And puts tools into the hands of creative people, such as film school students, who might not otherwise have the budget to otherwise afford to shoot from something other than their iPhone (still, not a bad choice!). Cameras that produce high quality, cinematic images can now be had for under $1,000 (Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera). I haven’t seen any of the above films yet, though if they look anything like the footage I’ve seen around the Web (Vimeo especially) then I’d doubt many could tell the difference between these and films using most more expensive cameras from companies such as RED and Arri.īlackmagic has been one of the reasons, in my view, why the low cost cinema market has emerged. Manoman (Photo courtesy Sundance Institute and the filmmakers) Upcoming films that were shot on Blackmagic include: Michael Jackson’s Journey from Motown to Off the Wall (Spike Lee) Yoga Hosers (Kevin Smith) Sleight Wiener-Dog (Todd Solondz) Swiss Army Man and Equity. In addition, the company’s color grading software, DaVinci Resolve Studio, was also used to process the look of dozens of films. Operation Avalanche – DPs Jared Raab and Andrew Appelle with Pocket Cinema Camera Manoman – DP Steven Cameron Ferguson with Pocket Cinema Camera Gibson with Blackmagic Cinema Cameras and Pocket Cinema Cameras, and color graded by Mark Todd Osborne with DaVinci Resolve StudioĪll These Sleepless Nights – Director and DP Michal Marczak with Pocket Cinema Camera
The 4th – DP Shane Bruce Johnston, DP Charles J.
Here’s the four films shot on Blackmagic cameras that made it to Sundance: The Australian cinema camera maker announced that several films screened this week at the Sundance film festival were shot on their cameras - specifically, the Blackmagic Cinema Camera (starting at $1,995), and Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera ($995). The life of an indie manufacturer is not easy: It’s one thing to produce relatively low cost cameras, but it’s entirely another thing to get big name directors to use them on their projects.įor Blackmagic Design, it would seem the tide is slowly turning in their favor…
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