"Gabriel" movie shot on JVCHD100 at DVinfo.net

Joe Bowey · November 15th, 2007, 04:49 PM

Just saw this. MUST check out trailer. http://www.sonypictures.com.au/movies/gabriel/

Sean Adair · November 16th, 2007, 08:35 AM

Intense, and possibly the highest profile release yet with this camera.
I put a post in the new projects sticky as well referring to this article about the making of it:
http://www.uemedia.net/CPC/cinematog...le_16628.shtml

Oliver Smith · November 17th, 2007, 06:26 PM

I just went and saw Gabriel last night at. On the big screen it looked fantastic. There wasn't really much hint that it was shot on HDV in terms of overall image resolution. The motion was pretty spot on too. The movie overall started fairly roughly, but the themes in the middle were fantastic! It's not a quasi-Underworld ripoff, but something completely different. A few scenes really let the low budget side shine through, but overall I thought it was a sucess. The 8-bit colour made its appearance well known in some of the cloud shots, and there were a few blocky moments if you looked really closely at the background fog in some of the shots. Overall, however it was quite excellent. Definetly worth a watch!

Eric Ramahatra · November 19th, 2007, 11:45 AM

awesome !
i guess they didn't use any 35mm adapter on this feature, so to get short depth of field, they had to shot long lense ?

Brian Drysdale · November 20th, 2007, 10:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eric Ramahatra

awesome !
i guess they didn't use any 35mm adapter on this feature, so to get short depth of field, they had to shot long lense ?

You don't want to use a 35mm adapter if you're planning a 35mm film out. You are fighting for all the resolution you can get on the the big screen, especially with wide shots.

There was a mention of a "wide angled lens", so perhaps that could be the W/A zoom. Although, they did say their budget was tight.

The film looks good on the trailer, interesting to see it on the big screen. Also, what sort of workflow they went through for the film out.

PJ Gallagher · November 20th, 2007, 04:41 PM

I'll slightly contradict Oliver, in that I thought the look did somewhat betray its video origins.

Maybe it was the theatre I was watching it in, but I thought the image overall was a bit soft, and that the blacks were more towards the dark grey end of things. Of course this may have been a conscious grading choice, but to me just made the footage look more video-like.

But, damn, the lighting looked sweet (apparently they had about half the "Superman Returns" lighting crew working on the film), and while the film has recieved some critical reviews in regards to the actual plot, I quite enjoyed it.

This is the sort of thing we can do in Australia when we don't have government funding bodies forcing us to make films that are "culturally significant". :-P

Andy Graham · April 2nd, 2008, 07:24 AM

does anyone know what kind of budget they had?

Andy.

Amos Kim · April 2nd, 2008, 12:57 PM

Brian, why wouldn't you want to use a 35mm adapter when planning to filmout? The adaptor doesn't take away any resolution.

Giuseppe Pugliese · April 3rd, 2008, 07:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andy Graham

does anyone know what kind of budget they had?

Andy.

according to IMDB its AUD 200,000. I have no idea what that is in USD$

Kent Frost · April 3rd, 2008, 08:05 AM

Well, TODAY the conversion is as follows, according to http://www.oanda.com/convert/classic.

200,000 Australian Dollar = 181,982 US Dollar

Julian Maytum · April 6th, 2008, 09:13 PM

I saw this flick.. amazing!

November 15th, 2007, 04:49 PM	#1
Joe Bowey Major Player Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Glendale, AZ Posts: 217	"Gabriel" movie shot on JVCHD100 Just saw this. MUST check out trailer. http://www.sonypictures.com.au/movies/gabriel/

November 16th, 2007, 08:35 AM	#2
Sean Adair Major Player Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New York, NY Posts: 463	making of... Intense, and possibly the highest profile release yet with this camera. I put a post in the new projects sticky as well referring to this article about the making of it: http://www.uemedia.net/CPC/cinematog...le_16628.shtml __________________ Sean Adair - NYC - www.adairproductions.com JVC GY-HM-700 with 17x5 lens, MacPro 3.2ghz 8-core, 18gb. (JVC HD200 4 sale soon)

November 17th, 2007, 06:26 PM	#3
Oliver Smith Regular Crew Join Date: May 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 29	I just went and saw Gabriel last night at. On the big screen it looked fantastic. There wasn't really much hint that it was shot on HDV in terms of overall image resolution. The motion was pretty spot on too. The movie overall started fairly roughly, but the themes in the middle were fantastic! It's not a quasi-Underworld ripoff, but something completely different. A few scenes really let the low budget side shine through, but overall I thought it was a sucess. The 8-bit colour made its appearance well known in some of the cloud shots, and there were a few blocky moments if you looked really closely at the background fog in some of the shots. Overall, however it was quite excellent. Definetly worth a watch! __________________ Liquid Productions

November 19th, 2007, 11:45 AM	#4
Eric Ramahatra Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Paris Posts: 72	awesome ! i guess they didn't use any 35mm adapter on this feature, so to get short depth of field, they had to shot long lense ? __________________ JVC HD200+redrock M2+1.4 lens+steadicam Flyer mini35 weddings

April 2nd, 2008, 07:24 AM	#7
Andy Graham Major Player Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Lanark,Scotland Posts: 736	does anyone know what kind of budget they had? Andy. __________________ Actor: "where would that light be coming from?" DP: "same place as the music" -Andrew Lesnie-

November 20th, 2007, 04:41 PM	#6
PJ Gallagher Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Canberra, Australia Posts: 78	I'll slightly contradict Oliver, in that I thought the look did somewhat betray its video origins. Maybe it was the theatre I was watching it in, but I thought the image overall was a bit soft, and that the blacks were more towards the dark grey end of things. Of course this may have been a conscious grading choice, but to me just made the footage look more video-like. But, damn, the lighting looked sweet (apparently they had about half the "Superman Returns" lighting crew working on the film), and while the film has recieved some critical reviews in regards to the actual plot, I quite enjoyed it. This is the sort of thing we can do in Australia when we don't have government funding bodies forcing us to make films that are "culturally significant". :-P

April 2nd, 2008, 12:57 PM	#8
Amos Kim Major Player Join Date: May 2006 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 335	Brian, why wouldn't you want to use a 35mm adapter when planning to filmout? The adaptor doesn't take away any resolution.

April 3rd, 2008, 08:05 AM	#10
Kent Frost Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Springfield, Missouri Posts: 117	Well, TODAY the conversion is as follows, according to http://www.oanda.com/convert/classic. 200,000 Australian Dollar = 181,982 US Dollar __________________ "Your world is all these elements; of light and sound, of taste, smell, and touch. Woven together in many dimensions on the fabulous loom of your brain. Your brain; the most complicated thing in the world, which you yourself grew...without even thinking about it."

April 6th, 2008, 09:13 PM	#11
Julian Maytum Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Mount Pearl, NL, Canada Posts: 69	I saw this flick.. amazing! __________________ Julian Maytum www.MyWebMovie.com