Finished a real fun video for the rock group Mr. Dream this weekend. Really great song and a great conceptual video from Anthony Sylvester. Also this marked my first time using the MX sensor on the RED. It took a few shoots to finally get to use it but it def makes the RED a beast.
Everyone has seen the tests and know that the MX has improved noise and DR. Though a lot of people recommend shooting at a 800 ISO which is pretty high for a bright day exterior and did leave me a little worried about IR pollution because of stacking ND's (and I didn't know if we would be able to get a Hot Mirror Filter or IRND combo).
I shot at a 640 ISO and either had a HM filter with a .9 or a HM combo + 1.2 since both days were sunny. Inside I shot at a 800 ISO and switched to 1,000 for some high speed scenes. At 1,000 the sensor is incredibly clean. Latitude is also greatly improved, I could see right off the bat that more information could be captured in the highlights as well as the shadows. Is it comparable to film? I still would say no, but the MX is def in the top 2 of digital cinema cameras in my opinion.
Thanks to my great crew for helping out.
Last Friday I camera PA'd on Law and Order Criminal Intent. Its fun to get on union shoots as a camera pa. You get to learn and experience what it is like to work on a union crew for a big job and you make union contacts. Its def helpful with preparing for the union test. CI shoots with the Alexa but its Panavised. I haven't been a a Panavision shoot so it was really cool to finally get on one and see how there gear works. This was my second time on a job with the Alexa and it is a amazing f'ing camera.
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