Forum: Alternative Imaging Methods
August 28th, 2004, 12:15 PM
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Forum: Alternative Imaging Methods
August 27th, 2004, 04:54 PM
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Greg:
The first two shots of the film (title...
Greg:
The first two shots of the film (title sequence) were done on a Losmandy/Flextrak dolly; the rest of the moving shots were done on Steadicam.
The primary lighting for this film were a...
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
August 27th, 2004, 09:49 AM
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Replies: 153
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Gents, if this helps at all:
Even when you...
Gents, if this helps at all:
Even when you are shooting film that will ultimately be transferred to video, you have to watch out for potential moire. You don't get the luxury of seeing it on the...
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Forum: Alternative Imaging Methods
August 27th, 2004, 12:31 AM
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Replies: 34
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Ken:
I actually shot a 30 minute short for a...
Ken:
I actually shot a 30 minute short for a director friend right after receiving the Mini and the DVX100a. It was a pretty elaborate 9-day affair.
I like a lot of things about the DVX, and it...
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Forum: Alternative Imaging Methods
August 26th, 2004, 10:20 PM
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Forum: Alternative Imaging Methods
August 26th, 2004, 06:05 PM
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Replies: 34
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Yep, can't get anything past you Ken!
I had...
Yep, can't get anything past you Ken!
I had mentioned to the composer that in case the score happened to call for it, it would be fun to lay down a sax track as a novelty (although I wasn't sure...
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Forum: Helping Hands
August 26th, 2004, 04:23 PM
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Replies: 667
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Forum: Alternative Imaging Methods
August 26th, 2004, 04:20 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 9,705
latest Instant Film, shot with DVX100/Mini35
We haven't quite gotten last weekend's Instant Films up on the webpage yet, but I have put up my offering on my goofy .mac homepage (http://homepage.mac.com/chupap/iMovieTheater26.html) in the...
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Forum: Alternative Imaging Methods
August 26th, 2004, 04:01 PM
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Replies: 18
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I'll agree, very nice stuff Laura. Pretty...
I'll agree, very nice stuff Laura. Pretty lighting.
I'm guessing you had a good AC with you! As Dennis pointed out, it's no joke pulling focus on 35mm lenses. I usually shoot between a 1.4 and a 2...
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Forum: Helping Hands
August 25th, 2004, 08:31 PM
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Replies: 667
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Richard:
We don't have any concrete plans to...
Richard:
We don't have any concrete plans to take our particular show on the road at the moment, although there are other variations on the 48-hour theme that do travel.
Gerald:
Details on...
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
August 25th, 2004, 08:28 PM
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Replies: 9
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I'm a 14x fan, because of the fully manual...
I'm a 14x fan, because of the fully manual iris---but that's because I'm used to that sort of lens. The built-in ND's in the 16x are nice, but yhou can always use glass ND's in front of the 14x. As...
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Forum: Helping Hands
August 25th, 2004, 03:15 PM
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Replies: 667
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It went well!
DVinfo.net member Nick Hiltgen...
It went well!
DVinfo.net member Nick Hiltgen joined me as assistant editor and did a great job of downloading clips from the Firestore onto a firewire drive, and relabeling them with scene...
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Forum: Stabilizers (Steadicam etc.)
August 25th, 2004, 07:40 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,158
That one IS one of Garrett's rigs, the Mobycam....
That one IS one of Garrett's rigs, the Mobycam. It's a brilliant concept, a camera mounted in a stealthy black teardrop shaped housing that creates no wake and runs on a track along a lane marker....
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Forum: Stabilizers (Steadicam etc.)
August 24th, 2004, 04:41 PM
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Replies: 5
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There are a number of point-to-point tracking...
There are a number of point-to-point tracking systems out there, I haven't been able to figure out whose are being used this particular Olympics. I did recognize the Libra head in use tracking up and...
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Forum: Open DV Discussion
August 24th, 2004, 03:36 PM
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Replies: 13
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Gents, some form or another of this discussion...
Gents, some form or another of this discussion has gone on this forum and others for a few years. Many are convinced that things like matteboxes and follow-focuses cost next to nothing to build and...
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Forum: Additional Camera Support Topics
August 20th, 2004, 02:39 PM
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Replies: 12
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More info on that still image of the handheld...
More info on that still image of the handheld cameraman that I linked earlier in the thread:
Claus (the Steadicam operator of the shot posted the following (read the full thread at the Steadicam...
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
August 20th, 2004, 11:04 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,155
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Forum: The View: Video Display Hardware and Software
August 19th, 2004, 11:36 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 4,522
This is really a technicality, but I wouldn't...
This is really a technicality, but I wouldn't want any of us to misunderstand each other here..."underscan" means seeing all of the TV raster. "Overscan" is what most TV's and LCD screens do, i.e....
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
August 19th, 2004, 12:40 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,155
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Forum: The View: Video Display Hardware and Software
August 19th, 2004, 10:27 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 4,522
Hi Jeremy. Many of those handheld units do...
Hi Jeremy. Many of those handheld units do incorporate an input. I would recommend this over using a transmitter; it's very frustrating to work off a transmitted image when attempting to frame a shot...
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Forum: Helping Hands
August 18th, 2004, 10:54 PM
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Replies: 667
Views: 159,738
OK, got the makeup/hair person...
How about...
OK, got the makeup/hair person...
How about this: there's gotta be someone in here based in LA who is FCP proficient who wants to assist me with the edit. Here's what that position would entail:
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Forum: Additional Camera Support Topics
August 18th, 2004, 11:30 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 4,343
Well, I think the odd thing is that they didn't...
Well, I think the odd thing is that they didn't just follow the BB right onto the stage with the Steadicam shot, and then cut away to the wide stage camera which would have eliminated all doubt. The...
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
August 18th, 2004, 11:24 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,982
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Forum: Additional Camera Support Topics
August 18th, 2004, 02:27 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 4,343
Well, I posed the question in the Steadicam...
Well, I posed the question in the Steadicam forum, and just about everyone piped up and supposed the same thing that I did in terms of the street section being pre-taped. It turns out that we were...
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Forum: Canon GL Series DV Camcorders
August 18th, 2004, 02:21 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,866
Riding the iris is the most common way to deal...
Riding the iris is the most common way to deal with this issue. The trick is to "bury" the iris ramp, usually by turning a corner somewhere so that you can soften the transition and not see the...
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