[Emre Tufekcioglu]

I have not used their products directly but I have heard a lot of friends speaking positively about these guys:

https://www.ezfx.com/products/75

[Emre Tufekcioglu]

“I thought the chroma levels were a little bit oversaturated… don’t really match the desaturated look of the rest of the scene so it stands out just a tiny a bit too much”

Good point, something to fix for the next time. Sorry Kevin, didnt mean to hijack your thread.

[Emre Tufekcioglu]

Not related to falling effect but when properly planned and executed FX work will look very realistic:

https://vimeo.com/9605948

money shot 00:40

[Emre Tufekcioglu]

Here is a sample of digital version of falling from a tall building:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-5Sm8rNPr8

Please note that a lot of things were done wrong so you can learn from the mistakes:

-Actors movements are wrong, people make circular motions with their arms when falling.
-Content was shot DVCPROHD 8bit as opposed to AVC-I 10bit. Making the composition work harder.
-Fan was in the wrong place to making realistic wind.
-The camera was dollied away from the actor as opposed to being dollied to the actor. Footage had to be reversed.
-Dolly was moved too slowly for the FPS of the shoot.
-The background plates were shot at wrong time of day and with wrong lenses, required additional painting and barrel distortion correction prior to stitching.
-Additional shots like actor from the side, and wide shot to composite over the actor reaching the top was not filmed.

Overall it is an poor execution what this effect could have been but I personally believe with the right talent behind the camera and in post, you can make an exceptionally believable shot.

Hope this helps.

Emre Tufekci
Production Pit

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[Emre Tufekcioglu]

Aside from practical effects how about doing it in post? A talented compositor with AE+Particular 2 can create absolutely realistic snow or ash falling (with perceived depth of field). It would not be too expensive either.

[Emre Tufekcioglu]

Blackmagic Hyperdeck Shuttle?

https://www.blackmagic-design.com/products/hyperdeckshuttle/

[Emre Tufekcioglu]

Maybe not everything you are looking for but pretty close:

P2
Under $10k
4:2:2 10 bit
Over/Under Crank
Genlock/TC
But; 3MOS

https://blog.abelcine.com/2011/09/26/first-look-panasonic-ag-hpx250/

[Emre Tufekcioglu]

We just bought 6 Varicam 2700’s so you can bet P2 is not going anywhere. Most of my friends own a variety of P2 cameras ranging from the 200 to the 3700 and they plan to stay on the format for many years to come.

[Emre Tufekcioglu]

I would recommend contacting BHphotovideo in New York. They have the largest inventory and selections.

Be warned their customer service is dispassionate but they always deliver on time.

You can order online and and ask them to hold your desired items in will-call for you to pick up.

Good luck.

[Emre Tufekcioglu]

I agree with Andrew on the point of using a steadicam operator. I have a large rig like like Todd mentioned which may prove to be difficult to use for a 2 hour take but I also use the small rigs (like the steadicam flyer).

With a small rig like that it is possible to do a 2 hour take, however perfection would be very difficult to achieve. Nevertheless it will be a million times better then a handheld. Just heed Todd’s advice and spend the money to hire an experienced operator.

You can easily hide cuts with smart pans and transitions (see opening sequence for “strange days”,it has 3 or 4 cuts using a modified steadicam which appears to be a single take).

You can also do things that appear to be hand-off’s even with a steadicam but I cannot tell you how with out looking at the script.