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[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 17 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Just saw "days" and "weeks" recently. Both solid films, the first being the best, but not by a huge margin. Anticipating "years".

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 12 points 3 days ago

28 Decades Later will be shot in 13:1 surround vision, captured on the director's watch. And still win twenty awards.

[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 10 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Isn't this just an upgraded Matrix rig?

[–] JizzmasterD@lemmy.ca 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Exactly:

« Boyle says the 20-phone setup helped them create “poor man’s bullet time.” »

[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Poor man's? Those things cost more than what they originally used in the matrix. That's rich man's bullet time.

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 1 points 2 days ago

Even if you buy them used? Idk

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 3 points 2 days ago

Its a downgraded one

[–] Envy@fedia.io 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, they were using Nokias back then

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Envy@fedia.io 2 points 2 days ago

No just a joke they use Nokias throughout the series because its a late 90's/early 00s film

[–] simple@lemm.ee 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I feel bad for the people having to carry that setup.

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 1 points 2 days ago

Pretty lightweight compared to the traditional alternative, no?

[–] SreudianFlip@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Boyle uses low budget guerilla film techniques for feature films sometimes. 28 Days was the first feature shot on consumer tape cameras, Canon X1 I think, and they compensated by using a lot of them at once.

Most expensive scene was an empty bridge in London at 5:30AM, IIRC, and they only had a few minutes to pull it off. Lots of cheap cameras gives you options, if you can work with resolution and lens and colourspace issues.

[–] MohamedMoney@feddit.org 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I’ve always wondered how such a moderately budgeted movie pulled off the empty bridge

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 2 points 2 days ago

Knowing which palms to grease cuts costs significantly