‘The Hobbit’, Shooting with 48(!) RED Cameras… at 48fps

Peter Jackson has released the fourth instalment of his Production Diaries from the set of ‘The Hobbit’. In this edition, Peter discusses the approach to shooting the film in 3D using no less than 48 individual RED Epic cameras, and shooting at 48 frames per second.

Watch the video diary on Peter’s Facebook page.

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