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This isn’t new, David Lynch shot Inland Empire with a Sony DCR VX1000.

The more money the less competitors. Big budget implies quality. That's not the case.

Omg how’d you do it? Looks amazing

Years ago, when I was hosting the DCP / Artful Camera podcast, the idea of using autofocus was considered an amateur move (unjustly, I might add). My ideal kit these days fits in my pocket most days, and occasionally in a small backpack. I love the idea of the immediacy of filmmaking with a studio in my pocket.

Once DJI drops their full-frame $2000 mirrorless, it’s gonna be OVER for a lot of cine cam companies. The OP3 is already a revelation coming from something like a mildly-rigged A7Sii. Small, good wireless systems are also disruptive tech, like the newest DJI Mic Mini, or even Track Es with COS11s/4060s. Booms of course still have a place, but with the wide acceptance of seeing gigantic “podcast” SM7Bs in frame now, talking head stuff for short-form is getting so democratized. Throw in great new lights like affordable panels such as Amaran F22c or even Zhiyun C100 and now you can get super results from half a backpack worth of gear. I’m not saying it’s time to bin all your c stands, just that you might not need an Alexa rental for your next festival flick if things keep trending this direction.

Audiences didn't like the look of the Creator. You can kind of see the cheap cam effect on skin grads - but audiences just thought it looked "off" and "videoish". It also caused all kinds of problems in post, that cost $$, and all kinds of problems shooting - ditto. The end of that story, in actual reality. Also, Hollywood cares about scripts, stars, financing and IP. We at the producer end could care less about some camera. You can buy a used Alexa for less than a new FX3. That fact changes nothing in my life. Because again - unless you have a really great script (you think you do, but likely you don't) stars, a great editor, a great DP, and other things that do matter, what do I care about some mediocre camera existing or not, at any cost. Even if I buy the most expensive cam out there, and pay 75K (actually I would rent it for far less than that), that's spare change on my multi-million budgets. No one cares. Like, not even a little bit.

What’s NEW about this concept. Naturally the INDUSTRY wants CREWS & PRODUCTIONS to keep using tiresome, exhausting, OLD & ineffective TOOLS that makes money for companies like ARRI, PANAVSION using HMI’S etc. it all helps the people at the top. CHANGE is coming & the old school dinosaurs are freaking out that their jobs are on the line. BRING on the revolution. DJI is a fine example of this change with the Ronin 4D.

If he can find a way to make an epic big Hollywood movie with a tiny camera in a better way, I think that’s great, and we need more filmmakers doing what works for them instead of doing what Hollywood wants them to. Zack Snyder shot a short film on an iPhone with a gimble and it looks Hollywood level

Wasn't it Spielberg that was the first director to use an ariflex that could film inside of a car and pan back and forth, when making "Sugarland Express"...before that, He shot the movie Duel with a small crew over only thirteen days...I think he might have went on to make them (Hollywood) a lot of money😅 $$

Avid is outdated? Yeah, try getting metadata to high end vendors like Skywalker Sound and ILM out of Resolve or FCP haha😅

Hollywood welcomes anything to make movies cheaper. They will still say they lost money on a movie, they just get to keep more of t.

Gave a Like because you dragged AVID

Creator looks like shit and all hype raised by paid advertisers.

Is this video a remake of Rebel Without A Crew?

But the movie still sucked

When studio films are now costing $250m+ and then they spend another $150m on marketing, then no one comes to the cinema to watch it - something has to change. Some directors embrace technology and efficiency = make sure the script & pre-vis works before filming starts. Reduce crew size (use modern tech), use emerging talent in front of camera no big bucks stars), keep principle photography as small as possible, don't rewrite the script during filming, no reshoots only pickups. Today's Post production / VFX - I don't know man, but that's a million people in the credits right there. Fix that by telling great stories Gareth Edwards, Alex Garland, James Gunn all get this, even if they don't always nail the script.

Hallelulah!

"...trying to emulate hollywood model without hollywood money."

Did you check out the Phantom Luts?

God bless.

This is a fact a lot of is missing. I argue all the time with a guy I work with who’s into film like me. All he wants is 8k an higher or 4K 60 no crop or the camera is worthless. Which to me screams lack of creativity. We should be focused on visual and not so much the tools as a film maker

Lighter is better. My favorite is still the movie Victoria (2015). One take, filmed on Canon C300 🎥

man don''t kill your highlights with your A cam. But this video is in good point

why do more than hd if uploading to youtube where people watch on a phone. people def fooled

Thanks for the info maboy. To achieve the red halation I realized a similar way to yours, but it takes a little more time. Basically you do two overlays instead of one. The bottom one is exactly the same as you described with the luma keyer. Now, the top one is the opposite: you want to use the luma keyer also, but setting the blending mode of the clip to "Alpha silhouette". Then, you make these two clips a compound clip and you change the blending mode of it depending on the colors and contrast you have in your footage. Anyways, I'm still experimenting with it but it's pretty accurate to the red halation phenomena that happens with analog film. You can even make more layers like the first luma keyer one, and adjusting the color between yellow, orange and red (and the gaussian blur you already applied to it), you can make it more customizable and realistic. Please let me know what you think if you try it!

I started shooting on a fx3 before I knew anything about the creator, I honestly just don't like big complicated lighting setups. I'm obsessed with how The Revenant looks, so what better to shoot on than a small camera that can shoot in the dark with great auto focus and tracking. Its genuinely saved several of my films, one even being shot in an alley in boston at night, only using street lights. It certainly doesn't look as good as a nice lighting setup, and Ive learned a lot from that, but the fact that I can just show up and shoot a film in one night is crazy.

Here we go again in another episode of "talking about the industry and stuff without knowing anything about it"

Your analysis is incredibly naive,. Films of a certain size require investors. Those investors need a rock solid guarantee that the film will get completed, & on time. Called a completion guarantee. As part of that deal, movies are required to carry liability insurance. That's expensive. The insurance companies then apoint" risk assessors". Unless U R Tom Cruise, these assessments have to be followed, as there is no payout if there is an accident or delay in production. These factors have a much much bigger bearing on how films are shot & crewed than a stupid camera. Here in Hollywood, all union crew members are required to undergo exhaustive & continuing safety training, which can lead to crew members saying no to producers. Normally for safety reasons. We all remember John Landis. Shooting The Creator in 3rd world countries, with little concern or oversight of health & safety maybe worked for that project, but not should not be viewed as a model going forward. I have been on sets, in countries, where the safety of the crew is secondary. When someone gets injured or even killed, it really brings it all home. I've walked off as DP on several occasions . No movie ever, is worth the cost of a human life. So get over the stupid obsession that somehow, the camera & LED lights leads to a faster / less constrained working environment. The crew & actors all deserve the time & equipment to provide a safe working environment for all concerned. There is nothing clever about the way Gareth Edward's is working.

3:08 yeah, amen to that. I know the pain 🙋‍♂awesome video, thanks.

Watching a BTS of this, Gareth explains another reason they went with the FX3 was because the cost of the camera opened up more to the budget of actually getting to go to all the wonderful locations in the film. Smaller crew, smaller camera, and then more budget for better locations.

Hollywood is not scared of change, they are just unaware of it. The reason being that most of the people who make these technical decisions are IT guys who are just going to look at the expenses of post-production as a whole. They are not aware of the creative process and they don't even know what they are missing out on. Post-prod in the industry is like a factory, workers work and it is just about if the end product looks the same as the director and studios imagined it to be. A lot of people in the post-prod use Media Composer but it not out of choice.

I dont know it looked more like a you tube video low detail

I think if someone mentions the creator, then they should also mention that they used vintage lenses that cost 25k each. And the look comes down to the lens as well. Just because they used the same body as consumer doesn't mean that prosumer can do it as well as easily as people make it sound... especially since they also had CGI done by some of the best in the business

Definitely looks like flim👌

Listen I worked on battlestar galactica and they brought in a panasonic hvx200. The crew was saying how The industry wasn't trouble with all the emerging little cameras. What you realize on a show is that you need.Grips, you need a stunt department.You need hair you need Props, you need everything that the movie industry needs.You can make a Make a camera package less expensive that only affects the rental house like PAN division but doesn't affect the industry.The industry still needs all the moving parts and it will never change

Please turn the lights on in your room

great video!

First time indie film makers, “I need 8 k for my VFX”……….. okay, sure pal.

This is mostly untrue. Very mislead take.

I shoot at 1080 and have no regrets. Less space, longer battery life and in the end the same result for the viewer.

DR is the key not res 😎✌️

He worked with Ryan Johnson on The Last Jedi....my condolences ;)

Don’t understand it’s luts? A color profile or what?

in my experience, depending on display size and viewing distance, as you increase resolution above 2K, it's very much diminishing returns. Are there use cases for more resolution? Sure, but for general content creation... 4K makes for some amazingly sharp images. Yes, manufacturers need to sell new stuff to stay in business, and that means resolution is a selling point, but do we actually need it? Sometimes, but generally no, not really. In fact, really well mastered Full HD is totally fine for a shockingly large number of instances.

If Camera Resolution Doesn't Matter make a feature film in 2025 at 360p. Resolution is important but there are diminishing returns above 3-4k unless you need to do lots of cropping.

I think 4k is needed 2k is just visibly worse

Dude thank you so much for this I needed to hear this 🫡

What I actually fear is AI taking over human's jobs in filmmaking, a technology which gareth edwards also seem to be keen to

I think cropping, larger sensor, and compression are more than enough compelling arguments to have just in themselves. The crop factor really gives you a lot of freedom with framing a perfect image every time. Furthermore, 6k+ GREATLY helps with VFX and keying, to the point where it's night and day. Even with AI upscale, a 2.8k image to 6k just doesn't look right, and won't for a very long time. The degraded look at lower resolutions may be trendy right now, but it’s too nuanced to be a reliable long-term template, and the appeal is wearing out because everyone is doing it, kind of like the optical flare/Michael Bay-style craze through 2007-2012ish. The price hike to 6k with most lines isn't really enough to sacrifice these things imo.

you're saying all that but your video is blurry and noisy