Camera?? - My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2010) Discussion

[–] Drake_Avila 16 years ago

all i know is that they said once in a news articles its going to be shot in digital video (raw digital) in a very guerrilla style...something along those lines...so probably some inexpensive sony HD cam..

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[–] shroomn 16 years ago

RAW digital? As in RAW output format? Or do you just mean 'raw' as in gritty digital.

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[–] Drake_Avila 16 years ago

probably gritty digital...a lot of texture in the grain i guess...if lynch is producing, they will probably use a cheap HD cam. dont know the model type yet.

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[–] shroomn 16 years ago

Well this is just a guess based on...no information besides Inland Empire? A lot of texture in the grain? Why make that assumption? I assume they are going to step up significantly from the PD150 Lynch used on Inalnd Empire and his shorts though. I mean, no reason not to.

If anyone has any information about what camera they are using, let us know!

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[–] Drake_Avila 16 years ago

David Lynch and Werner Herzog Team for Wacky, Guerrilla-style Murder Drama?

by Erik Davis May 15th 2008 // 1:02PM

Filed under: Drama, Deals, Mystery & Suspense, Fandom, DIY/Filmmaking, Newsstand
I'm not sure what they're putting in the water over in Cannes, but some pretty wild deals are beginning to emerge from that fest in France. Only a day after Werner Herzog signed to direct Nicolas Cage in a remake of Bad Lieutenant comes word from The Hollywood Reporter that Herzog and David Lynch have teamed up on a film called My Son; a murder drama to be tentatively shot next March. Based on a true story, My Son will tell of a "San Diego man who acts out a Sophocles play in his mind and kills his mother with a sword." HR says the film will jump between the murder scene and this disturbed man's story. Nice family film from two completely sane directors.

Additionally, and this shouldn't come as a surprise (considering the two guys we're talking about), My Son will be shot guerrilla-style with digital video. Herzog, who co-wrote My Son with Herbert Golder, will first shoot Bad Lieutenant in July before directing the Victorian-era drama The Piano Tuner for Focus Features. One can only imagine what the finished product will look like when you've got Herzog and Lynch working together on the same movie -- especially one with a nutty storyline like this one. Not for nothing, but I think I'd rather watch the documentary of them making this film rather than the film itself. You?

http://www.cinematical.com/2008/05/15/david-lynch-and-werner-herzog-team-for-wacky-guerrilla-style-mu/

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that's all there is of info on the style of the film...but no camera model...other tid bits of news involve casting which we all know who is in...i hope someone knows the camera model...

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[–] isaacjrosenthal 16 years ago

they used a RED camera.

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[–] daveysnoek 15 years ago

Does anyone know if rescue Dawn was shot on digital? I seem to remember a Herzog quote along the lines of ''Celluloid forever!''. So My Son, My Son could be his first departure from film. But I'm not sure if Rescue Dawn was shot digitally, it certainly looked that way to me, with all it's high-def crispness.

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[–] mk_82 15 years ago

According to IMDB's technical specs on RESCUE DAWN:

35 mm (Fuji Super F-64D 8522, Eterna 250D 8563, Eterna 400T 8583)

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[–] eugenia_loli 15 years ago

I would like to know that too. It definitely felt digital.

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[–] psycoteraphy 14 years ago

please i want to know too!!

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[–] SofaOnWheels 14 years ago

Wow I don't know what to believe. Steven Soderbergh shot Che on RED, and he claims he'll never use another brand of camera ever again. He said it was the most pleasant experience he's ever had with shooting. Now, I realize Soderbergh and Herzog are two complete opposite filmmakers, but in this case I sense Herzog doesn't know how to embrace technology, which is fine. It sounds like he's used to film, setting up some lights and hitting record while someone else is your focus puller. RED's and other digital cameras have SO many features that would drive seasoned film vets insane. So I'd take what he says with a grain of salt.

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[–] WarpedRecord 14 years ago

Thanks for the details, Nicodemus! This film has a very muted, washed-out look that's hard to shake and robs it of some of its momentum. That's what happens when you rely on fickle new gadgets designed by programmers instead of filmmakers.

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[–] bokibongbing 12 years ago

Thanks for the quote Nicodemus, that's interesting.

Usually I'd respect Herzog's opinion, but in this case it's difficult to because (a) so many directors have made wonderful with the Red One, and (b) My Son, My Son is a really terrible movie for all sorts of reasons that couldn't be blamed on the camera alone.

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