For intense action scenes, especially if we’re in profile or panning through trees, the rolling shutter in 8K mode helped to eliminate skewing of the verticals. Roughly, the URSA Mini Pro 12K has a read out of about 15 milliseconds, but in 8K it’s half that, about 7 to 8 milliseconds. In addition, Brawley highlights the ability of the Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro 12K to work in 8K mode without reducing the field of view: “An advantage there is that the rolling shutter read out time is halved. Shooting in 8K and 12Kīrawley and Noyce decided to go with 12K and 8K resolution from the outset, which helped the duo to stabilise the shots where necessary. The cinematographer also used the Pocket Cinema Camera 6K model for additional shots. When we’re trying to literally weave in and out of trees and so on, you want a small head and a light camera package.”Ī second camera was mounted within the parameters of a studio, while the third unit was used to capture supplementary shots or work with Watts’ doubles. Brawley implemented the use of four URSA Mini Pro 12K cameras and placed one of them on the back of an electric motorbike, mounted to a stabilised and motorised SRH3 head with remote control to shoot much of the footage: “The great thing I loved about that is that was a very small and lightweight package on the motorcycle. Brawley decided to go with Blackmagic Design’s URSA Mini Pro 12K camera for both its compact size and the high resolution it offers: “The film had a lot of challenges because you’ve got a character who’s jogging, running or walking fast for most of the film.”įor Brawley, the key to the production was having a cinematic camera that was versatile enough to be manipulated in a variety of ways, ensuring wide coverage in a variety of circumstances, despite the challenges of the shots. Despite the fact that the majority of the film is characterised by a single actress (Naomi Watts), due to the character’s constant running over rugged terrain, choosing the right approach to the photographic direction was paramount. In addition to the challenges of filming during the pandemic, the story posed interesting challenges in terms of photography.
The Desperate Hour was shot during the peak of the Covid-19 outbreak in a remote region of Northern Ontario, Australia. ‘The Desperate Hour’, filmed with the URSA Mini Pro 12K by Blackmagic Phillip Noyce (director) and John Brawley (director of photography) chose the Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro 12K to shoot The Desperate Hour.
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