Road to Nowhere Shot on Canon 5D Mark II

The NY Times has an interesting article about auteur filmmaker Monte Hellman’s new feature Road to Nowhere, which is showing at Cannes and was shot on a Canon 5D Mark II.

“Road” may also be as significant to the indie feature as “Avatar” is to the popcorn movie: the entire film was shot on what is essentially a still camera (the Canon 5D Mark II), while looking like a mega-million Hollywood production. (“Road” cost “under five million,” Mr. Gaydos said.)

It’s very cool to see old school directors choosing to use HDSLR cameras on relatively large indie projects. In addition to saving the production over $7 million (projected budget was $12 million), the small size offered other advantages: … Continue Reading