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| Cinematographer August Jakobsson (right) and second camera assistant Jacob Barrie (left) having fun on the set with the 416. |
Cinematographer August Jakobsson was the first to try the 416 camera on a commercial for the Daily Star in the UK. He was so excited, that he posted a glowing review on his blog.
http://web.mac.com/augustjakobsson/
Marc Shipman-Mueller interviewed Jakobsson about his experience.
August, tell us how this shoot came about.
I had asked Jeremy Sassen at ARRI Media in London if the new ARRIFLEX 416 was ready. At the time, the camera was being tested by the ARRI Media techs. Jeremy called me back later and told me, yes I can have it, and it would be the first commercial shoot in the UK with the 416. Thanks to Jeremy and ARRI Media.
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The 416 and that most crucial piece of equipment on a British location: the camera umbrella!
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What Lenses did you use with the 416?
I used the ARRI Master Primes and the Optimo 24 to 290.
What kind of a shoot was it?
It was pretty standard stuff, a lot of Steadicam and some handheld, some during the day and some at night.
And what was your general impression of the camera?
It is a very nice design. The 416 is very easy to work with, it's very quiet and good for Steadicam. The weight of the camera is amazing. Rick Woollard, my Steadicam operator, told me it is much better than the SR 3, and I thought it was very lightweight for handheld. I usually leave everything on the camera, the full 6x matte box and everything, and I was really happy with how light it was.
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| Focus Puller Godi Godbjornsson with the 416. |
The viewfinder is very clear and sharp, and makes it very easy to check focus. I used the Master Primes with a lot of filters, Tiffen 85 ND 0.9, Tiffen 812, Schneider Classic Soft 1/8 and 1/2 and with a Tiffen ND 0.9 soft grad, and the image in the viewfinder was always clean and beautiful. The better viewfinder also helped when I was shooting in low light at night with filters. With the SR 3, when you have a fast stock and use a lot of ND filters, the viewfinder becomes very dark. On this commercial I shot with 500 ASA stock and used a lot of NDs, but the 416 viewfinder stayed really clean and clear.
Did you use the ARRIGLOW at night?
Oh, yeah, the RGB ARRIGLOW is very cool! You can change colors! That was great at night, but I also used it for a green-screen scene, and played with the colors to find the one I could see the best.
Thank you for the interview.
Marc Shipman-Mueller
| Daily Star Camera Crew |
| Production Company: |
Therapy Films |
| Cinematographer: |
August Jakobsson |
| Focus Puller: |
Godi Godbjornsson |
| Loader: |
Jacob Barrie |
| Steadicam: |
Rick Woollard |
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