Comments on: Director Guy Ritchie Explains a Scene in “Revolver” http://www.freshdv.com/2007/12/director-guy-ritchie-explains-a-scene-in-revolver.html Serving up fresh, crispy news and views for creators and consumers of digital video Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:09:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Steve Speed http://www.freshdv.com/2007/12/director-guy-ritchie-explains-a-scene-in-revolver.html#comment-27286 Steve Speed Wed, 19 Dec 2007 10:36:27 +0000 http://www.freshdv.com/2007/12/director-guy-ritchie-explains-a-scene-in-revolver.html#comment-27286 Revolver is a self indulgent turd of a film. Ritchie's reputation is at rock bottom after the film was universally panned and with good reason. Just listen to the script it is hilariously bad. Revolver is a self indulgent turd of a film. Ritchie’s reputation is at rock bottom after the film was universally panned and with good reason. Just listen to the script it is hilariously bad.

]]> By: E.J. http://www.freshdv.com/2007/12/director-guy-ritchie-explains-a-scene-in-revolver.html#comment-27114 E.J. Tue, 18 Dec 2007 20:30:09 +0000 http://www.freshdv.com/2007/12/director-guy-ritchie-explains-a-scene-in-revolver.html#comment-27114 You'd think they might have decided to use a support/dolly/operator that didn't allow so much bounceback in the moves. That kind of inertial camera movement is awfully distracting when pieces are scaled to such proportions and so dominant in the shot. The focus in 1:03 - 1:07 looks like a tilted focal plane, but with the focus on the shirt collar and not his eyes, it's also very distracting. But it's probably hard to monitor at f/128 with 60K worth of light in the room. You’d think they might have decided to use a support/dolly/operator that didn’t allow so much bounceback in the moves. That kind of inertial camera movement is awfully distracting when pieces are scaled to such proportions and so dominant in the shot.

The focus in 1:03 - 1:07 looks like a tilted focal plane, but with the focus on the shirt collar and not his eyes, it’s also very distracting.

But it’s probably hard to monitor at f/128 with 60K worth of light in the room.

]]> By: Mr Lemon http://www.freshdv.com/2007/12/director-guy-ritchie-explains-a-scene-in-revolver.html#comment-26995 Mr Lemon Mon, 17 Dec 2007 19:13:32 +0000 http://www.freshdv.com/2007/12/director-guy-ritchie-explains-a-scene-in-revolver.html#comment-26995 It seems that Guy is making more of these shot than it really is. The Innovision probe has been doing this type of thing it for years (mid 90s). http://www.innovisionoptics.com/prod/probe2.shtml I believe at one time they even had a chess piece scenario as part of their demo reel. As for the 20k, the probe is a light hog so some 20k or maxi-brutes through a 12x12 diffusion frame would be just about right. It seems that Guy is making more of these shot than it really is. The Innovision probe has been doing this type of thing it for years (mid 90s).

http://www.innovisionoptics.com/prod/probe2.shtml

I believe at one time they even had a chess piece scenario as part of their demo reel.

As for the 20k, the probe is a light hog so some 20k or maxi-brutes through a 12×12 diffusion frame would be just about right.

]]> By: George Goad http://www.freshdv.com/2007/12/director-guy-ritchie-explains-a-scene-in-revolver.html#comment-26994 George Goad Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:42:55 +0000 http://www.freshdv.com/2007/12/director-guy-ritchie-explains-a-scene-in-revolver.html#comment-26994 Sounds like a pinhole lens to me: near-zero aperture = tons of light needed. Incredible DOF, though. Sounds like a pinhole lens to me: near-zero aperture = tons of light needed. Incredible DOF, though.

]]> By: Colin Mcfadden http://www.freshdv.com/2007/12/director-guy-ritchie-explains-a-scene-in-revolver.html#comment-26986 Colin Mcfadden Mon, 17 Dec 2007 15:50:27 +0000 http://www.freshdv.com/2007/12/director-guy-ritchie-explains-a-scene-in-revolver.html#comment-26986 Sounds like a split diopter lens to me. Sounds like a split diopter lens to me.

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