William Rexer is shooting The Hunt, a TV series in New York for Amazon Studios. This article first appeared in June 2019 FDTimes, but now it’s updated with his very comprehensive equipment list.

JON FAUER: Your RED MONSTRO 8K VV camera package is substantial. 

WILLIAM REXER: We’re shooting in Full Frame with three RED MONSTRO 8K VV cameras. I am very impressed with the MONSTRO. I like it for the size, sensor and the IPP2 color space. We’ve created a very aggressive LUT for this show. I like the size and weight of the MONSTRO especially because we’ve been putting it on cranes and using it with the new Ronin-S gimbal as a remote head controlled by the DJI Master Wheels.

Sigma Full Frame lenses?

I was attracted to the Sigma lenses and then I was blown away by them. The price was attractive. And then I compared them to all the other Full Frame lenses out there—and it was shocking how good they were. We have three sets. Two sets in PL mount and one set in EF mount for smaller “crash cams” in scenes where trucks are driving right over them and the glass has match. 

Was Full Frame a tough sell to the producers?

On the contrary. I’m a big fan of Full Frame. The Hunt is for Amazon. They want 4K deliverables. Al Pacino is the lead actor. It was very easy for me to explain that if we were shooting a medium close up and it was a perfect performance, you could easily pull a tighter shot out of it in the MONSTRO’s Full Frame 8K resolution. You have that flexibility. 

Equipment List

Will notes, “Here is a typical order for me.  This is from The Hunt  – Series Camera Order from Panavision.”

DP: William Rexer & Tim Norman
Camera Operators: Alan Mehlbrech & Mathew Peblar
ACs: Michael Burke & Michael Guthrie, Steve McBride & Vince Truths

 

CAMERAS

3x Red Monstro VV

3x Red DSMC 2 Red EVF
3x Red DSMC 2 Lemo Adaptor A
3x DSMC 2 Base Expander
3x DSMC 2 Gold Mount Battery Module
3x Wooden Camera Right Side Plate Red DSMC2
3x Wooden Camera Easy Riser Red DSMC 2
3x Wooden Camera AIR EVF Mount Red DSMC 2
3x Wooden Camera LW 15mm Bracket Red DSMC 2
3x DSMC VV AL PL Mount 2.0
1x DSMC VV AL CANON Mount 2
3x DSMC2 Tactical Top Plate
3x DSMC2 Top Handle
3x 7” Red Monitors w/Noga Arms
3x 5” Red Monitors w/Noga Arms
3x Arri BP-8 19mm Studio Universal Plate
3x 12” Arri Sliding Base Dove Tale Plates
6x Red EVF Cables Flexible from Off Hollywood
6x Red Power Cables 4-Pin to Red Lemo Power Adaptor
6x 8’ 4-Pin 12 V Power Cables
3x Media Black Out 2-Pin Splitter Boxes
12x Cine Locks

1x Panasonic EVA-1w/Arri Cage & Canon EF & PL Mount Adaptors & Shogun Inferno Monitor
2x Panasonic GH5s w/Movcam Cage and Meta Bones EF and PL Adaptors

LENSES

2x Sigma PL Mount Prime Lenses 14, 20, 24, 28, 35, 40, 50, 85, 105, 135
1x Sigma EF Mount Prime Lenses 14, 20, 24, 28, 35, 40, 50, 85, 105, 135
2x Leica 180mm Lenses
1x Nikon 58mm 1.2 Zero Optek Lens
2x Nikon 200mm T 2.0
1x Nikon 300mm T2.8
1x Angenieux 25-250 HR
1x Angenieux 28-76mm T 2.8
1x Zeiss Compact Zoom 14.5-45
1x Zeiss Compact Zoom 70-200
1x 12mm FF Lens
1x Medium format Zeiss Jena uncoated 300mm, 180mm, 120mm, Funky 55mm, Funky 35mm
1x Lens Baby System
1x 1.4 Extender,
1x 2x Extender Duclos
2x 1.6 Extender Tokina
1x Leica Macro Lux Diopter .5
1x Leica Macro Lux Diopter 1
1x DXLF View Finder Pl Mount 8KHD 16:9 Framelines

MEDIA & READERS

20x 480 Gig Red Mini SSD Cards
3x RED Station Red Mini-Mag USB 3.1 SSD Card Readers
5x 480 Gig SSD Red Mini Mags
8x 128 Gig Sony Tough SD Cards

DP MONITOR

1x Flanders Scientific DM250 OLED Reference Monitor

MATTE BOXES

1x 4×5 Arri LMB 4×5 Pro Set Matte Boxes w/All Accessories
1x Arri SMB-1 6×6 Matte Box w/All Accessories
2x 4×5 Panavision Modular Matte Boxes w/All Accessories
1x 4×5 Arri LMB 4×5 Pro Set Matte Boxes w/All Accessories
1x LMB-6 6×6 Clip-On Matte Box w/All Accessories

FILTERS

1x Each 4×5 Filters True NDS 3,6,9,1.2,1.5,1.8,2.1, 2.4
2x 4×5 Filters 85
1x Each 4×5 Filters True Net Black 1, True Net Grey 1, Black Satin ½,  Black Glimmer Combo Diffusion, Radiant Soft ½ , 1 , 2, Warm Classic Soft 1/4, Warm Classic Soft 1/8
1x Each 6×6 Filters Mitomo True NDS, 3,6,9,1.2, 1.5, 1.8, 2.1, Rota Polarizer, True Pola, Clear, SEG 3, 6, 9, HEG 3, 6, 9, 85 Filter, ½ Black Satin
2x Each Sets of 85NDs
2x Panavision Net Diffusion Sets
1x 4×5 Rota Polarizer
2x Each 4×5 True Pola, Clear
2x 138mm Polas
1x Each 4×5 Filters Mitomo True NDS 3,6,9,1.2,1.5,1.8,2.1,
1x 4×5 Rota Polarizer
1x Each 4×5 Filters True Net Black 1, True Net Grey 1, Black Satin ½, Radiant Soft ½ , 1 , 2, Warm Classic Soft 1/4, Soft Net 1, Soft Net 2, Black Magic 1/4
1x Tiffen Variable ND
CAMERA SUPPORT

1x Panavision Geared Head
1x Hi-Hat
1x Lo-Hat
1x Spider Grips
2x OConnor Head 2575D
1x Cartoni Lambda Head
1x O’Connor 100
1x Tango Head II
1x Standard Legs
1x Baby Legs
1x Hi-Hats
1x Lo-Hats
1x Spider Grips
3x Holzer Shoulder Pad
1x Easy Rig Cinema Vario 5
1x Cinesaddle
1x Matthews Rocker Plate
1x Rolling Spreaders
1x Sneaker Butt Dolly Complete Set
1x Cinemilled Fig Rig
1x OConnor Head 2575D
1x OConnor 100
1x Weaver Steadman
1x Ronford Standard Legs
1x Ronford Baby Legs
1x Easy Rig Cinema Vario 5
1x Tiffen Steadimate
1x Large Cinesaddle
1x Small  Cinesaddle
1x Betz Wave

ADDITIONAL ITEMS

2x Preston FIZ MDR 3 w/ Single Channel  (Each Kit w/ 3x Heden Motors)
2x Preston Light Ranger 2 w/ All AKS
2x Cinematography electronics CineTape
2x Focus Bugs
2x Denecke SB-T Time Code Sync Boxes
1x Cine-Tape
3x Panavision Top Handle Complete Set
3x Panavision Red Monstro Back
3x Panavision Red EVF Mounts
3x Panavision General Hot Swap Gold Mount Pass Through Backs w/ 4 Pin 12 V Hot Swappable Power
3x Each Sliding Base Dove Tail Plates 12” & 18”
3x Panavision RBQ Plates
3x Sets of 19mm Rods, 9”, 12”, 18”, 24”
3x Sets of 15mm Rods 3”, 4”,  6”,  9”

BATTERIES

16x Anton Bauer 14.4/28V VCLX Block Batteries w/ 6x VCLX Chargers
16x Switronix 150 WH Batteries Gold Mount
w/ 4x Quad Simultaneous Chargers
3x V-Mount to Gold Mount Adaptors
3x Gold Mount to V-Mount Adaptors
3x Gold Mount to 4-Pin Power Adaptors
1x Battery Belt
16x Switronix Nano 98 WH Batteries
w/2x Quad Chargers
1x Battery Belt
3x Hot Swap Adaptors
10x Canon LP-6 Batteries w/ 2x Chargers
10x Sony L Series Batteries w/ 2x Dual Chargers

VIDEO & CABLES

1x Teradek Link Pro
1x Teradek Bolt 3000 XT Complete Set w/ 1 Tx & 2 Rx
1x Teradek 10K Receiver
1x Small HD 703 Bolt Wireless Monitor
1x Focus Bolt Sidekick
1x Small HD 1303 Monitor
1x Small HD 503 High Bright Monitor
1x Small HD 702 High Bright Black Monitor
2x Sony 17” PVMA OLEDs w/ AB Backs
1x Breakaway Video Cart
1x Teradek Bolt 3000 XT Complete Set w/ 1 Tx & 2 Rx
1x Teradek 10K Receiver
1x Small HD 703 Bolt Wireless Monitors
1x Small HD 1303 Monitor
1x Small HD 503 High Bright Monitor
1x Arri 5” Transvideo Monitor
1x Small HD 702 Monitor
10x 3’ BNC s
10x 10’ BNCs
10x 25’ BNCs
10x 50’ BNCs
10x 50’ BNC 3-Wire SNAKES
10x BNC Barrels
2x AJA Video DAs w/ AB Power Cables
1x Panavision Quad Box w/ 4 Way Switcher
8x 8 Foot 4-Pin XLR 12V Power Cables
4x Rolling Monitor Stands