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SAY NOTHING TO BE FIRST AUSTRALIAN
FEATURE FILM TO USE
ARRI ALEXA DIGITAL CAMERAS
SAY NOTHING starring Joel Edgerton and Teresa Palmer and directed
by Kieran Darcy-Smith will be the first feature film in Australia
to shoot on ARRI's new high-end digital camera, the ALEXA. The
ALEXA has only been used to film twenty-one feature films around
the world, including Martin Scorcese's Hugo Cabret and Roland
Emmerich's Anonymous.
SAY NOTHING began shooting in Sydney in early December 2010
and Cambodia in January 2011.
ARRI’s ALEXA is a new compact, lightweight, professional digital
camera with a price point that makes it a very viable option
for low budget films. It utilises ultra-fast workflows and gives
an image quality akin to 35mm film. The ALEXA features the ARRI
Alev III CMOS sensor, which is a full-frame 35mm size and it
has a 3.5K pixel count. SAY NOTHING will also use the new ARRI
Alura zoom lenses built by Fujinon.
Cinematographer Jules O'Loughlin (September, Sanctum, Kokoda)
comments: "The ARRI Alexa is without doubt the finest digital
motion picture camera I have used. After comparative tests against
other digital formats the Alexa was the clear winner when it
came to picture quality and functionality. There is no doubt
it's a game changer."
The producer of SAY NOTHING, Angie Fielder comments: 'We are
very excited to be the first feature film in Australia to use
this fantastic ARRI camera. Video Australasia in Sydney is supplying
us with a great camera package and service, and we have been
testing the system comprehensively, with excellent results.
Our post house Cutting Edge has been working very hard to develop
the best and most suitable pipeline from rushes processing through
to 35mm film out.”
Written by Kieran Darcy-Smith and Felicity Price, SAY NOTHING
is an Aquarius Films production, in association with Blue Tongue
Films, and is supported by Screen Australia, Screen New South
Wales and Fulcrum Media Finance. Hopscotch Films will release
the film in Australia and New Zealand and international sales
will be handled by LevelK.
For further information please contact Jillian Heggie at Hopscotch
Films on
02 8303 3800 or at
jillian@hopscotchfilms.com.au |
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