Sundance Focus: Innovision Probe II

With the INNOVISION PROBE II, a tubular lens that offsets from the camera, I can put my lens anywhere in a car without being restricted - on the dashboard, through the steering wheel, or even overhead - and set up is quick. I can also move the camera in ways that are impossible with conventional lenses. On the movie Staten Island I did a shot that started on the New York skyline. The camera pulls back to reveal the interior of a car with Ethan Hawke staring out the passenger’s window. The camera continues to pull back to reveal the driver and then pulls out through the driver’s window to reveal that they are in a truck at a red light. The truck pulls away and we end on the skyline again. With creative options like that, the Probe II gives my films a competitive edge at festivals like Sundance. I’m always looking for opportunities to use it.  –DP Chris Norr

Credits: What Doesn’t Kill You, Staten Island, The Hottest State, Second Best, One Last Thing…, Into the Fire, Timeless

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