Interview with Greg Yaitanes: Director who Shot House Episode with a Canon EOS 5D Mk II
A little over a month ago the photography blogosphere was a buzz with the news that the final episode of the TV medical drama House was being shot completely on a Canon EOS 5D Mark II camera in its movie mode.
The episode has now aired in the US (trailer below) and the director of the episode Greg Yaitanes has answered a lot of questions about it via Twitter. I also stumbled across a great audio interview with Greg today on Philip Bloom’s site. It’s an hour long (so grab a cup of your favorite beverage before hitting play) but it’s an interesting listen.
The reason for using the 5D Mk II? The amazing Depth of Field available with the lenses as well as the ability to shoot in very small spaces.
You can hear the full interview here.
The shooting was done with the 5D Mk II and a combination of lenses (shot largely wide open) including:
- 50mm F1.0 (replaced by the f1.2)
- 85mm F1.2
- 100mm IS Macro F2.8L
- 24-70, 70-200mm IS F2.8L
Here’s the trailer to the episode:
7 Responses to “Interview with Greg Yaitanes: Director who Shot House Episode with a Canon EOS 5D Mk II” - Add Yours
June 18th, 2010 at 2:09 am
I watched the episode and loved the shallow depth of field they used with it. Definitely noticeable and gave the show a different feeling.
June 18th, 2010 at 3:40 am
If anyone saw the final scene, they know that it had to have been done by a dSLR: depth of field was millimeters. I’d guess it was the 50/1.0.
June 18th, 2010 at 4:50 am
OMG!!!
This freakin episode was epic! I’m a huge fan of House and an even huger fan of HDSLR! I couldn’t wait for this one to come out! @OsmosisStudios was spot on! The scene where Greg’s right eye is in focus and everything from his nose and closer was completely a blur! Can’t wait to tell my kids that I was around when people started shooting HDSLR!
June 18th, 2010 at 11:00 am
I love how amazing videos I take with my 5D mark II look. I just wish I could figure out how to focus it in real time for shooting basic home videos around the house.
June 18th, 2010 at 11:41 pm
Great video, I need to start using my 7D to do some creative stuff. thanks for sharing.
June 19th, 2010 at 4:43 am
Now I wish I had 5D… I only have 50D no movie mode
June 29th, 2010 at 4:45 pm
the past few seasons of House have had some really creative blocking, and composition
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