13 HOURS: shot on red dragon

[omar robles]

Hello group:

Just curious if anyone saw the Michael Bay film 13 hours shot with RED DRAGONS. I saw it today and found it very entertaining, when not taking the politics into consideration. I was wondering because while it looked great some shots were obviously video-ish looking, almost as if Michael Mann took over shooting certain scenes for the film. I wonder if it was Michael Bay's intention to have that look, or if its just a byproduct of shooting digital. From what I know from previous interviews with Michael Bay is he loves shooting on film because of the texture of film. It is cool to see that despite being shot on digital it still looked and felt like a Michael Bay film (for better or worse) Wondering what the rest of you thought of the cinematography?

 

[Aaron michaels]

That would be the second known case that Mr bay tried to use digital while using film. he did it in one of the Transformer films and I think it was the 2nd film with a Sony camera, you can tell when he switch over because it night and day. film doesn't blend with digital well. A great example was a game movie that Hollywood shot a couple of years ago. I don't remember the name of it but they used the main actor that was in the movie Gladiator. I also heard that directors were using red cameras and then getting them transferred to 35mm film because shooting digital you came make mistakes and it doesn't cost like film.

 

[Hodges Usry]

The lens flares in 13 Hours were not pretty - very clipped. Just me?

 

[Wayne Morellini]

Saw the shorts last night, want to ses it.

 

[Wayne Morellini]

Just reading your post Omar. I wonder if this is bevayse of demanding scenes, an adequate or best fit approach. I think digital can be matched into film if you conform the sensor to an.s curve response, but you shpuld be able to do that in post, but the truth is those night time attack from the feild shots would look pretty dull on film, like on so many before, but look lively on a dragon, just saying.

 

[omar robles]

Not questioning the aesthetic choice. I personally thought it suited the material well, it gave it a level of realism. Just curious because i have read an interview that Michael Bay did in which he states he hates the look of digital. However he seems to be embracing it more now.