"Law and Order SVU" Now Shooting on RED??

[Justin O'Neill]

One of the editors for "Law and Order SVU" just posted on Twitter that it has switched to the RED cameras. Can anyone here confirm this??

http://twitter.com/nsfcl

EDIT: 09/24/2009. It is actually being shot on the Panavision Genesis camera.

 

[Zakaree Sandberg]

heard they were testing it a while ago.. wouldn't be surprised if they made the switch

 

[Tim Sutherland]

I had heard a little over a year ago that another law and order (the original, I think) was testing the RED but decided to go another route at the last minute. So not terribly surprising if another L&O went RED.

 

[Brook Willard]

They've tested a few times. I'll check.

 

[Brandon Ripley]

I just was working on set of Law and Order: SVU this past sunday and we were shooting on the Panavision Genisis's.

 

[Justin O'Neill]

The editor just posted again:

yes, the crisp look of the show is the new RED camera, no more film,just shot on digital.

I wonder if she has the RED and Genesis mixed up?

 

[Zakaree Sandberg]

I thought I heard they went genesis after testing the RED and deciding it wasnt what they wanted... but I may be mixing up shows

 

[Brandon Ripley]

i think the editor is mixed up.

i think the editor is mixed up.

well they did stop shooting film, we were shooting digital, just not red... heres a clip from the genesis on set.

 

[Andrew Thomas]

Given the change in workflow for RED footage...one would think a professional editor would have some clue as to where the footage originated especially since they only went to a digital camera system with the new season.

But I've been often surprised by how little the post guys and gals know about the camera systems being used...

 

[Nathan Beaman]

Their can be lots of lack of knowledge amongst editors. I know many awesome cutters who don't know alot about these things. A goof assistant handles all the technical stuff and the editor may simply cut. Obviously alot of editors know a Ron of the technical stuff too. But knowledge of bits and bites is not a prerequisite for good cutting

 

[M Most]

Their can be lots of lack of knowledge amongst editors. I know many awesome cutters who don't know alot about these things.

The really annoying thing is that many of them think they do.

 

[Andy Romanoff]

Law and Order SVU is shot on Genesis using SSR recorders as is Law and Order. Your editor friend is misinformed.

Regards,

Andy

Andy Romanoff
EVP Technical Marketing and Strategy

 

[Justin O'Neill]

I guess someone must have corrected her. Here is the editor's latest twitter:

ooops! I made a big error last night. I stated that we were using the RED Camera, I meant to say the Panavision Genesis Camera. That is making our show look so good!