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NEO Super Baltars

KROGER “Game Day”





By Jeff Barklage





I LOVE shooting food!!!!
Seriously.....I do

This spot allowed me to shoot both fun food/action shots with live-action.
They wanted a DP who can shoot BOTH life-style AND food...I do both...so it was a nice shoot, single location over 1.5 days.
We could have used 2 days, since they would swap out the beer for soda, the wings for BBQ...many variations on a theme...you know what I mean :-)

To organize the shoot schedule, we spent a half day before doing a heavy tech scout with the director, myself, the keys [gaffer & key grip] as well as the production designer and the food stylist.

I have a director's finder which I can mount the actual lenses on and snap stills to show exact framing and depth of field...we used this with stand in food [soccer balls, wadded up newspapers, empty water bottles...anything in the correct physical size of the future food]...we had the agency's art director with us on this scout and could discuss placement of the food, the backgrounds, what type of camera support we would need, lighting ideas, etc...

We made detailed notes and floor plans and then hit the ground running on the shoot day with a wonderful plan for everything! It saved us a boat load of time knowing which food would be ready at which time and which location [in the kitchen or living room] we would need it, as well as what type of food rig to work the food [mini-catapult, mini-onion chute, turntable, Weaver+Steadman head, jib, dolly, slider, etc....]
I LOVE working this way because it gives up a plan to start with, and if things go awry, it allows up a better chance to punt and get back on schedule sine a lot of the leg work is already figured out :-)

The camera [Epic Dragon] was flown over/around the table-tops on a Weaver+Steadman w/3rd axis on a jib arm. I actually prefer the older Weaver+Steadman head to the Lambda as I can more easily work the mounting tubes to set my center of gravity & balance a lot easier...I will shift the CG to help me operate down shots, dutch shots, etc....

Lensed with my "DESILU" Super Baltar primes to capture that "creamy" smooth look that these vintage optics give the modern day digital image.
Jim Walter directed, I was the DP
 
Lens Flare Montage



Going back once again to the lens Flare properties of the Kowa Cine Prominar Spherical lens, an example of the lens flare properties of the Kowa Prominar lenses Brian may offer as an option on the Super Baltars.

The Kowa Prominar is at about the 00:19 second mark, it only displayed for a very short time.



By CamTec Motion Picture Cameras


https://vimeo.com/53043519






Displaying some of our spherical lenses and their visual characteristics.

Shot with Arri Alexa

Lens line up/shot specs (lenses in order of appearance) -
Zeiss Super Speed - UNCOATED 35mm - T2.8
Kowa Cine Pominar 32mm - T2.8
Zeiss Super Speed 35mm - T2.8
Canon K-35 35mm - T2.8
Zeiss Master Prime 35mm - T2.8
Cooke S4 35mm - T2.8
Leica Summilux-C 35mm - T2.8
Zeiss Ultra Prime 32mm - T2.8
Talent - Jakob A. Hill, Kristen Rozanski
Director/DP - T.S. Jensen
Music - Helios "Bless This Morning Year"
 
THE GODFATHER. 40TH ANNIVERSARY



http://filmcastentertainment.blogspot.com/2011/03/godfather-ruby-anniversary.html


"...On March 22nd 1971, Hardwick Johnson, George Harris, and the staff at Camera Service Center loaded a CineMobile location truck waiting on W54th Street in Manhattan for a film they would never forget.The First Assistant Camera Tibor Sands had tested the equipment and helped load the camera package that included a BNC blimp and a full set of Super Baltar Prime Lenses..."
 
AUDI S5- [INSTINCTS] SPEC COMMERCIAL





By egtfilms

https://vimeo.com/207550746



DIR: ALIREZA SHOJAEI
PRODUCER: ALEN DELAIN, DANIEL SHOJAEI
EXEC PRODUCER: MEHRAN SHOJAEI
DOP: ASIF LIMBADA
CAM OP: ALESSANRO LANZILLOTTA
COLORIST: JASON PROVIDENCE
SPONSOR: ONTARIO CAMERA, EGTFILMS
Special Thanks to all crew and cast: Sabrina Zomparelli, Sky Films, Homayun Shams Khan,

Shot on:
Red Epic Dragon
Alexa Mini
Bausch & Lomb Super Baltar Lenses
Cable Cam + DJI Ronin
 
KROGER “Where it comes from” TV commercial





By Jeff Barklage




Here is a TV spot I recently shot that was entirely filmed using my Super Baltar prime lenses!! These are +60 year old vintage classic Hollywood optics that were retooled with new PL lens mounts and new uniformed fronts [so that they all fit the same in the matte box]. The lens mounts are removable to allow these lenses to work again on my Mitchell BNCR camera [R-35 mount]....come on, you never know :-)
The director wanted flares and lens veiling..and we got it!
Everything was shot on the Epic Dragon EXCEPT the shots of the little boy inside the truck [hostess tray rig], which was shot on a Sony a7R-2 camera with a PL adapter so we could again use the Baltar primes.
Unlike most grocery spots, this one had slow motion and very selective focus and nicely cropped compositions.
Sharon Brown directed, Rusty Pouch gaffed, Kevin Smith AC'd. Shot in Naples, Florida
 
Radiant Images Lens Comparison




Lenses


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By Radiant Images



 
The Mountains - Before And After Hollywood (Official Video)





By THE MOUNTAINS

Video has to be watched on YouTube


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CGzC_qWqVs&feature=player_embedded


Get it here: https://lnk.to/Mountains-Hollywood


Info on Camera and Lenses used can be seen at the link below

http://neffi.dk/the-mountains/



Lenses:
Bausch & Lomb Super Baltar 20mm t/2,4
Bausch & Lomb Super Baltar 25mm t/2,4
Bausch & Lomb Super Baltar 35mm t/2,4
Bausch & Lomb Super Baltar 50mm t/2,3
Bausch & Lomb Super Baltar 75mm t/2,3


The Mountains are:
Michael Møller, Fridolin Nordsø and Frederik Nordsø

Cast:
Mother: Danica Curcic
Daughter: Mila Houstrup
Daughter: Silja Lumholt

Crew:
Director: Camilla Ramonn
Script: Camilla Ramonn
Executive: Thor Brammer Jacobsen
Producer: Benjamin Muasya
DOP: Brian Curt Petersen
1st AC: Neffi Kristensen
DIT: Lasse Olesen
Gaffer: Claus Preis
Production Design: Anne Sofie Madsen
Key Make-up Artist: Rikke Jensen
Production Manager: Amanda Mia Lund
Production Assistant: Emma Winding
Production Assistant: Mads Kelbæk
Runner: Sebastian Nissen
Casting Director: Gro Therp
Editor: Emil Gundersen
Post Supervisor: Victor Beckmann
Colorgrading: Nurali Kushkov

Thanks to:
Ann Kolvig, Stephanie Sahlgren, Martin De Thurah, Åsa Mossberg, Jesper Morthorst, Gaardbo Dans, MAAN Rental, Produktionen.dk, FilmGEAR, Europcar and Le Fix
 
Rob Thomas - Pieces (Official Video)



By Rob Thomas



Info on Camera and Lenses used can be seen at an old Reduser Post From a 2016, the link is below

http://www.reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?148504-Rob-Thomas-Pieces-Official-Video-Shot-on-WEAPON

Shot on the RED Weapon with Super Baltars


Here's the official video of "Pieces" from my album 'The Great Unknown'.

My single "Pieces" available now:
iTunes - http://smarturl.it/RobThomasPieces
Google Play - http://smarturl.it/RobThomasPiecesGP
Spotify - http://smarturl.it/PiecesStream
Amazon - http://smarturl.it/PiecesAmazon

Directed by Garen Barsegian @ Whooden.
http://www.whooden.com

Connect with me:
https://robthomasmusic.com
https://facebook.com/RobThomas
https://instagram.com/RobThomas
https://twitter.com/ThisIsRobThomas
https://apple.co/2sC0Yao
https://spoti.fi/2Nylv8a

Subscribe to my channel for more official content:
https://Atlantic.lnk.to/RTsubscribe

The official YouTube channel of Grammy Award-winning artist Rob Thomas.

Rob Thomas is one of modern music’s most compelling and commercially successful artists. For twenty years, he has been the frontman and primary composer for alternative rock band Matchbox Twenty, leading the quintet to multiplatinum success over the course of four albums and hits that include “Push,” “3AM,” “Bent,” “If You’re Gone,” and “Unwell.”

Thomas’ first solo albums, 2005’s platinum-certified #1 album ‘Something To Be’ and 2009’s ‘cradlesong’ generated the hit singles “Lonely No More,” “This is How A Heart Breaks,” “Her Diamonds” and “Someday. ’Something to Be’ became the first album by a male artist from a rock/pop group to debut at #1 on the Billboard 200 since the chart had debuted. With ‘cradlesong’, he made history once again as the only male artist with multiple #1 hits at Adult Top 40, with most #1s by a solo male artist in the chart’s history. Thomas released his 3rd solo album ‘The Great Unknown' in 2015.
 
Matt Cardle - Nobody (Official Video)



by Matt Cardle


Info on Camera and Lenses used can be seen at the link below

http://escapelifefilms.co.uk/portfolio.html

Shot isolated in a black studio with the Arri Alexa Mini and Bausch and Lomb Super Baltar lenses.


Matt Cardle - Nobody (Official Video)
Matt Cardle’s new single ‘Nobody’, from the new album ‘Time To Be Alive’, available now: http://smarturl.it/MC_PI?IQid=yt.nobody
Listen to Matt Cardle on Spotify: http://smarturl.it/MC_TTSp
Matt Cardle Website: http://mattcardlemusic.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mattcardlemusic
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mattcardle
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattcardleo...
 
Muto – Tessellating (Official Music Video)



By Visitor Studio

https://vimeo.com/278428734




Info on Camera and Lenses used can be seen at the link below

https://directorsnotes.com/2018/07/25/visitor-tessellating/


"....We shot in the outskirts of Melbourne, Australia, relying heavily on the diverse and often placeless landscapes it offers to create a subtle vision of a parallel reality. Cinematographer David Rusanow managed to work with the tiny budget and tight timeframe to deliver something cinematic, using vintage Baltar lenses and focusing on using practical and often natural light to give the piece a consistent look...."





Muto – Tessellating
ofleisure1.lnk.to/MUTOArcane

Interview: directorsnotes.com/2018/07/25/visitor-tessellating/

Credits:

Cast:

Senie Priti
Lucas Pittaway
Meleah Smedley

Directed by:

George Thomson and Lukas Schrank

Cinematographer:

David Rusanow
Camera Assistant:
Srini Madhavan

Hair and Make-up:

Rebecka McKellar

Runner/Driver:

Lore Shanks

Production, VFX and Grade:

Visitor Studio
 
SLOANE | DESOLE


The poster frame for this video are Color Bars, so the gray image. But it plays fine.

By VARIOUS FILM




Info on Camera and Lenses used can be seen at the link below

http://www.hyundegrande.be/work/sloane-desole/


Arri Alexa Mini w/ Super Baltars
 
Last edited:
Småland- Short Film



By Joosje Hendrikx





Info on Camera and Lenses used can be seen at the link below

http://www.hyundegrande.be/work/smaland/


Arri Alexa Plus w/ Super Baltars

Masterfilm at the KASK, royal academy of fine arts Ghent.
Selected for FILM FEST GENT 2015
Selected for INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL LEUVEN 2015
Screened at CINE PRIVE 2016
Starring Tess Bryant, Jaakko Ohtonen.
Written, directed and produced by Joosje Hendrikx
Cinematography by Hyun de Grande
Music by RUIS
 
Teste Domino 2016 - Super Baltar





by Hangu Vlad




 
Tate // Van Gogh




By olan collard



ARRI ALEXA x Super Baltars
 
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