May 8, 2015 at 1:49PM
Filming anamorphic style on a budget...
Obviously this depends on what your budget is or what camera/lens you are using...
Whether you use a DSLR, professional digital film camera, or literally drop a lot of money on an actual anamorphic lens. I want to know the different approaches people take to achieve the anamorphic look.
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CineMorph and Anamorphic bokeh filters are about the cheapest way of simulating the anamorphic look without having to cough up a lot of dough for a real anamorphic lens...
CineMorph & Anamorphic Bokeh Filters
http://www.vid-atlantic.com/products/cinemorph
May 8, 2015 at 8:11PM
Thanks Guy!
May 11, 2015 at 8:11AM
Depends on what you mean by "anamorphic look". If you just want the aspect ratio, adding a letterbox in post is all you need! If you want the added bokeh and lens flares, you can go as cheap as stringing fishing line straight down your lens (if you have a shallow enough aperture). On the pricier side, there are things like the AnamorphX Adapter, the filters Guy mentioned above, or (of course) an actual anamorphic lens.
May 10, 2015 at 6:42PM
That's really interesting! So I presume you'd try and string the fishing line inbetween the lens and the body of the camera, right? Is it hard to get it centered?
May 15, 2015 at 9:08AM
I actually haven't tried it between the body and the lens yet. What I do is string the line in front of the lens, and just secure it with some paper tape. It's pretty easy to get even, but on some lenses, the front fixture will rotate, which ruins the effect while changing focus.
May 22, 2015 at 8:02PM
Hey guys,
I wrote a post in my blog where I demonstrate a semi-anamorphic mod of a spherical lens. The mod is a simple way to get a great anamorphic look on cheap. A lens scheme and lens comparisons (true anamorphic vs the mod) are included.
http://renderstory.com/the-anamorphic-format/
Cheers
May 11, 2015 at 5:21AM, Edited May 11, 5:23AM
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