Interview with Dariusz

[Corey_O]

Interview with Dariusz. He talks about current 3-D project with Angenieux Optimo zoom lenses. Link

What equipment are you using?

Panavision equipment and 3ality. Since my early 3-D days, we used RED cameras because of the size. Now we’re using REDDragons. Our lenses are small Angenieux Optimo zoom lenses, so we don’t have to change lenses to change focal lengths. The biggest problem in 3D is changing lenses, because that takes forever.

Love the honesty.

For you, what’s the difference between film and digital?

Lately we’re seeing a film reaction to the digital world. It’s like, “Oh, digital is not pure, so to be pure, we’re going to shoot film.” I’ve shot lots of film. It’s not like I’m some new kid on the block; I’ve shot a lot of movies on film, and I love film. But everyone forgot about bad baths on Monday. And things could go wrong.Was it the camera? Was it the lab? Or was it Kodak? Was it the wrong batch? Everyone forgot about those details.Remember green dailies? What happened? First, fire the cameraman. But then it was learned that some guy fell asleep at the lab. Everyone has forgotten about those stories.

 

[Marc Wielage]

Wolski is a very sharp guy. And god knows he's right: I have seen film negative processed by two different people at the same lab in the same day and come out 2/3 stop different, very different coloration. At its worst, it could be very different and trying.

But digital has an equal number of potential problems, particularly when morons copy files badly, shoot at the wrong speed, don't check files, overexpose and blow out detail, and on and on. Same number of problems, just different circumstances.

 

[PatrickFaith]

Dariusz says it like it is. One nice long interview where you get to hear him is at : http://www.blogtalkradio.com/moviegeeksunited/2013/09/15/the-art-of-cinematography-dariusz-wolski