The Red is Green

As an attestation of our "green status", we would like to present:

The Red!

It is a switch in production for CineVeliz which is cost effective & eco-friendly.

Here's the down-low.

Film celluloid does not record audio and one needs a separate recording device. Focus is very complex and there is an additional person that operates that side of the camera.

Digital filming devices, aka The Red, can record both image and sound.

Film needs to be developed, it can’t be seen immediately and reels need to be changed often in a highly difficult process involving unloading and reloading in the dark, with out the use of visual sight.

Digitally, we are able to remove the data card and view progress on a computer; cutting out what isn't useful and keeping what is.

There's our cost effectiveness!

Source: http://ezinearticles.com/?Film-vs.-Digital-Cameras---a-Comparison-in-Filmmaking&id=506781

There are pretty harmful chemicals involved in processing the film, once the footage is taken. In digital we are able to use "cards". They are able to be input, removed & erased; therefore re-use is the keyword here.

The Red providesmore than 5 times the amount of information available every second and a vastly superior recording quality than. In addition, you get the same breathtaking Depth of Field and selective focus as found in film cameras using equivalent lenses.

And the reason why we're using it in the first place :)

Source: www.Redcameras.com

So - repeat after me: "The Red...is Green!!"

Here are some movies that have been shot with The Red, for your viewing pleasure!!

The Lovely Bones from Dir. Peter Jackson (of The Lord of the Rings fame)

The Informant from Dir. Steven Soderbergh (of Erin Brockovich & Traffic fame) also starring Matt Damon (do I need to tell you who he is???) and Joel McHale (from The Soup, c'mon!!)

And a shot taken by The Red for a film called Bagus...l wish I had a clip from A Kiss & A Promise from Dir. Phillip Guzman, but this'll have to do :)

Source: http://vimeo.com/groups/1752/videos/7894241

Pre-Production Vol II

One of the ways we have decided we want to make a difference with this project is supporting our local farmer's market and organic growers. What better way to go green than by supplying our caterers with all natural, all local ingredients?

But here's the DL:

We've been emailing back and forth with a few local farmers/organic growers in the San Antonio area this past week and it seems this project won't be as cost-friendly as we were hoping. A minor disappointment. Not at all anything we can't work around though! We are so commited to this endeavor and with so much built up passion behind it all refuse to let a little speed bump like this get in the way now.

Plans have been arranged to meet a little later this week to brainstorm and come up a few cost {and eco!} friendly alternatives. So be sure to stayed tuned and see what Olli and the Ash have up they're sleeves next!

Pre-Production Vol I

Olli & Ashley here!


We're sittin' at Panera, thinking about what we want you guys to know.

First of all, we're so excited about CineVeliz going green. It's the perfect time, seeing as how Cartoneo Y Nopalitos is centered on an immigrant's tale of survival by his unwittingly recycling cardboard out of necessity.

Olli's heart for this project stemmed from a viewing of another green Hollywood film "Away We Go". Without the script for CYN even being finished, she ventured out in making CineVeliz eco-friendly, local and sustainable.

Ashley jumped on, knowing a great opportunity and vision when she saw it. We've been working around the clock to bring in the most organic materials available in San Antonio.

So here it goes!!! Please stay tuned for all of our adventures in eco-friendly film making. We've got tons to show and share.