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p.1 #1Nikon vs. Canon Corpse Bride Filmed w/Canon 1dm2
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride "filmed" with EOS-1D Mark II's
Editors Guild Magazine has published an interesting article on the making of the stop-motion animated feature movie Corpse Bride. Of significance is the fact it's the first full-length movie of its type shot using commercially-available digital SLR cameras - in this case, twenty-four Canon EOS-1D Mark II's:
http://www.editorsguild.com/newsletter/JulAug05/julaug05_bride.html
http://corpsebridemovie.warnerbros.com/
Editors Guild Magazine has published an interesting article on the making of the stop-motion animated feature movie Corpse Bride. Of significance is the fact it's the first full-length movie of its type shot using commercially-available digital SLR cameras - in this case, twenty-four Canon EOS-1D Mark II's:
http://www.editorsguild.com/newsletter/JulAug05/julaug05_bride.html
http://corpsebridemovie.warnerbros.com/
Sep 21, 2005 at 08:31 AM
p.1 #2Nikon vs. Canon Corpse Bride Filmed w/Canon 1dm2
I also found it interesting that they used Nikon glass.
Tim Burton is an absolute genius by the way...
Bobby
Tim Burton is an absolute genius by the way...
Bobby
Sep 21, 2005 at 08:59 AM
p.1 #3Nikon vs. Canon Corpse Bride Filmed w/Canon 1dm2
Interesting! Does this mean I can use my Nikon lenses on a Canon body with a NEOS adaptor?
Sep 21, 2005 at 09:16 AM
p.1 #4Nikon vs. Canon Corpse Bride Filmed w/Canon 1dm2
It mentions that they already owned $90,000 worth of Nikon glass. I wonder if the decision was made because of quality or because they already owned the glass.
Sep 21, 2005 at 11:01 AM
p.1 #5Nikon vs. Canon Corpse Bride Filmed w/Canon 1dm2
So what's the point? To say that Canon is better than Nikon? *yawn....*
Sep 21, 2005 at 11:04 AM
p.1 #6Nikon vs. Canon Corpse Bride Filmed w/Canon 1dm2
No, I think it's interesting that they paired the two brands. I'm just curious as to why. It's simply my personal curiosity and has nothing to do with the war of the brands.
Sep 21, 2005 at 11:08 AM
p.1 #7Nikon vs. Canon Corpse Bride Filmed w/Canon 1dm2
Chris, I definitely agree that it is interesting. My question was more aimed at the original poster as he mentions nothing about Nikon glass.
Sep 21, 2005 at 11:11 AM
p.1 #8Nikon vs. Canon Corpse Bride Filmed w/Canon 1dm2
“It’s so smooth it looks computer-generated. The Canon still cameras are amazing.....
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Edited by Qranc on Sep 21, 2005 at 05:26 PM GMT
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Sep 21, 2005 at 11:25 AM
p.1 #9Nikon vs. Canon Corpse Bride Filmed w/Canon 1dm2
Interesting, I wonder how the D2X would have matched up if it was available for the test.
And personally i'd go bonkers shooting hundreds of thousands of stills.. moving the scene a little bit and shooting again and etc......
Edited by Alan Louie on Sep 21, 2005 at 11:26 AM GMT
And personally i'd go bonkers shooting hundreds of thousands of stills.. moving the scene a little bit and shooting again and etc......
Edited by Alan Louie on Sep 21, 2005 at 11:26 AM GMT
Sep 21, 2005 at 11:25 AM
p.1 #10Nikon vs. Canon Corpse Bride Filmed w/Canon 1dm2
A lot of film camera's use Nikon glass... they especially love older AIS and AI lenses. Nikon glass gets mounted to Panavision camera's all the time. It sounds to me like they use the NEOS adapter to save money on having to purchase Canon lenses, when they already had all of the lenses they needed.
Sep 21, 2005 at 11:26 AM
p.1 #11Nikon vs. Canon Corpse Bride Filmed w/Canon 1dm2
[bIt sounds to me like they use the NEOS adapter to save money on having to purchase Canon lenses
Yes, it sounds like it was a low-budget production.
Yes, it sounds like it was a low-budget production.
Sep 21, 2005 at 12:08 PM
p.1 #12Nikon vs. Canon Corpse Bride Filmed w/Canon 1dm2
Low budget
The production bought 24 of the Canons.
That's something like 150,000 worth of camera bodies. Can't be that low.
The production bought 24 of the Canons.
That's something like 150,000 worth of camera bodies. Can't be that low.
Sep 21, 2005 at 04:23 PM
p.1 #13Nikon vs. Canon Corpse Bride Filmed w/Canon 1dm2
When we did Matrix the bullet time stuff was shot on cannon because they gave them a cheaper deal on the cameras.
150 of them there too, it had nothing to do with anything but budget!
Cheers,
Jasin.
150 of them there too, it had nothing to do with anything but budget!
Cheers,
Jasin.
Sep 21, 2005 at 04:39 PM
p.1 #14Nikon vs. Canon Corpse Bride Filmed w/Canon 1dm2
I'm sure budget is a factor, but for a big studio feature film $150K is rounding error. Thier catering budget is larger than this.
Sep 24, 2005 at 01:15 PM
p.1 #15Nikon vs. Canon Corpse Bride Filmed w/Canon 1dm2
babakn wrote:
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride "filmed" with EOS-1D Mark II's
Editors Guild Magazine has published an interesting article on the making of the stop-motion animated feature movie Corpse Bride. Of significance is the fact it's the first full-length movie of its type shot using commercially-available digital SLR cameras - in this case, twenty-four Canon EOS-1D Mark II's:
http://www.editorsguild.com/newsletter/JulAug05/julaug05_bride.html
http://corpsebridemovie.warnerbros.com/
Next time I shoot a short feature length stop-motion animation I'll look into it.
How does this in fact help your work? Does this make you a better photographer? Does the M II automatically center every subject in the viewfinder? Why post this in the Nikon forum? Why are you so worried about us poor lost Nikon souls?
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride "filmed" with EOS-1D Mark II's
Editors Guild Magazine has published an interesting article on the making of the stop-motion animated feature movie Corpse Bride. Of significance is the fact it's the first full-length movie of its type shot using commercially-available digital SLR cameras - in this case, twenty-four Canon EOS-1D Mark II's:
http://www.editorsguild.com/newsletter/JulAug05/julaug05_bride.html
http://corpsebridemovie.warnerbros.com/
Next time I shoot a short feature length stop-motion animation I'll look into it.
How does this in fact help your work? Does this make you a better photographer? Does the M II automatically center every subject in the viewfinder? Why post this in the Nikon forum? Why are you so worried about us poor lost Nikon souls?
Sep 24, 2005 at 03:15 PM
p.1 #16Nikon vs. Canon Corpse Bride Filmed w/Canon 1dm2
rhyder wrote:
Editors Guild Magazine has published an interesting article on the making of the stop-motion animated feature movie Corpse Bride. Of significance is the fact it's the first full-length movie of its type shot using commercially-available digital SLR cameras - in this case, twenty-four Canon EOS-1D Mark II's:
http://www.editorsguild.com/newsletter/JulAug05/julaug05_bride.html
http://corpsebridemovie.warnerbros.com/Next time I shoot a short feature length stop-motion animation I'll look into it.
How does this in fact help your work? Does this make you a better photographer? Does the M II automatically center every subject in the viewfinder? Why post this in the Nikon forum? Why are you so worried about us poor lost Nikon souls?
We is jist to dang stoopid to no better....
babakn wrote
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride "filmed" with EOS-1D Mark II'sEditors Guild Magazine has published an interesting article on the making of the stop-motion animated feature movie Corpse Bride. Of significance is the fact it's the first full-length movie of its type shot using commercially-available digital SLR cameras - in this case, twenty-four Canon EOS-1D Mark II's:
http://www.editorsguild.com/newsletter/JulAug05/julaug05_bride.html
http://corpsebridemovie.warnerbros.com/
How does this in fact help your work? Does this make you a better photographer? Does the M II automatically center every subject in the viewfinder? Why post this in the Nikon forum? Why are you so worried about us poor lost Nikon souls?
We is jist to dang stoopid to no better....
Sep 24, 2005 at 07:20 PM
p.1 #17Nikon vs. Canon Corpse Bride Filmed w/Canon 1dm2
Nikon glass was used but I was puzzled why they didn't look at the D2x, then I saw the production commencement date. The D2x had not been released. Say no more.
Jumbuck
Jumbuck
Sep 24, 2005 at 08:27 PM
p.1 #18Nikon vs. Canon Corpse Bride Filmed w/Canon 1dm2
I heard the Nikon 300 f/2 ED was/is popular on a movie camera.
Sep 26, 2005 at 12:08 AM
p.1 #19Nikon vs. Canon Corpse Bride Filmed w/Canon 1dm2
Simply put:
They had Nikon Galss
Like nikon Glass
Found out there was an adapter
Wanted a full frame sensor so no cutoffs
Were frugal and saved money
Burton liked the perpective of the lengths
The directors bother didn't notice the difference....
Pick one or more............
They had Nikon Galss
Like nikon Glass
Found out there was an adapter
Wanted a full frame sensor so no cutoffs
Were frugal and saved money
Burton liked the perpective of the lengths
The directors bother didn't notice the difference....
Pick one or more............
Sep 26, 2005 at 09:45 AM
p.1 #20Nikon vs. Canon Corpse Bride Filmed w/Canon 1dm2
ajacobs2 wrote:
Simply put:
They had Nikon Galss
Like nikon Glass
Found out there was an adapter
Wanted a full frame sensor so no cutoffs
Were frugal and saved money
Burton liked the perpective of the lengths
The directors bother didn't notice the difference....
Pick one or more............
Since they likely didn't use anything besides a 60mm f2.8 macro for capturing the stop-action animation, I don't think the selection of Nikon glass had much to do with it.
The 1D MkII has a 1.3x crop factor, so full-frame was not an issue.
Simply put:
They had Nikon Galss
Like nikon Glass
Found out there was an adapter
Wanted a full frame sensor so no cutoffs
Were frugal and saved money
Burton liked the perpective of the lengths
The directors bother didn't notice the difference....
Pick one or more............
Since they likely didn't use anything besides a 60mm f2.8 macro for capturing the stop-action animation, I don't think the selection of Nikon glass had much to do with it.
The 1D MkII has a 1.3x crop factor, so full-frame was not an issue.
Sep 26, 2005 at 10:07 AM