Forum: Stabilizers (Steadicam etc.)
November 11th, 2006, 11:59 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,878
If so they are keeping it EXTREMELY mum...I was...
If so they are keeping it EXTREMELY mum...I was at the factory a few weeks ago and heard nothing about this. Traditionally Steadicam models have a life expectancy of far longer than 2 years (not like...
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Forum: Techniques for Independent Production
November 9th, 2006, 08:23 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 4,521
Xmas tree lights are a good idea!
The most...
Xmas tree lights are a good idea!
The most "ghetto" night driving scene I've done involved a few Mini-Kinos taped to the outside of the windshield, and another in the back seat, all powered via...
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Forum: The TOTEM Poll: Totally Off Topic, Everything Media
November 9th, 2006, 08:00 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 5,358
I just happened across it myself--on the...
I just happened across it myself--on the streetcorner, a large sign saying "For your consideration, Laura Dern" with a picture of her, and another saying "Without milk, there would be no Inland...
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Forum: The TOTEM Poll: Totally Off Topic, Everything Media
November 9th, 2006, 04:48 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 5,358
Attention Lynch fans in L.A...
Drop what you are doing and head to the corner of Hollywood and LaBrea from now until 5 p.m. Park and head to the northwest corner. You won't be disappointed.
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Forum: JVC GY-HD Series Camera Systems
November 8th, 2006, 05:25 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,574
The GC400 with Smooth Shooter is an affordable...
The GC400 with Smooth Shooter is an affordable option. Sachtler has a few decent rigs in your part of the world also.
The best rig you can get for that weight of camera is the Tiffen Flyer.
The...
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Forum: Photon Management
November 8th, 2006, 05:17 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,517
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Forum: Silicon Imaging SI-2K
November 8th, 2006, 12:59 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,975
Thomas, so far none of the high-end HD cameras...
Thomas, so far none of the high-end HD cameras are including down-converters, so I would hardly expect one to be built in to a tiny camera like this. We as Steadicam operators are the only ones...
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Forum: Photon Management
November 8th, 2006, 12:45 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,517
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Forum: The TOTEM Poll: Totally Off Topic, Everything Media
November 8th, 2006, 12:41 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 3,682
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Forum: Photon Management
November 8th, 2006, 06:18 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,517
I agree with the idea of using the mirror as an...
I agree with the idea of using the mirror as an advantage.
To recreate the front light idea that Patricia had originally would still require the boom arm (to keep the stand out of reflection), and...
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Forum: JVC GY-HD Series Camera Systems
November 7th, 2006, 10:01 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 4,696
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Forum: JVC GY-HD Series Camera Systems
November 7th, 2006, 10:00 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 4,696
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Forum: The TOTEM Poll: Totally Off Topic, Everything Media
November 7th, 2006, 09:08 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 5,358
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Forum: Techniques for Independent Production
November 5th, 2006, 10:01 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,809
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Forum: JVC GY-HD Series Camera Systems
November 5th, 2006, 08:01 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 4,696
Yeah, I wouldn't have come up with the numbers...
Yeah, I wouldn't have come up with the numbers myself, but I'm definitely familar with them. Although the headscratcher is the two different pitches for Fuji lenses--could swear that I use the same...
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Forum: Remote Lens Controllers
November 3rd, 2006, 10:54 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 10,308
I've been talking to Jim Bartell (the...
I've been talking to Jim Bartell (the manufacturer of the Bartech) about the soon-to-be-immediate need for a lower cost lens control system--the folks who intend to buy a RED and plonk it on a...
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Forum: 2nd Unit Television
November 2nd, 2006, 02:13 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 17,186
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Forum: 2nd Unit Television
November 1st, 2006, 10:22 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 17,186
I was just thinking about you guys in reference...
I was just thinking about you guys in reference to this upcoming job. I'll be on it for 5 weeks, it's an NBC mid-season replacement show. Once it gets started I can feel out what would be involved in...
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Forum: 2nd Unit Television
November 1st, 2006, 08:36 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 17,186
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Forum: 2nd Unit Television
November 1st, 2006, 09:43 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 17,186
I was chatting with a sitcom showrunner friend...
I was chatting with a sitcom showrunner friend who was a showrunner about "Studio 60" and he said "I kinda hate it, but I can't stop watching it". I don't quite hate it but I don't love it but I...
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Forum: Stabilizers (Steadicam etc.)
November 1st, 2006, 01:34 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,635
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Forum: Final Cut Suite
October 30th, 2006, 01:04 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,647
16:9 output from FCP 5 to QT
Hi,
I have a project that was shot letterboxed 16:9 and brought into FCP as a 4:3 letterboxed file. Now I want to output it as a web-compressed 16:9 (cropped) file, in other words not a...
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Forum: Sony HVR-A1 and HDR-HC Series
October 27th, 2006, 12:05 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 11,780
Umm--haven't thought about it, I have other...
Umm--haven't thought about it, I have other projects out there that are more pressing (and lucrative, to be honest...I don't think Johnny has made much off his plans!)
This design is essentially...
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Forum: Techniques for Independent Production
October 27th, 2006, 11:21 AM
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Replies: 46
Views: 8,984
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Forum: Sony HVR-A1 and HDR-HC Series
October 27th, 2006, 01:31 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 11,780
What I was getting at was that without the rig...
What I was getting at was that without the rig costing any more, it could be far better designed. That right angle handle coming off the side inhibits the stability and should be eliminated. If the...
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