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Epic MX working some Anamorphic goodness

PatrickWebb

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G'day all,

I thought to share some screen grabs from a recent project ~ music video for a music group in Germany. The music has the summer vibe and the video that I directed and filmed with the intention of something innocent, magical, romantic and a little dreamy. Therefore, my choices – although not a simple set up to use – were the Jupiter-9 85mm f/2 as the taking lens (m39 mount converted to m42, then to EF – not really recommended double converting ~ as I couldn't focus to infinity although shooting stopped down kind of helped mitigate this issue in the dodgy way); then the Sankor 16C with a frankenclamp to hold it together over a few step-up rings; then connected to the Epic MX shooting with the 5K 2x Anamorphic desqueeze mode, which was really fun to do. I shot everything in 48fps on a 24fps timeline.

Enough gibberish, here are some screen-grabs:

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- you can see that the anamorphic lens went a bit wonky here ;)

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Cheers! And happy start to the warm season in the North-Hemis !
 
Here is the Video.


And Thanks, Eric! :D
 
Holy aspect ratio, Batman!

BTW, regarding the Epic, what's your opinion of HDRx?

Regarding HDRx ... I've used it a whole 3 times and haven't been so impressed by it. Maybe I'm not applying it right, but in motion it's unusable. I find if there is some epic static shots that need a lot, then I could see the HDRx being useful... but I haven't used it much tbh.
 
so unusual to see a Norwegian film trees that aren't in black and white and interspersed with black metal musicians ;)

looks great dude. dig the widescreen.

Thanks, Dominik, I appreciate it! :)

Hahah that Norwegian music scene stereotype is so true, tho. I have a friend who just finished up as a DP on a deathmetal video; description: loads of animal parts and some crazy naked girl with a skull on her hear, etc. Here, I have to quote my mate here after he finished the production: "I've seen some interesting things in my life, but this was definitely warped."
 
It's cool to see that others are still rocking their cherished Epic MX's! Look forward to seeing more!
 
It's cool to see that others are still rocking their cherished Epic MX's! Look forward to seeing more!

Hey Joe! I'm glad you've enjoyed it! I really dig the MX sensor and the Epic-X is a great camera. I have a cultural project that I am the DP on for a special arrangement in in the middle of Telemark, Norway. I am really looking forward to shooting this one. There is music, dance, landscapes, details and more, which is all great to capture. I will tease that it is in a very "traditional" village, which beholds the essence of the romantic pasttime here on the land. I will share some grabs and the film here when it is completed.

Cheers!
 
Hey Joe! I'm glad you've enjoyed it! I really dig the MX sensor and the Epic-X is a great camera. I have a cultural project that I am the DP on for a special arrangement in in the middle of Telemark, Norway. I am really looking forward to shooting this one. There is music, dance, landscapes, details and more, which is all great to capture. I will tease that it is in a very "traditional" village, which beholds the essence of the romantic pasttime here on the land. I will share some grabs and the film here when it is completed.

Cheers!

Sounds excellent, Patrick! Looking forward to what you capture! good luck!
 
Thanks, Joe! Definitely! The project begins in 2 weeks, so I expect to have something up within a month here to show. Peace!
 
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