GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 Will Be First Film To Shoot With 8K Camera
James Gunn's space epic Guardians of the Galaxy looked different than a lot of the other Marvel films, but the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is going to look different than any other movie, period. Gunn tweeted that the film will be the first to shoot in 8K.
Gunn and his collaborators will use the WEAPON 8K digital camera from RED, which boasts the following capabilities:
WEAPON 8K captures 8K at 75 frames per second (fps), 6K at 100 fps, or 4K at 150 fps with REDCODE® RAW; and its wide dynamic range produces cinema-quality images rich with natural color. Additionally, WEAPON 8K features interchangeable lens mounts, an intelligent OLPF system, and in-camera 3D-LUT outputs.
But thankfully, even though the system has the ability to shoot at a higher frame rate, Gunn won't be utilizing that function:
The fact that he's not bumping up the frame rate is really good news, as anyone who has ever been forced to watch something on a motion-smoothed television can tell you.
Since Guardians of the Galaxy is easily in my top two or three Marvel films, I'm very excited to see what Gunn and his team do with the follow-up, and it'll be cool to see him continue to expand on that visually fascinating world with some brand new camera technology.