Short Film - PRAIRIE WIND
2018 | 4 min. 06 sec | United Stated | English | documentary, time lapse
Director: Martin Lisius
DFW Filmmaker Releases First-Ever 16K Video
Dallas Film Commission Newsletter Tweet
Directed, produced and photographed by Martin Lisius, “Prairie Wind” represents the world’s first film produced on 16K video. Lisius’ goal was to photograph the storms of America’s Great Plains on the largest canvas possible. “The storms over the prairie are huge. I wanted to create a medium large enough to capture and properly present it on,” he said.
Lisius shot the film utilizing two 50MP Canon DSLRs attached to a custom-made mount to keep the two cameras aligned. The production required 8,000 miles of travel through six Tornado Alley states, and dozens of carefully prepared weather forecasts.
During post-production, 12,000 images were stitched together to create one 15,985 x 5792 pixel image. Each 10-second shot required 5 days to process with a computer workstation running around the clock.
Since its release, “Prairie Wind” has attracted the interest of large format producers worldwide, all of them wanting to consider its possibilities as image resolution continues to evolve and grow.




News & Reviews
“Storm Chasing DP Martin Lisius shot gorgeous time-lapses on 16k”
Studio Daily
https://www.studiodaily.com/2018/11/storm-chasing-dp-martin-lisius-shot-gorgeous-time-lapses-16k/
“To capture nature’s insanity, this storm chaser built his own 16K camera rig”
Digital Trends
https://www.digitaltrends.com/photography/16k-prairie-wind-martin-lisius/
“‘Prairie Wind’ is a 16K HDR Film Shot with Two 50MP DSLRs”
Peta Pixel
https://petapixel.com/2018/11/19/prairie-wind-is-a-16k-hdr-film-shot-with-two-50mp-dslrs/
“DFW Filmmaker Releases First-Ever 16K Video”
Dallas Film Commission Newsletter
https://www.dallasfilmcommission.com/2018/11/dfw-filmmaker-releases-first-ever-16k-video/
“Catching Storms In 16K Video”
PDN Online
“Watch: A Look Into the First Ever Film Shot on 16K”
No Film School