I think choosing camera equipment is an artistic decision that should not just be picking what’s state of the art at the time.

The equipment that a movie is shot on is going to have an impact on the final product, no matter what. Most artists get this, but they don’t take proper advantage of it.

I think recording a movie with vintage equipment, or mimicking their output, can have a psychological impact on the audience that elevates it to the level of great films of the past.

Does anyone know any examples of this being used?

  • triptrapper@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 days ago

    If I remember correctly, PT Anderson used a 100+ year old lens for a couple shots in There Will Be Blood. There’s a shot of the burning derrick with some significant vignetting. And Deakins did something similar on Assassination of Jesse James.

    There’s been a trend for a while where they’ll shoot digital and make it look like film. Deakins said he’ll probably never shoot film again. Steve Yedlin, Rian Johnson’s DP, made a [video essay?] to demonstrate how film and digital can look indistinguishable from each other.

    https://youtu.be/suZtYPIADHM