Blackmagic Cinema e Production 4K Telecamere utilizzate in Damon Gameau’s ‘That Sugar Film’
Che i prodotti Blackmagic sono ottimi strumenti per girare film con low budget è noto, un ottimo esempio è ” That Sugar Film”, documentario 2015 dell’attore e regista Damon Gameau, dove è stato fatto un ottimo uso delle Blackmagic Cinema Camera e Production Camera 4K, e di DaVinci Resolve. Se vi rimane qualche dubbio, basta dare un’occhiata al trailer:splendidamente girato sotto e vedere per la vostra auto.
Nel ‘That Sugar Film’ Gameau racconta le conseguenze sull’organismo dello zucchero presenti negli alimenti di tutti i giorni (anche quelli non indicati in etichetta, come in bibite e caramelle, ed altri prodotti), ed analizza e il loro ruolo nella nostra dieta, affidandosi ad esperti e celebrità. Per questo film Gameau, ha avuto come direttore della fotografia Judd Overton, ed assieme hanno girato tutto il mondo. Utilizzare le Cinema Camera Blackmagic è stata, come sottolinea Overton, “Per me, le telecamere Blackmagic hanno la dinamica e la qualità dell’immagine in una camera compatta, facile da trasportare. In viaggio sulle strade di tutto il mondo in 40 giorni, ho girato in ProRes e per lo più l’ho tenuta in mano oppure a spalla con un piccolo rig “. O girato ovunque dal centro commerciale affollato all’interno dell’aereo, con la Cinema Camera Blackmagic è stato semplice girare. Come cita Overton, “E ‘stato davvero incredibile essere in grado di avere un paio di telecamere di qualità cinematografica nello zaino ed andare nei luoghi dove fare le riprese.”
Guardando il trailer, noterete anche diversi effetti, Gameau e Overton conoscono il loro pubblico, e sapevano che il film doveva essere sorprendente e coinvolgente visivo e informativo. Così utilizzando la Blackmagic Production Camera 4K hanno girato in RAW i green screen: “Per la parte green screen, come nella scena dove Damon su un cucchiaio pieno di zucchero deve essere mangiato oppure Damon è all’interno di un sistema digestivo, abbiamo girato in RAW con la Production Camera 4K. Ero alla ricerca dell’alta risoluzione e della possibilità di girare in RAW per ottenere la massima qualità per assemblare gli effetti VFX “.
‘That Sugar Film’ è stato mostrato in anteprima all’International Documentary Film Festival di Amsterdam lo scorso novembre, e sta cercando di trovare una distribuzione a livello mondiale per il 2015. Potete saperne di più sul film su ThatSugarFilm.com
Questo il comunicato Blackmagic :
Damon Gameau’s That Sugar Film Shot on Blackmagic Cinema Camera and Production Camera 4K
Fremont, CA – December 08, 2014 – Blackmagic Design today announced that actor and director Damon Gameau’s new documentary “That Sugar Film” was shot using the Blackmagic Cinema Camera and Production Camera 4K. The documentary was also graded using DaVinci Resolve and premiered in competition at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam in November.
“That Sugar Film” is a combination of academia, education, irreverence, celebrities, science and comedy. Directed and hosted by Damon Gameau, known for his roles on “Puberty Blues,” “Secrets & Lies” and the cult classic “Thunderstruck,” the film aims to investigate how sugar has infiltrated our diet and culture, what it’s doing to us and how we can develop an arm’s length relationship with it. The film’s cinematographer is Judd Overton, who has shot dozens of films, including “Return to Nim’s Island.”
The film follows Damon as he eats and drinks everyday items found on grocery shelves across the world, while at the same time visiting with people in various locations throughout the world, from the Australian outback to New York City’s Times Square. The documentary’s production schedule was broken into two main parts: a global travel shoot with minimal equipment, and an intense set of green screen productions, which resulted in 200 VFX shots interspersed throughout the film. For the travel based footage, the team primarily shot on the Blackmagic Cinema Camera, while using the Production Camera 4K for green screen shots.
“At every step, we knew we had to make the film accessible and entertaining for everyone, from kids to adults. But it had to be educational throughout as well. So we went to town to make it as visual as possible, and that included a huge amount of green screen work and VFX shots, as well as Damon and I jumping on planes with our entire production thrown in our backpacks as we traveled to different cities,” said Overton.
“For me, the Blackmagic cameras are about the latitude and great image I can get in such a small, easy to carry design,” continued Overton. “With the 40 day worldwide road trip we were on, I shot in ProRes and mostly handheld or on my shoulder with a small rig. It really was amazing to be able to throw a couple of cinema quality cameras in my backpack and just go to where the shots needed to happen.
“For the green screen productions, many of which were done for intricate and over the top VFX shots, such as Damon on a spoon full of sugar being eaten or Damon inside a digestive system, we shot in RAW on the Production Camera 4K. I was looking for high resolution and the ability to shoot in RAW to get everything I could out of the shots and nail down VFX plates that would be easy to work with for the VFX crew,” he added.
Once footage was shot, the offline edit was completed at production company Madman Production, with online, VFX and final grading using DaVinci Resolve at VFX head Seth Larney’s home studio in Australia.
“The image quality, latitude and ability to easily grade and push around footage with the Blackmagic cameras were perfect for the film. And I love how the cameras made the entire post workflow so easy,” said Overton. “I have been a Blackmagic camera customer since the first camera shipped, and this film really showed how powerful they are for getting amazing images and being flexible enough to use in any shooting environment.”
“That Sugar Film”premiered at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam November 20, 2014 and will hit worldwide distribution in 2015. Check out the trailer http://www.thatsugarfilm.com. Worldwide sales for the film at Metro International, sales@metro-films.com.
