It think people obsess too much over which camera to use for their indie movies. IMO it hardly matters as much as what you put in front of the camera. Good performance, cinematic lighting , production design, art department, locations, etc. these are real cost drivers and what makes your movie. I think it’s incomplete to say iPhone films are the future of indie film. Use whatever camera you can get your hands on and get good people to work with, whether it’s the iPhone, fx3 or black magic or whatever.
My understanding is that distribution is the main hurdle most indies face in today's broken film marketplace. The camera you shoot your movie with, at any budget, matters little if no one can pay to see it.
I see name directors using it, but $75 million is out of the question. I will be shooting a feature on an cellphone that will have only 4 main characters and 4 locations. We plan to shoot in 4 days, but honestly it may take a little longer and the editing will be a real adventure.
It think people obsess too much over which camera to use for their indie movies. IMO it hardly matters as much as what you put in front of the camera. Good performance, cinematic lighting , production design, art department, locations, etc. these are real cost drivers and what makes your movie. I think it’s incomplete to say iPhone films are the future of indie film. Use whatever camera you can get your hands on and get good people to work with, whether it’s the iPhone, fx3 or black magic or whatever.
My understanding is that distribution is the main hurdle most indies face in today's broken film marketplace. The camera you shoot your movie with, at any budget, matters little if no one can pay to see it.
If you can make it for much cheaper, and still at a high quality, this might leave much more budget for marketing and distribution.
I see name directors using it, but $75 million is out of the question. I will be shooting a feature on an cellphone that will have only 4 main characters and 4 locations. We plan to shoot in 4 days, but honestly it may take a little longer and the editing will be a real adventure.