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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 :)

56 RED Cameras

is there any footage out there ?
 
No inside info but I'd guess, since it was Toronto, many cameras and only 3 days, something to do with the Toronto Indy.
 
It was a Nike spot, directed by Jonathan Glazer who is known for doing really really big commercials. Check out his Sony spot that took several weeks to shoot with all effects being done in camera! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rC-wPteyl6U The AD told me that there were days on end where they sat waiting for the perfect light but never rolled a frame.

The gear was put together by Sim Video and they rocked it, from what I hear. I wasn't on the job (they called me for 3 different positions, but they were too late) but I was prepping at Sim and watching the endless Fedex deliveries of cameras from all over North America. Imagine how complicated it would be to even keep track of subrented gear from many many suppliers!

Chris Parker from Bling Digital did the video assist and managed, with the support of Sim's fibre optic gear and several other suppliers, to get all 57 cameras displayed and recorded on 50" plasmas for the director. The PM told me that the video assist budget alone was more than most commercial budgets!

The shoot was the talk of the town, but was also very unusual because there was so much secrecy involved - everyone wanted to talk about it but no one could say very much. As far as I know the spot hasn't aired yet, they might be saving it for the Superbowl or the Olympics.
 
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