posted today in the Soderbergh/high flying bird thread where he talks about the benefits of shooting that way - mainly logistics and opening up the possibility to happen upon new locations. Not to mention the fact the movie wouldn’t have gotten made if there was a large unwieldy crew
Franco wrote:Outside of that (because I was more than fine with the look and feel) I think there’s also something to what he said about the effect it has on the performances. That a minimal set up has a way of inspiring something new in actors.
creedence tapes wrote:Ok hold on the kindergarten teacher was trash, explain yourselves
tricksforchips wrote:Franco wrote:There was an interview posted today in the Soderbergh/high flying bird thread where he talks about the benefits of shooting that way - mainly logistics and opening up the possibility to happen upon new locations. Not to mention the fact the movie wouldn’t have gotten made if there was a large unwieldy crew
Yeah, Soderbergh has long given interviews like this and talked about the democratization of cinema and that's why he uses the iPhone... also its ease of use. But it's not like digital cinema outside of the iPhone entirely requires massive crews. It's all so advanced. Anyone with basic camera knowledge can operate a RED or an Alexa Mini or even a Blackmagic camera. They all look infinitely better than an iPhone even in natural light.
The film cost 5 million dollars to make, having 3 camera assistants wouldn't break the bank. If you're talking about the democratization of cinema, you should make a movie with an iPhone for 50$. As far as I'm concerned, if your budget is that high, you are using the iPhone as a gimmick and that's it -- even if you say otherwise. It's posturing.
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neely o'hara wrote:tricksforchips wrote:Franco wrote:There was an interview posted today in the Soderbergh/high flying bird thread where he talks about the benefits of shooting that way - mainly logistics and opening up the possibility to happen upon new locations. Not to mention the fact the movie wouldn’t have gotten made if there was a large unwieldy crew
Yeah, Soderbergh has long given interviews like this and talked about the democratization of cinema and that's why he uses the iPhone... also its ease of use. But it's not like digital cinema outside of the iPhone entirely requires massive crews. It's all so advanced. Anyone with basic camera knowledge can operate a RED or an Alexa Mini or even a Blackmagic camera. They all look infinitely better than an iPhone even in natural light.
The film cost 5 million dollars to make, having 3 camera assistants wouldn't break the bank. If you're talking about the democratization of cinema, you should make a movie with an iPhone for 50$. As far as I'm concerned, if your budget is that high, you are using the iPhone as a gimmick and that's it -- even if you say otherwise. It's posturing.
even the most basic camera package can become unwieldy and expensive, and more so when you add in grip equipment, dollies, cranes. DPs love to add in as much expensive/bulky equipment as they possibly can - i don't blame them, but they can easily sink a budget and eat up time on set.
i don't love soderbergh's iphone cinematography (haven't seen high flying bird, thought unsane looked OK), but he clearly knows the exact money value of paying a 1st AC to pull focus vs. poking a screen and instantly doing it. and i think someone working at soderbergh's level (vs. gritty non-union indie filmmaking) has to make very bold decisions if they want to not get bogged down by the built-in costs of using experienced labor.
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