Camera Quiz

Which shot was filmed with which camera? Test your eye for camera looks with the trailer for the film “Sleepwalkers”.
Four cameras including a RED camera, Canon DSLR, and GoPro against a colorful backdrop.

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"Sleepwalkers" is a low-budget feature film, but with all the more creatures. It will initially run at several festivals next year. 

The A-camera on the production was the Red Scarlet, while the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera, a Canon 5D Mark III (Magic Lantern) and a GoPro Hero 3 were used as B-cameras. And now it is your turn: Which shot in the trailer was filmed with which camera model?

Advanced viewers can also guess the lens used in each case. The following were used for the Red Scarlet: Zeiss 50mm Macro f/2, Nikon 35mm 1.4 (manual version), Zeiss 25mm 2.8, Nikon 24-120mm f/4. With the Canon camera, you can choose between the Zeiss 50mm Macro f/2, Zeiss 25mm 2.8 and Nikon 35mm 1.4 (manual version), and with the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera between Panasonic 14mm f/2.5 and Nikon 35mm 1.4. 

Sleepwalkers (2014) – Official Trailer from Ryan Lightbourn on Vimeo.

And here comes the resolution video:

Sleepwalkers Trailer – Camera Breakdown from Ryan Lightbourn on Vimeo.

Anyone who wants to know more about the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera can find our closer test of it in DP issue 07/13.

You can learn more about the film "Sleepwalkers" here.

Image: Screenshot "Sleepwalkers Trailer – Camera Breakdown"