Destroying a Computer Server in Slow Motion - Red 4K, Sony EX1, Casio EX-F1 at DVinfo.net

Jeremiah Warren · November 17th, 2009, 10:22 AM

YouTube - Shooting & Blowing up a Computer Server in Slow Motion #serverfailure - RED 4K & Casio EX-F1 [In HD]

This is a promo video for a company based near Dallas, TX. They do disaster data recovery and backup. I used the Casio EX-F1 for the 600fps footage, a DoP had his RED 4K shooting at 120fps, and I had a consumer Canon camera for the close up shots near the server as it's getting hit.

It was a very exciting project to work on. There are a lot of things I would do differently, but you learn from experience.

Jeremiah

Rob Evans · November 17th, 2009, 11:58 AM

Wish I could do that to a few servers at work :-)

Justin Tomchuk · November 17th, 2009, 05:29 PM

Certainly looks like an interesting film shoot.

Daniel Bates · November 17th, 2009, 06:36 PM

Like one of the commenters, I thought the service would recover data from the server. The ad confused me a bit - the server was completely destroyed, so how would the disaster recovery company help? Restoring a server from a backup isn't a task exclusively performed by any company, though data recovery is.

Ryan Hansen · January 9th, 2010, 11:58 PM

Dude, If business is ever slow, I'm sure there is a niche in the market for actually shooting and blowing up servers, I know Ive got 10+ everyday I think about throwing them of the top floor of the building :)

Nice shoot, I wish I had all that gear at my disposal...

November 17th, 2009, 10:22 AM	#1
Jeremiah Warren New Boot Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Quinlan, TX USA Posts: 22	Destroying a Computer Server in Slow Motion - Red 4K, Sony EX1, Casio EX-F1 YouTube - Shooting & Blowing up a Computer Server in Slow Motion #serverfailure - RED 4K & Casio EX-F1 [In HD] This is a promo video for a company based near Dallas, TX. They do disaster data recovery and backup. I used the Casio EX-F1 for the 600fps footage, a DoP had his RED 4K shooting at 120fps, and I had a consumer Canon camera for the close up shots near the server as it's getting hit. It was a very exciting project to work on. There are a lot of things I would do differently, but you learn from experience. Jeremiah __________________ www.YouTube.com/JeremiahJW www.Twitter.com/JeremiahJW

January 9th, 2010, 11:58 PM	#5
Ryan Hansen Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Wellington, New Zealand Posts: 82	@ Jeremiah Dude, If business is ever slow, I'm sure there is a niche in the market for actually shooting and blowing up servers, I know Ive got 10+ everyday I think about throwing them of the top floor of the building :) Nice shoot, I wish I had all that gear at my disposal...

November 17th, 2009, 11:58 AM	#2
Rob Evans Major Player Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Berkshire, UK Posts: 390	Wish I could do that to a few servers at work :-)

November 17th, 2009, 05:29 PM	#3
Justin Tomchuk Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Montreal Posts: 164	Certainly looks like an interesting film shoot.

November 17th, 2009, 06:36 PM	#4
Daniel Bates Regular Crew Join Date: May 2006 Location: Daegu, Korea Posts: 180	Like one of the commenters, I thought the service would recover data from the server. The ad confused me a bit - the server was completely destroyed, so how would the disaster recovery company help? Restoring a server from a backup isn't a task exclusively performed by any company, though data recovery is.