They are however now in need of a Kubelwagen (or at least the closest to a replica they could get) for scenes in the movie, and we all know that there is only one Kubel in South Africa that will be worthy of that honour - of course I am refering to the one Danie du Plessis built from scratch a few years ago (see thread http://www.aircooledvwsa.co.za/viewtopi ... =23&t=2925 )
This is unfortunately a South African Independent film, (it seems like it will be shot on two Canon 7D's) and there is realy not a lot of money available for the props. However, my opinion changed drastically from doubt to admiration when I saw the trailer (or 'test shoot') for the film - it is definitely not 'low budget' and looks like anything else that could have come from Hollywood by Steven Spielberg or James Cameron!
The biggest hurdle at this stage is that the Kubel is situated in Lime Acres in the Northern Cape, and the scenes for which they need the Kubel will be shot in Dullstroom, Mpumalanga. Could we, as the biggest on-line VW fraternity in the Republic perhaps raise a few bucks from ACVWSA to assist in towing the Kubel to Dullstroom? Seems like the shoot will be 2 to 3 days. Who knows - perhaps ACVWSA will be mentioned in the end credits?
Should things start falling in place, I hereby pledge R 250.00 to the ACVWSA Kubel Movie Fund and challenge you, as an ACVWSA member, to make a small contribution to this cause as well!
Please have a look at the trailer of 'Angel of the Skies' below:
Some more info on the Canon D7, by the maker of the film 'Angel of the Skies':
Alright... I've mentioned before that we are using the Canon 7D to shoot Angel of the Skies, well, three of them actually, but I never really got into the technical side of this great little Camera.
Originally we were looking at shooting on the RED ONE. An amazing camera, but very expensive. After seeing philip Blooms work with the Canon 7D and 5D, I took a deep interest into DSLR cameras and started doing some big time research. What I found not only put a smile on my face, but pretty much blew me off my feet.
Lets look at the facts. Independent films in South Africa, are MICRO BUDGET films. So.. they can't shoot on 35mm film, nor 16mm film, due to the expensive cost of renting cameras, buying film, and then processing it. Sure, I shot many short films on 16mm... LOVED IT.. Loved its look and feel.. thats why I was blown off my feet when I saw the 7D on Big Screen. I kid you not. It looked like 35mm film, and for a fraction of the cost. WOW.
Canon has really got it right with this camera. When I arrive on a film set with it... Very much like I did on the South African feature film, the Race-ist, people go... WHAT IS THAT GUY DOING WITH A STILLS CAM? ha ha.. I just smile.
Anyway, Angel of the Skies, a South African Feature film about South African Pilots serving with the RAF, fighting Germany over the skies of EUROPE during World War 2, is being shot on 3 Canon 7D's.
Already, our test shoot trailer is blowing people away with its Quality. The Canon 7D, is my weapon of choice. Its light, its cheap in comparison to RED ONE, its GOT 35mm DEPTH OF FIELD, its easy to shoot with, for the price of one RED ONE to rent, you can get Three 7D's on set, which equals more coverage and... did I say it has 35mm Depth of Field?
Now when I say cheap... I don't mean its cheap and useless... its cheap in COMPARISON to other cameras on the market. Take the Sony EX 3 for example. Thats a R100 000 camera. The Canon 7D BLOWS IT RIGHT OUT OF THE WATER... It literally KILLS it.. DEAD. The Canon 7D is only R25 000.
So... why aren't more people shooting with it? Hell, there are tons of people in the states using it. Canon USA is sponsoring more and more young filmmakers who use the 7D and 5D. Many many many commercials and music videos are being shot on the Canon 7D. Evolver One, a local South African band, has just had 3 music videos now shot on the Canon 7D. The Camera, truly is an amazing tool that is opening many doors for young filmmakers.
There are a few limitations that the camera has, but if you understand how to use the 7D, those limitations no longer exist. So... don't just think you can pick the camera up and anything you film with it will look good. No... you need to understand how FILM works. Because, although the 7D is a digital stills cam, it works almost identically to a 35mm Film Camera. It leaves very little room for error.
