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Peter Lyons Collister ASC

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Having mainly shot with Epic on Spiderman and Underworld 4 3D I am pleased to talk about shooting with 3 Epics on Arrested Development (the reboot)

Mainly handheld with Angenieux 15-40, and 28-76mm zooms as well as some old Panavision converted Zeiss an Cooke glass we are fast and furious.

We shoot mainly 4K HD but use 3K for an instantaneous tighter frame and 5K for a slightly wider frame. (we shoot about 12 pages a day, so we have fast decisions to make)

No I would not use this method on a feature for a theater. Refreshing to use the Epic for more than just resolution. Also we have the full handheld wireless rig (see below and then the slimmed down rig for Canon glass and fast setups....

We have as out main rigs Epics with Angenieux zooms, Preston FIZ for focus, a Nebtek HD video transmitter, Clock it boxes for time code, Comtek sound receiver for scratch track sound recording and 2 V mount batteries to run everything..... (no the Epic cannot run all with only one V Black....
 

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There is pretty much no project in the industry I'm more excited about the AD's come back. Really cool that you're working on it. Good luck and post updates as time (and the suits) allow!
 
Oh that's just awesome.

Are you working on the feature film as well as the tv series? Or has something changed?
 
Peter, I have the same philosophy on Justified. Lean and mean. I walk around with my 5/8 allen and remove everything from the other 3 cameras that I don't feel is necessary. You'd be proud if you saw our rigs! Brought Jim to the clubhouse this evening and he loved it. More importantly eveyone welcomed him. You missed a good time. Jim carries magic with him. He is a rock star yet he remained very humble. I introduced him to Owen Roizman, Vilmos, Steven Burum, Alfonso Beato, Dean Cundey, among other top cinematographers. People know that the Epic is lightyears ahead of the early days. The Epic is sweet. I saw one that Jarred had that was white with maroon metallic bolts. Very cool. But I can't say anything else or they'd have to shoot me. The ASC welcomed Jim with open arms. They love him. He left early to visit a little girl who is having heart surgery tomorrow. Jim kept his promise, He looks fit and very healthy. Hey????? Where did you get your cameras from? I wonder if you're using one of mine? Take care, FRancis Kenny, ASC
 
Two of my favorite shows, shot on my favorite camera, right here in one thread!

Peter: The original Arrested Development used a style where the camera operators seemed to react to the actors almost after they started saying their lines, as if the operators didn't know what would happen next. I always felt that style was a big part of the humor of the show. Is this version of the show continuing that style, and how have you used your camera rigs within that style?
 
Peter, that is pretty sweet! Glad Epic is doing some TV and to say that I am so excited for this project is a complete understatement. Probably my all time favorite. Hope all goes well while in the trenches!
 
I cannot wait for you guys to wrap and distribute it! So excited!
 
Awesome - thanks for sharing!

So, is the post path going to be via on-set HD material or is that just for proxies/rushes?
 
awesome setup, excited to see that AD is going EPIC. Can't wait to see the finished product! I have been a huge fan since accidentally catching the series premiere, I followed it around with all of the scheduling shifts until it's untimely cancellation.
 
Peter, if you want someone to get you coffee every single minute of the shoot, i would happily do it, just to see the Arrested Development crew in action.
 
I bought all the seasons for my long-leg overseas air travel. Funny shit. Love to see them continue the franchise
 
Thanks for all the positive responses.... Just got home for a 15 hour day of AD....

We are mixing the style up quite a bit... Keeping the handheld feel but also throwing in some cinematic stuff..... But Mitch's vision is the key....Thanks for the words Francis.... And we are using Panavision as the rental house. We are doing a post that will conform the r3ds to the Avid EDL.
 
So excited for this!!!! Peter what diffusion (if any) did you guys use while you were shooting? Always interested to hear how comedies are getting filtered. I heard 30 Rock used Glimmerlgass. I know Glee uses Classic Soft 1/8 and 1/4 (not a comedy, but still fun).

Can't wait for this! Only 2 weeks to go!!!! (May 26th!)
 
I had the great opportunity to watch two of the episodes at the Chinese Theater premiere, I looked around for you to see if I could get to meet you, but I didn't find you. I really liked the direction you took with it Peter. It has that classy handheld feel to AD, but more mature in some aspects. Looking forward to the rest of them.
 
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