lights, camera, action
Filming Mamoon gave the crew a new set of challenges to overcome
The team used a Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera, which captured raw, uncompressed HD footage they could heavily grade without artefacts. “We had a few problems with the projector and a flickering that was only evident once footage was reviewed on a monitor,” says Tom. “We tried all adjustments from camera shutter angles to projector refresh rates but nothing would eliminate it.” The team opted for a projector that used a different technology, which fixed the issue immediately. “From then on it was full speed ahead… for how long we didn't know,” remembers Tom. “There were 40 shots of varying complexity and each one could take an hour or a day, so we blocked out a few weeks for filming. It was at this point we were relieved we’d opted to use our own studio – hiring somewhere for that amount of time would have bankrupted us!”