Warner Bros shoots 'Crazy Rich Asians' in just 42 days with Panasonic Varicam Pure cameras

The filming of the new romantic comedy 'Crazy Rich Asians' was directed by cinematographer Vanja Černjul, and was carried out using VariCam Pure cinema cameras, chosen for their rugged design and the image quality of the 4K S35 sensor.

Crazy Rich Asians is the new romantic comedy that is sweeping the box office around the world and promises to become a great success after its long-awaited arrival in Spain. Although the release date in our country is unknown, we have been able to learn details of the production, such as the VariCam Pure of Panasonic was used as main camera in film shooting.

The movie of Warner Bros was released in the United Kingdom on September 14, 2018, just a few days after reaching number one at the box office in the United States. To date, Crazy Rich Asians It has already generated more than 150 million dollars. Directed by Jon Chu and produced by Tim Coddington, is the first Hollywood film starring Asian actors since Wayne Wang directed The lucky star club in 1993.

The filming of this new romantic comedy was carried out by cinematographer Vanja Černjul, and was made using VariCam Pure cinema cameras, chosen for their Rugged design and image quality of the S35 4K sensor.

“I knew that the VariCam was the most suitable tool for the challenges I posed Crazy Rich Asians after seeing its versatility and high level of resistance, especially in combination with the Codex VRAW2 recorder for the VariCam Pure,” explains Vanja Černjul.

He Filming took place in 38 locations in Asia and it was completed in just 42 days. Due to the short delivery times, both the actors and the production team needed reliable and effective materials to match a film with such high expectations.

“Our director Jon was very excited about the project and told me that his intention was for Crazy Rich Asians It was the most beautiful film of his career. He is a very visual director and I was excited about the challenge,” adds Černjul.

Dual native ISO

“The color palette for New York had to contrast with the tropical megacity of Singapore,” says Černjul. "Within Singapore, we encountered different cultural and socio-economic environments that we also wanted to highlight visually. I am very satisfied with the way we coordinated, despite having little preparation time. We watched a lot of Hollywood romantic comedies, from the classic era, precisely because we did not want Crazy Rich Asians looked nothing like them. “We wanted the film to have a timeless cinematic look.”

Černjul had previously worked with the VariCam 35 on a previous project and was impressed with the camera's dual native ISO settings, which provided greater flexibility to meet tight shoot deadlines. “I felt comfortable combining different ISO settings, even in the same scene,” he admits.

For its part, Sivashankar Kuppusamy, of Panasonic, says that “we are pleased to see the great quality and versatility of the VariCam Pure brought to life through major production companies such as Warner Bros. We believe that the VariCam range offers filmmakers complete freedom to concentrate on the story they want to tell, with the peace of mind that the technology will work without problems.”

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