Canon Filmmaker's Surprise

CamVader

CamVader

As some of you might remember, I signed up to attend the Canon Filmmakers Live Tour which happened this past Friday in Miami Beach.

It was pretty cool, as was the day long presentation by the esteemed Philip Bloom which included the good, bad, and the ugly of shooting on DSLR's as well as his post production work flow. I learned a bunch, but also came away with the understanding that I already knew a lot and had the most outstanding video-geek conversations during breaks and after the show. It was like a mini Star Wars convention for shooters. :)

Anyhow, the surprise of the day was a special guest speaker, Brett Ratner , who directed the Rush Hour movies and X-Men: The Last Stand (among numerous projects). He talked about how he thought DSLR's were outstanding as a movie tool and admitted he used a 5DMII in shooting a commercial and no one knew the difference. He also talked about his latest movie, "Tower Heist" with Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy and what that was like to shoot.

I've never been to a workshop like this and was very glad I went.
 
CamVader said:
As some of you might remember, I signed up to attend the Canon Filmmakers Live Tour which happened this past Friday in Miami Beach.

It was pretty cool, as was the day long presentation by the esteemed Philip Bloom which included the good, bad, and the ugly of shooting on DSLR's as well as his post production work flow. I learned a bunch, but also came away with the understanding that I already knew a lot and had the most outstanding video-geek conversations during breaks and after the show. It was like a mini Star Wars convention for shooters. :)

Anyhow, the surprise of the day was a special guest speaker, Brett Ratner , who directed the Rush Hour movies and X-Men: The Last Stand (among numerous projects). He talked about how he thought DSLR's were outstanding as a movie tool and admitted he used a 5DMII in shooting a commercial and no one knew the difference. He also talked about his latest movie, "Tower Heist" with Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy and what that was like to shoot.

I've never been to a workshop like this and was very glad I went.
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Hmmm..... I wouldn't exactly be touting Xmen Last Stand as part of film history.....;) (I kid, I kid, probably partly in jealously because he's directed Hollywood Films, I haven't)

Seriously though, just getting up and listening to him must of been full of information-sounds like a great time! :)
 
That's cool. I'm not really a Ratner fan but im sure he mustve had lots of good information you could use for your own work.
Glad you had fun btw!
 
I had to Google Brett Ratner when I got home because I didn't know who he was. :lol:

The only thing of his that I thought was somewhat decent was the TV show "Prison Break." I'm more of a story/charactor driven plot guy than an action fan. In any case, it was interesting to listen to the guy.
 
The "Rush Hour 3" BTS was very informative... That must have been wonderful to get to hear him and ask questions live with him and Phillip Bloom is a wonderful shooter as well - cool stuff. I wish that kind of stuff would come to my neck of the woods.
 
knightly said:
The "Rush Hour 3" BTS was very informative... That must have been wonderful to get to hear him and ask questions live with him and Phillip Bloom is a wonderful shooter as well - cool stuff. I wish that kind of stuff would come to my neck of the woods.
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"In an action movie, I don't want to move the camera too much, because the movement should be within the frame. The same goes for comedy. You don't want to push in for a joke; it's plenty in a medium shot. Watch my jokes, they're never in close-up. If the audience feels the camera, it's horrible."

Brett Ratner


I found this interesting.
 
knightly said:
The "Rush Hour 3" BTS was very informative... That must have been wonderful to get to hear him and ask questions live with him and Phillip Bloom is a wonderful shooter as well - cool stuff. I wish that kind of stuff would come to my neck of the woods.
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