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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