this movie, while intended to "look lousy" and shot on a run of the mill handheld, was actually shot using an F23, one of Sony's top of the line 1080p cameras.
I've got a copy of the full version sneak before the dvd was released and its beautiful.
I cant wait for this to come out on blu-ray.
I loved this flick.
For those interested, heres the camera they used:
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/s...ers-221786.php
Here are some prod notes:
[Director of Photography Michael] Bonvillain used the Viper in FilmStream mode [4:4:4 RGB Data], since some of the trailer footage would be incorporated into the film, recording to tape, but also relied on a variety of other cameras throughout production. We shot with $400 cameras and $80,000 cameras. We used whatever worked for a given scene. Basically, if we could use the [Panasonic] HVX[200], and there were no visual FX, we did. It is really small and felt the most like a small consumer camera. After testing the Viper, the Panavised F900 and the then-brand-new Sony CineAlta F23 at night in downtown Los Angeles, Bonvillain decided to use the F23 for the New York phase of shooting. I found the F23 to be more sensitive in available light situations. Unlike the Viper, which comes back with a green bias that has to be dialed out, the F23 looked a lot more natural to my eye.
