GH3, anamorphic slow-motion with Kowa

[beeldlab]

Like to share this short film which is part of a larger project. Shot with GH3, slrmagic 35mm and Kowa 8Z.

https://vimeo.com/65543988

 

[nahua]

Wow this is really nice.  Looks like 70's Godfather footage or something.  Grading, flares, car and costumes - everything is really great!

[Paulio]

Looks great! Impressive production quality. I have a Kowa B&H and usually find i get a fair bit of distortion at the edges if I go down to a 35mm lens, I can see you cropped the sides though to get rid of it and also to minimize the 2x stretch. How did you manage to frame/stage things in anticipation of cropping? I'm trying to sort out a system as the 2x is too much for my tastes, maybe putting some tape on the viewfinder...or just buying an iscorama :P

[beeldlab]

I did crop the sides. During shooting I had a smallHD dp6 to check my composition with cropped sides. I agree, 2X can be nice but often a tiny bit too much. Loss of quality is acceptable with the crop, wish I had a Isco though. The quality of the GH3 is amazing.