Comments on: RED Digital Cinema http://www.thissavageart.com/2008/08/19/red-digital-cinema/ a steady diet of obsessive cinema and screenwriting in the dark Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:06:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Camera Porn: The Story of The Red One » Big Screen Little Screen http://www.thissavageart.com/2008/08/19/red-digital-cinema/comment-page-1/#comment-1386 Camera Porn: The Story of The Red One » Big Screen Little Screen Fri, 22 Aug 2008 06:52:53 +0000 http://www.thissavageart.com/?p=1108#comment-1386 [...] 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) [...] [...] 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) [...]

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