Face 2 Face, directed by Matt Toronto, is an award winning film shot entirely on GoPro Hero 4, and available on Netflix. Read more to explore this very special and well executed project. In the era of new sensors, 8k resolution, sophisticated codecs and cameras as a part of a race to digital cinema technology’s invisible finish line, once in a while there is a cinematic gem which reminds us that the story is still the most important part of what we do! Face 2 Face, now available on Netflix in the US, is an independent movie told through computer/phone screens of two American teenagers. This film is about two childhood friends who communicate through FaceTime and bond over revealing their darkest secrets. Director Matthew Toronto and cinematographer Kristoffer Carrillo shot the movie entirely on the GoPro Hero 4, with the intent to mimic the look of Apple’s FaceTime chat service. Why GoPro? Other cameras were tested by the filmmakers, including the iPhone, but somehow, they found the GoPro look was most compelling and organic – and looking at the footage, I have to agree that indeed was a good choice. Take a look at the trailer: The film has won several prizes from film festivals around its innovation of shooting everything with GoPros. It reminds us of other films that have been shot on other than a conventional cinema cameras, like Tangerine from Sundance which was shot on iPhones, or Steven Soderbergh, who – after revealing that everyone should shoot on iPhones (we...
Published By: CineD - Monday, 2 April, 2018