While I´m looking forward to seeing it, I find Carruth´s way of working pretty inspirational!

@dingeroz, I agree with your comment.

About a decade ago, cameras with the performance of the GH2 were beyond the reach of most, today's technology has democratized access to the gear, but the important thing is always the story and not the camera, but for relatively little money, we can do what was a dream a decade ago.

@L1N3ARX, you're wrong, GH2 its very videoish, lol (ironic mode on).

Beyond technical aspects, what grade would you give to the movie on a scale of 1-10?I look forward to seeing it, First I burn several neurons. But I doubt that hits theaters in my country, so I'll have to wait until it goes on sale on DVD or Blu Ray.

@Manu4Vendetta - Sorry, but disagree and I have sat in on many a telecine/ color correct, smoke, DaVinci etc etc session. With the right glass, it does not look "very videoish". I'm fairly certain that people like @Shian Storm would be jumping on the GH bandwagon, if it were. I'm a professional shooter, not as experienced as some in post manipulation, but I will put myself in that category with 20 years in the production biz.

@rockroadpix, I said that was an ironic comment trying to mimic the typical responses canonboys.

me too

In IMDB confirms that use the GH2. In addition, users now between 56 lowers its rating to 6.9

@christianhubbard, you"ll find the answer to this question by wading though the results of this google news search: "upstream color" distribution.

I was also at Sundance and saw this film (partly because I liked Primer, mostly because I wanted to see a projected GH2 film) and ironically, I sat right next to L1N3ARX (who I didn't know) and this forum came up in conversation.

The guys in the audience behind us helped Shane Carruth in the post process and confirmed it was shot on a hacked GH2 (and they said Shane was not happy with the experience but didn't elaborate further).

My thoughts:

1. This film is NOT for everyone, but if you liked Primer and can handle a film that gives you more questions than answers, then I found it interesting and enjoyable.

2. I was pleasantly surprised that a GH2 cinematographer was able to achieve super shallow DOF shots (I don't think they are always necessary, obviously, and I think they over-used the effect, but it was good to see it was very achievable)

3. The GH2 image was very nice: the detail was there but not "over sharp", the 24P cadence looked natural, the colors were graded to be muted, but were still pleasant, and I did not see any banding.

4. Only on a couple shots inside of moving cars did I see CMOS jello, I was looking and it was almost never present.

5. The shadow detail was nice, not muddy.

6. I saw Act of Valor in theaters in order to see what a 5D Mark II looked like projected, and I liked the image from the GH2 WAAAAAAAAAY better (the 5D lacked detail and overall the image was very muddy).

Disclaimer: the movie screen was 15 feet across, not 40 ft like a multiplex

Also, I am not a GH owner (nor have I ever shot on one), so excuse me if some of my observations are old news to you guys, but I am a professional videographer who has used DSLRs and the Sony F3, and after seeing Upstream Color I am SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING getting a GH3 to shoot my upcoming feature.

They didn't want to get into too much detail because Shane was there at the screening and had said he didn't want the focus to be on the "how" of the movie, rather on the movie itself (which I understand). But having recently re-watched Primer (his first feature shot on 16mm film), I liked the look of Upstream Color more.

Super curious which hacked was used.

It's pretty annoying that they're playing coy with the technical information of the camera but it could be that some "exclusive" article is in preparation. It could also be that there's so much information on the subject they don't want the issue affecting either sales or review of the film.

Given any information on budget or technique ahead of time viewers can make certain judgments prematurely. Worse, they will presume to speak about the film on some sort of knowledgeable level simply because they're familiar with some aspect of how it was made. A subset of these folks desperately want a platform to share their musings with the world and go out of their way to write reviews at places like IMDB, personal blogs, etc.

This is a phenomenon musicians aren't totally immune from but I'm betting that Slash doesn't have to deal with your average wannabe second guessing every phrase and every riff of every verse of every song he plays by Joe I-Just-Bought-a-Fender.

I just got a notification on my facebok, is available at Amazon. :)