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The Exploding Girl shot on R1 iTunes movie trailer

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The Exploding Girl shot on R1.


Director: Bradley Rust Gray

Cast: Mark Rendall, Zoe Kazan, Franklin Pipp, Maryann Urbano

2009 Tribeca Film Festival
Best Actress in a Narrative Feature Film:
Zoe Kazan in The Exploding Girl

Cinematographer: Eric Lin

Shot on RED ONE.

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Bravo!

Just lovely!

Good shooting and best regards,

Leo
 
Yes thank you.
We're very proud of this film. We Exec Produced and handled all pre-pro to finish on our RED #1203, shot it all available light mostly on a 300mm Optimo back in August of 2008 in NYC.

It came out beautifully and Eric Lin the DP nailed it.

Jason
 
Your film looks wonderful! The site says it opens in theaters March 12. Could you tell us which theaters will show it? I'm in NYC, so I assume it'll play here. Can't wait to see it!
 
Wait, let me get this straight, you shot this movie using only available light and a 300mm Optimo lens? My jaw just hit the floor! Seriously, no artificial lighting anywhere?

300mm is a pretty interesting lens choice for a primary lens. What others did you use?

We had a discussion about shooting a film using only one lens and most thought it would be good to go wide but I see you went in the opposite direction. Fascinating.

Good luck with the film. I will certainly see in theaters if it come to San Antonio.
 
From the trailer, it appears to be one of the prettiest works I've seen shot on a Red cam. WOW.

well done,
Ben Rowland
 
How did you guys record the audio, or was it all ADR?
 
It looks pitch-perfect for the subject matter that is for sure, not over-done or inappropriately gimmicky at all.

I must admit I find the propensity for the all-too-common New York mumble-core character study a bit tiresome, but this seems to have a spark to it that will hopefully separate it from the chaff!

Bravo, and the 300mm Optimo fact alone answers a lot of questions that the trailer raised, hehe!

Fun fact, speaking of one-lens films, Chinatown was shot on only one lens, a specially designed wide zoom that John Alonzo had Panavision make especially for him (I think it was an 18-55). Then again, shooting everything on a 300mm is a tad more impressive I must say...
 
Well since no one's made this joke yet, I will:
Where were the $100 million dollar explosions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1.


But yeah I like the look. Especially the final roof shot. I always wonder how available-light shots compare to shots that have $$ of lighting setup... looks pretty good here.
 
This is really awesome, but i can't find any Optimo lens with 300mm. What lens exactly have you used?
 
There were a few other lenses for tight situations like the car but overall it was a 300mm. occasionally there would be a small fill light in a room but really not very often.

I believe it opens Los Angeles and Austin, TX initially.

Thanks for all the nice words :)


Jason
 
cmsmatt said:
I must admit I find the propensity for the all-too-common New York mumble-core character study a bit tiresome, but this seems to have a spark to it that will hopefully separate it from the chaff!
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Bradley Rust-Grey & his wife So Yong Kim are two of the best Indie film directors in America and have absolutely nothing to do with 'Mumblecore' which was a lame media invention anyway.

Check out So's films 'In Between Days' & 'Treeless Mountain' they're beautiful.

'The Exploding Girl' is great. I saw it at last year's London Film Festival and was blown away (no pun intended!). Zoe Kazan was amazing in the lead role and Eric Lin's photography is outstanding.

Adam
 
Sorry, can't remember Lens Maker at the moment. it was a 300mm Prime but this was back in august 2008 so I'm a little spacey on it right now.
Will dig up the info and post shortly.

Thanks for the kind words Adam, I agree that Brad and So are at the top of their game. There's some great things coming from them soon so just keep an eye on them for sure.

Jason
 
Yeah I've followed them for a while, and the fact that they don't necessarily claim to be a part of that 'movement' doesn't necessarily mean their films don't evoke the same feel, most often they do.

The phrase was actually invented by those initially involved (a la Dogme 95) as a way to differentiate themselves in at least that respect, not by the media surrounding them (although they readily gobbled it up). While I'm aware that they may not actively subscribe to the moniker, you can't really deny that their minimalist style coupled with the purposeful lack of "Hollywood punch," relates very closely to their compatriots in what they would call the mumblecore 'scene' (shudder...).

I liked "Treeless Mountain" a lot (probably my favorite of theirs/hers) but found "In Between Days" incredibly tiresome and annoying. I also thought "Salt" was a bit flat for my taste, but again, just my taste.

I look forward to this so much because I really get the impression it will be a big leap forward for them, as they undoubtedly have a lot of talent, even if their films don't always hit home with me, personally.

The story itself seems at least to be one of the simplest he has tackled and conversely the work will undoubtedly shine.
 
cmsmatt said:
The phrase was actually invented by those initially involved (a la Dogme 95) as a way to differentiate themselves in at least that respect, not by the media surrounding them (although they readily gobbled it up). While I'm aware that they may not actively subscribe to the moniker, you can't really deny that their minimalist style coupled with the purposeful lack of "Hollywood punch," relates very closely to their compatriots in what they would call the mumblecore 'scene' (shudder...).
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Actually, it was started as a joke by Eric Masunaga the sound editor for Andrew Bujalski during a drinking session at 2005's SxSw and then the media gobbled it up turned it into a 'movement'.

Brad & So's films are nothing like most of the work deemed 'mumblecore' as they are totally free of the 'cool' posturing, hipster douchebagery and lack of craft. They are more akin to the work of Hou Hsiao-Hsien. Their films work because you care about the characters, rather than wanting to brutally murder them!

There's nothing wrong with lack of 'plot'. Rigour and detail matter more imho. Most mumblecore stuff has no rigour at all, just rigour mortis!
 
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