• Cinematography

  Needing some extreme slow-mo

  Posted by Todd Terry on May 18, 2015 at 9:31 pm

  Hi all…

  I’ve never had to do any real extreme slow-mo before (nothing faster than my own in-house cameras could handle), but now I’m tasked with such.

  For an upcoming project I need some much-more-overcranked shots than I’m used to (or equipped for) getting (probably something in the 1,000-1,200fps range, just a guess).

  My first thoughts are just to rent a Phantom for the shoot (probably the Miro). At first blush that seems to be the easiest/best/fastest/cheapest way to do it… but, having never had this need before, I could be wrong.

  I’m perfectly happy to do it that way, but wanted to see if anyone had a “Have you thought about such-and-such…” that would be better.

  Thanks!

  T2

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  Todd Terry
  Creative Director
  Fantastic Plastic Entertainment, Inc.
  fantasticplastic.com
  

  Todd Terry replied 10 years, 11 months ago 4 Members · 5 Replies
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  Rick Amundson

  May 18, 2015 at 9:38 pm

  Todd,

  You are on the right track. I’ve used the Miro a few times and it is the easiest way to get the speeds you are talking about.

  Best of luck!

  Rick Amundson
  Producer/Director/DP
  Screenscape Studios
  Bravo Romeo Entertainment
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  http://www.bravoromeo.com
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  Gary Huff

  May 18, 2015 at 10:03 pm

  To ditto Rick, if you need that slow, Phantom is basically your only option.
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  Todd Terry

  May 18, 2015 at 10:20 pm

  Thanks Rick and Gary…

  Haven’t used it, but you can rent a Miro pretty cheaply, about $1500 a day (or a little more than $2K for a week), seems pretty straightforward and don’t need a Phantom tech, and it will go more than fast enough for what I need.

  I appreciate the backup….

  T2

  __________________________________
  Todd Terry
  Creative Director
  Fantastic Plastic Entertainment, Inc.
  fantasticplastic.com
  
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  Blaise Douros

  May 19, 2015 at 5:05 pm

  Don’t forget to budget for some extra lighting–depending on how fast you’re going, you may need a little extra punch at those speeds!
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  Todd Terry

  May 19, 2015 at 5:37 pm

  Yeah I figired I would need plenty of light.

  Even though we use much lower light levels these days than in years’ past (I pretty much exclusively light with battery LEDs now), I still uaually keep a couple of HMIs on the truck, just in case. Hopefully that will cover us.

  Thanks to all for the advice.

  T2

  __________________________________
  Todd Terry
  Creative Director
  Fantastic Plastic Entertainment, Inc.
  fantasticplastic.com
  

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