ASC does a remarkable job on explaining lenses, filters, film stocks…cinematography. It’s a treasure of a publication.
yes, departed didn’t seem to have much VFX work going on in it.
on another note:
what I found fascinating in the article was Blallhaus explaining how he crafted and shot a...
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Here are some key excerpts from an Interview in American Cinematographer ( October, 2006)
On shooting Martin Scorsese’s “THE DEPARTED” with the late, MASTER cinematographer
…Michael Ballhaus:
Shot in Super 35, this is the first film Ballhouse created a digital intermediate for.
The below...
I have a subscription. I just found the article from October 2006.
Called “DEEP COVER”
this is a nice meaty article
Let me look through it when I have a chance
UPDATE:
OK, I made the time and I just read the article
see below… Info in here is very helpful
Well put @Bartman 👍
Like minded people with similar interests, especially the caliber of knowledge I’ve gained from this site has had a massive ”Influence“ on my perspective many times.
i agree. Completely.
love new disc/4K release.
However, I’ve haven’t picked up on any uptick in detail When looking at Blu-ray and this 4K.
definitely wider color gamut being taken advantage of.
but I’m not a professional at this and I don’t have a calibrated television or display
Very true…grains of spice.
I like the website & find it useful when they have what I’m looking for, however more often than not…they don’t.
It seems to be pretty accurate concerning this specific film, I think. 🤔
Would love an alternative ”end all, be all” source to go to online A true...
Yup.
You’re right dead on.
It has to be 2.
Edited on lightworks editing system via “Shotonwhat”
Digital Intermediate created at 2K Then release prints struck from that DI.
They scanned the 2K DI at 4K For this release, cleaned it up, brought it to life.
it must’ve been a hell of a lot...
This has been the topic of debate quite a bit, On many sites.
press announcements said the new release of The Departed was a new 4K scan from OCN as Mr Harris, supervised by Thelma,
but otherr sites claim it’s an 4K upscale from a 2K DI.
like Bluray.com
Either way, it looks beautiful...
This movie is just another testament to th power of a cinematic genius.
Martin Scorsese, God bless.
I shook his hand once when I was 17 during a screening of Cape fear.
No autograph
I didn’t want any of that
I just had to look him in the eye tell him he was a master and shake his hand
as soon...
Don’t rely on them.
Again it’s From an iPhone.
I took two screen shots without the auto stretch of image on and you're right
aspect ratio seems to be dead on with previous. 2:35 to 1
Top 1080p
Bottom 4K
THE DEPARTED, 2006
1080p Blu-ray to 4K UHD screen grab comparisons.
Please note, these are comparisons from the most recent 1080p Blu-ray and the new 4K UHD.
Ripped to my server 30 mins ago, and am using my iPhone and the infuse app to grab these shots from my Plex media serve.
These ARE NOT...