Projects
THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAIL
The EX3 enabled DoP Simon Poulter to shoot a film that
would do justice to the big screen on a limited budget
Influenced by films such as
Deliverance, Straw Dogs and Wolf Creek, Devil's of tapeless formats and the EX3 with its
Bridge is part survival horror, part thriller and part interchangeable lens mount opened up a range of lens
Jacobean tragedy. The film tells the story of three options. Chip size was also very important in our
friends who accidentally cross the wrong man in a decision,” says Poulter. Writer, director and co-producer
desolate rural location, which leads all parties into a Chris Crowe also enjoyed the freedom of digital and HD
nightmare world of violence and retribution. and the immediacy of the medium: “The EX3 and the
Choosing a camera format relies on many variables mash up of primes, zooms and HD lenses we used was
– budget, quality, ease of use and personal format perfect for the look and feel of Devil's Bridge.”
preference, highlights DoP Simon Poulter. These played The team thought about how to get a big budget look
a part in the decision to use the tapeless EX3, which within budget too and the EX3 delivered the desired
was purchased from Mitcorp, to shoot Devil’s Bridge. results. “The landscapes had to look like the Wild Wild
As the film had a limited budget and minimal crew, West…of Wales, with big panoramas and a sense of
an over-riding factor was keeping post to a minimum. scale. Everything was shot with the big screen in mind,
Tapeless was the answer, as digitising and deck rental as opposed to TV,” says Poulter. “A small technical crew
would have added to the cost. “This model blows away with a few actors and a small but big featured camera
all the other small profile HD cameras, and quite a few made an HD feature film that will do justice to the big
of the large format ones too. We considered a variety screen and would have been impossible before the EX3.”
26 theproducer Autumn 2009
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