I think choosing camera equipment is an artistic decision that should not just be picking what’s state of the art at the time.
The equipment that a movie is shot on is going to have an impact on the final product, no matter what. Most artists get this, but they don’t take proper advantage of it.
I think recording a movie with vintage equipment, or mimicking their output, can have a psychological impact on the audience that elevates it to the level of great films of the past.
Does anyone know any examples of this being used?
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The Grand Budapest Hotel
Different eras where shot with their respective movie equipment.
Poor Things was my recent favourite: crazy lenses, old school videography and the use of analog film.
It is the first feature film to be partially shot on Kodak’s 35mm Ektachrome color reversal motion picture film stock since its revival in 2018.
Killers of flower moon used old lenses to give it a unique look.
If I remember correctly, PT Anderson used a 100+ year old lens for a couple shots in There Will Be Blood. There’s a shot of the burning derrick with some significant vignetting. And Deakins did something similar on Assassination of Jesse James.
There’s been a trend for a while where they’ll shoot digital and make it look like film. Deakins said he’ll probably never shoot film again. Steve Yedlin, Rian Johnson’s DP, made a [video essay?] to demonstrate how film and digital can look indistinguishable from each other.
That’s a fascinating little video essay. He really nailed the look.
The first season of The Bear is shot on old lenses. I’m not sure if they are also using old cameras but the outcome feels really cool.
I think it fits perfectly and elevates the feel of the show.
I’m not sure about the newer seasons though.
Edit: Apparently they used Panavision lenses.
https://www.panavision.com/highlights/highlights-detail/controlled-chaos-in-the-kitchen
It seems some are made with old glass and coatings but I’m having trouble finding specifics.
I film homemade porn with an old VHS camcorder. it really gives my balls a vintage look.
That’s because you’re an old creep with old balls. Don’t blame the format.
well now I’m not going to offer and mail you a tape and VCR.
Are you one of those weirdos from Lightning Fast VCR Repairs? Where the fuck is my VCR man, it’s been years since I dropped it off, decades even.
no just your average jerker .
The pubic hair gives them a vintage feel.
Army of the Dead has a super small focal point due to the lenses JJ Abrams used and it is a noticeable affect all through the movie.
Zack Snyder, not JJ Abrams.
That was the one that came immediately to mind for me - there was a behind the scenes thing where he talked about sourcing and using these very niche old lenses.
Movies are still shot on film if that’s what you mean. What is and isn’t state of the art is subjective.
No, more like the differences in lenses, how they pull focus, the light they let in and f stop for the shutter.
The film Matters too, but since OP specifically asked about vintage equipment, film was a given
