You did a lot of operating yourself, but what crew did you have?

I had a camera assistant, but he was also a production assistant. We were such a small crew that he had to help with other stuff. Focus wise, I was managing the camera on my own. He helped me with batteries and changing lenses, but in terms of the camera setup, I needed to be self-reliant. The ARRI Master Grips came in handy; I had a cforce motor on the lenses and I used the Master Grips to control focus and dial-in the iris. That's also why I chose Canon EF lenses, because they're quite small and I can carry two or three in my backpack.

It was easy to pull and track my focus with the MVF-2 viewfinder on the Mini LF, because it's so sharp. I did use the fold-out screen for some low-angle stuff or when I was running behind someone, but mainly I love operating with the viewfinder, because you have another point of contact with your body, so you get a really stable, organic image. I can also control my camera settings through the viewfinder; when I wasn’t using the Master Grips, I put most of my user buttons on the viewfinder itself. Even stuff like changing the NDs or checking the false color was on there, so it was really nice.