steve hyde wrote:I'm really sure why, but I loved this film.
me too.
/matt
oops, I meant to say not really sure why...I think it has something to do with spending my childhood in Colorado where I dreamed of deep sea expeditions in the bath tub, then finding Ziggy Stardust when I was about ten. That record blew my mind....still does..
I was suprised by how much I liked it as well. I was also curious about the developing on the boat thing, But I just suspended disbelief and all was well again..
Nice thread ! It was just yesterday night that I saw the film in 35mm !...
Definitely excellent movie !!! It is nice to see such a big production with a an intelligent and funny script, beautiful art direction concept, excellent talents, not to mention the audio design.
It was cool to see also how well used is the widescreen aspect ratio of the image (2:1 or 2,35:1 ?) and the really nice work of the 3D imagery and its integration.... That's cinema for me.
In the final credits EFilm from Los Angeles is credited for the DI.
For your question related to the "16mm footage of the documentary" I am not really sure if it was actually 16mm, or if some filters in post was applyed, because I perceived some really different texture... For me it looked sometimes nearer to video (?) or a SD DI for those sequences ?
Wasn't the 16mm camera rather an Aaton ?
Anyway I am going to see the film again.
Nice thread ! It was just yesterday night that I saw the film in 35mm !...
Definitely excellent movie !!! It is nice to see such a big production with a an intelligent and funny script, beautiful art direction concept, excellent talents, not to mention the audio design.
It was cool to see also how well used is the widescreen aspect ratio of the image (2:1 or 2,35:1 ?) and the really nice work of the 3D imagery and its integration.... That's cinema for me.
In the final credits EFilm from Los Angeles is credited for the DI.
For your question related to the "16mm footage of the documentary" I am not really sure if it was actually 16mm, or if some filters in post was applyed, because I perceived some really different texture... For me it looked sometimes nearer to video (?) or a SD DI for those sequences ?
Wasn't the 16mm camera rather an Aaton ?
Anyway I am going to see the film again.
Chao,
Daniel
You thought the sequences looked like video? I thought they *looked* like 16 mm Kodachrome. The camera itself did look sort of French, but I think they blacked out the logo on it. making it an Aaton looking generi-cam.... I'd like to see the film again too.
At least thats what I thought when i first saw it, I actually own the movie and just went back to check and I still think its an LTR. I have used this camera, very nice machine and not as pricey as the XTR.
As I am an avid watcher of underwater documentaries and nature docos in general, it was great to see a send up of this genre. And it's been so long since Ive seen a Bill Murray movie on the big screen.
I remember watching that film and seeing that were using an Aaton for all the shooting but there was a Eclair NPR magazine on their storage shelf with no NPR camera in site. I complained about this to my friend while watching the film. Then suddenly I realized I was a film geek and had an aneurism in the theater . . .
Such a beautiful movie. I saw it on DVD last night and now I'm very sad I didn't see it on the big screen. Maybe when I build the screening room in our new house... :twisted: (Anybody have a spare 35mm print to loan me?)
Favorite film geek moment:
They're teaching Ned to scuba in one scene, and in the next they're reviving him with CPR. Immediately after he coughs and comes back to life, you see a little white disc appear right by his face -- the camera man is taking a reading! :lol:
Wes Anderson is putting together quite an impressive body of work...
EDIT: I just looked him up on IMDB to see what he's working on next and found out a) he's a natural born Texan and b) he's 13 days older than me. I'm sure that's simply overloaded with life-enriching meaning for all of you... ;)
I'm listening to the DVD commentary right now--they say they shot the fake documentary footage (like in the screening at the beginning of the movie) on Ektachrome. Although they don't say outright what format they used, but it sounded to me like they used 35mm.
Oh man CCortez, In the theater I was the only one laughing so hard with the light meter reading and Bill Murray's comment (been since it opened since i've last seen this movie) on the exposure. I didn't expect it but it just worked with the scene. Then after Christmas break and school started up again few others talked about their joy for that scene. Makes me feel less like a dork but who cares, we get to work with cool gadgets daily.
