The film screened at the Manhattan Film Festival and had its premiere at the Edmonton International Film Festival, where it won the jury award for innovation. Together with his brother Aaron, Toronto wrote Face 2 Face about growing up in the age of social media. While not as small as an iPhone, the actors could operate and frame themselves with one hand and we could watch in real time.New York Film Academy (NYFA) Acting for Film Instructor Matt Toronto has just signed a two-year deal with Netflix to stream his film Face 2 Face. We used a Paralinx Arrow running off a USB battery to transmit a wireless feed to our Director. For the scenes where they were supposed to be using their phones, we rigged the GoPro and a SmallHD 502 to some coroplast. We mounted a GoPro to the laptop as well as a HDMI-HDSDI converter so we could monitor the shot from video village. “Daniela and Daniel actually used FaceTime on MacBooks when we shot the scenes. Take a look of BTS pics which demonstrate how the GoPro was used by the crewĭP Kristoffer Carrillo explains the above picture: For example, there is no need to change lenses, small crew, camera can be operated by the talents themselves, very low camera budget (or zero budget) is needed, much easier post production workflow and the look, if treated well and graded correctly, can still be amazing.Īll of that could be a huge plus since it gives us the privilege to focus more on the story and less on the technology. There are a lot less issues to deal with. The advantage of using GoPro as the main (and only) camera on set In my opinion, the execution is fantastic here. The film in not new and was finished in 2016, made the film festival rounds in 2017, and arrived on Netflix last month. Moreover, there are numerous very low budget projects who were shot by inexpensive cameras, that transformed into cinematic success stories, like the famous Paranormal Activity.Ĭhoosing GoPro over other cameras like the iPhone is a much more logical choice since GoPro grant filmmakers a lot more control on camera settings. ![]() ![]() 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 reported about it) – went to release “Unsane” at Berlinale Film Festival, a feature that was indeed entirely shot on said phone. The film has won several prizes from film festivals around its innovation of shooting everything with GoPros. 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. ![]() ![]() This film is about two childhood friends who communicate through FaceTime and bond over revealing their darkest secrets.ĭirector 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. 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!įace 2 Face, now available on Netflix in the US, is an independent movie told through computer/phone screens of two American teenagers. Read more to explore this very special and well executed project. Face 2 Face, directed by Matt Toronto, is an award winning film shot entirely on GoPro Hero 4, and available on Netflix.
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