Breakdowns | Dp. Albert Hooi
'A Dawning' - Ólafur Arnalds, Talos
DP. Albert Hooi
Camera Setup:
🔎 Vintage Soviet Lenses, 20mm F3.5 - MIR-20 37mm F2.8 - MIR-1B 58mm F2 - Helios 44-2 90mm F2.8 - Vega 12B
📹 RED Gemini DSMC2 - RED Komodo
Filters: Only ND’s
Grip: Tripod, Movi M5
Lighting: All natural light
You used Soviet Vintage Lenses for this project — what made them the right choice for A Dawning?
So this choice was largely based on budget restrictions and what we had available to us. My friend JJ Rolfe was kind enough to hook me up with all of his kit for the project. That being said, I really fell in love with them and loved how they looked. They were pretty funky and a little bit tricky to work with at times, as they were cine-modded rather than rehoused, but they did the job beautifully.
Is there another lens set or visual approach you would have liked to try for this film, if given the chance?
If we had the budget, I would have liked to use the TLS...
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