redimp Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 Currently I'm trying to understand how to proceed with my gear, what to buy, what to let go and what to keep, and what "look" do I want to achieve. Of course anyone's desired look depends on what they're shooting, but I think everyone has their "holy grail" type of look, the one that they dream about, that they think about when going to sleep. I've hear people saying that they've got into shooting anamorphic, or even shooting in general after seeing a scene, or a movie, that they were really touched or moved by. And as I'm trying to visualize that look that I want to achieve (not saying that I can, it's more like a dream look for me), I think of scenes from The Grand Budapest Hotel, or The Royal Tennenbaums, or Interstellar. Hateful Eight is probably the best thing I've ever seen, aesthetically. All of them are featuring great, amazing anamorphic aesthetics, that are probably the reason why I'm into shooting those lousy videos of mine. So I'm very curious, what is your dream look when it goes to anamorphics? What scenes give you the shivers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrooklynDan Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 Panavision C-series is THE look. That is what everyone thinks of when they imagine the ideal anamorphic image. Blade Runner, Die Hard. Alien, Pulp Fiction. Chinatown. Punch-Drunk Love. The list goes on and on. It's the perfect combination of crisp blue flares, fall-off, vignetting, creamy bokeh, vertical breathing and barrel distortion. Entire films have been shot on the 40mm lens alone. That said, there's a set of Lomo Roundfronts at the rental house where I work, and they look pretty sweet as well. Lots of distortion, unpredictable flares and aberrations, all the weird funky shit you get with old Soviet glass. I love 'em. Neumann Films 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webrunner5 Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 2 hours ago, BrooklynDan said: P That said, there's a set of Lomo Roundfronts at the rental house where I work, and they look pretty sweet as well. Lots of distortion, unpredictable flares and aberrations, all the weird funky shit you get with old Soviet glass. I love 'em. Well at 40 to 50 grand for the trio used I would hope they are pretty nice! But they are not too bad to rent, and they are one of the better lens sets to use for sure. Nice look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrooklynDan Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 2 hours ago, webrunner5 said: Well at 40 to 50 grand for the trio used I would hope they are pretty nice! But they are not too bad to rent, and they are one of the better lens sets to use for sure. Nice look. Only suckers pay 15 grand per lens. They weren't worth that much new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flynn Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 Blade Runner/Alien for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webrunner5 Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 10 hours ago, BrooklynDan said: Only suckers pay 15 grand per lens. They weren't worth that much new. Well a 57 Chevy was probably only 1200 bucks new either but now... Justin Bacle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webrunner5 Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 11 hours ago, webrunner5 said: Well a 57 Chevy was probably only 1200 bucks new either but now... On a serious note if you have a 40 million budget on a film I don't think owning a trio of those is a bad investment, not counting they are a tax write off in the end. And you can rent them out to poor people like us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladimir Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 since u mentioned LOMO here's some lomo-look) just ordinary reportage work with a7s and lomo nas 2/75 (everything - wide open), sorry for quality i grabbed it from compressed file elgabogomez 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinkscapes Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 I really like the look of the old Hawk V-Lite Vintage '74 anamorphics on The Hundred-Foot Journey. In my opinion this is Linus Sandgren's best work as a cinematographer. Flynn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Caldwell Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 On 1/28/2017 at 6:03 AM, webrunner5 said: Well a 57 Chevy was probably only 1200 bucks new either but now... And a 1925 Model T was only $260 new . . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webrunner5 Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 5 hours ago, Brian Caldwell said: And a 1925 Model T was only $260 new . . . . My first house was only $18,500.00 used.... Worth $130,000.00 there abouts now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keessie65 Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 a few of mine, taken at The Efteling - The Netherlands at January 1th 2017. Film in progress... Bolex 16/32/1.5x | Nikon 50mm f 1.8x pancake | Samsung NX1 Flynn and elgabogomez 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bold Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 I'm pretty sure The Thing was Panavision...lots of screenshots of Dean Cundey's cinematography here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flynn Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 2 hours ago, keessie65 said: a few of mine, taken at The Efteling - The Netherlands at January 1th 2017. Film in progress... Bolex 16/32/1.5x | Nikon 50mm f 1.8x pancake | Samsung NX1 o These are some gorgeous stills. Very well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzpop Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 On 2017-01-27 at 5:52 PM, redimp said: So I'm very curious, what is your dream look when it goes to anamorphics? What scenes give you the shivers? almost every shot in Killing Them Softly keessie65 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgabogomez Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 For me it was close encounters of the third kind, after that... Believe it or not, it was the original ghostbusters. Flynn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hans Punk Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 Anything shot JDC or Cineovision gets my vote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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