Vincent Laforet: “House” finale shot with Mark II was “stunning”
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While photographers feverishly discuss the pros and cons of shooting motion work with digital SLRs, at least one TV network has leaped into the fray in a very bold way. The season finale of the hit FOX series House—which aired this past Monday—was shot using, of all things, the Canon 5D Mark II.
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Greg Yaitanes, the director of the show, discussed the decision to use the Mark II via Twitter, a “conversation” that the blog Peta Pixel later excerpted in a post on the episode. Among the exchanges…
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@MVRamunno: What is the difference in how it looks on a TV screen compared to a regular camera?
Greg Yaitanes: richer. shallow focus pulls the actors faces to forground [sic]
@oamad0101: How many frames per second and why a Canon 5D Mark II?
GY: 24p and wanted it for ease of use in tight spaces.
@Drdiagnostic: How was the quality as compared 2 the traditional camera used in shooting?
GY: i loved it and feel it’s the future.
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Vincent Laforet—whose name has practically become synonymous with the Mark II and with the concept of expanding from photography into motion (here’s a behind-the-scenes look at a film he shot with the Mark II)—analyzed the Mark II’s performance in the House finale at his blog. His conclusion: the show looked “stunning.”
“…This season finale would probably have looked good on any camera out there – it just so happens that Gale [House director of photography Gale Tatersall] proved that when you give the Canon 5D MKII good material – it can play with many of the big boys out there.”
Click here to read Vincent’s thoughts on why FOX’s experiment was so successful.
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Vincent Laforet: “House” finale shot with Mark II was “stunning”
.
While photographers feverishly discuss the pros and cons of shooting motion work with digital SLRs, at least one TV network has leaped into the fray in a very bold way. The season finale of the hit FOX series House—which aired this past Monday—was shot using, of all things, the Canon 5D Mark II.
.
.
Greg Yaitanes, the director of the show, discussed the decision to use the Mark II via Twitter, a “conversation” that the blog Peta Pixel later excerpted in a post on the episode. Among the exchanges…
.
.
Vincent Laforet—whose name has practically become synonymous with the Mark II and with the concept of expanding from photography into motion (here’s a behind-the-scenes look at a film he shot with the Mark II)—analyzed the Mark II’s performance in the House finale at his blog. His conclusion: the show looked “stunning.”
“…This season finale would probably have looked good on any camera out there – it just so happens that Gale [House director of photography Gale Tatersall] proved that when you give the Canon 5D MKII good material – it can play with many of the big boys out there.”
Click here to read Vincent’s thoughts on why FOX’s experiment was so successful.
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