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Forum: Show Your Work December 18th, 2010, 05:00 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,592
Posted By Charles Papert
Papert goes shallow with Crystal Bowersox video

After preaching against shooting wide open with DSLR because of the incessant focus hunting that inevitably occurs, I have finally shot a project that embraced that look! Ah, how the might hath...
Forum: Open DV Discussion December 18th, 2010, 02:38 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 5,474
Posted By Charles Papert
There are situations where you may need to light...

There are situations where you may need to light to a higher level for one reason or another which has nothing to do with the desired f-stop or t-stop. Say you were planning on overcranking a section...
Forum: Digital Video Industry News December 16th, 2010, 01:30 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 10,448
Posted By Charles Papert
Guilty as charged... As you can see, they...

Guilty as charged...

As you can see, they strapped a gun to my thigh (all of Hawk's "crew" were packing, including the makeup girl character!!)

I was encouraged to improvise along with the guys...
Forum: Canon EOS Full Frame for HD December 16th, 2010, 01:19 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 6,265
Posted By Charles Papert
As Chris notes, the 1D presents a few things that...

As Chris notes, the 1D presents a few things that might make them perfect for what you are trying to do--you'll be able to use a wider focal length than the 5D to get the shot you need on the stage,...
Forum: Canon EOS Crop Sensor for HD December 15th, 2010, 01:39 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 9,976
Posted By Charles Papert
Focus is sort of a new wrinkle in the small...

Focus is sort of a new wrinkle in the small stabilizer meets large sensor world. You guys have to stick with wide angles and deep stops to produce decent images. Sooner or later there will be a...
Forum: Show Your Work December 12th, 2010, 01:28 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 4,540
Posted By Charles Papert
For the primary performance setup we might do...

For the primary performance setup we might do twelve to fifteen two-camera runthroughs of the song. Depends on how much other stuff we have to shoot. For "Miss Nothing", almost all of it was...
Forum: Digital Video Industry News December 11th, 2010, 01:18 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 10,448
Posted By Charles Papert
"Alabama" pilot in the can...and a big announcement

Hi DVI'ers.

Today I spent eight fantastic hours in the Davinci suite at Laser Pacific in Hollywood color-correcting (oh sorry, "grading"--I'm old school) the pilot for the FX series "Alabama". We...
Forum: Show Your Work December 10th, 2010, 02:44 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 4,540
Posted By Charles Papert
The first video I did with Meiert (director) was...

The first video I did with Meiert (director) was on the RED. Down the road, we reconnected when I sent some stills to him from the early stuff I was doing with Vincent Laforet on the 1D. Shortly...
Forum: Canon EOS Crop Sensor for HD December 7th, 2010, 11:04 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,613
Posted By Charles Papert
The noise profile is noticeably different between...

The noise profile is noticeably different between the 1DMKIV and the 7D--I've had their images on a quad split on a monitor for a multicam shoot, even at a "reasonable" ASA (either 320 or 640, forgot...
Forum: Photon Management December 5th, 2010, 03:56 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 4,174
Posted By Charles Papert
Regarding dimmers, one of the great bits of indie...

Regarding dimmers, one of the great bits of indie wisdom I found here was the recommendation for the Harbor Tools unit (http://www.harborfreight.com/router-speed-control-43060.html) at a whopping $20...
Forum: Photo for HD Video (D-SLR and others) December 5th, 2010, 03:06 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 6,418
Posted By Charles Papert
The continued use of the HDMI connector for...

The continued use of the HDMI connector for output is like a bad joke--non locking and fragile. Worst since S-VHS and those look positively rugged in comparison...
Forum: Photon Management December 5th, 2010, 09:46 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 4,174
Posted By Charles Papert
Don: wouldn't you agree that it's not the...

Don: wouldn't you agree that it's not the intensity of the light that causes shadows, it's the ratio of that light to other light sources in the scene?

I would go with placement and size/softness...
Forum: Show Your Work December 5th, 2010, 01:45 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 4,540
Posted By Charles Papert
Behind-the-scenes of Just Tonight: YouTube -...

Behind-the-scenes of Just Tonight:

YouTube - The Pretty Reckless - Just Tonight (The Making Of) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgDi9PD7t-I)

Some nice shots of the DSLR's on both Steadicam and...
Forum: Photon Management December 4th, 2010, 12:58 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 4,174
Posted By Charles Papert
As mentioned it may be advantageous to have the...

As mentioned it may be advantageous to have the light fall off under the chin to keep it as a single item (when there are multiple chins!) If it is too hard a line, it's possible the key light is...
Forum: Show Your Work December 3rd, 2010, 11:29 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 4,540
Posted By Charles Papert
checked the raw footage--nope, the sped-up effect...

checked the raw footage--nope, the sped-up effect combined with the cut just as she was turning around to make sure she wasn't going to walk into the table made it look like a stumble, but wasn't.
Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques December 3rd, 2010, 07:26 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 9,268
Posted By Charles Papert
If you think that's bad, with a Pilot or Merlin...

If you think that's bad, with a Pilot or Merlin etc...

More than 20 years ago a guy who was trying to impress his family decided to hire crews from the film industry to shoot his cousin's wedding....
Forum: Show Your Work December 1st, 2010, 07:54 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 4,540
Posted By Charles Papert
Haha, well that makes more sense now! The...

Haha, well that makes more sense now!

The only video I've done of late that carries a narrative was this one (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHZKPYQnsmc&feature=fvw), for the band Halestorm. And...
Forum: Show Your Work December 1st, 2010, 02:54 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 4,540
Posted By Charles Papert
I'm somewhat surprised to think that you consider...

I'm somewhat surprised to think that you consider "Miss Nothing" a linear story video, Ivan. There's not exactly a progression of events there in my mind.

As I may have alluded to elsewhere,...
Forum: Stabilizers (Steadicam etc.) November 30th, 2010, 08:26 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,959
Posted By Charles Papert
I'll be there! Might even wear pants this year....

I'll be there! Might even wear pants this year. At least to start.
Forum: Canon EOS Crop Sensor for HD November 30th, 2010, 07:20 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 5,245
Posted By Charles Papert
The most popular way to shoot exteriors back in...

The most popular way to shoot exteriors back in those days was with arc lights, which were the original daylight balanced lighting unit before HMI's came into general use in the '80's. While they...
Forum: Photon Management November 29th, 2010, 09:08 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,834
Posted By Charles Papert
Those Z96 are too small to create a soft key and...

Those Z96 are too small to create a soft key and too weak to be used with diffusion or bounced so that they could become a key (unless you were shooting under very low light levels).

Units like...
Forum: Open DV Discussion November 29th, 2010, 08:46 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,074
Posted By Charles Papert
Industry standard in US (as far as the trade...

Industry standard in US (as far as the trade unions are concerned) is 6 hours to first meal, then 6 hours to subsequent meal. Catered meals are half an hour, and the clock starts when the last crew...
Forum: Stabilizers (Steadicam etc.) November 29th, 2010, 02:02 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,695
Posted By Charles Papert
Pretty much the case Don. I believe I once heard...

Pretty much the case Don. I believe I once heard that the Monday Night Football team carried their own Steadicam Ultra and just put the operator in it (may not still be the case). Most of what I've...
Forum: Awake In The Dark November 29th, 2010, 01:04 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,477
Posted By Charles Papert
I worked with him briefly on "Superhero Movie" a...

I worked with him briefly on "Superhero Movie" a couple of years ago. Didn't get the opportunity to chat with him much, he did a lot of sleeping in his chair when not on set. Nice guy.
Forum: Canon EOS Crop Sensor for HD November 29th, 2010, 12:06 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,706
Posted By Charles Papert
I don't really dabble with still photo modes...

I don't really dabble with still photo modes outside of manual (when I'm working) or full automatic (at a party or something where I'm too drunk to futz with exposure math), but if there's a blur...
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