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TIGER BURNING BRIGHT For cinematographer S. Nallamuthu, quality and reliability have made him a big fan of the F900 and F900R
In a 20 year career as a filmmaker, director, producer and cinematographer S. Nallamuthu has become a longstanding fan of Sony kit. Having made at least five big projects on the F900
and F900R, ranging from feature films to wildlife documentaries, it was no surprise it was the HDW- F900 he turned to when shooting his latest film Indian Tiger. This natural history documentary explores the lives of Machli and her latest litter of three cubs in India’s Ranthambhore National Park. Produced by Grey Films India for Nat Geo and distributed worldwide by Parthenon, S. Nallamuthu explains that the park’s extreme conditions, lying on the eastern boundary of the Thar Desert, provided the cameras with a tough challenge. For one, the park has extreme climatic variations throughout the year, from very low humidity and dust storms in the dry season to high humidity during the monsoons, while temperatures vary from
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highs of 50°C in summer to lows of just 2°C in winter. Says S. Nallamuthu: “In the 150 days over spread over two years that we shot this film, not once did the F900 pack up despite all the weather conditions it faced. For me it’s a quality camera which is rugged, stable and reliable and has never given me trouble.” Most of the shooting was carried out from the vantage point of a jeep, largely because of the safety concerns. With a mandatory park guide and guard aboard, S. Nallamuthu admits it was crowded. “Initially it was tough because of the number of people, but slowly everyone got into a rhythm. We always kept the lens mounted to the camera, just removing the whole camera unit whilst on the move.” Says S. Nallamuthu: “With each new camera and technology, the fundamentals remain the same. Sony and Cine Alta are both names that stand for quality when it comes to HD.”
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