Here is a link to a NY Times online article on Slumdog Millionaire. Apparently it is winning award and getting great reviews:

A Passage to India: Slumdog Millionaire - Times Online (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/london_film_festival/article5001151.ece)

Watch This: 'Slumdog Millionaire' Teaser - Cinematical (http://www.cinematical.com/2008/10/27/watch-this-slumdog-millionaire-teaser/)

Slumdog Millionaire hits theaters on November 12.

On-Set with Silicon Imaging SI-2K Mini

oh man, i love danny boyle, november 11th, got it.

Danny Boyle my friend using the Si-2k! What a man and great film maker.

Hi Everyone,

Just wanted to send out some information regarding the screening of Slumdog Millionaire at Cameraimage today.

Silicon Imaging (http://www.siliconimaging.com/DigitalCinema/News/PR_12_01_08_CameraImage.html)

Thanks,

Jason

BTW, as a quick follow-up, "Slumdog" has now won the top honor at the Cameraimage festival, winning the coveted Golden Frog award.

Congratulations to Director Danny Boyle and DoP Anothony Dod Mantle :)

-Jason

Well Jason, if you have any way of convincing the production team to bring the film down here to Oz any time soon that would be much appreciated! :D

I'll add my voice to Mark's request.

Here too in Western Australia.

Sorry, I'm powerless on that front . . . . heck, it's not even playing in my area in the U.S. yet . . . . so I have only seen the brief footage in the trailer and the clip we played at IBC (although the IBC clip was a nice 1080P ProRES HQ clip).

Thanks,

Jason

Guys, just saw this - what a fantastic movie! The cinematography was okay, but it seems digital time out there this year we got Benjy Button, Che and loads of others coming out commercially. But what a movie!

Anthony Dod Mantle was just on just stage winning it for best cinematography. Sadly no mention of S2k.

But it is massive news for us lot here!

Anthony Dod Mantle was just on just stage winning it for best cinematography. Sadly no mention of S2k.

But it is massive news for us lot here!

Good to see the lower profile d-cinema camera doing well.

As this is one of those rare instances where the story could not have been told without the technology that was used a bit of gloating is quite in order.

Slumdog won Bafta's best picture, director, adapted screenplay, music, cinematography, editing, and sound.

The significance of the cinematography award is much more than the digital camera. It is how this camera made a revolutionary shooting style possible (with equipment adaptations developed throughout the shoot). The results are seamless and spectacular. Not to mention, film and DLSR footage was also part of the picture.

One is literally "inside the frame" in this movie. There is never the "feel" of a steadicam or a crane or a dolly, just the feel of being hurtled forward through the story.

As well, the camera gave beautiful pictures, the most organic and seamless digital camera footage I have seen, and I have seen virtually all the movies the past 5 years shot on digital.

(On many levels "Slumdog Millionaire" is phenomenal. No small part of the direction is getting three casts of actors, different ages, many inexperienced, to fit together seamlessly. From an editing and writing stand point, the use of time, cutting straight between scenes years apart, is seamless in the storytelling. The technique is used brilliantly and transparently. Other movies are notable for making it the point to use odd time sequencing, but here the "shenanigans" are subtle, organic, and perfectly fit into a larger whole.)

Actually, Danny told us that 80% of Slumdog was shot on the SI-2K. He was open about his camera choice and, without giving away too much, acknowledged that many shots would have been quite impossible without this "SLR looking camera" and an efficient "German Documentary Crew" who rolled some crucial scenes.
-C

I have to admit out of the digital cinema cameras footage I have seen so far SI2k is by far the most organic looking 35mm look I have seen so far. Well Slumdog and Che are stunning.

Even the curious case of BB looked video in parts.

Whether it was the advantage of being on home turf, the buzz that has built around it, or the British film’s natural charm, Slumdog Millionaire won a decisive victory last night at the Baftas in London. The film earned seven awards - best picture, best director, best adapted screenplay, best editing, best score, best sound, and best cinematography for Anthony Dod Mantle (see photo).

Slumdog Millionaire now has a clean sweep of every major precursor to the Oscars: WGA, DGA, PGA, SAG Ensemble, Golden Globe, Critic’s Choice, and BAFTA. The only other film to have won all of these honors is 1999’s “American Beauty.”

You must be a proud man Ari.

You must be a proud man Ari.

I only got to see the film today. Impressive energy through the slums; that relatively low profile rig would be great for working amongst the crowds without attracting too much attention. Locations like that can be a nightmare.

The gyro rig looks rather neat and handy for this type of shooting.

BTW A gyro rig was used on "Das Boot", to it's an interesting revisit to that technique.

Important also to remember that the film has a high quality script and high quality acting. People on forums obsess about DOF etc for their indie film, when they'd be better spending a year working hard on their script.

Absolutely!

Slumdog Millionaire was the first Hollywood (or is that Bollywood) style production to leverage all of the core technologies and unique benefits of shooting with the SI-2K camera.

I am very proud to see the results on the big screen and to know that others around the globe can share in the experience. The success of an SI shot feature is also a very important point of pride for our SI-2k customers, technology partners and user base who have been backing our camera hardware, software and the post workflows, especially the ones with CineForm and Iridas.

Thank you for all the support here on the DVInfo boards and look froward to seeing your posts for the Digital Oscars!

I only got to see the film today. Impressive energy through the slums; that relatively low profile rig would be great for working amongst the crowds without attracting too much attention. Locations like that can be a nightmare.

The gyro rig looks rather neat and handy for this type of shooting.

BTW A gyro rig was used on "Das Boot", to it's an interesting revisit to that technique.

Important also to remember that the film has a high quality script and high quality acting. People on forums obsess about DOF etc for their indie film, when they'd be better spending a year working hard on their script.

Damn straight....words are everything.