The verdict is in! For 4700 bucks you can have your own RED camera setup… at least that’s what the rumor straight from RED.com is!
Following is a excerpt from an interview by ICNmagazine with Peter Jackson, the director of Lord of the Rings and who has shot with RED cameras and is integral to the development process:
ICN: But with smaller projects, marketing could be inexpensive and focused, niche-oriented, to reach out directly for those who want to see challenging storylines. And technical limitations aren’t what they once were for zero-budget shoots.
Jackson: I agree. The amateur or low-budget feature is something anybody can make with reasonably good quality due to the technology, so it doesn’t matter about the camera. You don’t even need to shoot on the RED – 1080p HD cameras are enough, and from there cut it on iMovie or Final Cut. I’m hopeful that is where the next exciting trend is going to be. Perhaps as we are talking, the seeds of that ultra-low-budget film industry are being sown. That might bloom and blossom, and if so, $30,000 or $40,000-dollar feature films with really interesting content could be what turns things around. It could happen; I certainly hope to see it.
Wow. Things are moving and shaking in some mighty fine ways, dear filmmakers!