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Great Demo Reel - How was it done?

Linda Barzini

Linda Barzini

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This Demo reel by Albert Rudnicki is terrific. How would I duplicate the set-up for a band or musician. The images are from Cirque de Soleil so they are very interesting and have stage lighting.

What focal length was used to make this demo reel? ISO 100? All tripod or any handheld? As close to stage as possible? Shot in HD at 30p or 24p with slo-mo in After Effects?

http://11www.albertrudnicki.com/promotional.php (I added the 11 at beginning to disable this link)

http://vimeo.com/7102148 (preferred link).
 
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Variety of focal lengths from as wide as 18mm to perhaps even 300mm. Fast lenses for low-light and dop. Extensive Stage lighting. Looks like 120 frames per second 2K. Probably geared head, definitely dolly shots, maybe crane/jib.

-michael zaletel
 
His equipment says he has a Red 1 and 5D. I suspect he shot most of it with the Red.

I also think his subject matter and stage lighting are so dramatic that even duplicating his setup may fall somewhat short.

I am puzzled a bit by the telephoto shots. What lens did he use to get some of those? Would a 70-200 2.8 do the trick? I don't see many people talking about the Scarlet fixed having that telephoto capability.

I'll see if I can find him on the forum. Good stuff.
 
Hi Linda
Thank you for interest in my work.
The stuff in this demo are pure Red. I've shot tones of other similar jobs where I started using 5d, but none of it is in the linked reel.
I shot them using Red in 24,60,120 fps.
All shot with Zeiss ZF (nikon mount) nikon 80-200 and my beloved Cooke zoom 20-100.
For Cavalia I used 2 X 5K tungsten sources for the inserts.
I have not used any cranes or dollies. Budgets and live performance usually don't permit it.
I am usually alone, sometimes I have more then one camera.
Simple stick do the trick most of the time:)
Get the best ones you can get, don't be cheap on those.
Most of the time I watch the show before and think of my action plan ahead.
Your decisions should be made based on few factors.
Is it a multi-cam shoot?
What is the dynamic of it?
What are the light conditions?
If you can, then taking still photos ahead of time helps a great deal.
Remember that 35mm is not ideal for the live shows, you may miss a lot of action.
If you do miss it, don't panic and Use it to your creative advantage:) make it look as if was planned.
GET A GOOD AC!!!
If alone, Mark few focus points on stage as a reference.
Watch for the flickering !!! your shutter settings should be tested ahead of time.
In live shows they mix all bunch lighting, it's especially important if you plan on shooting slow motion.

Covering the entire show is challenging. You need a minimum 3 cameras (and great operators)
Classic setup works most of the time.
Wide (camera lock) medium and close up.
A forth is great as you can cover additional elements on the stage, a fifth you can take very risky/ creative shots etc. etc.

That's all from the top of my head.
Good luck with your project. Send me the link once you get it done.

Cheers

Albert

PS.
keeping the link on here will kill my server bandwidth for the month
Here is another link on my VIMEO:
http://vimeo.com/7102148

Thanks
 
Excellent, thanks Albert.

I am surprised you were able to capture such closes up with a max focal length of 100mm. You must have been on or next to the stage area.

I'm not sure a Scarlet will have the close-up ability or 120 fps capability as you had with your Red and zooms. It is good to see such high quality work with zooms; some pros seem to think only primes will produce top work.

Its also good to hear you had a multi-camera set-up. I was wondering how you got the wide and close up shots of the same performers.

I look forward to trying to duplicate some of your shots. I also replace the link to save your bandwidth.

I like your comment about risky shots. I see some DSLR users are using remote controlled helicopters for some great shots.
 
made a mistake. Nikon zoom is not 80-100, but 80-200.
Red crops the image while you shoot slow motion, which results in close ups.
When I don't have a multi-cam setup, I do multiple shows (almost always the case:).
Not something you can apply on music concerts.
Very creative spot to film, especially for main performer closeups is by the far end of the stage. You may see some stage rigging, but 35mm shallow depth of field will most likely fix it.
Cheers
 
Agree... incredible footage. Good job.

Jim
 
Great shots. Good to see the ZFs in action, not to be underestimated. I love the ZFs I have (18,28,50,85,100), and I mix and match them seemlessly with the Red 18-50 vari-prime ;) and the excellent Red 300mm (original)... then again I love all my lenses, even the tamron 500mm mirror lense and accompanying 2x extender.. not best pals with my 80mm lomo square front ana at the moment come to think of it, my camera engineer buddy said "when they stopped making T34s, they started making these", he's not wrong I think, but he's gunna have another go with it..

www.northyorkshirecamerahire.co.uk
 
Agreed.. beautiful stuff.

The slo-mo horse dismount/bacwards remount was spectacular.


-sc
 
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