Comments on: “American Cinematographer”

By: Michael Bates

Michael Bates — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:37:46 +0000

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By: Michael bates

Michael bates — Thu, 15 May 2008 17:02:54 +0000

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By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 02 May 2008 16:05:52 +0000

Beautiful images, congratulations to all of you involved, I hope you can finish the film in time for Cannes. =)

Best wishes from a fellow filmmaker in Brazil.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 13:45:11 +0000

Hey Peter,
thanks for visiting. I can tell you that we never specifically used any swing/tilt lenses. Jose came up with a similar form of technique by detaching the brevis from the camera, and holding it in front of the HVX lens, than tilting/shifting what the camera could see. It was a very cool effect, HIGHLY stylized… It gives you a slightly more extreme look to what a swing/tilt lens might do for you. None of that footage, however, is in the teaser, so everything you see here is the brevis with Nikon lenses. So yes, it’s likely that you are referring to the vignetting we get from using the Nikon AI zoom lens. We did not get vignetting with our 35mm or 55mm lenses. The Brevis has the ability to use both digital SLR lenses AND Nikkor AI, the only issue is that you cannot use the automatic focus option, and they tend to breathe a little more than I like – so I would suggest the Nikkor’s over the digital SLRs if you are contemplating using one over the other.

By: Peter Olsen

Peter Olsen — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 19:26:35 +0000

Jose,

Nice work. Did you not use swing/tilt lenses at all? It sure looks like it in certain shots but you make no mention of it. Was ti just the vignetting of the longer lenses you wrote about that I saw? And, to be clear – you used Nikon still lenses? Which – Nikkor AI or the newer series for digital SLRs? Thanks.

Peter Olsen
DP
NYC

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 02:25:42 +0000

Hello Brandon and Richard,
It’s great to have you visiting, what brings you both to yearzerodoc.com? Jose is by far one of the strongest cinematographers I’ve ever worked with and this Doc is visual testimony to his talents. We were fortunate to have his artistry and cinematic expertise during the two months in Cambodia.

By: Richard Hosking

Richard Hosking — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 23:25:54 +0000

Congratulations on what is not only an important project but also on taking documentary cinematography to another level.

By: brandon jameson

brandon jameson — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 02:19:52 +0000

What a wonderful project!

BRAVO to you all.

We would very much like to contact Mr. Rios.

Please send his contact info. to us at:

brandonjameson@aol.com

thank you!

brandon jameson
link technologies llc
brandonjameson@aol.com