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throughout the shoot: 50D 5201 for exteriors, 250D 5205 for day interiors and darker exteriors, and 500T 5218 for evening and night scenes. “We had hi-def dailies on DVD,” notes Pados. “HD dailies can be difficult to judge, and in my experience, they are often a bit brighter than I would like. Every day, I asked for a couple of shots to be printed, and I watched them projected with an Arri LocPro.” The DI was carried out at Deluxe Digital in London, where Pados worked with colorist Adam Inglis. “There’s a curve to the lighting through this film — it changes as the story develops,” Pados explains. “We start with a sort of golden age, when Georgina is young and innocent and has dreams about her future. Slowly she starts to realize that the world is different than she dreamed, so the lighting and the tones transition from brightness and color to a faded and colder tone at the end.” By focusing on this overall structure, Pados succeeded in visualizing Dibb’s understanding of Georgina’s emotional journey. “I think a lot of cinematographers naturally get obsessed with the aesthetics, but Gyula’s first question is always, ‘What’s the scene about?’” says Dibb. “His focus is on how the camera and lighting will help tell the story. It’s not so much about the how as the why.” I Pados (left) makes his point while preparing a shot with Dibb. TECHNICAL SPECS 2.40:1 Anamorphic 35mm Panaflex Millennium XL Panavision C-Series lenses Kodak Vision2 50D 5201, 250D 5205, 500T 5218 Digital Intermediate Printed on Kodak Vision 2383 Samy’s DV & Edit WE ACCEPT MASTERCARD, VISA, AMERICAN EXPRESS & DISCOVER. SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY & CORPORATE P.O.’S WELCOME BEFORE YOU BUY YOUR DIGITAL CINEMA EQUIPMENT, TALK TO US! A Division of Samy’s Camera WE’VE MOVED - NEW ADDRESS! 12636 Beatrice St. Los Angeles, CA 90066 www.samysdv.com (310) 450-4365 FAX (310) 450-3079 PMW-EX3 XDCAMEX SEMI SHOULDER CAMCORDER • 1⁄2-inch interchangeable lens system •1/2” imagers with 1920x1080 pixels • Genlock in • Time Code in/out • 8-pin remote control for studio operation New! Three 2/3”CCD P2 HD Camcorder • Utilizes interchangeable lenses • Can shoot everything from 1080i to 720p variable frame rates •Features four XLR inputs, a chromaticaberration compensation function, and eight gamma modes AG-HPX500 AJ-HDX900 • Adds on support for 1080i and 720p • Three 2/3" 1 million pixels Progressive CCD imagers • 24P/30P/60i recording capability • Captures film-like 24-frame images using CineGamma Affordable Professional Hi-Definition Camera PMW-EX1 Flash Memory Capabilities 1/2” HD Camera • Record to ExpressCard high-speed flash media • Switchable between 1080/60i and 720/60P • Capable of recording 1080/50i/30P/25P/24P and 720/50P • MPEG-2 compression technology with three, 1/2” imagers Interchangeable Lens Professional HDV Camera New! Sony HVR-Z7U AJ-SDX900 Also Available PRODUCTION PACKAGE PROMOTIONS! Please call for our • Switch between 1080p, 1080i in the HDV format, DVCAM™, and DV recording • Down-convert material from HD to SD New! Sony Interchangeable Lens Pro Shoulder Mount HDV Camera • Native progressive recording • Increased sensitivity for low-light • Hybrid solid-state recording • 3 ClearVid CMOS Sensor system SONY IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK Sony HVR-S270U Digital Camcorder Sony XDCAM HD PDW-F355 PDW-700 2/3” XDCAM HD Camcorder • Three 2/3-inch progressive CCD sensors, each with full 1920 x 1080 resolution • HD recording at a data rate of up to 50 Mb/s using the MPEG-2 4:2:2P@HL compression technology,“MPEG HD422” Longer record times are available by supporting the new dual-layer 50GB Professional Disc. XDCAM HD PDW-F335 ALSO AVAILABLE PDW-F355 & PDW-F330 ALSO AVAILABLE • Ultra-reliable solid-state camcorder records in 17 HD and SD formats • Excels at low-light shooting • New AVC-Intra codec option • The P2 card provides superior reliability in harsh environments and when exposed to shock, vibration and temperature change 2/3” P2 HD Camcorder AJ-HPX2000 AG-HVX200A 1/3" 3-CCD 16:9 HD/DVCPRO/DV • Cinema P2 Camera with CineSwitch™ • Technology, CineGamma™ Software and IEEE 1394 Interface AJ-SD93 Also Available NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. 43
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