Les Nuits Rouges Du Bourreau De Jade (Red Nights)

[Laurent Courtiaud]

I am pleased to announce that "Les Nuits Rouges Du Bourreau De Jade", (English title: "Red Nights") a motion picture entirely shot on Red will be premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival in the Midnight Madness Selection

Filming took place in 2009 in Hong Kong, with a Red One (our own #1703 that we bought, tried on a short film and decided to use on the long feature, that had originally been thought for 2:35 35mm, after being so pleased with the results) and Zeiss Ultra Prime lenses on 4K anamorphic under the masterful control of our cinematographer Ng Man-Ching

Grading (not much retouching believe me, only to make sure we got back the colors as they had been filmed) conforming and other picture related steps of the post-production done in Brussels, Belgium where the digital to 35mm transfer was shot on 4K with a Aaton K (I believe we were the first commercial long feature to use the Aaton K in 4K and with extremely pleasing result).

Anyway, (moving) pictures speak better than words so
here is a link to the 1080p teaser trailer.

Not being an objective party, I won't comment on the film's quality but I can tell you that thanks to our DP's work, all people who at any time of the production and post-production got to check the images became Red enthusiasts. Not that Red needs us to confirm a quality that has been established by much bigger names than ours, but it is a pleasure to help spread the good word and be part of the future, and we're sure we will renew this tremendously exciting experience.

 

[Olivier Madar]

Great !!


Superbes images, bravo !


Olivier

 

[Sidney L. Plaut]

looks really good!

I don't understand the anamorphic with Ultra primes though....

 

[Rudi Herbert]

what do you mean the transfer was shot on an Aaton? you actually played the footage on a screen and shot it with an Aaton film camera? That would seem so wasteful...

 

[Michael Schrengohst]

what do you mean the transfer was shot on an Aaton? you actually played the footage on a screen and shot it with an Aaton film camera? That would seem so wasteful...

http://www.aaton.com/products/post/aatonk/index.php

 

[sergio arguello]

aatonK is just awsome...just another entity arriving to feed on whats left of the Arri carcas.Between cameras,lenses, and now DI suit. Arriflex was the only whore in the saloon and that was ok till every cowboy on the planet started coming thru. Shes done ,worked,ravaged, and it might eventually mean the death of her.And i dont think her daughter Alexa can get her out of this mess!!

 

[Rudi Herbert]

http://www.aaton.com/products/post/aatonk/index.php

I see now, thanks! Looks very promising by the way.

 

[Rudi Herbert]

Wonderful images by the way!

 

[Rudi Herbert]

aatonK is just awsome...just another entity arriving to feed on whats left of the Arri carcas.Between cameras,lenses, and now DI suit. Arriflex was the only whore in the saloon and that was ok till every cowboy on the planet started coming thru. Shes done ,worked,ravaged, and it might eventually mean the death of her.And i dont think her daughter Alexa can get her out of this mess!!

So seriously Sergio, how do you really feel about Arri?

 

[sergio arguello]

it wasnt personal against arri...it was an observation. it almost feels personal what the other companies are doing to her. And Alexa seems like too little too late.

 

[Laurent Courtiaud]

looks really good!

I don't understand the anamorphic with Ultra primes though....

Ooops, my mistake, and you are right. I meant 4K 2:1

That's if we had done it in 35mm that we might have considered 2:35 anamorphic.