MELVILLE, N.Y., Oct. 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Canon
U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital
imaging solutions, is proud to announce that Academy
Award® winners Leonardo DiCaprio and Fisher Stevens chose Canon
EOS Digital Cinema cameras and lenses, including the Cinema EOS
C300 Mark II camera, for their new documentary Before the
Flood. Directed by Stevens and produced by DiCaprio, the film
presents a riveting account of the dramatic changes now occurring
around the world due to climate change, as well as the actions
individuals and society can take to help prevent catastrophic
disruption on our planet. Before the Flood premieres
on National Geographic Channel this Sunday,
October 30th at 9 pm
ET/8 pm CT in 171 countries
and 45 languages. Coinciding with the television premiere,
Before the Flood will also be released commercial free on a
number of digital and streaming platforms around the world,
including NatGeoTV.com and Nat Geo TV Apps.
The two filmmakers, known for their environmentally themed
documentaries, joined forces for Before the Flood's two-year
production, which follows U.N. Messenger of Peace DiCaprio as he
travels to five continents and the Arctic speaking to scientists,
world leaders, activists and local residents to gain a deeper
understanding of the complex issue of climate change and
investigates concrete solutions to the most pressing environmental
challenge of our time.
"Canon is honored to have been selected as the camera and lenses
of choice in the creation of this documentary," said Yuichi Ishizuka, president and COO, Canon
U.S.A., Inc. "Viewers will see on
Sunday, with the clarity of the imagery produced with Cinema EOS
products, a compelling picture of the current environmental
conditions around the world."
To capture the stunning visuals of the documentary,
cinematographer Antonio Rossi relied
on a mix of Canon EOS Digital Cinema cameras. He began
production with the EOS C500 and EOS-1D C Digital Cinema Cameras,
the latter often rigged to a handheld camera stabilizer. They shot
portions of the documentary in RAW 4K using the EOS C500 camera in
conjunction with an external recorder.
When the EOS C300 Mark II camera was introduced, the production
adopted it as their new "A" camera. "The switch to the C300
Mark II camera was seamless and easy, and we were happy to have
on-board 4K recording as well as extended color gamut options,"
Rossi said. "Overall, we found that Canon Cinema EOS cameras were
the perfect tools for this project, as they enabled us to shoot in
a variety of configurations while maintaining a consistently
beautiful look and image quality."
Before the Flood mixes interviews with some of the most
influential world leaders, with chilling but beautiful footage from
locations impacted by our changing global climate. Rossi and
his team traveled north of the Arctic Circle to Greenland and to Canada's Baffin Island to show the rapid ice
melts, as well as to Sumatra to
capture some palm oil farmers burning rain forest habitat, among
other shooting locations.
Rossi primarily outfitted his cameras with the Canon CN-E
30-105mm T2.8 compact zoom lens and the CN-E 17-120mm T2.95-3.9
CINE-SERVO lens.
"Before the Flood is vital viewing for anyone who has any
doubts about humanity's role in global climate change," Rossi
said. "Working with Fisher Stevens and Leonardo DiCaprio on the film was a magical and
elucidating journey."
For more information about Canon Cinema EOS cameras and lenses,
please visit the Canon U.S.A.
website at cinemaeos.usa.canon.com/
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