Watch: Lubezki’s Short ‘The Knowing’ – Shot on Sony’s New Camera
by Alex Billington
January 8, 2024
Source: YouTube
“Planet Earth is a masterpiece. But it’s also incredibly fragile. We have ignored it, neglected, and abused it for centuries. It’s on the verge of collapse. How much longer can we last…?” Sadly an important question. Sony Cine has revealed a new 3-minute short film called The Knowing, filmed by the legendary Mexican cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki (aka “Chivo” Lubezki). It’s a promo for the latest Sony pro digital cinema camera called the Burano, as well as a conservationist short film, following two photographers to the deep South-Western region of Australia. There they encounter the endangered Southern Right Whale in its natural habitat. It’s a gorgeous short that looks great but is also meant to remind us we still need to do more to save this planet and take care of it and let it heal properly. To help tell this story, the filmmakers used the Sony BURANO, a digital cinema camera that combines the quality of their flagship Venice camera with the size & flexibility of a smaller camera – perfect for wildlife filmmakers or small crews. Lubezki approved. 🎥
And here’s the behind-the-scenes video to learn more about the camera + how they shot this short film:
Thanks to EBComs for the tip. Intro from YouTube: “Three-time Academy Award-winning cinematographer Emmanuel “Chivo” Lubezki (of The Revenant, Gravity, and Birdman) and conservation photographers Cristina Mittermeier and Paul Nicklen, co-founders of SeaLegacy, traveled to Western Australia with Sony’s new digital cinema camera, the ‘BURANO‘, to capture footage of the endangered Southern Right Whale and to create an important film on the ocean and the future of the planet.” Another comment from Sony: “The Knowing was filmed on the VENICE 2 digital cinema camera and the BURANO. The BURANO is the latest addition to the prestigious CineAlta line up of [Sony] cameras. It features incredible image quality combined with the mobility and flexibility of a smaller camera.” The Knowing short is written by Freeland Shreve, edited by Rex Lowry, with music by Hanan Townshend. For more info, visit the film’s YouTube or the official site for SonyCine.com. To watch more shorts, click here. Who else wants to use this camera, too?
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