{"id":12398,"date":"2011-01-05T13:21:39","date_gmt":"2011-01-05T13:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/philipbloom.net\/?p=12398"},"modified":"2011-01-06T07:49:34","modified_gmt":"2011-01-06T07:49:34","slug":"gripping-documentary-undercity-shot-on-canon-5dmkii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/gripping-documentary-undercity-shot-on-canon-5dmkii\/","title":{"rendered":"Updated with shooting info from Andrew Wonder: Gripping documentary “Undercity” Shot on Canon 5DmkII"},"content":{"rendered":"


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You have probably already seen this but just in case you haven’t this really is a must watch.<\/p>\n

Undercity is a fascinating 30 minute film about Steve Duncan<\/a> showing cameraman\/ director Andrew Wonder<\/a> amazing things below Manhattan and at the end above Manhattan.<\/p>\n

Not that it really matters what camera you shoot something on, “Undercity” clearly benefited from the excellent low light capability and small size of the Canon 5DmkII.<\/p>\n

I don’t want to talk too much about the content of this, best if you just watch it. But I am really busyright now, in the middle of lots of things that have to be done today but everything stopped when I started watching it. It gripped me immediately. 30 minutes online is a long time to hold a viewer’s attention these days but if the content is good enough…I wanted more!<\/p>\n

Technically he used one single lens, the wicked 24mm F1.4L from Canon, a Zacuto Rapid Fire (now called the Target Shooter)<\/a> which has always been my recommendation for a hand held rig as it’s so small but gives you the stability you need. For sound he used a Sennheiser G2 plugged into a Zoom H4N. I assume he just left the Zoom recording the whole time and it was synced up in post using pluraleyes.<\/p>\n

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It looks like he shot pretty wide open most of the time which is a bitch to do, but his control of focus was tight and accurate, no mean feat and the handheld was masterfully done<\/p>\n

Although I would not recommend taking a trip down there yourself, yes it’s illegal, but more importantly it is bloody dangerous. Let the filmmakers transport you there, they have done the hard work for you!<\/p>\n

SO sit back, make sure you click HD and full screen it! Enjoy!<\/p>\n

EDIT: <\/strong>Director\/ Cameraman Andrew Wonder has written for me a nice detailed explanation of the shoot which you can read under the video.<\/p>\n