Rakesh Malik wrote:That's a very closed minded interpretation of what I wrote... and if you aren't aware of the fact that Netflix approval means quite a bit, then you must have been off grid for the last three years?
Where have I been for the last three years? Paying attention to the fact that there's a huge amount of misunderstanding and misinformation out there about the "Netflix camera list", and frankly the amount of misinformation about it all has gotten to the point that it just ticks me off. I had an exchange with an official representative of a major camera supplier in the US that flat out said, "If you want to sell a film to Netflix, you must use an approved camera."
That is a false statement. Full Stop.
You can shoot your film on just about any camera you want and sell it to Netflix, such as...
Rakesh Malik wrote:Take a look at how much influence Netflix has these days. Netflix is the reason that Arri developed a 4K camera... so that DPs didn't have to rent Alexa 65s and window them to 4K just to satisfy the requirements for Netflix partner productions...
...Mudbound. So you're just going to ignore films like Mudbound, which was shot on the Alexa Mini - which is NOT an "approved partner camera"? Or any number of other Netflix films that they purchased and were not part of the "Netflix partner development"?
Do you know how Alexa put together a 4k camera? They took two of the same sensors in the Mini, rotated them and stuck them together. Did they do it "for Netflix"? Sure, that argument could be made. Does it mean no Alexa Mini shot films are going to be on Netflix from now on? No, of course not.
Rakesh Malik wrote:Do you have James Cameron's budget? If not, then what does that have to do with anything?
That's a very narrow minded interpretation of what I wrote. Perhaps I meant that 8k isn't everything, which was my point. Story and storytellers are what matter.
Rakesh Malik wrote:It means that you can use it on a Netflix partner production (provided that Netflix approves it) as an A camera.
It's a great camera even if not, but the bar Netflix has set is pretty high and based on testing rather than specs... so being Netflix approved does say a lot.
You're missing my point: my point is the misinformation about the "Netflix camera list" has generated.
If you want to shoot something on your iPhone and sell it or show it on Netflix, you can as long as the story is good enough.
I'm a camera geek, and even I know that it's not about the camera you use. I can show you a perfect example of a film "Shot on RED" that demonstrates that having an expensive camera won't make you a better filmmaker.
Please know that I mean no personal offense - I just have a problem with misinformation, and implying that the "Netflix camera list" is the definition of professional is, to me, quite short sighted.
Back to NAB Speculation:
I hope for a 6k UMP with dual ISO available to ship the week after NAB. It could happen.