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  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

EPIC-M Monochrome

Sensor change on set like film cameras

Sensor change on set like film cameras

This incredible to ve b/w i just finished my film with 30% b/w shots. Really wish sensors could be slided in like pl or nikon mount on locations or sets. Thats true felxi cams like analog daddy film
 
More than thirty years ago I heard Ansel Adams talk very enthusiastically about the artistic potential of something like a digital future. When it came to technology, he was not a sentimentalist. A great man.
 
Woooaaa Congrats team!
 
Just curious if an Epic MX body can be sent in for a monochrome conversion? How much would that be if possible?
 
Agree with the suggestion of an alternate olpf for red one. Most of our cameras are long out of warranty territory, and this kind of experimentation would be so much fun.
 
Hey Jarred, is there a way I can get some sample footage or some frames from the camera?
I am going to be shooting a feature in november and I think a black and white image would
be fantastic. The director is on the fence. I think if he saw a true black and white image instead of just a color
image that's been desaturated, he'd be in 100%.
Thanks.
 
Jason Wingrove said:
Can you be a 'Colorist' if working on black & white though ? :-)
jas
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Most absolutely so Jason, considering that B&W have so many shades, you can truly have a go with Grading a B&W, just as you would from an image originated in full RGB colors palettes, difference is that this B&W would have a better image... ;)
 
KETCH ROSSi said:
Most absolutely so Jason, considering that B&W have so many shades, you can truly have a go with Grading a B&W, just as you would from an image originated in full RGB colors palettes, difference is that this B&W would have a better image... ;)
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That's right. I worked for a year as a film-to-tape telecine colorist for a US National Archives and NIH vendor, and 2/3s of my work was in B&W. The only difference from color work was that once I found the proper spot for the R, G, and B levers, I left them there and concentrated on the knobs. Some of my B&W work, I would later see broadcast with a blue or sepia tinted grade (after all that time I spent getting the R, G and B levers in the right spot!). So yeah, still a lot of options in B&W grading.
 
They are out there.. but it seems everyone is shooting top secret stuff... Although Jason Diamond is swinging with one this weekend... maybe he will shoot something for all of you :)
 
There is something so engaging about only having the ability to shoot monochromatic. It's like making the choice to only bring one lens and zoom with your feet. I can't help but think about Ansel Adams. He found color so distracting. People would continually ask him about the gear, and he always said that his equipment did not matter. Even Steve Jobs has proved that it takes a lot of ingenuity to make something so simple. I would put the Monochromatic Epic in that category.

Jarred Land said:
They are out there.. but it seems everyone is shooting top secret stuff... Although Jason Diamond is swinging with one this weekend... maybe he will shoot something for all of you :)
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Well I'd sure like to rent one in the next couple months, my friends have been dusting off a noir script JUST for this camera
 
I'll give you all a hint... Todays Monochrome shoot will be on TV late Saturday Night... I wonder what big shows are on late Saturday Nights. :) I'll be grading the footage tomorrow in full 4K. Should be interesting to "grade" true B&W footage. On the one hand I feel like I won't have nearly as much control but hopefully the image is worth the sacrifice of control. Will post back with my experience.
 
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