Forum: Canon Cinema EOS Camera Systems
December 12th, 2011, 05:36 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 7,447
Re: Another nice C300 short and Review
Charles,
After just spending a couple of weeks pulling focus on an Epic for the first time, I can reeeaally appreciate your comments. In the pre-production meetings I was told we'd have the Canon...
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Forum: Techniques for Independent Production
December 12th, 2011, 12:30 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 16,383
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Forum: Canon EOS Full Frame for HD
December 12th, 2011, 11:58 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 31,458
Re: Canon 70-200 f2.8 for Video?
Hey Silas,
I shoot with the 70-200 2.8L non-IS a lot. You do need sticks under it most of the time, and it is sensitive to vibration if locked off, at the tele end. But I've had lots of great...
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Forum: Techniques for Independent Production
December 12th, 2011, 11:44 AM
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Replies: 44
Views: 16,383
Re: Canon 5D Versus Red Scarlet for Filmmaking
Thanks Charles... great story. And the shot is beautifully lit. I love how he used the cracks as his clock and lightmeter. Like a Sundial.
Also a great reel. I did watch it a couple of years ago,...
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Forum: Techniques for Independent Production
December 10th, 2011, 11:48 AM
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Replies: 44
Views: 16,383
Re: Canon 5D Versus Red Scarlet for Filmmaking
Yeah... Roger Deakins is not a bad guy to emulate... Any more anecdotes from one of my favorite DP's Charles?
I bought a book 20 years ago called 'Masters of Light'. Interviews with 15 top...
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Forum: Techniques for Independent Production
December 8th, 2011, 03:11 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 16,383
Re: Canon 5D Versus Red Scarlet for Filmmaking
Silas... yes... listen to Charles,
The writer/director of the low budget feature that i'm working on went all-in. Like everything he has is on the table. We'll see how it works out. He's a friend,...
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Forum: Canon Cinema EOS Camera Systems
December 8th, 2011, 02:36 PM
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Replies: 72
Views: 24,420
Re: C300 for wildlife filmmaking?
That was my original point. Leon already has an XLH1. if you just add a Nano, an EOS adapter, and even an f4 70-200 (lighter than the 2.8), you'll max out the resolution, the reach, and it will only...
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Forum: Photon Management
December 8th, 2011, 10:52 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,863
Re: Shooting at night on a DSLR
I did shoot a short fight sequence at night with a 50 f1.4. If you are fairly tight (say 50mm at 6-8 feet), then then action is kind of obscure and chaotic which helps to hide the fact that it is not...
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Forum: Show Your Work
December 7th, 2011, 12:37 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,288
Re: Demo reel
Hey Buba,
Very nice stuff there... some great inventive shots. Great steadicam work as well. I may 'borrow' that shot glass shot. Very cool!
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Forum: Photon Management
December 7th, 2011, 11:00 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,863
Re: Shooting at night on a DSLR
Hey Lee,
I've shot at night lots with a 5d2 and streetlights. Depending on the light you may need to go to at least f1.4, which creates wery shallow dof. Also, the metal hallide lights or whatever...
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Forum: Techniques for Independent Production
December 6th, 2011, 11:51 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 16,383
Re: Canon 5D Versus Red Scarlet for Filmmaking
Silas,
I've been shooting a low budget feature with a friends epic over the last few weeks. These are somewhat 'buggy'. I mentioned it somewhere and was told that the epic X are sold with the full...
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Forum: Canon EOS Full Frame for HD
December 6th, 2011, 09:50 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 4,939
Re: Shooting for B&W with the 5D Mark II
Hey David,
I don't know if you've come across this piece by Steven Dempsey. It's a B&W piece shot with a 5d. Steven is a color tweaker who used to post on here alot. I still have his Panalook...
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Forum: Techniques for Independent Production
December 6th, 2011, 09:35 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 16,383
Re: Canon 5D Versus Red Scarlet for Filmmaking
Hey Silas,
You should read Phil Blooms blog post. He is a veteran DSLR shooter who has owned a Epic for 5 months. To buy a Scarlet or not to buy, that is the question… | Philip Bloom...
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Forum: Canon Cinema EOS Camera Systems
December 6th, 2011, 09:19 PM
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Replies: 72
Views: 24,420
Re: C300 for wildlife filmmaking?
Hey Leon,
I don't think that the c300 was designed with your type of work in mind.
No large sensor camera will have the reach of a smaller, crop sensor. And the H1 has around 7.2x magnification...
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Forum: Techniques for Independent Production
December 5th, 2011, 08:24 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 16,383
Re: Canon 5D Versus Red Scarlet for Filmmaking
Hey Silas,
I've been working with an Epic for the last few weeks and have been considering a scarlet. You should be aware of a few things. First, you will need way more than the $14,000 starter...
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Forum: Canon Cinema EOS Camera Systems
December 5th, 2011, 10:54 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 9,022
Re: Is the C300 worth all the hype?
I'm working with a Red Epic now, and that's all i hear. 'We're shooting RAW, we'll fix it in post'. Seems very foreign. Neutral density filters don't seem to be needed either. It's a new reality....
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Forum: Canon Cinema EOS Camera Systems
December 2nd, 2011, 11:48 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 2,931
Re: Another C300 Video and write-up
Thanks for the link Steve. I hadn't seen this one yet. It is very interesting to me that Pierre is/was a heavily committed 5d2 shooter. It is great to see a c300 used in the style of DSLR run n gun....
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Forum: Convergent Design Odyssey
November 30th, 2011, 11:15 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,533
Re: Nano for XLH1... worth it?
My mistake. I guess the camera would have to output it in order for the nano to record it.
Dan, I would think that H1 (via nano) and 5d2 footage would look pretty decent when matched together. I...
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Forum: Convergent Design Odyssey
November 30th, 2011, 01:02 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,533
Nano for XLH1... worth it?
I have an original XLH1 that is really not seeing much duty these days as I reach for the 5d2 for just about everything. I always did love the H1 and I was wondering about adding a nano to get the...
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Forum: Canon Cinema EOS Camera Systems
November 27th, 2011, 12:36 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 49,632
Re: PL Mount VS EF Mount
You may recall that last week I griped about working an Epic for a week with a big 10 pound PL mount cine lens (Reds 18-85 t2.9). It was so heavy that it really limited our shooting style to sticks...
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Forum: Show Your Work
November 23rd, 2011, 12:45 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 9,731
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Forum: Show Your Work
November 22nd, 2011, 07:42 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,891
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Forum: Canon Cinema EOS Camera Systems
November 22nd, 2011, 06:05 PM
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Replies: 122
Views: 41,893
Re: Reasons to go for C300 over RED Scarlet X?
Hey Meryem,
Good to hear from you on this. I was on the outside looking in at Red without paying too much attention until recently when a friend bought an Epic and i had a chance to use it. So I...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
November 22nd, 2011, 02:13 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 4,564
Re: Getting my wedding video website started...
Hey Ben,
I might as well chime in too as someone who filmed his first wedding 20 years ago (which was a complete disaster btw, and caused me to not shoot another one seriously until NLE came...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
November 22nd, 2011, 12:30 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 5,508
Re: First RED Wedding Booked!
Louis,
I'm assuming that you have a Red already and are familiar with it. I just spent a week with an Epic, and I would be very reluctant to shoot a wedding with one. As mentioned media cost is...
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