Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Dylan Rucker’s short films and music videos are known for their gritty realism. So natural colors and beautiful landscapes are what he wanted from the Blackmagic URSA Cine 17K 65 and Thalia 65 series lenses.
“I love working with cameras that bring out colors and textures that are true to what I see! I haven’t shot a whole lot on Blackmagic cameras before, so I was really interested in shooting with their new 140 megapixel sensor. We spent two days capturing cowboys and cowgirls riding horses, driving trucks, and just being in the dry, sandy desert. So this shoot was all about being authentic.”
“65mm cinematography is as close as you get to see in real life. Even when shooting on a 24mm lens, the field of view is more like a 14mm, but without the distortion you get with full frame. So there’s more depth and separation with 65mm cinematography, that makes everything feel super real!”
“Having a 65mm sensor in a camera the size of the URSA Cine, means you can easily throw it on a drone, car rig, Steadicam or techno crane. It also has 16 stops of latitude and these cool monitors on the operator and assistant side, that really speed things up! This camera has off speeds that were great for some of the horse scenes, and surprisingly, it will also shoot in 8K and 4K as well.”
Read the full story at bmd.link/v7ekMp
Dylan Rucker’s short films and music videos are known for their gritty realism. So natural colors and beautiful landscapes are what he wanted from the Blackmagic URSA Cine 17K 65 and Thalia 65 series lenses.
“I love working with cameras that bring out colors and textures that are true to what I see! I haven’t shot a whole lot on Blackmagic cameras before, so I was really interested in shooting with their new 140 megapixel sensor. We spent two days capturing cowboys and cowgirls riding horses, driving trucks, and just being in the dry, sandy desert. So this shoot was all about being authentic.”
“65mm cinematography is as close as you get to see in real life. Even when shooting on a 24mm lens, the field of view is more like a 14mm, but without the distortion you get with full frame. So there’s more depth and separation with 65mm cinematography, that makes everything feel super real!”
“Having a 65mm sensor in a camera the size of the URSA Cine, means you can easily throw it on a drone, car rig, Steadicam or techno crane. It also has 16 stops of latitude and these cool monitors on the operator and assistant side, that really speed things up! This camera has off speeds that were great for some of the horse scenes, and surprisingly, it will also shoot in 8K and 4K as well.”
Read the full story at bmd.link/v7ekMp
