Forum: HD and UHD ( 2K+ ) Digital Cinema
September 8th, 2010, 12:36 AM
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Replies: 19
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Forum: Stabilizers (Steadicam etc.)
September 7th, 2010, 07:24 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 5,037
There is logic to that. If one is handy and...
There is logic to that. If one is handy and willing to invest the time/effort to modify their rigs, then it certainly is possible to improve a cheap rig in certain ways. The Flycam does honestly...
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Forum: Canon EOS Full Frame for HD
September 7th, 2010, 05:34 PM
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Replies: 101
Views: 31,865
Hate to throw myself into this slightly...
Hate to throw myself into this slightly contentious discussion, but shooting tight closeups as a B camera on a 2nd gen. 70-200, I found that I got better results with the IS engaged. I was doing one...
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Forum: Stabilizers (Steadicam etc.)
September 7th, 2010, 11:54 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 5,037
Depending on the specific manufacturer, I'd say...
Depending on the specific manufacturer, I'd say that gap widens quite a bit. I'd put the best of them at no more than 75%, with the remaining 25% a result of the arm design in the Steadicam products...
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Forum: HD and UHD ( 2K+ ) Digital Cinema
September 7th, 2010, 11:24 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 20,358
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Forum: HD and UHD ( 2K+ ) Digital Cinema
September 6th, 2010, 03:59 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 20,358
Overall, the folks using these cameras in the...
Overall, the folks using these cameras in the industry are shooting at higher stops (i.e. more closed down) than folks in the indie world. I myself rarely go below a 2.8 and usually deeper,...
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Forum: Stabilizers (Steadicam etc.)
September 6th, 2010, 03:50 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,864
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
September 5th, 2010, 03:05 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,326
A few months back I was part of a twelve camera...
A few months back I was part of a twelve camera shoot of the live "Glee" concert at Radio City Music Hall. I was the only camera not tethered into the control room setup (all cameras recorded iso,...
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Forum: Jibs / Cranes / Booms
September 4th, 2010, 08:34 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 11,011
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Forum: Jibs / Cranes / Booms
September 4th, 2010, 07:44 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 11,011
Well, you can view this as a challenge, but...
Well, you can view this as a challenge, but suffice to say that I have seen a number of people attempt what you are describing (wireless lens control via RC parts) over the years and most have been...
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Forum: Canon EOS Full Frame for HD
September 4th, 2010, 11:17 AM
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Replies: 62
Views: 41,858
Tim:
Disturbing to hear that you are...
Tim:
Disturbing to hear that you are experiencing back pain with such a light setup. That the arm is "flying all over the place" makes me think perhaps that you should focus on dialing in the...
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Forum: All Things Audio
September 4th, 2010, 01:59 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 8,998
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Forum: Jibs / Cranes / Booms
September 3rd, 2010, 09:26 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 11,011
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Forum: Canon EOS Crop Sensor for HD
September 1st, 2010, 08:11 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 7,481
This is certainly viable--see Shane Hurlbut's...
This is certainly viable--see Shane Hurlbut's work on "Act of Valor", the upcoming Navy Seals feature. I worked on this movie a few times both as operator and DP of additional photography--for the...
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Forum: Canon EOS Full Frame for HD
August 31st, 2010, 12:55 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 10,752
Of all of the physical compromises with the...
Of all of the physical compromises with the DSLR's today, in my mind the worst is the reliance on the fixed viewfinder on the back of the camera body. While this is perfectly adequate for shooting...
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Forum: Canon EOS Crop Sensor for HD
August 27th, 2010, 12:20 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,956
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Forum: Canon EOS Crop Sensor for HD
August 25th, 2010, 02:00 AM
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Replies: 57
Views: 22,588
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Forum: Canon EOS Full Frame for HD
August 24th, 2010, 12:47 PM
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Replies: 101
Views: 31,865
For me it's the Zeiss ZE's--I have a set of 6...
For me it's the Zeiss ZE's--I have a set of 6 from 21 to 100 macro (I decided to forego the 18 for various reasons). With my setup I'm able to offer my focus pullers exactly the same accuracy as if...
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Forum: The View: Video Display Hardware and Software
August 23rd, 2010, 01:18 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 9,034
HD-SDI is a much more rugged locking connector...
HD-SDI is a much more rugged locking connector (BNC vs the awkward HDMI) and the signal holds up better over a long run. Most HD-SDI monitors have loop-through so you can daisy-chain the signal. It's...
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Forum: Open DV Discussion
August 22nd, 2010, 10:29 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 5,246
When I put a home theater in a few years back,...
When I put a home theater in a few years back, the installer I hired looked at me sideways when I included an SVHS player in the stack. I told him I had a bunch of tapes from "back in the day" and...
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Forum: The View: Video Display Hardware and Software
August 21st, 2010, 12:44 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 6,670
I did a non-scientific test with the Sony 8.4"...
I did a non-scientific test with the Sony 8.4" against several daylight-viewable monitors in sunny exterior conditions--it's definitely not a daylight monitor (I had read something that led me to...
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Forum: Techniques for Independent Production
August 19th, 2010, 06:09 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 4,072
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Forum: Techniques for Independent Production
August 19th, 2010, 01:29 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 4,072
OK, so Silas, sounds like you are looking for...
OK, so Silas, sounds like you are looking for "what's the best way to get good results using nothing but a bounce".
Best to avoid shooting into high contrast areas. Having direct sun and patches...
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Forum: Tripod Sticks & Heads
August 16th, 2010, 01:14 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 5,731
What is generally more "trustable" to visually...
What is generally more "trustable" to visually correct the camera is to look at verticals rather than horizontals. Place a known vertical like the edge of a wall in the center of the frame. Be...
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Forum: Show Your Work
August 15th, 2010, 01:01 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 5,148
Hi Lorinda:
The director and I had virtually...
Hi Lorinda:
The director and I had virtually no discussion about the look--having done a film noir feature together, it was a style we were well versed in! The treatment (reprinted on the band's...
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