Green Bay, WI — Shooting video has always had its very particular downsides, which mainly centered on its inability to capture the look and feel of film. That changed dramatically a few years ago with the introduction of 24p video, which captures video at the same speed rate as film. Kmotion Media’s director of photography, Gregory De Tennis, was fully vested in this first round of video technology offering a more film-like look, saying, “It was an incredibly exciting introduction. After years of perfecting and pushing the boundaries of traditional video, the ability to manipulate and capture film-like images using the 24p technology was a real game changer for the industry.’” This revolutionized the video production world and suddenly, video could be shot that had the elusive “film look”.
Most-recently, new technology has been developed to further achieve a film-look. Most video cameras have a fixed lens, which means they have little depth of field – another signature of true film production. Traditional video captures images where, for the most part, objects both far and near are in focus. To give video that “film style” a photographer needs to shoot using a 35mm lens that will give more depth of field in the shots. Now, video photographers can take advantage of adapters for video cameras that will allow them to do just that.
Gregory De Tennis has Kmotion Media participating fully in this next wave of the film and video integration. Says De Tennis, “But by far, my favorite reason for using 35mm adapters is the fact that they tend to make you work more in the “film style,” slowing down the work flow and compelling you to pay closer attention to framing and composition. Because focus is a critical element with a 35mm adapter rig, you tend to work more with your talent and skills—and it makes you a better shooter and director.”
The Results:
Kmotion’s De Tennis achieved the images above using 24p HD 1080i cinematography with 35mm lenses and by also adding an undercrank blur for some shots (an in-camera effect). Additional effects were layered in by Kmotion Media’s digital effects artists using a combination of approaches, including After Effects, Photoshop, 3DS Max and Cinema 4D.
To view the final movie as well as a “before and after” movie, go to: http://tinyurl.com/lf2g65
About Kmotion Media
Kmotion Media is a digital media agency that integrates film & video production, animation techniques, interactive experiences and web strategies, to make connections both through traditional and emerging media: web sites and internet applications, email, games, broadcast, viral video, touch screen kiosks & digital signage, desktop applications, DVDs and a host of other digital channels.
Contact:
Susan Stauber
President, Kmotion Media
susan@kmotionmedia.com
