Clarification Needed: "The Book of Eli"

[MichaelHalsell]

Was principal photography for the movie "The Book of Eli" shot with Red One Cameras?

 

[David Mullen ASC]

Yes. I think it was outfitted for Panavision lenses though.

 

[Filip Orlandic]

Yes. I think it was outfitted for Panavision lenses though.

I second that.

I think they had 3 red ones.



here is behind the scenes...

http://book-of-eli-movie-trailer.blogspot.com/2009/03/book-of-eli-behind-scenes.html#video

 

[Brent Carter]

http://www.reduser.net/forum/showpost.php?p=453853&postcount=1

BC

 

[David (dudi) Namir]

Yes. I think it was outfitted for Panavision lenses though.

Which are Leitz Canada?

 

[Chris Burket]

Yes, it was shot with Red's and 435's for HS work. Panavision lenses.

 

[Filip Orlandic]

NEWBehind the scenes: Stunts

http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/thebookofeli.html

 

[Stephen Williams]

Which are Leitz Canada?

Some of the glass yes, the design, build & assembly Panavision.

 

[Shawn Booth]

ICG "Book of Eli" Article

ICG "Book of Eli" Article

For more info:

http://www.icgmagazine.com/wordpres...lanet/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email

Specific to RED camera:

Seeing RED
Form the outset, the RED was slated for just one scene: a shoot-out at a remote cabin. “I’d envisioned the scene as a single shot combining hand-held, Steadicam, bungee cams and other weird rigs,” Albert recalls. “I was thinking, what if we gave the camera to a small boy who was a major action fan? What would he do and where would he go with no sense of death or danger? Would he run there? Would he go here? It was all about capturing that enthusiasm and energy.” The RED’s small size made it worth exploring, as did the camera’s stark color palette.
Burgess did extensive tests with the RED on location in the New Mexico desert, where most of the exteriors would be shot. [The Book of Eli was shot in the small rural town of Carrizozo and on stages in Albuquerque]. Burgess had mounts made for the camera so he could use Panavision Primo lenses. Then he tested it side-by-side with an Arriflex 435 from Otto Nemenz International. “Because of its desaturated nature, the RED was able to provide the look within its limitations,” Burgess explains. “We didn’t need the full dynamic range of color negatives. And there really was no difference for me than shooting film. It worked out very well.”
So well, in fact, that Albert and Burgess decided to use the RED for the entire movie. And Burgess wasn’t overly concerned, given that 1st AC Don Steinberg and A-camera operator Peter McCaffrey had used the rig before. “They were my safety net,” the DP smiles.
Jeroen Hendriks, who served as the film’s RED camera technician, calls it “the simplest camera ever; basically just a pimped-up still cam that shoots 24 frames a second in RAW, like a Canon 5D,” he explains.
“When we got the movie back, the proxies were a guiding light and kept everyone on the same page,” Burgess reports. “I find that a big plus – and a lot better than when we would time movies in the dark in a crummy room in a lab.” But there are a few kinks in the system. “In the old days, total timing might be 6 to 8 hours,” Burgess notes. “Sometimes now they want to book me in for 10 days!”
Though Burgess says he liked the experience, he’d hardly call himself a RED convert. “It’s not a process cinematographers are in love with,” he says. “I’d still rather shoot everything anamorphic and run it through the lab. But that’s the world we live in now.”

 

[Shawn Booth]

Saw Book of Eli last night - Of the RED flicks I've seen, it is (IMHO) the best looking feature shot on RED to date. Burgess did a great job.

The VFX on the other hand..... Compositing needs a ton of help....

Movie was good though.

 

[Julio Quintana]

I saw it last night, and I felt myself constantly frustrated at the lack of detail in the shadows. I saw it on a 2k digital projector, and I actually went and talked to the projectionist in the middle of the movie to see if there were some gamma issues, but he said it was fine. I think they just crushed the blacks a little too much for my taste. Or maybe I'm just nervous that everyone's going to use this as evidence of RED's limited dynamic range. It's hard for me to be objective about RED footage anymore.

 

[gbalaji]

Just out of The Book of Eli film in chennai and watched till
end of the film and the film credit says it was shot using panavision camera and lenses.
No mention of Red whatsoever?

 

[Nick Grow]

http://www.reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?t=39749&highlight=albert+hughes