The 3rd Letter is a short movie directed by Polish visual FX artist Grzegorz ‘Greg’ Jonkajtys . Greg is known from the incredible post apocalyptic short The Ark which was an official selection selection at Cannes a few years back. The short movie was shot on a Canon 5D MarkII. Despite the issues they encountered with the 5D Mark II, Jonkajtys and Koch were pleased with the outcome.
I couldn’t be happier, to be honest,
said Cinematographer Bastiaan Koch.
In the end we got beautiful footage that looks very much like film out of a very inexpensive camera. We saved a lot of money and were able to shoot in locations that would’ve been off-limits to us if we were using cinema cameras.
The 3rd Letter
Starring Rodrigo Lopresti
Presented by Marauder Film
Directed by Grzegorz Jonkajtys
Written by Grzegorz Jonkajtys & Bastiaan Koch
Produced by Bastiaan Koch
Cinematography by Grzegorz Jonkajtys and Bastiaan Koch
Sound Design by Andrew Duncan: playplayplay.org
Original Score by Audrey Riley & hithmedia.com
Official website: the3rdletter.com
Grzegorz Jonkajtys: jonkajtysfilm.com
Production Company: marauderfilm.com
Awards:
Best Director Prize: HollyShorts, Los Angeles, 2010
Best of Show Jury Award: Nevada City Film Festival 2010
Audience Award: Maelstrom Seattle Film Festival 2010
Official Selection: Sitges Film Festival 2010
Copyright 2011, All rights reserved; Marauder Film LLC.
HDSLRs like the 5D Mark II will open up new worlds of possibility for filmmakers,
said Cinematographer Bastiaan Koch.
I think cameras like the 5D Mark II are fantastic for independent filmmakers, it allows us to do things that previously only high-budget movie productions could do. We’ve already seen an explosion of films shot with HDSLRs, and we’ll see even more in the future. It’s really an exciting time for filmmakers.
For more information here is the full post by Dustin Driver from HDSLRHub.com here.
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