The Cage - A Short Film

[BrooklynDan]

Hello, My name is Daniel Kharlak. I'm a long time reader and lurker and I've decided to join the forum and share some of my work.

This is a film I shot in my senior year of film school for my friend John. We were looking for a look that was reminiscent of intimate 70s photography and wanted to avoid the crisp, shiny look of modern DSLRs and large-sensor cameras, and go for something grittier and all-together more old-school. So in a fit of monstrous insanity, we fitted an Eiki 16mm anamorphic adapter to a Panasonic HPX already wearing a Letus Depth-of-Field adapter. It was a Frankenstein-esque contraption that required calibration at the top of every day. It's a procedure and a look that I don't think anyone else has tried before.

I hope that you guys enjoy! And try to spot the one single shot that we actually pulled focus on!

 

[dwijip]

Nice work! Although there were bits I didn't quite understand, I enjoyed the tension and dialogue. Production wise really good, images went well with the story. 

[BrooklynDan]

Thanks, guys! I really appreciate the good notices.

[peterwhite]

Nice shot! Could you tell the specific settings you set for shooting this film?

[BrooklynDan]

Nice shot! Could you tell the specific settings you set for shooting this film?

Here's a picture of our rig:

And what it looked like on my shoulder:

It was wonky at best and required constant adjustment and calibration.