Have you ever given a thought what is the camera that is used by film makers to give us a glossy and high definition look on big screen? What is the latest trend in movie making? Why and what has distinctly changed in the way a movie is shot to give us more clear and wide screen view especially in the recently releases?
The latest trend in digital film making is the usage ‘Digital Single Lens Reflex’ (DSLR) cameras for filming. The early adaptors for these DSLR cameras state that they are not only small in size but also captures a wide arrange of shots which is a difficult task with a normal and conventional camera. 
For those who are thinking what was the first movie to be shot with this camera? It was a movie named ‘Searching for Sonny’ in year 2009. Various institutions who train talents to become a cinematographer have also adapted to these DSLR’s and one such is FX school in Andheri. The most interesting feature of these cameras is the capability of video recording in low-lights, records 23.976 frames per second and the movies clips can be up to 4GB in size, approximately 12 minutes of 16:9 HD (1920×1080) or 24 minutes of 4:3 SD (640×480) footage (depending on scene complexity). Video clips are recorded as Quicktime MOV files with H.264/MPEG-4 compressed video and uncompressed PCM audio at 48 kHz. HD bit rate is approximately 38 Megabits per second (4.8MB/sec) and SD bit rate is approximately 17 Megabits per second (2.2MB/sec). If one can afford to buy this camera which is around 1500USD, one can start film making with ease unlike the earlier days.
The latest trend in digital film making is the usage ‘Digital Single Lens Reflex’ (DSLR) cameras for filming. The early adaptors for these DSLR cameras state that they are not only small in size but also captures a wide arrange of shots which is a difficult task with a normal and conventional camera. Another advantage for a movie maker is the DSLR cameras are cost effective and they save a lot of time. The most popular among these DSLR cameras or rather the one that is used by most of the popular film makers are Canon 5D Mark II or Canon 7D (5.8 x 4.4 x 2.9 inches). There are a wide range of DSLR Cameras available in the market which includes Canon 60D, Panasonic GH2, Nikon D7000 and many others.
Few of the film makers have also eliminated the Director of Photography (D.O.P) who used to set lighting before each sequence was shot by the cameraman. Now, there are 10 - 12 cameramen (depending on the sequence that is shot) carrying these relatively small DSLR cameras filming a particular sequence and the film maker along with the editor give us the best of the shot at the end of the day in the big screen.
The new trend of film making has also caught up with Indian film makers and the early adaptors include Ace film makers Ram Gopal Varma, Anurag Kashyap, Amole Gupte , Bijoy Nambiar and Lingusamy. The movies shot with these cameras speak for themselves and makes one wonder why was this not used earlier? Some of the forthcoming movies ‘Not a love story’, ‘The girl in yellow boots’, ‘Vazhakku en 18/09’ and the recently released movies ‘Stanley ka dabba’, ‘Dongala Mutha’ and few sequences of ‘Shaitaan’ were are also shot using these DSLR cameras.
For those who are thinking what was the first movie to be shot with this camera? It was a movie named ‘Searching for Sonny’ in year 2009. Various institutions who train talents to become a cinematographer have also adapted to these DSLR’s and one such is FX school in Andheri. The most interesting feature of these cameras is the capability of video recording in low-lights, records 23.976 frames per second and the movies clips can be up to 4GB in size, approximately 12 minutes of 16:9 HD (1920×1080) or 24 minutes of 4:3 SD (640×480) footage (depending on scene complexity). Video clips are recorded as Quicktime MOV files with H.264/MPEG-4 compressed video and uncompressed PCM audio at 48 kHz. HD bit rate is approximately 38 Megabits per second (4.8MB/sec) and SD bit rate is approximately 17 Megabits per second (2.2MB/sec). If one can afford to buy this camera which is around 1500USD, one can start film making with ease unlike the earlier days. If you are bored with your regular work, if you aspire to make movies and if you have this camera with you ...you can try you bit with film making!!!
Feel the difference of camera work here:
Stanley ka dabba: http://youtu.be/Fdd9Y166JXY
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