Australian feature shot on DVX100 at DVinfo.net

Michael Frank · March 8th, 2005, 09:55 PM

Australian feature film shot with Panasonic DVX100 PAL

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Daniel Skubal · March 17th, 2005, 07:56 PM

Sorry this is kind of a late post...

I just watched the trailer and it makes me proud to own a dvx. Do you know if they used a 35 mm adapter? That looks really nice! The dof and lighting really made it look cinematic!

Michael Frank · March 17th, 2005, 09:27 PM

Thanks for your comments Daniel!

The Panasonic 16:9 anamorphic converter was used and it was shot in progressive thin mode using the DVfilm recommended settings. The link for these settings is

http://dvfilm.com/maker/dvx100settings.htm

35mm blow-up tests were conducted to compare between the camera's letterboxing mode and the 16:9 lens. The 16:9 lens made the image much sharper and clearer (although the blowup without it was also OK). The PAL version of the camera was also used.

Because of the anamorphic lens we occasionally ran into trouble with focus problems, particularly in low light when it was difficult to gauge the focus accurately. We didn't always have an external monitor and had to rely on the 4:3 LCD screen. This resulted in the boom occasionally sneaking into shot as it was not visible in the 4:3 but visible when viewing a 16:9 image later on. Otherwise the camera served us well.

The DOP was Rodney Bolton and his website is www.boltonfilms.com

March 8th, 2005, 09:55 PM	#1
Michael Frank New Boot Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 13	Australian feature shot on DVX100 Australian feature film shot with Panasonic DVX100 PAL www.rachoi.com TRAILER NOW ON-LINE

March 17th, 2005, 07:56 PM	#2
Daniel Skubal Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 71	Sorry this is kind of a late post... I just watched the trailer and it makes me proud to own a dvx. Do you know if they used a 35 mm adapter? That looks really nice! The dof and lighting really made it look cinematic!

March 17th, 2005, 09:27 PM	#3
Michael Frank New Boot Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 13	Thanks for your comments Daniel! The Panasonic 16:9 anamorphic converter was used and it was shot in progressive thin mode using the DVfilm recommended settings. The link for these settings is http://dvfilm.com/maker/dvx100settings.htm 35mm blow-up tests were conducted to compare between the camera's letterboxing mode and the 16:9 lens. The 16:9 lens made the image much sharper and clearer (although the blowup without it was also OK). The PAL version of the camera was also used. Because of the anamorphic lens we occasionally ran into trouble with focus problems, particularly in low light when it was difficult to gauge the focus accurately. We didn't always have an external monitor and had to rely on the 4:3 LCD screen. This resulted in the boom occasionally sneaking into shot as it was not visible in the 4:3 but visible when viewing a 16:9 image later on. Otherwise the camera served us well. The DOP was Rodney Bolton and his website is www.boltonfilms.com