Forum: Techniques for Independent Production
December 16th, 2003, 11:58 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,989
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Forum: Techniques for Independent Production
December 16th, 2003, 05:45 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,989
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Forum: All Things Audio
December 16th, 2003, 02:15 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 4,163
My guess is that it wouldn't take much to...
My guess is that it wouldn't take much to accidentally brush your hand against the knobs and screw up all those delicately tweaked settings. Even though the detents on the Beachtek may not be the...
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Forum: Alternative Imaging Methods
December 15th, 2003, 02:03 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 4,918
I'm not entirely sure I understand the question...
I'm not entirely sure I understand the question (I can't actually find a question in there), but it seems like you are frustrated at the idea of a company trying to make money. Rather than rest on...
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Forum: Stabilizers (Steadicam etc.)
December 15th, 2003, 01:47 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 4,348
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Forum: Stabilizers (Steadicam etc.)
December 14th, 2003, 09:05 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 4,348
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Forum: Photon Management
December 14th, 2003, 04:06 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,074
One easy way to make the entire environment...
One easy way to make the entire environment greenish and keep your key light neutral is to gel the key with minusgreen, probably 1/2 to a full strength depending on how deep you want the green...
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Forum: Alternative Imaging Methods
December 14th, 2003, 02:21 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 4,918
Daniel, the latest version of the Mini35 is...
Daniel, the latest version of the Mini35 is adaptable to various cameras by means of interchangeable optics at the back end. Thus it is reasonably safe to assume that even if Canon changes the lens...
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Forum: Stabilizers (Steadicam etc.)
December 13th, 2003, 10:23 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,680
Right. Somewhere between 2 and 3 seconds is...
Right. Somewhere between 2 and 3 seconds is pretty standard. You may find that starting out, a shorter drop time will help you get used to the thing and over time you can experiment with going...
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Forum: Stabilizers (Steadicam etc.)
December 13th, 2003, 09:50 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,680
Bryan:
It sounds as if you need a greater...
Bryan:
It sounds as if you need a greater drop time (from horizontal to vertical--is this what you are calling recovery time?). If the unit is too neutrally balanced, it will tend to waffle...
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Forum: Dolly / Track / Cable
December 13th, 2003, 09:41 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 11,575
Chris:
You can use track with a variety of...
Chris:
You can use track with a variety of dollys, from simple skate wheel setups to the high end pro dollies. However I don't believe you can use track with a three-legged dolly like the one you...
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Forum: Canon XL1S / XL1 Watchdog
December 13th, 2003, 07:06 PM
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Replies: 1,969
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Forum: Show Your Work
December 13th, 2003, 06:01 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 3,916
Well, it's a shame because sound is so often...
Well, it's a shame because sound is so often overlooked in this arena of low-to-no budget filmmaking, and yet it is so important. Bryan, I'm sure you won't make another film without using a boom mike...
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Forum: Alternative Imaging Methods
December 13th, 2003, 05:49 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,101
James:
I'm guessing you were also wondering...
James:
I'm guessing you were also wondering when and how to adjust the iris on the taking lens (the film lens) vs exposure control elsewhere (the relay on certain versions of the Mini35, or...
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Forum: Show Your Work
December 13th, 2003, 12:50 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 3,916
Outside of the "what happens after the noise...
Outside of the "what happens after the noise behind the door" question raised by others here:
Nice job Bryan! You set up the conflict well and the story has a good flow.
As far as minor tweaks,...
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Forum: Stabilizers (Steadicam etc.)
December 12th, 2003, 05:18 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 5,377
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Forum: Stabilizers (Steadicam etc.)
December 11th, 2003, 09:21 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 3,184
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Forum: Stabilizers (Steadicam etc.)
December 11th, 2003, 09:10 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 5,377
One the more memorable nights I've had on a...
One the more memorable nights I've had on a location show was when I went out with a few of the actors for a sodden and debauched Saturday night in Austin mid-filming of Office Space. I will not name...
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Forum: Sony VX2100 / PD170 / PDX10 Companion
December 11th, 2003, 08:57 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,803
Pablo:
The white balance feature on all...
Pablo:
The white balance feature on all video cameras neatly covers all of the filters you mentioned. By using a free gel swatchbook and holding complementary color filters in front of the lens,...
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Forum: Stabilizers (Steadicam etc.)
December 11th, 2003, 11:10 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 3,184
Hi Dan:
I don't ally myself specifically...
Hi Dan:
I don't ally myself specifically with one brand of stabilizer, but all of the manufacturers you mentioned make products that will do the job.
The Marzpak is not really a stabilizer,...
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Forum: Stabilizers (Steadicam etc.)
December 11th, 2003, 11:05 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 5,377
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Forum: Alternative Imaging Methods
December 11th, 2003, 01:54 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,773
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Forum: Canon XL1S / XL1 Watchdog
December 11th, 2003, 01:50 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 3,312
Well, the hole in the logic is that video is...
Well, the hole in the logic is that video is still video, and film is still film. There seems to be a growing misconception that shallow depth of field on a DV camera means it will look just like...
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Forum: Stabilizers (Steadicam etc.)
December 10th, 2003, 10:08 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 5,377
Jerry:
Not sure--what does he do? It's been...
Jerry:
Not sure--what does he do? It's been three or four years now since I did "West Wing", I've lost track.
re: transition from outside to light--even on features, this is done essentially...
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Forum: Alternative Imaging Methods
December 10th, 2003, 10:04 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,773
Craig:
<<True when stopping down the...
Craig:
<<True when stopping down the aperature on the lens to T5.6 for higher you will begin to see the glass spinning, that is why there is an iris on the relay lens (on the XL1s model) to...
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