RED Digital Cinema
Wired takes an in depth look at the RED digital wundercamera.
Popularity: 8% [?]
Tags: cinema, digital, Filmmaking, RED, wiredWired takes an in depth look at the RED digital wundercamera.
Popularity: 8% [?]
Tags: cinema, digital, Filmmaking, RED, wired
[...] Over the next few years The Red One is expected to make a long lasting dent in film production costs, helping upstart indie directors in particular. The camera sells for $17,500 – close to 90 percent cheaper than competing HD cameras that don’t even come close to matching Red in performance. As Wired notes, the cost effectiveness of The Red One compared to traditional film cameras is even greater: “a Panavision New Zealand rental catalog quotes $25,296 for a four-week shoot—more than the cost of purchasing a Red.” Early adopting fans include Peter Jackson and Steven Soderbergh, who was one of the first to go feature length with Red, using it for both of his Che Guevara pieces, Guerilla and The Argentine. (via This Savage Art) [...]