AaronChicago Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 From the DP. Alot of great information.https://vimeo.com/127381179 Inazuma, Endfallow Media, Julian and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagnje Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 I saw it yesterday...great DP work, but the movie itself is...dunno, just bad. no real story, no real plot, just very bland. Another great classic ruined. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elkanah77 Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 I saw it yesterday...great DP work, but the movie itself is...dunno, just bad. no real story, no real plot, just very bland. Another great classic ruined.Thats really why I like it. Sometimes I find the less plot or story the better. (loved Sucker Punch for the same reason) I don't think Mad Max 2 had much of a story either. Loved it as well. Don't think the new one ruins the old ones at all. Fatalfury and andrgl 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatalfury Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Thanks, will check the making of asap, should be interesting. Saw the film yesterday. Id give it a solid 8, but i did go in with sky high expectations after witnessing all these ten out of ten reviews. The film is certainly much better than Age of Ultron or Furious 7 and probably will be the best action blockbuster of 2015. Feel it's slightly overrated but not as much as the first Avengers or Guardians of the Galaxy. Id rate it equal to Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. I was floored at the beginning of the movie and especially at the first carchase setpiece but the latter half of the movie failed to sustain or outdo the assault on the senses i got in the first hour. The second half was really good but it definitely peaked early for me. The last setpiece was more of the same and the sense of danger was somewhat lost sadly. The baddies could have easily won in the end if they had put some thought to their actions. But i guess logic doesn't apply anyway to film such as this.One nitpick - the high shutter speed in action scenes was way overdone and made the movements too jerky and less realistic.Overall the design and the world itself was simply amazing and quite mad indeed, if a bit comic book alike compared to earlier films. Tom Hardy was good but he doesn't quite have that fierce look in the eyes like Mel Gibson. Gibson could have still pulled it off imo. Theron was awesome if underdeveloped as a character, but we all now the drama isn't the main attraction in a film like this, so it's all good. Soundtack was nothing special, fitted nicely on action but not as much during the quiter scenes, overly pathetic. Big respect for Miller to pulling it off, Fury Road is a stunning action movie with incredible visuals and style but not quite a flawless masterpiece. Look forward to seeing it again. Id like to add that i secretly hoped for a cameo of Bruce Spence. I don't know if it's just me, but the film seemed to aim for PG13 like Prometheus. elkanah77, nahua, Geoff CB and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronChicago Posted May 15, 2015 Author Share Posted May 15, 2015 I haven't seen Fury Road yet, but the original films were visual based. I saw a breakdown of the opening sequences of the original Mad Max on how much information was conveyed visually - without dialogue. George Miller seems to be a master in that regard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 @jagnje, I've got your back. It was indeed quite bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronChicago Posted May 15, 2015 Author Share Posted May 15, 2015 Around 1 hour 6 minutes the DP calls out Tom Hardy saying it's hard to plan shots with sunlight when your actor is 2 hours late everyday. Liam 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zak Forsman Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 I haven't seen it yet, but are you talking about actual shutter speed, or shots that were undercranked? the latter has been a part of the visual aesthetic of all the Mad Max films. i read an interview with the DP on Fury Road that said only about 50-60% of what they shot was at 24fps.looking forward to it. seeing it tonight. One nitpick - the high shutter speed in action scenes was way overdone and made the movements too jerky and less realistic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endfallow Media Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Awesome link, @AaronChicago. Saw it last night in 3d, and it was a visceral, visual feast. everything I was hoping for, and I left the theater super pleased with the film. It was just a really good time. I have certainly have some critiques but, overall, I really enjoyed it. andrgl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enny Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 More actually on set Endfallow Media 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Saw a private 3D screening of it the other day... Pretty good action flick. It was funny at times and visually mesmerizing at other times. And sometimes it just moved from one car chase scene to the next with little islands of just enough story to keep it intriguing. Really not much to say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FilmMan Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Thanks for posting Aaron. Took in the film today. I enjoyed it. Action filled. The cinematography is amazing. Not sure if this link has been posted too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTazMnFF-RsCheers. andrgl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FilmMan Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Thanks, will check the making of asap, should be interesting. Saw the film yesterday. Id give it a solid 8, but i did go in with sky high expectations after witnessing all these ten out of ten reviews. The film is certainly much better than Age of Ultron or Furious 7 and probably will be the best action blockbuster of 2015. Feel it's slightly overrated but not as much as the first Avengers or Guardians of the Galaxy. Id rate it equal to Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. I was floored at the beginning of the movie and especially at the first carchase setpiece but the latter half of the movie failed to sustain or outdo the assault on the senses i got in the first hour. The second half was really good but it definitely peaked early for me. The last setpiece was more of the same and the sense of danger was somewhat lost sadly. The baddies could have easily won in the end if they had put some thought to their actions. But i guess logic doesn't apply anyway to film such as this.One nitpick - the high shutter speed in action scenes was way overdone and made the movements too jerky and less realistic.Overall the design and the world itself was simply amazing and quite mad indeed, if a bit comic book alike compared to earlier films. Tom Hardy was good but he doesn't quite have that fierce look in the eyes like Mel Gibson. Gibson could have still pulled it off imo. Theron was awesome if underdeveloped as a character, but we all now the drama isn't the main attraction in a film like this, so it's all good. Soundtack was nothing special, fitted nicely on action but not as much during the quiter scenes, overly pathetic. Big respect for Miller to pulling it off, Fury Road is a stunning action movie with incredible visuals and style but not quite a flawless masterpiece. Look forward to seeing it again. Id like to add that i secretly hoped for a cameo of Bruce Spence. I don't know if it's just me, but the film seemed to aim for PG13 like Prometheus.Good summary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronChicago Posted May 16, 2015 Author Share Posted May 16, 2015 Can't wait to see it this weekend.Did anyone watch the full video with the DP? He takes some jabs at RED toward the end. Someone asked why he didn't use RED and he said "I've heard bad things about overheating" and that it's made by "a sunglasses company". Hahah. He's an old school film guy, and this was his first job using digital cameras. Said he loved the Alexa and is not going back to film. mercer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrad Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 After the needlessly twisty plot and exposition dumps that filled the space between set pieces in Avengers: Age of Ultron, I found the lean, efficient storytelling that told us only what we needed to progress to the next point in the story while giving the necessary character detail to be immensely refreshing. I thought the film got better as it went on, and the payoff for all the visual and thematic elements established during the first hour was terrific.The action scenes themselves are of course, amazing.For my money, this was easily the best action blockbuster of the past 10 years. On the subject of this video, it's a bit of a shame that they tried to use the Olympus cameras for the IS and instead had to resort to 5Ds when the footage wasn't up to the technical standard the post guys wanted. If Fury Road was being shot today, I wonder if they'd be using A7s, GH4s and BMPCCs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrgl Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Wasteland survivors killing each other in cars and mesmerizing visuals; they nailed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronChicago Posted May 16, 2015 Author Share Posted May 16, 2015 LOVED IT! One of the most intricate, stylish action film I've ever seen. Mel Gibson is still a better Max but he was basically a secondary character in Fury Road. Oliver Daniel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliver Daniel Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 I loved it too.It was hilarious, I couldn't stop spitting my sides over the big truck with the drummers on the back and the guitarist on the front. It was like a 2 hour music video really. A very simple plot but absolute carnage all the way through. AaronChicago 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronChicago Posted May 16, 2015 Author Share Posted May 16, 2015 The costumes/makeup were unbelievable. It felt like Tatooine on steroids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agolex Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Great ride! Just returning from the theater. Saw it in 3D, but I'll probably rewatch in 2D for added detail and overview, think those things usually suffer from 3D. The flick is pretty stupid at times, but I can forgive that easily with the ingenious set design, mostly great pacing and the most stylish villain of like all times. This movie is so metal, I wanna go down just like that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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