Director Danny Boyle and DP Anthony Dod Mantle forced Actor James Franco into such a tight space that they barely had room for the camera. Film & Video's Bryant Frazer continues his coverage of technology used on Danny Boyle's "127 Hours," by examining how the crew was able to make a film that primarily took place is a tight, narrow canyon in the desert.
October 19, 2010
Film & Video's Bryant Frazer delves into the digital workflow that made the filming of Danny Boyle's "127 Hours" possible. Remote locations in the desert, confined spaces for camera work. Boyle and his crew made it work with the help of Silicon Imaging's SI-2K camera and recording and data management from Cinedeck and 1 Beyond.
Burbank, CA – Early one Saturday morning over 40 members of the Digital Cinema Society gathered at Band Pro Film & Digital’s headquarters for a presentation of Silicon Imaging’s SI-2K Camera System. As the awards and accolades for Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire piled up, so did the intrigue surrounding the digital camera used to shoot 60% of the film.
NAB, LAS VEGAS—Silicon Imaging, the developer of the award winning SI-2K Digital Cinema camera and Stereo 3D recording systems, has named Burbank-based Band Pro Film and Digital to be its exclusive distributor in the United States and Latin America.
