Luiz Rocha
January 13th, 2009, 02:15 PM
Did you guys check this? It seems like a partial list of the most famous digital productions of 2008. I hope it is ok to post this here, the credits go to Digital Cinema Society (http://forums.digitalcinemasociety.org).
Digital Cinema Society
Newsletter
January 12, 2009
Digitally Acquired Theatrical and High Profile Television Productions in 2008
We have again sought to chronicle the year in Digital Acquisition, and although the following lists are not as comprehensive as we would have liked, we hope it helps to give a sense of trends in our industry. Since so many Indie Features and television programs are now digitally acquired, we have chosen to list only features bound for theatrical release, as well as some of the higher profile narrative television productions. We are also listing all Live Action 3-D features we are aware of, whether or not they are shot on digital formats. We have tried to list the Title, Director, Cinematographer, Format, (camera/recording system), and Stereographer for 3-D.
Even though we don't list TV Pilots, we are aware of a tremendous upsurge in those being shot with Digital Cinema cameras. This may be at least partially attributable to the SAG contract impasse, and the fact that shows that are acquired digitally can fall under AFTRA jurisdiction. Should SAG go out on strike, and a show's actors have been previously organized under an AFTRA contract, (even if they are also members of SAG), they are not required to go out on strike.
Please excuse any errors and omissions; we know there must still be a few. Please visit our DCS Forums page, "Major Digital Productions", to make any additions or addendums, so that we can keep an updated and accurate list.
The following catagories are listed alphabetically by manufacturers or formats, and the productions by their titles:
3D Live Action
Avatar, (Pace 3D, Fusion Camera/Sony CineAlta/SR Tape), Director: James Cameron, DP: Mauro Fiore, ASC, Sam Wothington, Starring Giovanni Ribisi and Sigourney Weaver. Release: 2009
The Dark Country, (Paradise FX 3D/SI 2K and RED), Director: Thomas Jane, DP: Geoff Boyle, FBKS (Founder of CML). Stereographer: Ray Zone, Starring Ron Perlman, Thomas Jane
Coraline, (REDLAKE Digital 3-D), Stop Motion, mechanical motion-controlled camera heads allowing the 3-D interocular effect to be created by using only one camera shooting single frames of the left eye/right eye), Director: Henry Selick, DP: Pete Kozachik, ASC, Starring Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, and Ian McShane, Release: 2009
Final Destination; Death Trip 3D, (Pace 3D, Fusion Camera/Sony CineAlta/SR Tape), Director David R. Ellis, DP: Glen MacPherson, ASC
Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus - Best of Both Worlds(Pace 3D using new 10 camera 3D mobile unit/Sony HD Cameras/SRW tape), Director: Kenny Ortega, DP: Mitch Amundsen, Stereographer: Vince Pace, DIT: Britt Cyrus, Released: 2008, (Grossed 70 million on a $7 million budget!).
The Hole, (RED One, ParadiseFX 3-D), Director: Joe Dante, DP: Theo van de Sande, ASC, Stereographer, Max Penner, 3D DIT Robert Howie
Jonas Brothers, The 3D Concert Experience, release 2/09, (Pace 3D, Fusion Camera/Sony CineAlta/SR Tape), Director: Bruce Hendricks, DPs: Mitch Amundsen & Reed Smoot, ASC
Little Hercules in 3-D (Sony F900/HD3Cam 3-D), Director: Mohamed Khashoggi, DP: Mateo Londono, Starring Judd Nelson, John Heard, Elliott Gould
My Bloody Valentine 3-D, (RED One/Silicon Imaging SI-2K, ParadiseFX 3-D), Director: Patrick Lussier, DP: Brian Pearson, Stereographer, Max Penner
Under The Sea 3D, (Imax 3-D 70mm film in the 15/70 format), Director/DP: Howard Hall, Narrator: Jim Carrey, Release 2009
ARRI - D20 and D21
Adam, (ARRI D21/S.two data recording), Director: Max Mayer, DP: Seamus Tierney, Starring Hugh Dancy and Rose Byrne, Release: 2009
The Bank Job, (Arri D-20), Director: Roger Donaldson, DP: Michael Coulter, BSC, Starring Jason Statham and Safron Burrows. Release: 2008
CRUSOE , NBC Series, (ARRI D21) Producers: Jean Bureau, Stephen Greenberg, DPs: Jon Joffin and Peter Belcher, Starring Sam Neil and Pilip Winchester
Dead Set UK Mini-series, (ARRI D20), Director: Yann Demange, DP: Anthony Radcliffe, Starring Chizzy Akudolu and Raj Ghatak
Dean Spanley, (ARRI D20), Director, Toa Fraser, DP: Leon Narbey, Starring Jeremy Northam, Peter O'Toole, and Sam Neill
FLIRTING WITH 40 Lifetime TV Movie, (ARRI D21) Director: Mikael Salmon, ASC, DP: Jon Joffin Starring Heather Locklear and Vanessa Williams
Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel, (ARRI D21), Director, Gareth Carrivick, DP: John Pardue, Starring Anna Faris and Chris O'Dowd, Release: 2009
Handsome Harry (ARRI D21/Anamorphic Data Mode) Director: Bette Gordon, DP: Nigel Bluck, Starring Steven Buscemi, Campbell Scott and Aidan Quinn.
Henri IV (ARRI D21), Director: Joe Baier, DP: Gernot Roll, Starring Julien Boisselier
Krupp: A German Family, (German TV miniseries), (ARRI D21), Director: Carlo Rola, DP: Frank Kupper, Starring Urus Berben
Lark Rise To Candleford, BBC Series (ARRI D21) Producers: Bill Gallagher, Susan Hogg, DPs Mark Partridge, Balazs Bolygo, and David Schwartz
La Isla Interior (ARRI D21), Director: Dunia Ayaso, DP: Juan Antonio Castano, Starring Geraldine Chaplin and Antonia de la Torre
LITTLE DORRIT BBC Series, Producer: Lisa Osborne, DPs: Alan Almond, BSC; Owen McPolin and Lukas Strebel Starring Tom Courteney, Claire Fot, and Andy Serkis
The Prince of Motor City, ABC TV Movie, (ARRI D21), Director Jack Bender, DP John S. Bartley, ASC/CSC, Starring Andie MacDowell, Aidan Quinn, and Rutger Hauer
Prisoners of the Sun, (ARRI D20), Director Roger Christian, DP: Ed Wild, Starring John Rhys-Davies
Reaper, CW series, (ARRI D21), Producers: Tara Butters and Michele Frazekas, DP: Attila Szalay, Starring Ray Wise and Brett Harrison
RocknRolla, (Arri D-20), Director: Guy Ritchie, DP: David Higgs, Starring Tom Wilkinson and Jeremy Piven. Release: 2008
Skellig, (ARRI D21), Director: Annabel Jankel, DP: Steve Lawes, Starring Tim Roth and Kelly Macdonald
SUPERNATURAL, CW Series (ARRI D21), Producers Todd Philip Aronauer and Eric Kripke, DP: Serge La Douceur
Tin Man, (Arri D-20), Miniseries, Director: Nick Willing, DP: Thomas Burstyn. Starring Zooey Deschanel, and Alan Cumming. SciFi Network
WELCOME TO ACADEMIA (ARRI D20/SR tape), Director: Kirk Davis, DP: David Dunlap, Starring James LeGros and Jess Weixler, Release: 2009
U Be Dead TV movie ITV/UK, (ARRI D21), Director: Jamie Payne, DP: Mike Southon BSC, Starring David Morrissey
Unforgiven (TV movie in UK), (ARRI D21), Director: David Evans, DP: Sean Bobbit BSC
Xtrems, TV Movie, Spain's TV3, (ARRI D20), Directors: Abel Folk and Joan Reidweg, DP: Pol Turrents, Starring Silvia Munt and Alex Casanovas
Canon
Aussie & Ted (Primarily XL H1 to HDV/Varicam for Green Screen/RED One for Background Plates), Director Shuki Levy, DP: James Mathers, Starring Beverly DiAngelo and Dean Cain. Release: 2009
Crank 2: High Voltage, (Canon Canon HF10 / Canon XH-A1 HDV), Release 4/09, Directors: Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, DP: Brandon Trost, Starring Jason Statham
Megan Is Missing, (Canon XL H1 HDV), Director/DP: Michael Goi, ASC, Starring Amber Perkins and Rachel Quinn, Release: 2009
DALSA
April Showers, (Dalsa Origin/S.two Uncompressed Data Recording), Director: Andrew Robinson, DP: Aaron Platt, Starring Illeana Douglas and Tom Arnold, Release: 2009
Note: Although cameras from DALSA Digital Cinema, (sadly no longer in operation as of the end of 2008), were only used as the primary aquisition for one major feature last year, they were used for visual effects sequences in the notable features Quantum of Solace for DP, Roberto Schaefer, ASC and Consulting VFX DP David Stump, ASC, as well as on the Tim Burton directed Alice In Wonderland, currently in production with DP Dariusz Wolski, ASC
Panasonic
American Teen, Feature Doc, (SDX900/DVCpro 50), Director: Nanette Burstein, DP: Laela Kilbourn, Released: 2008
Bernard and Doris, (Varicam), Director: Bob Balaban, DP: Mauricio Rubinstein, Starring Susan Sarandon and Ralph Fiennes
Crips and Bloods: Made In America, Feature Doc. (Panasonic Varicam), Director: Stacy Peralta, DP: Tony Hardmon, Release: 2009
Dirt, FX Series, (Varicam/DVCpro tape), Created by Matthew Carnahan, DP: Geary McLeod, Produced by and Starring Courtney Cox.
Fireproof, (Varicam), Director: Alex Kendrick, DP: Bob Scott, Starring Kirk Cameron
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia FX series, (DVX100/DV tape), Created by Rob McElhenney, DP: Peter Smokler, Starring Danny DeVito
Screamers: The Hunting, {HPX3000/P2 AVC100), Director Sheldon Henricksen, DP John P. Tarver, CSC, Release: 2009
MORE BELLOW
Digital Cinema Society
Newsletter
January 12, 2009
Digitally Acquired Theatrical and High Profile Television Productions in 2008
We have again sought to chronicle the year in Digital Acquisition, and although the following lists are not as comprehensive as we would have liked, we hope it helps to give a sense of trends in our industry. Since so many Indie Features and television programs are now digitally acquired, we have chosen to list only features bound for theatrical release, as well as some of the higher profile narrative television productions. We are also listing all Live Action 3-D features we are aware of, whether or not they are shot on digital formats. We have tried to list the Title, Director, Cinematographer, Format, (camera/recording system), and Stereographer for 3-D.
Even though we don't list TV Pilots, we are aware of a tremendous upsurge in those being shot with Digital Cinema cameras. This may be at least partially attributable to the SAG contract impasse, and the fact that shows that are acquired digitally can fall under AFTRA jurisdiction. Should SAG go out on strike, and a show's actors have been previously organized under an AFTRA contract, (even if they are also members of SAG), they are not required to go out on strike.
Please excuse any errors and omissions; we know there must still be a few. Please visit our DCS Forums page, "Major Digital Productions", to make any additions or addendums, so that we can keep an updated and accurate list.
The following catagories are listed alphabetically by manufacturers or formats, and the productions by their titles:
3D Live Action
Avatar, (Pace 3D, Fusion Camera/Sony CineAlta/SR Tape), Director: James Cameron, DP: Mauro Fiore, ASC, Sam Wothington, Starring Giovanni Ribisi and Sigourney Weaver. Release: 2009
The Dark Country, (Paradise FX 3D/SI 2K and RED), Director: Thomas Jane, DP: Geoff Boyle, FBKS (Founder of CML). Stereographer: Ray Zone, Starring Ron Perlman, Thomas Jane
Coraline, (REDLAKE Digital 3-D), Stop Motion, mechanical motion-controlled camera heads allowing the 3-D interocular effect to be created by using only one camera shooting single frames of the left eye/right eye), Director: Henry Selick, DP: Pete Kozachik, ASC, Starring Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, and Ian McShane, Release: 2009
Final Destination; Death Trip 3D, (Pace 3D, Fusion Camera/Sony CineAlta/SR Tape), Director David R. Ellis, DP: Glen MacPherson, ASC
Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus - Best of Both Worlds(Pace 3D using new 10 camera 3D mobile unit/Sony HD Cameras/SRW tape), Director: Kenny Ortega, DP: Mitch Amundsen, Stereographer: Vince Pace, DIT: Britt Cyrus, Released: 2008, (Grossed 70 million on a $7 million budget!).
The Hole, (RED One, ParadiseFX 3-D), Director: Joe Dante, DP: Theo van de Sande, ASC, Stereographer, Max Penner, 3D DIT Robert Howie
Jonas Brothers, The 3D Concert Experience, release 2/09, (Pace 3D, Fusion Camera/Sony CineAlta/SR Tape), Director: Bruce Hendricks, DPs: Mitch Amundsen & Reed Smoot, ASC
Little Hercules in 3-D (Sony F900/HD3Cam 3-D), Director: Mohamed Khashoggi, DP: Mateo Londono, Starring Judd Nelson, John Heard, Elliott Gould
My Bloody Valentine 3-D, (RED One/Silicon Imaging SI-2K, ParadiseFX 3-D), Director: Patrick Lussier, DP: Brian Pearson, Stereographer, Max Penner
Under The Sea 3D, (Imax 3-D 70mm film in the 15/70 format), Director/DP: Howard Hall, Narrator: Jim Carrey, Release 2009
ARRI - D20 and D21
Adam, (ARRI D21/S.two data recording), Director: Max Mayer, DP: Seamus Tierney, Starring Hugh Dancy and Rose Byrne, Release: 2009
The Bank Job, (Arri D-20), Director: Roger Donaldson, DP: Michael Coulter, BSC, Starring Jason Statham and Safron Burrows. Release: 2008
CRUSOE , NBC Series, (ARRI D21) Producers: Jean Bureau, Stephen Greenberg, DPs: Jon Joffin and Peter Belcher, Starring Sam Neil and Pilip Winchester
Dead Set UK Mini-series, (ARRI D20), Director: Yann Demange, DP: Anthony Radcliffe, Starring Chizzy Akudolu and Raj Ghatak
Dean Spanley, (ARRI D20), Director, Toa Fraser, DP: Leon Narbey, Starring Jeremy Northam, Peter O'Toole, and Sam Neill
FLIRTING WITH 40 Lifetime TV Movie, (ARRI D21) Director: Mikael Salmon, ASC, DP: Jon Joffin Starring Heather Locklear and Vanessa Williams
Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel, (ARRI D21), Director, Gareth Carrivick, DP: John Pardue, Starring Anna Faris and Chris O'Dowd, Release: 2009
Handsome Harry (ARRI D21/Anamorphic Data Mode) Director: Bette Gordon, DP: Nigel Bluck, Starring Steven Buscemi, Campbell Scott and Aidan Quinn.
Henri IV (ARRI D21), Director: Joe Baier, DP: Gernot Roll, Starring Julien Boisselier
Krupp: A German Family, (German TV miniseries), (ARRI D21), Director: Carlo Rola, DP: Frank Kupper, Starring Urus Berben
Lark Rise To Candleford, BBC Series (ARRI D21) Producers: Bill Gallagher, Susan Hogg, DPs Mark Partridge, Balazs Bolygo, and David Schwartz
La Isla Interior (ARRI D21), Director: Dunia Ayaso, DP: Juan Antonio Castano, Starring Geraldine Chaplin and Antonia de la Torre
LITTLE DORRIT BBC Series, Producer: Lisa Osborne, DPs: Alan Almond, BSC; Owen McPolin and Lukas Strebel Starring Tom Courteney, Claire Fot, and Andy Serkis
The Prince of Motor City, ABC TV Movie, (ARRI D21), Director Jack Bender, DP John S. Bartley, ASC/CSC, Starring Andie MacDowell, Aidan Quinn, and Rutger Hauer
Prisoners of the Sun, (ARRI D20), Director Roger Christian, DP: Ed Wild, Starring John Rhys-Davies
Reaper, CW series, (ARRI D21), Producers: Tara Butters and Michele Frazekas, DP: Attila Szalay, Starring Ray Wise and Brett Harrison
RocknRolla, (Arri D-20), Director: Guy Ritchie, DP: David Higgs, Starring Tom Wilkinson and Jeremy Piven. Release: 2008
Skellig, (ARRI D21), Director: Annabel Jankel, DP: Steve Lawes, Starring Tim Roth and Kelly Macdonald
SUPERNATURAL, CW Series (ARRI D21), Producers Todd Philip Aronauer and Eric Kripke, DP: Serge La Douceur
Tin Man, (Arri D-20), Miniseries, Director: Nick Willing, DP: Thomas Burstyn. Starring Zooey Deschanel, and Alan Cumming. SciFi Network
WELCOME TO ACADEMIA (ARRI D20/SR tape), Director: Kirk Davis, DP: David Dunlap, Starring James LeGros and Jess Weixler, Release: 2009
U Be Dead TV movie ITV/UK, (ARRI D21), Director: Jamie Payne, DP: Mike Southon BSC, Starring David Morrissey
Unforgiven (TV movie in UK), (ARRI D21), Director: David Evans, DP: Sean Bobbit BSC
Xtrems, TV Movie, Spain's TV3, (ARRI D20), Directors: Abel Folk and Joan Reidweg, DP: Pol Turrents, Starring Silvia Munt and Alex Casanovas
Canon
Aussie & Ted (Primarily XL H1 to HDV/Varicam for Green Screen/RED One for Background Plates), Director Shuki Levy, DP: James Mathers, Starring Beverly DiAngelo and Dean Cain. Release: 2009
Crank 2: High Voltage, (Canon Canon HF10 / Canon XH-A1 HDV), Release 4/09, Directors: Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, DP: Brandon Trost, Starring Jason Statham
Megan Is Missing, (Canon XL H1 HDV), Director/DP: Michael Goi, ASC, Starring Amber Perkins and Rachel Quinn, Release: 2009
DALSA
April Showers, (Dalsa Origin/S.two Uncompressed Data Recording), Director: Andrew Robinson, DP: Aaron Platt, Starring Illeana Douglas and Tom Arnold, Release: 2009
Note: Although cameras from DALSA Digital Cinema, (sadly no longer in operation as of the end of 2008), were only used as the primary aquisition for one major feature last year, they were used for visual effects sequences in the notable features Quantum of Solace for DP, Roberto Schaefer, ASC and Consulting VFX DP David Stump, ASC, as well as on the Tim Burton directed Alice In Wonderland, currently in production with DP Dariusz Wolski, ASC
Panasonic
American Teen, Feature Doc, (SDX900/DVCpro 50), Director: Nanette Burstein, DP: Laela Kilbourn, Released: 2008
Bernard and Doris, (Varicam), Director: Bob Balaban, DP: Mauricio Rubinstein, Starring Susan Sarandon and Ralph Fiennes
Crips and Bloods: Made In America, Feature Doc. (Panasonic Varicam), Director: Stacy Peralta, DP: Tony Hardmon, Release: 2009
Dirt, FX Series, (Varicam/DVCpro tape), Created by Matthew Carnahan, DP: Geary McLeod, Produced by and Starring Courtney Cox.
Fireproof, (Varicam), Director: Alex Kendrick, DP: Bob Scott, Starring Kirk Cameron
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia FX series, (DVX100/DV tape), Created by Rob McElhenney, DP: Peter Smokler, Starring Danny DeVito
Screamers: The Hunting, {HPX3000/P2 AVC100), Director Sheldon Henricksen, DP John P. Tarver, CSC, Release: 2009
MORE BELLOW