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A film showcasing 4 lucky football fanatics from Mexico who win the chance to go and watch the Champions League semi...
“A film showcasing 4 lucky football fanatics from Mexico who win the chance to go and watch the Champions League semi final Madrid derby. But first they must complete a job to earn it. They are 'The Freelancers'.”
Lens/Camera Information
Lens series: Anamorphic/i Primes
Focus Lengths: 32mm, 40mm, 50mm, 75mm. 100mm
Other Cooke lenses: S4/i Primes
Focus lengths: 25mm, 32mm, 50mm, 75mm, 100mm
Original Aspect Ratio: Shot 4:3 for 2.39:1
Cameras: Alexa Mini / Sony A7Sii
Format: Digital
Rental Company: EFD International http://www.efdinternational.com/
DOP Information
Director of Photography: Matt Glen http://www.mattglen.com
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/mattglen_dop
Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/mgdp
Production Information
Production: Heineken: The Freelancer
Producer: Roger Doriant / Matt Gordon
Director: Teddy Powell @ Weekend https://studioweekend.co.uk/
Colourist: Sander Van Wijk
Production Company: Media Monks https://www.mediamonks.com
DOP Matt Glen on his lens choice:
“We were shooting in Mexico city and Madrid and wanted to really capture the vista of the cities whilst also bringing the panoramic nature of a football stadium into a cinematic realm. I knew the Cooke anamorphics would give me good sharpness but keep the faces soft and the eyes sharp, which is my favourite combo. We needed to shoot some of the stadium interiors with the A7sii as we needed a very small footprint whilst the game was on, so we used the S4’s for this and it allowed us to keep the look whilst being very flexible in terms of capturing what we needed. The anamorphics pushed our producers budget and took a bit of convincing but the he agreed afterwards that it was worth every penny. ”
