HDR Discussion Thread

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

I'm your huckleberry.

Originally Posted by gkolb

Tombstone?

Correctomundo, we’ll see how prophetic it proves

[Penton-Man]

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...n#post15711907
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before the above ^ scene, scouting the ocean backdrop from the viewpoint of the camera operator at the exact same spot (street post as marker)
(opposite direction for your guys’ perspective, without the talent in frame) –

[Penton-Man]

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...y#post15537077
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native 8K HDR HFR(120/100 fps) content delivery is a small challenge for 5G, given what it’s capable of delivering, a shorter clip compared to the IBC video linked above –

https://www.marketwatch.com/video/se...5A9773E26.html

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Not quite as fast as Kilian -

DRONE REVOLUTION | FULL EDIT x Kilian Bron - YouTube

but I’ll be riding the local ridges with the wind in my face this morning, so paidgeek, catch me if you can

Good that nothing like this happened yesterday to any challengers -

Line Riders - Beethoven's 5th - YouTube

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

And cars <- not only Robert Zohn, but also being of interest to gkolb (for Midway 2019).

So then, this past week, this camera car was used to film the motorcycle moving scene in Top Gun: Maverick with Tom and Jen in San Pedro -
https://www.pursuitsystems.com/product/bmw-x5-m-2/

Since the filming locations are not as yet listed (it’s still too early) on the imdb site for Top Gun: Maverick, see the map on this page for an idea as to the area of coastal San Pedro – https://www.airbnb.com/locations/los...stal-san-pedro

(as an aside, some here may remember that Tony Scott (Director for Top Gun) had a filming location connection with the San Pedro bridge in the movie Unstoppable, as well as a later sad personal connection).

[Penton-Man]

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...k#post15710429
As I obviously had no idea ^, I was emailed this tidbit today – “Mike Sowa and other digital imaging specialists used HDR to maintain sharpness of contrast in the transfer from film (The Other Side of the Wind) to digital.”

P.S.
Since the time of that hyperlinked YouTube video ^ and actually very recently, Mike has since moved from Technicolor to Fotokem.

[Robert Zohn]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

And cars <- not only Robert Zohn, but also being of interest to gkolb (for Midway 2019).

So then, this past week, this camera car was used to film the motorcycle moving scene in Top Gun: Maverick with Tom and Jen in San Pedro -
https://www.pursuitsystems.com/product/bmw-x5-m-2/

Who me....

[gkolb]

Originally Posted by Robert Zohn

Who me....

Hmmm, you must’ve had the heater cranked up to max with all that snow laying on the ground.

[Penton-Man]

Scouting the location for the romantic interlude between Tom and Jen before filming began (white picket fence is nice but man, that telephone pole sure is dinged up on this side) –



eventually pics from filming taking place the past week –

[gkolb]

Jeez, Miss JC looks awfully darn good in those pics.

(Those eyes she had in The Rocketeer! )

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Scouting the location for the romantic interlude between Tom and Jen before filming began (white picket fence is nice but man, that telephone pole sure is dinged up on this side) –

Zoom-ed in to scrapes and dings (so, for one thing, the City can't claim any damages as the result of the shoot) –



Anyway, no matter as to the dang pole, as the scene, as seen, was shot ultimately from the opposite angle (looking up towards the street) and the marked up backside of the pole was used to mount any wiring that was temporarily needed for the shot, like so –

[Penton-Man]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27qMsd73SdE#t=7m35s
http://www.mtifilm.com/ , probably best known among cinephiles for their film restorations over the past years - http://www.mtifilm.com/restoration
and some biggies at that

[Penton-Man]

Although I’m a bit more pragmatic, for example with day-to-day living - https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...g#post15713324
and also in what the future for society holds with CRISPR - https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...r#post15025077 ,

this past Monday, during a conference at the Hotel del Coronado, a presentation by Poppy, the Chief Scientist at Dolby Laboratories (and Chairman/Co-Chairman of two different ITU groups) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AF1CbWSoGaw#t=1h55m54s
(Poppy gets into the meat of the presentation at about the 2hr. timestamp at which she forwards the notion of how she believes advanced consumer technology will change our relationship with each other and our bodies).

P.S.
I’ll tell you something Poppy, you missed some good relationship interactions (with the aid of C₂H₅OH) at the hard deck movie set of Top Gun: Maverick just recently down the beach from where you spoke at the Del - https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...k#post15650436
<- pics of which, from the naval base side, the paparazzi never were able to snap, but exclusively posted here

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

paparazzi

for those of you pap lurkers who are reading this thread for future hints, here’s a chase riddle word for you - ‘Marengo’ <- try and figure that one out

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by gkolb

Jeez, Miss JC looks awfully darn good in those pics.

I think Jen and Tom make a fine looking couple for the movie. People may forget or not know the significance that the first Top Gun movie bore for our country. This is no marketing hype, but true fact….on visiting the different bases for Top Gun: Maverick, many naval aviators and pilots have freely admitted to the talent and crew during production and/or scouting pre-production visits that upon seeing Top Gun back in the eighties when they were pre-teens or young teens inspired them to then go on and enter the armed forces and become fighter pilots.

Flash forward to today given the current fighter pilot shortage - https://www.militarytimes.com/news/y...lets-is-empty/, not to mention a similar problem confronting the commercial airline pilot business - https://www.marketwatch.com/story/th...rse-2018-07-13 , Top Gun: Maverick may hold even more significance in terms of inspirational need. And, given Tom’s authentic passion for aviation (he owns and flies a P-51 Mustang, himself) https://etcanada.com/video/684389443...talks-top-gun/ , I can’t think of better actor for the role.

[Geoff D]

I hope you got the pole's autograph Penton, then you can say that you knew it before it was famous

[Staying Salty]

https://www.whathifi.com/news/first-...n-by-christmas

dvlond.jpg

Does that entrance to the left, mean what I think it means? Is that entrance reserved for you Geoff?

[Geoff D]

Not bloody likely.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

I hope you got the pole's autograph Penton, then you can say that you knew it before it was famous

The only signature I’ve ever made an effort to procure is that of Pele , when I was a youngin. Generally, it’s been the other way around . In fact, when you total them all up over the years, doing so has been quite time consuming until thankfully, some innovative developer made electronic signing possible with the click of a mouse.

Anyway, as far as the pole, if one has the time and foresight, I’ve found that visual documentation, in reference to no matter what be the point, tends to be more irrefutable in terms of credibility than recollection or opinion-ating.

P.S.
Plus, I think telling stories about telephone poles is safer than telling stories about spears…

We'll Make Spears - YouTube

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

for those of you pap lurkers who are reading this thread for future hints...

on location cryptic pic of the day –