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Forum: Canon EOS Crop Sensor for HD September 1st, 2009, 10:56 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 10,514
Posted By Charles Papert
Is it not unreasonable to imagine a 3rd party...

Is it not unreasonable to imagine a 3rd party breakout box that manages the questionable connectors like Mini USB etc, providing an 1/8" headphone jack, XLR ins, volume pots, all that good stuff....
Forum: Canon EOS Crop Sensor for HD September 1st, 2009, 08:57 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 8,565
Posted By Charles Papert
Where this starts to get interesting is with...

Where this starts to get interesting is with productions that already have a full complement of lenses and larger bodies. In this instance, a show that shoots with Panaflexes or on Genesis could...
Forum: Techniques for Independent Production September 1st, 2009, 05:57 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 7,730
Posted By Charles Papert
Morning (and late afternoon) sunlight is more...

Morning (and late afternoon) sunlight is more likely to directly penetrate into a room than middle of day, so if you have the firepower with your instruments, go for direct splashes of light in both...
Forum: Digital Video Industry News August 31st, 2009, 11:55 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 6,059
Posted By Charles Papert
Would it therefore be considered an "open...

Would it therefore be considered an "open marriage"...?!
Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques August 31st, 2009, 08:14 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 3,752
Posted By Charles Papert
A situation near and dear to my heart, Ethan....

A situation near and dear to my heart, Ethan. Never had a knee problem of any sort until a few weeks ago, when an incident on set followed by a couple of weeks of very intense Steadicam led to a...
Forum: Stabilizers (Steadicam etc.) August 31st, 2009, 10:10 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,834
Posted By Charles Papert
Good! Let us know how you get on. I'm sure you'll...

Good! Let us know how you get on. I'm sure you'll have fun with the Indicam rig.
Forum: Stabilizers (Steadicam etc.) August 31st, 2009, 01:16 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,834
Posted By Charles Papert
Interesting Simon, I thought you were...

Interesting Simon, I thought you were prioritizing smoothing out your handheld stationary shots...?! FYI, these really are two separate things--handheld has its place, and stabilizers have theirs,...
Forum: Photon Management August 30th, 2009, 01:10 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 4,140
Posted By Charles Papert
I like the cut of your jib, Mike. Bravo.

I like the cut of your jib, Mike. Bravo.
Forum: Canon EOS Full Frame for HD August 29th, 2009, 11:42 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 6,531
Posted By Charles Papert
Like the Merlin and the GC handheld series,...

Like the Merlin and the GC handheld series, there's no built-in LCD on the rig so you are only able to view the LCD on the camera when you are oriented relatively square to it. There is a slight...
Forum: Silicon Imaging SI-2K August 29th, 2009, 09:57 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 9,262
Posted By Charles Papert
Regarding the Steady Tracker type devices, I'll...

Regarding the Steady Tracker type devices, I'll reiterate that I think they are useful for action sequences where the goal is to remove the most egregious signs of handheld but nowhere near as subtle...
Forum: Stabilizers (Steadicam etc.) August 27th, 2009, 09:01 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,834
Posted By Charles Papert
Mmmm...to me this is a bit of a jumbled concept....

Mmmm...to me this is a bit of a jumbled concept. The concept behind the handheld stabilizers such as the Glidecam 2000 is that you hold it in your hand, allowing your arm to pretty effectively...
Forum: Stabilizers (Steadicam etc.) August 26th, 2009, 08:33 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,834
Posted By Charles Papert
Yeah, I guess you could say I use a stabilizer...

Yeah, I guess you could say I use a stabilizer from time to time...!

(see link in my signature...)

OK, after seeing which unit you are referring to, we should probably qualify here....
Forum: Stabilizers (Steadicam etc.) August 26th, 2009, 07:22 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,853
Posted By Charles Papert
I personally find the design of the Pilot sled...

I personally find the design of the Pilot sled preferable to the Flyer (particularly when it come to dynamic balancing) but all things considered, you are always better off with a larger capacity...
Forum: Stabilizers (Steadicam etc.) August 26th, 2009, 07:19 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,834
Posted By Charles Papert
Turn it off. Theoretically it might help if you...

Turn it off. Theoretically it might help if you are doing, say, a running shot where jitter is introduced by the stabilizer and you aren't panning, but nearly every shot involves some sort of pan and...
Forum: Photon Management August 24th, 2009, 10:25 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 6,614
Posted By Charles Papert
You guys need to get yourselves some more...

You guys need to get yourselves some more crew...!!
Forum: Photon Management August 24th, 2009, 01:07 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 4,140
Posted By Charles Papert
I would recommend going with a white cyc for the...

I would recommend going with a white cyc for the backdrop, and a very minimal support for the engine if possible, such as a steel tube that the engine can be bolted to, wrapped in an outer white tube...
Forum: Awake In The Dark August 21st, 2009, 08:20 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 6,555
Posted By Charles Papert
I had read (and it is listed as such on IMDB)...

I had read (and it is listed as such on IMDB) that Blomkamp co-directed "Crossing the Line", the demo short for RED that Peter Jackson made a few years ago, so they have apparently been together for...
Forum: Awake In The Dark August 21st, 2009, 12:18 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 6,555
Posted By Charles Papert
When you have Peter Jackson watching your back...

When you have Peter Jackson watching your back all along the way, that helps.

Studios are very fond of young writer-directors these days, because they can control them, and they are inexpensive to...
Forum: Techniques for Independent Production August 20th, 2009, 07:07 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 14,970
Posted By Charles Papert
Thanks Don, but for me, that one's been trumped...

Thanks Don, but for me, that one's been trumped (and admirably so) in the years that followed. Here's (http://steadishots.org/shots_detail.cfm?shotID=198) a great one from "Flightplan". My jaw...
Forum: Techniques for Independent Production August 20th, 2009, 05:35 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 14,970
Posted By Charles Papert
"Don Juan" actually refers to the orientation of...

"Don Juan" actually refers to the orientation of the operator to the lens, generally operator walking forward with lens facing backwards. The counterpart is the "Missionary" position in which the...
Forum: Open DV Discussion August 19th, 2009, 08:06 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 5,026
Posted By Charles Papert
The classic wisdom is to shoot your wide shots in...

The classic wisdom is to shoot your wide shots in the morning and late afternoon hours when you can take advantage of the directional light. Save the closeups for mid-day, when you can more easily...
Forum: Techniques for Independent Production August 19th, 2009, 07:59 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 14,970
Posted By Charles Papert
Since we are talking about an uneven surface here...

Since we are talking about an uneven surface here (sidewalk), I'd put Steadicam at the head of the list. There have been untold numbers of music videos with this scenario shot on Steadicam. The...
Forum: These Are the People in Your Neighborhood August 10th, 2009, 10:45 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,782
Posted By Charles Papert
Good for you Jim. Stan runs a nice shop, I'm a...

Good for you Jim. Stan runs a nice shop, I'm a regular customer.
Forum: Canon EOS Full Frame for HD August 8th, 2009, 12:35 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,438
Posted By Charles Papert
Agreed about the on-camera light, just a touch of...

Agreed about the on-camera light, just a touch of fill would have been nice.

Not really fair to compare handheld ergonomics to a full-size camera when you guys were clearly on a tripod!

And as...
Forum: Canon EOS Full Frame for HD August 6th, 2009, 02:34 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 16,596
Posted By Charles Papert
The latter. We were also shooting footage with...

The latter. We were also shooting footage with ZF's and Nikons.

The drawback with the PV mount is that 35mm is the widest prime that will work; The rear elements in the wider ones are too deep.
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