#40ACRES, from director R.T. Thorne, is NOW PLAYING in theaters nationwide and streaming on all rental platforms.
We sat down with CSC Awards "Theatrical Feature" nominee, DP Jeremy Benning, ASC, CSC, to discuss all things 40 ACRES, from working in the unpredictable elements on a functional farm, to seamlessly blending practical and visual effects to make the film’s not-too-distant, post-apocalyptic future a reality.
“We ended up landing on the ARRI ALEXA 35 and the MasterBuilt Soft Flare primes. When R.T. and I both looked at the lenses, we liked the slightly vintage look. They were still pretty sharp, but they had softer edges. It was a slightly older feel. It's a good sense of grittiness of the world, without too much character or too dirty looking, but also not too sharp and clean. So it was that sweet spot in those lenses.
…The Alexa had just that extra bit of detail in the very bottom end of shadow that, especially with our contrasty day interiors, night exteriors, that kind of thing, and knowing that we had a cast of a lot of different skin tones, but a lot of darker skin tones, that having that extra bit of detail to pull up in the grade if we ever wanted to lift someone's face a tiny little bit here and there, that would give us the most flexibility given the nature of our schedule.
Keslow did an amazing job supporting us… We didn't have any problems with camera gear. Everything worked. The cameras performed, all the lenses, everything performed well. It was prepped well. It was all super positive, and it was a great first experience working with Keslow.” - Jeremy Benning, ASC, CSC
Click the link below to read the full interview!
https://tinyurl.com/KeslowCameraX40Acres
Thanks to Jeremy Benning, ASC, CSC for the BTS shots 📸
[Unit stills by Rafy. iPhone shots by Jeremy Benning, ASC, CSC]
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