ER on RED...

[Roberto Lequeux]

19 February !

Is that so? Cool! That's coming up soon! I almost forgot about this. It will be fun to sit at home and watch some Red stuff... though it really feels wong in that it feels waaay overdue. Doesn't it? :watsup:

 

[Jay A. Kelley]

Yeah, that was a film episode you watched.

He he he.... ouch.

:wink:

 

[Mickey Conway]

meh love da show "ER" meh would like ta get a free pass ta visit da set does any one haz any suggestions? Thank ya’ll in advance

 

[Roberto Lequeux]

He he he.... ouch.

:wink:

I live in constant fear of making this sort of assumptions :blush:

But to be fair they really make it look very contasty, no? I thought it was video when I saw an episode just a month or so ago.

 

[Richard Matthias]

The new series of long-running British sci-fi comedy Red Dwarf is being filmed on RED according to actor Robert Llewelyn (who plays the andriod Kryten in the show). From his video podcast (about 3min in): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrGM4dxRS8c

 

[Zakaree Sandberg]

Yeah, that was a film episode you watched.

heheh.. takes a well trained eye to know red vs film..
unfortunately/yet fortunately some people still cant tell the difference

 

[Karl Gustav H.]

The new series of long-running British sci-fi comedy Red Dwarf is being filmed on RED according to actor Robert Llewelyn (who plays the andriod Kryten in the show). From his video podcast (about 3min in): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrGM4dxRS8c

Jim, I think you have your new tagline (if you ever needed one) right there "Red...so good I'm glad my face is covered in rubber"

 

[Don Woods]

Yeah, that was a film episode you watched.

That is fantastic!!!! :w00t:

 

[Brook Willard]

Heheh, I hope my comment didn't come across as a dig...

 

[Brett Kelly]

So was tonight's ep shot on the Red?

 

[Brook Willard]

Not in its entirety... but if you looked closely enough, you might have caught 3 RED pickup shots...

 

[Roberto Lequeux]

So when will we see Red episodes Brook? Or is it only being used as a 2nd unit camera?

 

[David Mullen ASC]

I don't understand why after shooting 35mm film for 15 seasons (!) (ignoring the 60i HD "live" episode) they want to switch formats for the last four episodes. I could understand maybe if they had their budget cut for the final season and switched to digital for that whole season, but only the last four episodes? There must be some reason other than "hey it would be cool to try this camera out."

 

[donatello b]

perhaps the producer has RED in mind for future shows and here is a chance to try it out while NBC's $$ are flowing in ... if they have any workflow problems they have to solve them ( quickly) = they now have 35mm vs. Red production/post hard $$numbers ... the next show the producer's go to they can use those $numbers to see if there are any savings ??

 

[David Mullen ASC]

Yes, that was my thought, that this is a practice run for another series using the RED. That, or by bringing back some expensive ex-cast members for the final episodes, they had to find the money somewhere in the budget.

 

[Brook Willard]

So when will we see Red episodes Brook? Or is it only being used as a 2nd unit camera?

We only shoot RED now. Last night's episode was shot before we switched to RED, but they needed a few pickup shots after we switched.

The all-RED episodes are coming very soon. The final seven episodes are all RED. I'll keep you guys posted.

 

[Roberto Lequeux]

Ok, cool... Thanks for the clarification Brook, can't wait.

 

[Steven Caesare]

Not in its entirety... but if you looked closely enough, you might have caught 3 RED pickup shots...

Were the scenes of the guy with the tire-iron in his belly one of them?

 

[Brook Willard]

Were the scenes of the guy with the tire-iron in his belly one of them?

Nope. For those interested, pull up your Tivo - it's the scene when Noah Wyle returns. I won't say which shots though...

 

[Lawrence Karman]

I don't understand why after shooting 35mm film for 15 seasons (!) (ignoring the 60i HD "live" episode) they want to switch formats for the last four episodes. I could understand maybe if they had their budget cut for the final season and switched to digital for that whole season, but only the last four episodes? There must be some reason other than "hey it would be cool to try this camera out."

Think I heard the same producers used the RED on a pilot for their new series. The real truth is probably WB politics. Since the RED is digital it allows them to work under the AFTRA contract, not SAG, and they are testing it out with the thought of shifting all WB lot production to digital. It's a club against the SAG.