I thought the project would suit the new Sumire Primes because the whole story
focuses on people.
How the lens reproduced the human face was very
important as well as skin tones.
We want to see how they cope with very hot
backgrounds in terms of flare and sharpness. We want to see how they deal
with skin tones especially in terms of cosmetic feel, so these are the reasons
why we set up this project.
Both the script and the shots
continuously seek this intersection or the paradox between warm, cold - harsh, soft
but also between documentary and fiction, and I think therefore the end result
shows that the lenses can be used for a wide spectrum of content.
it was very important for us to focus on Jemima, therefore the shallow depth-of-field
that we had with these lenses and Vista Vision makes her stand out and
blur the rest of the world. Jemima's nickname is golden girl,
so we wanted to emphasize that by creating these golden moments in the story,
and we could have never dreamed of the effects that the golden glitter had
in combination with these lenses and this sensor, it was just beautiful and
everyone was stunned by the results.
We cinematographers and directors love
three-dimensionality because it draws us much more into the picture, but then
there are times when you want flatness, so it's always good to have choices.
The Sameera Primes are especially well suited when you are looking for dimensionality.
To accomplish the emotional transition I needed to find
what I would call the sweet spot of the lens, which is the point at which the
lens gives you a very three-dimensional quality to the image, and that's helped by the depth of field.
They also had a nice bokeh which changed from the
sort of center whether it was more circular to the edges where it became more oval.
We showed everything on wide open for the diffuse loop, as focus pool is always
a challenge, especially if you're on a Vista Vision sensor, which they cover.
It's really exciting to work with. You have to work really specific, and it's the
only modern lens I know that has this diffused loo.
When you grab a Sumire Prime, you immediately discover that they are very lightweight.
Then you will feel the build quality, which is very professional.
Then you will find they have an open f-stop between 1.3 and 1.,5 which is high
speed, super speed. Mount wise you can mount them on PL or you can have them
interchangeable with an EF mount, so they are prepared for any kind of full format production.
I would definitely use the Sumire Primes again,
as they create stunning images,
but also because of their small form factor and
they're very stunning image fast D stop.
I would definitely choose to work with
the Canon Sumire Primes again. I think they'd be really suitable to you these
sort of films that I shoot which generally focus on the human condition,
and I think they'd be really good on period dramas actually.