Posted 21 November 2005 - 10:54 PM

"Far & Away" was primarily shot using the newer Panavision 65mm camera that David mentioned. In the Land-Rush sequence where many cameras were needed (I think a dozen or so) they emptied the shelves of 65mm gear, employing old Panavision gear, 765s and some Mitchells pulled from the mothballs. There still weren't enough so for a couple of cameras buried in the ground anamorphic 35 setups were used.



I believe Storaro used Panavision for the 65mm sequences in "Little Budda."



I'm sure the 765 is an excellent camera, but it was designed as a sync-sound general prodution camera yet most of them only found used shooting highspeed f/x plates. I've been told they have to be serviced fairly regularly because they are used so much in a way other than what they were designed for. Or at least they were when people still shot a lot of f/x plates in 65mm.

