Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
July 21st, 2005, 10:54 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 5,639
Lorinda,
Thanks again. You've been very...
Lorinda,
Thanks again. You've been very helpful. This is a relatively new market as far as I can tell.
I guess you really don't want a client who compares the price of a cheap consumer...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
July 21st, 2005, 08:49 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 5,639
Lorinda,
Thanks for the info.
Wow, $300...
Lorinda,
Thanks for the info.
Wow, $300 sounds like a steal! Did he end up accepting your bid?
If you don't mind sharing, what is the range and average fee paid for Quinceaneras?
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
July 21st, 2005, 07:06 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 5,639
Still Need Help
Hi Lorinda,
Yes I'm still looking for information. Any help greatly appreciated.
Best Regards,
Pete
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Forum: Sony VX2100 / PD170 / PDX10 Companion
July 17th, 2005, 10:27 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,950
Manual Exposure
For manual exposure set in the following order:
1. Shutter = 60
2. Aperture f-stop = wide open (lowest f-stop)
3. Gain = Increase until you have the desired exposure. There will be little or no...
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Forum: Private Classifieds
July 14th, 2005, 05:11 PM
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Replies: 3,748
Views: 550,056
Mat,
IMO the BeachTek DXA-4P...
Mat,
IMO the BeachTek DXA-4P (http://www.beachtek.com/dxa4p.html) is the best value. It goes for about $150-160 new and you can get used ones anywhere from $80-$120. Shows up on eBay regularly. ...
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Forum: Canon GL Series DV Camcorders
July 14th, 2005, 04:12 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,462
Some suggestions
Steve,
Using zebras should allow you to get accurate exposure. Since the GL2 has several zebra levels to choose from, you will need to select one and learn how to use it. But with a little...
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Forum: Techniques for Independent Production
July 14th, 2005, 11:41 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 4,787
Bloody Sunday -- Excessive Camera Motion?
In case anyone is interested, I just started a new thread:
Excessive Camera Motion? (http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=47697)
This discusses the documentary style shooting used in...
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Forum: Techniques for Independent Production
July 14th, 2005, 11:37 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,026
Excessive Camera Motion?
What is your opinion of the shooting style of the 2002 movie Bloody Sunday (http://www.tvguide.com/movies/database/showmovie.asp?MI=44004)?
I recently watched (or tried to watch) "Bloody Sunday"...
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Forum: Sony VX2100 / PD170 / PDX10 Companion
July 14th, 2005, 10:35 AM
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Replies: 201
Views: 62,507
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Forum: Panasonic P2HD / DVCPRO HD Camcorders
July 13th, 2005, 02:54 PM
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Replies: 54
Views: 9,093
HDD Reliability
<soapbox ON>
HDD reliability is really OT for this thread. But you guys who seem to be paranoid about HDD failure need to educate yourselves. While catastrophic HDD failure may be commonplace in...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
July 13th, 2005, 11:43 AM
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Replies: 44
Views: 7,266
Mark,
I figured manual focus. Since most...
Mark,
I figured manual focus. Since most weddings have low ambient light, and thus requiring large aperture and shallow DOF, how do you obtain the wide DOF to make sure everything stays in focus...
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Forum: All Things Audio
July 13th, 2005, 10:02 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 6,932
I can certainly appreciate that. But I wonder...
I can certainly appreciate that. But I wonder about one thing. What about people who have home theater systems where the digital sound is played through quality receivers/amps and then to quality...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
July 13th, 2005, 09:55 AM
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Replies: 44
Views: 7,266
Monopod focus
Mark,
Thanks for sharing that sample with the monopod.
One question -- how did you handle focus, manual or auto?
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
July 12th, 2005, 01:10 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 7,266
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Forum: All Things Audio
July 12th, 2005, 12:01 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,408
Brian,
Most of the audio pros (I'm not one)...
Brian,
Most of the audio pros (I'm not one) that I have read recommend the following:
Buy/rent the best quality mic you can afford
Shotgun mics do not make a good choice for interior...
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Forum: Canon XL1S / XL1 Watchdog
July 11th, 2005, 03:59 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,403
Consider the Senn EW112p-G2
One of the best lavs under $1000, and very popular here, is the Senn EW112p-G2 lav system (http://www.sennheiser.com/sennheiser/icm_eng.nsf/root/21411). You can buy it from B&H...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
July 11th, 2005, 12:40 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 4,096
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Forum: The TOTEM Poll: Totally Off Topic, Everything Media
July 11th, 2005, 09:42 AM
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Replies: 252
Views: 46,584
I have found the computer-based training (DVD...
I have found the computer-based training (DVD nowadays) to be a very efficient and cost-effective way of learning almost any subject. Most of these I have used so far is not related to filmmaking. ...
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Forum: Private Classifieds
July 11th, 2005, 08:42 AM
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Replies: 3,748
Views: 550,056
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Forum: Sony VX2100 / PD170 / PDX10 Companion
July 11th, 2005, 08:28 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 4,095
The Senn ME66 is a very hot mic and you will...
The Senn ME66 is a very hot mic and you will probably need to use an attenuator with it. You might also check out the AT897 which many people prefer over the ME66. Just do a search on "ME66 AND...
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Forum: Shoulder & Handheld Supports
July 8th, 2005, 11:40 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 6,198
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Forum: Sony VX2100 / PD170 / PDX10 Companion
July 7th, 2005, 08:35 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,886
Always clean heads of Rental Camera
My thought is to always clean the tape heads of a rental camera when I first get it, before using any tape with it. I have no way of knowing how long since the last cleaning, nor which tape brands...
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Forum: Techniques for Independent Production
July 7th, 2005, 02:55 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 3,660
I guess we'll have to agree to disagree. :-)
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I guess we'll have to agree to disagree. :-)
To my eye, the dark green leaf and the wall are much more out of focus in the zoomed-in shot than in the wide shot. This is one of those deals where...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
July 7th, 2005, 02:43 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,753
Referencing External Web Sites
Glen,
I'm not sure I understand the caution here. Most people would prefer to attract as much attention to their web site as possible. That's why they have a public web site. It's extremely...
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Forum: Techniques for Independent Production
July 7th, 2005, 02:21 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 3,660
DOF Test
This approach gets a lot of debate. But there's nothing like an actual test to see if it actually works. Take a look at the "DOF myths" section at the bottom of this DOF tutorial by Barry Green...
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