Preview of the Film im working on at DVinfo.net

Sergio Sanchez · July 30th, 2008, 02:40 PM

I´ve been working in this project for a while now. We´ve just shoot it in May, using the SI-2K.

It was an ordeal.

This is just for internal use.

http://www.elitestudios.com.mx/rushe...fidential.html

Tell me what you think.

Bhaskar Dhungana · July 30th, 2008, 09:14 PM

Its nice. The music seems a bit much, but thats how trailers generally are. The pictures look quite interesting. How was the color grading done? I had really liked the look of this picture that was posted earlier and was imaging the movie to be something like this...Nice work!!

Joseph Kassana · July 31st, 2008, 06:12 AM

The opening shot reminded me of There will be Blood. I'm impressed with the Si2k, a very pleasing cinematic image. More so than the Red.

Sergio Sanchez · July 31st, 2008, 05:44 PM

Thank you:

That has a very basic color correction. We exported everything to DPX and made a primary grading in SCRATCH. For the delivery material we will use something a little bit more sophisticated.

Bob Hart · July 31st, 2008, 10:10 PM

Sergio.

It is a nice look and classy touches like the reveal of the guy coming in through the window behind the gown.

I am a music person and enjoy the arrangement and orchestration though I realise that the music for a trailer may not be in the final product.

I imagine that you are all well pleased with the work you have done and deservedly so.

Jason Rodriguez · July 31st, 2008, 10:37 PM

Sergio, fantastic footage :) . . . you should definitely be proud, and it's great to see you guys pushing the visual aesthetic that can be created with the SI-2K. It just proves that it's more than the tools, it's definitely the artist behind the tools that makes the images sing.

And of course, if you have any questions, we're here to help :)

Thanks,

Jason

Chris Lakes · August 2nd, 2008, 03:16 PM

That looks beautiful! Thanks for sharing. Any chance to find out a bit more info regarding lenses used, work flow, and, well, any other choices you made. I thought I remembered a blog about this, but can't find it now (maybe it was in Spanish, though).

Sergio Sanchez · August 5th, 2008, 04:05 PM

We shot the etire project with SI2K cams, we used three of them for almost every scene.
The lenses were Zeiss ultraprimes a set Super16 mkIII for the angulars, and 35mm ultra primes high speed for the teles.

We had seven weeks for the shooting, wich in the case of this production was very little time, some days we need to cover 5 to 8 pages of screenplay, thats why we used multiple camera setups.

The setups where Cam A on a dolly, Cam B on a dolly with a vario jib arm and Cam C was free. The dolly´s gave us the oportunity to have a wider coverage of the scenes, it takes you time to set up, but once you are ready you can shoot really fast.

David Taylor · August 6th, 2008, 11:15 PM

Sergio, great images. Thanks for sharing....

Eric Stemen · August 9th, 2008, 10:11 PM

That looked amazing!!

Mark Kenfield · August 19th, 2008, 10:27 PM

Beautiful images Sergio, just beautiful. What was your role on the project?

Sergio Sanchez · August 21st, 2008, 01:56 PM

I directed it, and I´m one of the editors.

Johan Pabon · August 21st, 2008, 03:58 PM

Very nice work!
Following the Red vs SI-2K discussion and not knowing which camera will be the best for me: how do think about the sharpness of your shots? Is it possible to send us some screenshots?

Best Regards,

Johan Pabon

Christopher Drews · August 21st, 2008, 04:59 PM

Congrats Sergio. You'll likely get distribution. I'm not sure about the dawn footage (could have been the compression) since it seems to contain artifacts.

Mind sharing the budget? Also, the music, was it composed for "Tequila"?

Sergio Sanchez · August 21st, 2008, 09:02 PM

The sharpness depends on the lenses used. The Super16mm lenses gives you sharper shots than the ones shot with the 35mm lenses. But both look really good.

Yeah the artifacts may have been done when compressed to flash video, there are some glitches on the dissolves that is my fault, i didnt have enough time to polish the color grading, just a couple of hours. But its not a final trailer so I think its not critical.

I dont have the full idea on the budget, but it´s something around US$3m, and the music we used is from xray dog music libraries. We are still deciding on the composer.

The stills, I´ve been trying to upload some but for some reason is not working. I will try again later.

July 30th, 2008, 02:40 PM	#1
Sergio Sanchez Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Mexico Posts: 176	Preview of the Film im working on I´ve been working in this project for a while now. We´ve just shoot it in May, using the SI-2K. It was an ordeal. This is just for internal use. http://www.elitestudios.com.mx/rushe...fidential.html Tell me what you think.

July 30th, 2008, 09:14 PM	#2
Bhaskar Dhungana Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kathmandu, Nepal Posts: 32	Its nice. The music seems a bit much, but thats how trailers generally are. The pictures look quite interesting. How was the color grading done? I had really liked the look of this picture that was posted earlier and was imaging the movie to be something like this...Nice work!! Attached Thumbnails

August 2nd, 2008, 03:16 PM	#7
Chris Lakes Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 33	That looks beautiful! Thanks for sharing. Any chance to find out a bit more info regarding lenses used, work flow, and, well, any other choices you made. I thought I remembered a blog about this, but can't find it now (maybe it was in Spanish, though). __________________ www.marsunited.com

August 21st, 2008, 03:58 PM	#13
Johan Pabon Tourist Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Asten, the Netherlands Posts: 3	How a bout details in your picture Very nice work! Following the Red vs SI-2K discussion and not knowing which camera will be the best for me: how do think about the sharpness of your shots? Is it possible to send us some screenshots? Best Regards, Johan Pabon

July 31st, 2008, 06:12 AM	#3
Joseph Kassana Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: London Posts: 92	The opening shot reminded me of There will be Blood. I'm impressed with the Si2k, a very pleasing cinematic image. More so than the Red.

July 31st, 2008, 05:44 PM	#4
Sergio Sanchez Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Mexico Posts: 176	Thank you: That has a very basic color correction. We exported everything to DPX and made a primary grading in SCRATCH. For the delivery material we will use something a little bit more sophisticated.

July 31st, 2008, 10:10 PM	#5
Bob Hart Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PERTH. W.A. AUSTRALIA. Posts: 4,477	Sergio. It is a nice look and classy touches like the reveal of the guy coming in through the window behind the gown. I am a music person and enjoy the arrangement and orchestration though I realise that the music for a trailer may not be in the final product. I imagine that you are all well pleased with the work you have done and deservedly so.

July 31st, 2008, 10:37 PM	#6
Jason Rodriguez Trustee Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 1,095	Sergio, fantastic footage :) . . . you should definitely be proud, and it's great to see you guys pushing the visual aesthetic that can be created with the SI-2K. It just proves that it's more than the tools, it's definitely the artist behind the tools that makes the images sing. And of course, if you have any questions, we're here to help :) Thanks, Jason

August 5th, 2008, 04:05 PM	#8
Sergio Sanchez Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Mexico Posts: 176	We shot the etire project with SI2K cams, we used three of them for almost every scene. The lenses were Zeiss ultraprimes a set Super16 mkIII for the angulars, and 35mm ultra primes high speed for the teles. We had seven weeks for the shooting, wich in the case of this production was very little time, some days we need to cover 5 to 8 pages of screenplay, thats why we used multiple camera setups. The setups where Cam A on a dolly, Cam B on a dolly with a vario jib arm and Cam C was free. The dolly´s gave us the oportunity to have a wider coverage of the scenes, it takes you time to set up, but once you are ready you can shoot really fast.

August 6th, 2008, 11:15 PM	#9
David Taylor Major Player Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Solana Beach, CA Posts: 853	Sergio, great images. Thanks for sharing....

August 9th, 2008, 10:11 PM	#10
Eric Stemen Major Player Join Date: May 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 378	That looked amazing!!

August 19th, 2008, 10:27 PM	#11
Mark Kenfield Major Player Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 470	Beautiful images Sergio, just beautiful. What was your role on the project?

August 21st, 2008, 01:56 PM	#12
Sergio Sanchez Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Mexico Posts: 176	I directed it, and I´m one of the editors.

August 21st, 2008, 04:59 PM	#14
Christopher Drews Major Player Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 628	Congrats Sergio. You'll likely get distribution. I'm not sure about the dawn footage (could have been the compression) since it seems to contain artifacts. Mind sharing the budget? Also, the music, was it composed for "Tequila"?

August 21st, 2008, 09:02 PM	#15
Sergio Sanchez Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Mexico Posts: 176	The sharpness depends on the lenses used. The Super16mm lenses gives you sharper shots than the ones shot with the 35mm lenses. But both look really good. Yeah the artifacts may have been done when compressed to flash video, there are some glitches on the dissolves that is my fault, i didnt have enough time to polish the color grading, just a couple of hours. But its not a final trailer so I think its not critical. I dont have the full idea on the budget, but it´s something around US$3m, and the music we used is from xray dog music libraries. We are still deciding on the composer. The stills, I´ve been trying to upload some but for some reason is not working. I will try again later.