We actually liked some of the higher Nikon still lenses. We were using Canon cinematic lenses in the past, and we started day one doing some test with the Blackmagic Camera. HDSLR Shooter: What lens system did you use? The Blackmagic Production Camera 4k on the set of “Checkmate” Plus the price point, even when considering the cage, support gear and the complete buildout for three cameras, you’re talking about $11,000 in buying all three? It was amazing on price alone, so I thought “Why not?” Then we could still use the Pocket Cinema Camera as our third camera. That way we could use the Production Camera 4K for the same shots we were using the RED Epics for, only we’d be able to match the footage much more easily when we switched to 1080p on the Cinema Camera 2.5K for our dramatic scenes. So I’d been following Blackmagic for a while, and when they released the Production Camera 4K, I thought we should take the opportunity to use it over the RED Epic, since this movie had a lot of action and explosions. It had somewhat of a DSLR feel to it, even though we crushed blacks and added grain and did other things. Also, for me, I kept watching our movies and, as much as I enjoyed them, I could still tell when we shot with the Canon. We’ve used the C100 for our A camera and RED Epics for action shots, and matching it up was a little bit of a challenge. We shot our previous films on Canon cameras. My DP, Jonathan Mariande, was originally hesitant because it was sort of an experimental thing. HDSLR Shooter: Why did you decide to shoot your feature with the Blackmagic Cinema Camera, Production Camera, and the Pocket Cinema Camera? I had an opportunity to talk with Woodward, now in post on Checkmate, about his decision to shoot on the Blackmagic Cameras and how he feels about the results.ĭirector, Timothy Woodward Jr. The action feature about an elaborate bank heist stars Danny Glover, Sean Astin and Vinnie Jones.
Recently, Los Angeles based filmmaker, Timothy Woodward Jr., put the Blackmagic Production Camera 4k (along with the other cameras from Blackmagic) to the test on the feature “Checkmate”.
How does it hold up shooting fourteen hours a day for twenty days in a row? Commercials, music videos and shorts are one thing, but a feature film, for me, is the real test of a cameras worth. Director Timothy Woodward Jr’s new film, “Checkmate” Proves the Quality and Reliability of the BMPC4kīecause they’re so new, I’m always curious to talk to filmmakers who are actually using the Blackmagic Cameras in the field.
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