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Topic: Leaders on 'Ocean's Thirteen'
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Scott Norwood
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From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas)
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 07-12-2007 07:52 AM
The first one (the 2001 remake) was grainy as well. I belive that I read somewhere that this was an intentional artistic choice, and not so much an artifact of the process. The negative was probably slightly under-exposed (which gives more grain). Many DPs like to over-expose 5218 by 1/2 or 2/3 of a stop to reduce grain and the results look much better.
Super-35 keeps getting better, but I agree that the format is sub-standard for feature work (it probably makes good sense for material that will only end up on television and video, though). I talked with a DP about it a year or so ago, and it seems that the reasons for using it are basically that spherical lenses are smaller and lighter (thus, easier to work with in tight spaces and for handheld and steadicam work), and are more available and cheaper to rent. Also it makes some CGI work easier.
Agreed that DIs are generally unimpressive, but that there will be a good one every so often. Spider-Man 2 (4k DI) looked great and Astronaut Farmer (4k scan, 2k output) also looked quite good. Personally, I think that there is a certain amount of "magic" in an optical print that doesn't exist in a DI print, but I can't really articulate what it is or why it appeals to me.
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