HOUSE shot with Canon 5D DSLR

The season finale of [H]ouse is airing  Monday, May 17^th on FOX at 8pm titled, "Help Me".  It was directed by Greg Yaitanes (Children of Dune, Bones, House).

It was shot on the Canon 5D Mark II DSLR, a still camera that shoots stunning HD motion footage. This camera was also used extensively on the SyFy series Caprica.

According to Greg, "it has a sensor the same size as the Vistavision 35mm horizontal format... 8 perf full frame... but given the fast Canon lenses available , (50mm T1.0, 85mm T1.2 for example)... creates of the look of 'big cinema' 70mm film which gave us a very shallow depth of field."  

Here is an interview with Greg about the episode. 

http://philipbloom.co.uk/other-stuff/case-studies/greg-yaitanes-house-interview-transcription/

Initially the camera could only shoot 30 or 25 fps, which made it a nightmare for post. I'm not sure if it was a firmware upgrade, but we were able to get 24 fps on Caprica. It has a 21 megapixel sensor, and is incredibly sensitive to light. Finally, it is able to shoot 30 minutes of 1080p, and can use a wireless transmission device for storage.