That Peter Jackson Demo

[Deanan]

Jim Hi,

may I ask if the shoot was in the Wairarapa? or Omaka?

S

It was shot in Masterton.

Deanan

 

[Samuel Doyle]

awesome....my home town...

S

 

[C.H.Haskell]

http://www.freshdv.com/2007/04/peter-jackson-dp-richard-bluck-interview.html

Here is an interview with the Dp of PJ's short film at the RED booth.

 

[Rodrigo Lizana]

Maybe "posting" it on the Red museum ?

 

[Gerz]

Richard Bluck was the DP. I spoke with him about his lighting, etc. He shoots mainly film and spoke highly of the latitude he was able to achieve from RED ONE. Especially since it was being compressed using the RED CODEC he felt it held up the low light levels well(as do I after viewing the projected demo.)
With such a tight schedule it was hard to create a continuous look(you may notice some of the closeups look "lit". The sun had already gone down!) But we have to remember that good images start with the light, then the lens, then the sensor/film. Bringing feature lighting and camera techniques(dollys, cranes, etc.) is what creates the look. Not just the camera. Richard brought that to the table. Turns out that Peter operated along with Neal Blommkamp on most of the shots - in particular the flying - and was really pleased with the size of the camera for doing difficult handheld work.