International. Blackmagic Cinematographer Zak Mulligan used Pocket Cinema Camera 4K units to shoot the visual effects shots from his documentary series "The Most Dangerous Animal of All." Also, partner and professional colorist Shane Reed, of the Apache post-producer in Los Angeles, was in charge of the color grading, for which he used DaVinci Resolve Studio.
Based on the bestselling New York Times book of the same name, the documentary series is composed of four parts in which the search for identity of Gary Stewart is explored, who, abandoned by his father, tries to find him. The protagonist believes that his father is known as the Zodiac Killer, one of the most infamous serial killers in American history.
Mulligan and his modest team had little time for production, but despite everything, they wanted to capture several angles for each of the interviews, so they chose two Pocket Cinema Camera 4K units. The cinematographer commented that for a year he had been traveling the country along with the team of reduced staff, but with quite large devices.
"We wanted to cover more content that also matched the material from the main cameras. However, we could not carry with us more units of the same size. Fortunately, the two Pocket Cinema Camera 4K fit in carry-on baggage and are very light to carry," he said.
On the other hand, Mulligan found the cinematic quality of the images really useful, especially when capturing the appropriate style for the recorded material.
"We shot during the night, as the author describes in the book, walking down Bourbon Street in New Orleans, and the dual native ISO of the Pocket Cinema Camera 4K was extremely convenient for us. We wanted to work with as much information and as much dynamic range as possible, and I was pleasantly surprised by how easily we were able to match the styles of the recorded material."
Mulligan concluded, "The Pocket Cinema Camera 4K units were immensely helpful thanks to their size and image quality, which far surpasses any other in their category. Our biggest challenge was getting the coverage we required with such a small team traveling the country. The price, weight and size of the camera met that need with ease."
