This picture was shot with ALEXA LF and ALEXA Mini LF cameras. Why did you decide to work with this camera set-up?

I always wanted to try the ALEXA LF ever since it came out. I got lucky to use it on a short feature film a year ago and was really happy with it. Then the “Isa Pa, with Feelings” project came in and when the team and I decided on to use a set instead of an actual location for Mara’s and Gali’s condominiums, I knew the large sensor size of the LF could help a lot in our VFX scenes. Originally, Prime wanted to test an anamorphic lens for the film, but when we tested the different available full frame lenses in the CMB rental house, he chose Cooke s7i to give us a really warm, soft look.

At the time we started filming, the ALEXA Mini LF hadn’t arrived yet in the Philippines, but I had already told the head of CMB, Mr. Jim Baltazar, about my plan to use it together with the ARRI TRINITY.

When did you work with ALEXA LF and when did you work with the ALEXA Mini LF?

The Mini LF came in when I needed a smaller body for the TRINITY on our final dance scene.