XL1 in the movies at DVinfo.net

Steve Clodfelter · March 14th, 2003, 06:27 PM

I saw the movie "Showtime" last night. Robert De Niro and Eddie Murphy are detectives who get filmed for a TV-reality show a la Cops.

The cameras used by the production team filming them for the reality show? XL1's, natch.

Keith Loh · March 15th, 2003, 12:16 AM

Also noticed the XL1 in "Jackass".

Not sure if that's a ringing endorsement or not.

Rob Lohman · March 15th, 2003, 09:08 AM

And in latest James Bond... there already was a thread on this
here

And if memory serves me well there is another large thread
somewhere here that lists a lot of movies with the camera in
it (with one movie having it as set piece for a porn producer)
but I can't seem to find that thread at the moment though...

Josh Bass · March 15th, 2003, 09:27 AM

I saw one on the Dead Zone series. And Moesha.

Dylan Couper · March 16th, 2003, 03:24 AM

Dead Zone is shot here in Vancouver, I think. I saw a quick "behinds the scenes" of DZ, and it actually looked like they were shooting pick-up/b-roll footage with an XL1. Maybe it was supposed to be used as "video" footage in the show, I dunno.

Justin Wheeler · March 16th, 2003, 05:23 AM

An XL1 (or XL1s) is also featured in the movie "Mr. Deeds" with Adam Sandler (which I saw just tonight). In the opening sequence with the old man climbing K2, his cameraman is using an XL1.

However, Mr. Deeds is NOT a good movie, so unless you're really hard-up for personal validation at having your Camera seen in use in a major motion picture, I'd skip it...

Dylan Couper · March 16th, 2003, 11:30 PM

<<<-- Originally posted by Justin Wheeler : An XL1 (or XL1s) is also featured in the movie "Mr. Deeds" with Adam Sandler (which I saw just tonight). In the opening sequence with the old man climbing K2, his cameraman is using an XL1.
-->>>

That proves the cold weather abilities of the XL1! :)

Benjamin Taft · March 28th, 2003, 01:24 PM

I think I spotted a GL1 or GL2 in 'Showtime' also besided an XL1

Matt Betea · March 28th, 2003, 01:44 PM

I didn't know ESPN would use XL1(s). I watched a behind the scenes show on Vegas Fights. I saw 2 XL1(s) handheld.

Richard Alvarez · March 28th, 2003, 01:53 PM

I might have already mentioned this. But I saw XL1s beeing used on Oprah. They were shooting an interview backtage. And you could see the Xl1 used to shoot each reverse shot.

Charles Papert · June 1st, 2003, 04:32 PM

Nice cameo for the XL1 in "The Italian Job". It's being used for surveillance in a couple of scenes with a whopping Canon telephoto attached.

Alex Knappenberger · June 1st, 2003, 04:38 PM

Yeah, the XL1 is in the movie showtime, I almost crapped myself when they smashed one...i'm sure they went through plenty of them for that scene though, heh....

Yeah, there was also a GL1 used too, it was when they went into the office, the guy put a gun in the deck of the GL1, and then he shot the gun inside of the GL1, and they did some really unrealistic slow motion crap of the bullet coming out of the lens of the camera and shooting the guy, it was pretty stupid.

They also use XL1's on the Howard Stern show... that station also uses PD150's and XL1's for a lot of shows...so does MTV, but most of the garbage on MTV sucks anyway.

Josh Bass · June 1st, 2003, 05:41 PM

How dare you say that! What about. . .wait.. . or what about. . . wait. Yeah, you're right.

March 14th, 2003, 06:27 PM	#1
Steve Clodfelter Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Golden, CO Posts: 43	XL1 in the movies I saw the movie "Showtime" last night. Robert De Niro and Eddie Murphy are detectives who get filmed for a TV-reality show a la Cops. The cameras used by the production team filming them for the reality show? XL1's, natch. __________________ Steve

March 15th, 2003, 12:16 AM	#2
Keith Loh Air China Pilot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Posts: 2,389	Also noticed the XL1 in "Jackass". Not sure if that's a ringing endorsement or not. __________________ -- Visit http://www.KeithLoh.com \| stuff about living in Vancouver \| My Flickr photo gallery

March 15th, 2003, 09:08 AM	#3
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	And in latest James Bond... there already was a thread on this here And if memory serves me well there is another large thread somewhere here that lists a lot of movies with the camera in it (with one movie having it as set piece for a porn producer) but I can't seem to find that thread at the moment though... __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

March 15th, 2003, 09:27 AM	#4
Josh Bass Slash Rules! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 5,472	I saw one on the Dead Zone series. And Moesha. __________________ The Bass' camerawork The Bass on IMDB

March 16th, 2003, 03:24 AM	#5
Dylan Couper Wrangler Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia Posts: 8,314	Dead Zone is shot here in Vancouver, I think. I saw a quick "behinds the scenes" of DZ, and it actually looked like they were shooting pick-up/b-roll footage with an XL1. Maybe it was supposed to be used as "video" footage in the show, I dunno. __________________ Need to rent camera gear in Vancouver BC? Check me out at camerarentalsvancouver.com

March 16th, 2003, 05:23 AM	#6
Justin Wheeler New Boot Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: North Hollywood, CA Posts: 13	XL1 In The Movies An XL1 (or XL1s) is also featured in the movie "Mr. Deeds" with Adam Sandler (which I saw just tonight). In the opening sequence with the old man climbing K2, his cameraman is using an XL1. However, Mr. Deeds is NOT a good movie, so unless you're really hard-up for personal validation at having your Camera seen in use in a major motion picture, I'd skip it... __________________ It isn't just a hobby anymore...

March 16th, 2003, 11:30 PM	#7
Dylan Couper Wrangler Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia Posts: 8,314	Re: XL1 In The Movies <<<-- Originally posted by Justin Wheeler : An XL1 (or XL1s) is also featured in the movie "Mr. Deeds" with Adam Sandler (which I saw just tonight). In the opening sequence with the old man climbing K2, his cameraman is using an XL1. -->>> That proves the cold weather abilities of the XL1! :) __________________ Need to rent camera gear in Vancouver BC? Check me out at camerarentalsvancouver.com

March 28th, 2003, 01:24 PM	#8
Benjamin Taft Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Gothenburg, Sweden Posts: 52	I think I spotted a GL1 or GL2 in 'Showtime' also besided an XL1

March 28th, 2003, 01:44 PM	#9
Matt Betea Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: detroit, mi Posts: 187	I didn't know ESPN would use XL1(s). I watched a behind the scenes show on Vegas Fights. I saw 2 XL1(s) handheld.

March 28th, 2003, 01:53 PM	#10
Richard Alvarez Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: San Mateo, CA Posts: 3,840	I might have already mentioned this. But I saw XL1s beeing used on Oprah. They were shooting an interview backtage. And you could see the Xl1 used to shoot each reverse shot.

June 1st, 2003, 04:32 PM	#11
Charles Papert Wrangler Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 6,810	Nice cameo for the XL1 in "The Italian Job". It's being used for surveillance in a couple of scenes with a whopping Canon telephoto attached. __________________ Charles Papert www.charlespapert.com

June 1st, 2003, 04:38 PM	#12
Alex Knappenberger High School Student Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Canton, Ohio, USA Posts: 609	Yeah, the XL1 is in the movie showtime, I almost crapped myself when they smashed one...i'm sure they went through plenty of them for that scene though, heh.... Yeah, there was also a GL1 used too, it was when they went into the office, the guy put a gun in the deck of the GL1, and then he shot the gun inside of the GL1, and they did some really unrealistic slow motion crap of the bullet coming out of the lens of the camera and shooting the guy, it was pretty stupid. They also use XL1's on the Howard Stern show... that station also uses PD150's and XL1's for a lot of shows...so does MTV, but most of the garbage on MTV sucks anyway.

June 1st, 2003, 05:41 PM	#13
Josh Bass Slash Rules! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 5,472	How dare you say that! What about. . .wait.. . or what about. . . wait. Yeah, you're right. __________________ The Bass' camerawork The Bass on IMDB