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Feature film shot on 5D MK ii · March 30th, 2009, 08:44 AM

Here it is Searching For Sonny: first feature film shot on a DSLR

Luke Tingle · March 30th, 2009, 09:08 AM

wow, trailer looks great.

Dylan Couper · March 30th, 2009, 09:46 AM

Clean footage but boring trailer.

Matthew Roddy · March 30th, 2009, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Dylan Couper

Clean footage but boring trailer.

Agreed. NICE look, but do I care where Sonny went? It was a short trailer. Give us another 20 seconds of why we want to know about Sonny. Invest us somehow.

Still, great job in getting a full feature shot with the 5D2! Any stories to tell?

Chris Barcellos · March 30th, 2009, 12:23 PM

How did you handle sound for this shoot ?

Brant Gajda · March 30th, 2009, 12:41 PM

Obviously from the Trailer, you can't tell too much about the movie, but really cool that they are using the 5D Mark II for a feature film.

Peter Moretti · March 30th, 2009, 04:35 PM

The trailer may not have any kind of act structure, but the composition of the shots is very very nice. Really impressed.

Peer Landa · March 30th, 2009, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Matthew Roddy

NICE look, but do I care where Sonny went? It was a short trailer. Give us another 20 seconds of why we want to know about Sonny. Invest us somehow.

I actually prefer short trailers rather than those revealing too much of the plot, and I agree it looks very nice. I wonder what aspect ratio that is, 2.39:1 or something..?

-- peer

Nick Hiltgen · March 30th, 2009, 07:56 PM

I read a synopsis somewhere and it made me much more interested then the trailer did, that being said the trailer at least looked like a movie...

Dylan Couper · March 30th, 2009, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Peer Landa

I actually prefer short trailers rather than those revealing too much of the plot, and I agree it looks very nice. I wonder what aspect ratio that is, 2.39:1 or something..?

-- peer

A trailer's job isn't to reveal the plot of the movie though... it's to make you want to pay $10 to go see it. In this case, the trailer makes me want to pay $10 NOT to see it.

Oleg Kalyan · March 31st, 2009, 08:43 AM

Good directing, camera moves, shots selection...seem to be cutting wrong...mid to mid, not too much variety that would have more characterizations... shots reflecting actual dynamics of the story.. Agree trailer could've done better, kind of bores me too.

Geoff Murrin · March 31st, 2009, 08:48 AM

Sorry I don't have the link, but I just saw this website about this project. This trailer was the only thing shot recently. No feature film has been shot with the camera yet, but that is the long term goal. They are using this trailer/website as a marketing tool to raise money to shoot the film I believe.

Jon Fairhurst · March 31st, 2009, 10:59 AM

The most impressive thing about the trailer has nothing to do with the video. It's that they got the funds and approval to license the song "Sonny".

Ralph Waylonis · March 31st, 2009, 11:44 AM

Haha ... good one Jon. Sonny is just trying to get attention. If Canon paid us a little attention, we'd all be making our first feature with the 5d (nice Nikon lenses)!

Steev Dinkins · March 31st, 2009, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Geoff Murrin

They are using this trailer/website as a marketing tool to raise money to shoot the film I believe.

Seems to be true. I don't want to bash on this too much, but if you advertise that it's the first feature film shot on DSLR, and you haven't actually shot, wrapped, edited, and now ready to distribute, how on earth do you feel that claim is worth spreading out to the world, and especially with the highly critical forum communities?

I like the look of the material - it's gorgeous like most other 5DMkII examples. But the marketing bugs the hell out of me. But I give you credit - people are talking about it! Then finding out it's not true. :P

March 30th, 2009, 09:46 AM	#3
Dylan Couper Wrangler Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia Posts: 8,314	Clean footage but boring trailer. __________________ Need to rent camera gear in Vancouver BC? Check me out at camerarentalsvancouver.com

March 30th, 2009, 12:23 PM	#5
Chris Barcellos Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Elk Grove CA Posts: 6,838	How did you handle sound for this shoot ? __________________ Chris J. Barcellos

March 30th, 2009, 07:56 PM	#9
Nick Hiltgen Trustee Join Date: May 2003 Location: Atlanta GA Posts: 1,427	I read a synopsis somewhere and it made me much more interested then the trailer did, that being said the trailer at least looked like a movie... __________________ I have a dream that one day canon will release a 35mm ef to xl adapter and I'll have iris control and a 35mm dof of all my ef lenses, and it will be awesome...

March 31st, 2009, 08:48 AM	#12
Geoff Murrin Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 46	Trailer was shot recently Sorry I don't have the link, but I just saw this website about this project. This trailer was the only thing shot recently. No feature film has been shot with the camera yet, but that is the long term goal. They are using this trailer/website as a marketing tool to raise money to shoot the film I believe.

March 31st, 2009, 10:59 AM	#13
Jon Fairhurst Inner Circle Join Date: May 2006 Location: Camas, WA, USA Posts: 5,513	The most impressive thing about the trailer has nothing to do with the video. It's that they got the funds and approval to license the song "Sonny". __________________ Jon Fairhurst

March 30th, 2009, 09:08 AM	#2
Luke Tingle Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 88	wow, trailer looks great.

March 30th, 2009, 12:41 PM	#6
Brant Gajda Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 113	Obviously from the Trailer, you can't tell too much about the movie, but really cool that they are using the 5D Mark II for a feature film.

March 30th, 2009, 04:35 PM	#7
Peter Moretti Trustee Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sherman Oaks, CA Posts: 1,259	The trailer may not have any kind of act structure, but the composition of the shots is very very nice. Really impressed.

March 31st, 2009, 08:43 AM	#11
Oleg Kalyan Major Player Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: MOSCOW Posts: 860	Good directing, camera moves, shots selection...seem to be cutting wrong...mid to mid, not too much variety that would have more characterizations... shots reflecting actual dynamics of the story.. Agree trailer could've done better, kind of bores me too.

March 31st, 2009, 11:44 AM	#14
Ralph Waylonis New Boot Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Emerald Hills, CA Posts: 15	Get some Attention Haha ... good one Jon. Sonny is just trying to get attention. If Canon paid us a little attention, we'd all be making our first feature with the 5d (nice Nikon lenses)!