The full spectrum OLPF converts a RED DSMC2 to a full spectrum camera, capable of filming into the infrared spectrum, uncovering a whole new range of cinematic possibilities.
This modification allows the camera sensor to be exposed to all wavelengths of light to which it is sensitive, extending the image into the infrared down to 950nm, with strong response at 850nm. With use of our Kolari Filters you can shape the image, blocking certain wavelengths to create the desired effect. As for example infrared black and white, IR illuminated, covert filming for VFX or wildlife, creative experimentation or scientific imaging.
For “Dune,” Greig Fraser ASC used it for scenes set on the planet Giedi Prime. He explains, “We’d been on this planet for night interiors in part one, but we’d never been outside, so we were discussing what it would look like. I did a test for Denis where the inhabitants have very pale white skin, based on the notion that there’s no visible light from the sun on Giedi Prime, only infrared light. When the characters go from inside to outside, they effectively go from normal light to infrared light.”
The infrared images worked best in black and white, so that was the aesthetic choice made for Giedi Prime exteriors. Fraser added a filter in front of the lens to block almost all visible light from the sensor, then desaturated the colors to monochrome. Fraser had used IR cameras previously on “Rogue One” as VFX cameras, lighting parts of the set with IR light that didn’t affect the main image.
Read the whole interview: https://www.arrirental.com/en/about/overview/news/interview-on-dune-part-two-with-greig-fraser-acs-asc
Filters available:
– Kolari 4×5.65 Hot Mirror Pro Cinema
– Kolari 4×5.65 Pro 720nm Cinema Infrared Filter
– Kolari 4×5.65 Pro 665nm Cinema Infrared Filter
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