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'Quantum of Solace' Chooses DALSA 4K For Complex Visual Effects Shot

Shot of Craig and Kurylenko will be captured by eight DALSA 4K Origin cameras

New Bond takes a shot at 4K

By Carolyn Giardina

March 24, 2008

"Quantum of Solace," the 22nd film in the James Bond franchise, will feature a complex visual effects shot captured digitally in 4K resolution, which offers four times the amount of picture information typically captured by most digital cinematography cameras.

The shot for the Marc Forster-helmed title is being lensed using eight shutter synchronized 4K Origin cameras from Dalsa, one of only two companies now shipping 4K digital cinematography cameras. Specifics are being kept under wraps, but the shot will feature Daniel Craig in his role as James Bond and Olga Kurylenko as the film's lead Bond girl, Camille.

Director of photography Roberto Schaefer and consulting visual effects cinematographer David Stump collaborated on the shot.

"The Dalsa Origin was the only uncompressed, high-resolution, low-noise camera system we could count on to do what we needed to do," visual effects designer Kevin Tod Haug said.

Added Stump: "Working with uncompressed 4K gave us the ability to mine the maximum amount of detail from the scene."

Dalsa shipped the camera packages from Los Angeles to Movietech Camera Rentals at Pinewood Studios in the U.K., where both companies prepped the cameras, which recorded 4K data to eight Codex digital disk recorders. In total, more than 3.8GB of image data were recorded every second, Dalsa Digital Cinema president Rob Hummel said. The Codex disk packs were delivered to Sohonet in London for backup, after which the files were delivered to London-based visual effects house Double Negative.

"For the effects to keep pace with audience expectations, we need to keep upping the ante," Stump said.

"Solace" is scheduled for release Oct. 31 in the U.K. and Nov. 7 in the U.S. and elsewhere.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

I suspect that this is how Daniel Craig and Olga Kurylenko’s...

...faces will be added to the freefall stunt work. The actors filmed in the BodyFlight chamber at Bedford in the UK, stunt people above Mexico.

A bit more detail here

James Bond "Quantum of Solace" Chooses DALSA 4K Origin Camera for Complex Visual Effects Shot

WOODLAND HILLS, CALIFORNIA--(Marketwire - March 25, 2008) - DALSA Digital Cinema (TSX:DSA) today announced that the next James Bond motion picture, "Quantum of Solace," starring Daniel Craig as James Bond, will feature a complex visual effects shot captured with eight DALSA 4K Origin cameras.

As with most of James Bond's missions, the details surrounding the cameras' use must be kept top secret for the time being. However, the company revealed that the technically ambitious visual effects shot featured Mr. Craig and actress Olga Kurylenko, and involved simultaneously shooting with eight shutter-synchronized DALSA Origin 4K cameras. "Quantum of Solace," the 22nd James Bond film and the second to star Daniel Craig, is scheduled for release on October 31st, 2008 in the UK, and November 7th in the US and internationally.

The decision to go with DALSA was made by Visual Effects Designer, Kevin Tod Haug. Kevin remarked, "The DALSA Origin was the only uncompressed, high-resolution, low-noise camera system we could count on to do what we needed to do. The folks at DALSA were completely supportive of all our complex needs. We could not have done this sequence without them."

DALSA shipped all the camera packages from Los Angeles to Movietech Camera Rentals at Pinewood Studios. Working closely with Movietech, the cameras were all prepped for the complex shoot. The eight DALSA cameras recorded their data to eight CODEX® digital disc recorders. Then, after the successful shoot, the CODEX disc packs were delivered to sohonet® in London for backup, after which the RAW 4K files were delivered to Double Negative in Soho for rendering and final compositing.

David Stump, ASC, the consulting VFX cinematographer, collaborated with Director of Photography Roberto Schaefer, ASC on the shoot. Stump observed, "Working with uncompressed 4K gave us the ability to mine the maximum amount of detail from the scene. The low noise floor of the DALSA enabled us see every nuance of detail from the dark blacks of the clothing."

"We were incredibly excited to be chosen for this complex part of the movie," commented Rob Hummel, President of DALSA Digital Cinema. "It was amazing as we watched all eight cameras shooting and pouring data into the CODEX disc units. In total, we recorded over 3.8 gigabytes of image data every second. After a year of fine tuning the DALSA camera system, we felt we were ready to put the camera to the test. Of course, passing this particularly tough test, with eight cameras synchronized together, was the best outcome I could imagine!"

http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=835758

Thanks shrub. Don't know what all that means, but I'm pretty sure it's going to look better than the last time Bond tried a neat-o CGI special effect.

Sounds like Bond is pushing the limits and breaking barriers again. Just like he oughta be.

New Bond takes a shot at 4K
By Carolyn Giardina
HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

March 24, 2008

"Quantum of Solace," the 22nd film in the James Bond franchise, will feature a complex visual effects shot captured digitally in 4K resolution, which offers four times the amount of picture information typically captured by most digital cinematography cameras.

The shot for the Marc Forster-helmed title is being lensed using eight shutter synchronized 4K Origin cameras from Dalsa, one of only two companies now shipping 4K digital cinematography cameras. Specifics are being kept under wraps, but the shot will feature Daniel Craig in his role as James Bond and Olga Kurylenko as the film's lead Bond girl, Camille.

Director of photography Roberto Schaefer and consulting visual effects cinematographer David Stump collaborated on the shot.

"The Dalsa Origin was the only uncompressed, high-resolution, low-noise camera system we could count on to do what we needed to do," visual effects designer Kevin Tod Haug said.

Added Stump: "Working with uncompressed 4K gave us the ability to mine the maximum amount of detail from the scene."


Dalsa shipped the camera packages from Los Angeles to Movietech Camera Rentals at Pinewood Studios in the U.K., where both companies prepped the cameras, which recorded 4K data to eight Codex digital disk recorders. In total, more than 3.8GB of image data were recorded every second, Dalsa Digital Cinema president Rob Hummel said. The Codex disk packs were delivered to Sohonet in London for backup, after which the files were delivered to London-based visual effects house Double Negative.

"For the effects to keep pace with audience expectations, we need to keep upping the ante," Stump said.

"Solace" is scheduled for release Oct. 31 in the U.K. and Nov. 7 in the U.S. and elsewhere.

This is cool news, but already posted a couple hours ago in this thread.

3.8GB a second? Wow; that is a lot of image.

[Moderator's Note: Topics merged]

Anyone have any idea of what this freefall stunt is going to look like? Presumably, they'll fall out of a plane or chopper and, erm, well, tumble through the sky, like in, uh, MOONRAKER? Towards what, though? And how will they survive? No parachutes, one imagines. Grabbing onto passing aircraft? Anyhoo, should be a highlight of the film.

Some think it’s based on the planned, (but abandoned due to expense and logistics) sequence from Goldeneye.

Bond, with a parachute, rescuing the Bond girl in freefall, who has been thrown from a plain without a chute.

...and from what we know it does seem to be just that.

I hope they did not use that camera of a "oh James !" "X mas comes once a year" moment !

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'Quantum of Solace' Chooses DALSA 4K For Complex Visual Effects Shot

Shot of Craig and Kurylenko will be captured by eight DALSA 4K Origin cameras

Neat! Glad they're doing things properly in terms of visual effects I may be a little late, but it sounds more and more like this film will be slightly less grounded in reality than Casino Royale.

This post has been edited by craigbegins: 25 March 2008 - 18:30

And after going to all this trouble, they'll probably end up doing the DI at 2K.