Do you guys prefer films shot on anamorphic lenses? do you care? can you tell the difference?
no wrong answers I'm honestly just curious
Anamorphic
Jayden Harris
Nathaniel Wright
Well depends on if it fits the narrative of the film, which is obviously the case with any lens/camera decision really
Easton Baker
What questions should be asked before you can know if shooting anamorphic or spherical would be better?
Dylan Carter
Spherical gives a more natural real life look, while anamorphic gives a bit more stylized stylized dream-like look that could better fit let's say a fantasy film. But it can go either way, maybe you want your fantasy film to look grounded with the foreground and background not having such stark differences and distortions.
Also you're better off making this thread on because most people on this board barely even know how the manual mode on their smartphone camera works, let alone actual cameras and lenses
Jonathan Clark
Valid point, any chance you know of any decent anamorphic adapters? I shoot on a C300 mkii and the only EF anamorphic lenses that cost less than a house I can find are the SLR magic ones but they don't look superb in the Pro AV test so any tips would be much appreciated.
Gavin Turner
>cost less than a house
You're supposed to rent, not buy
Leo Price
Anamorphic looks more like a composition to me.
Jeremiah Kelly
Not really up to date with the models, but considering how expensive the lenses are maybe renting them is a better idea if you need it for a particular shoot?
Aiden Perry
>You're supposed to rent, not buy
That's what they want you to think.
Luis Wright
I've never been a big fan renting, I'd so much rather own my own gear, makes for a much better workflow.
Bentley Hall
This. But anamorphic lenses are mostly used to get lens flare in action sequences / camera moves. Soft bokeh is probably more important for a dreamy look
Justin Watson
Wait till you start working on actual projects, you wouldn't want to be the one who owns and delivers literal truckloads of all possible equipment from lighting to dolly rail systems
Aiden Rodriguez
I understand your point but most gear pays for its self if you use it more than 5 times.
Carson Cruz
>the virgin anamophic vs spherical debate
>the chad digital vs film debate
Luke Gray
Digital vs film is not so much of a debate but more of a question regarding to practicality. I've been doing video full time for about 4 years and I've literally never seen a film camera being used in real life. I wouldn't know the first thing about their workflow.
Parker Cox
Both of these """debates""" are for virgins.
There is no one medium, you use whichever fits the narrative of the film best.
Like saying there is nothing but watercolour paintings when it comes to paintings
Brandon Sanders
You must admit that film looks better than digital 90% of the time though right?
Gavin Rogers
>narrative of the film best.
No, you use whichever fits the budget.
Cooper Gonzalez
That's only because the small amount of people that use film will most likely be more knowledgeable about visuals in general than someone who just shoots with whatever, which today is 99.99% of the time a digital camera.
A DP that knows how they operate can make either medium look great.
Sebastian Reed
shot composition is totally different, because the distance between camera and action changes
Isaiah Richardson
>can you tell the difference?
Honestly? No. Her head is tilted in one shot but I assume that isn't the lense.
Carter Thomas
look at the background blur differences you silly frog
Eli Hill
if you want to know look at the bokeh and lens flares
Anthony Howard
This board is for movie related shitposting and celebrity gossip. Take that shit elsewhere
Connor Gutierrez
Lol give me one example
Robert Myers
find the differences
Julian Jenkins
Ayden Smith
Honestly in most conditions you can't tell the difference. Once you factot all the elements that go into cinematography,
film vs digital is really not as big of an issue as people make it out to be.
Zachary Peterson
Ok, bottom background looks like the camera was moved a little while taking the shot. That's it? I'm not impressed.
Zachary Scott
Basically an anamorphic lens puts more image on a sensor and gives you a wider aspect ratio without cropping, It's a really interesting subject. I'd watch a few youtube videos on it if I was you.
Cooper Garcia
The dude moved his head and his shoe is slightly out of frame. Damn, I'm really good at this!
William Cooper
If I were shooting a film I'd pick anamorphic by default because it is associated with the professional film look and I want that boost.
Brayden Parker
>more image on a sensor and gives you a wider aspect ratio without cropping
Yes, I'll definitely need a youtube video to understand what that means. No joke. I have no idea what you're saying. But I've time on my hand and am curious now.
Ryan Adams
youtube.com
youtube.com
It's really interesting and unorinically being able to explain them to women goes down pretty well in my experience.
Juan Wood
Wouldn't it have been more fair to use a 75mm lens for the top pic?
Liam Thompson
I literally just googled anamorphic vs spherical
Xavier Bell
Sorry didn't mean to imply that you made the image. But even still, you'd think that a proper side by side comparison would keep all variables except the lens shape the same.