Forum: Stabilizers (Steadicam etc.)
August 23rd, 2007, 08:33 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 4,723
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Forum: DVC Feedback!
August 23rd, 2007, 08:31 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 4,222
Lorinda:
Couldn't find your film in Dylan's...
Lorinda:
Couldn't find your film in Dylan's listings--maybe I'm looking in the wrong place.
Just wanted to let you know that I tried again to use your hand-me-down 1980's era video camera on...
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Forum: Digital Video Industry News
August 23rd, 2007, 08:26 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 8,336
While I think that virtually any consumer would...
While I think that virtually any consumer would be able to discern the difference between a consumer SD and consumer HD camera given that they were being exhibited on identical HD-capable displays,...
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Forum: Stabilizers (Steadicam etc.)
August 20th, 2007, 08:39 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 3,987
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Forum: Digital Video Industry News
August 20th, 2007, 02:12 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 7,949
Every time I catch one of those Star Trek...
Every time I catch one of those Star Trek episodes on NBC, I am stunned to see how the interiors are lit. All of the faded telecines I've grown up with did no justice to the those outlandish party...
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Forum: Stabilizers (Steadicam etc.)
August 20th, 2007, 12:15 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,144
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Forum: Stabilizers (Steadicam etc.)
August 19th, 2007, 10:03 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,144
The Merlin is rated for 5lbs out of the box,...
The Merlin is rated for 5lbs out of the box, however with the new metal gimbal and added weight kit it can support up to 7 lbs. This would be an unpleasant handful however, so you will be much better...
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Forum: Flying Cameras
August 18th, 2007, 06:33 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 5,460
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Forum: Photon Management
August 18th, 2007, 06:32 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,348
Also you wouldn't really want to be trying to...
Also you wouldn't really want to be trying to match HMI to incandescent bulbs when tungsten units will match better and be easier to work with (and cheaper to rent)!
1/4 CTO on the incandescent...
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Forum: Special Mounts and Applications
August 18th, 2007, 10:41 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 5,948
This is effectively what we were doing, but...
This is effectively what we were doing, but slaving one camera to the other operationally would not have worked as the compositional needs would have been compromised.
Had we had access to a 4K...
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Forum: Special Mounts and Applications
August 18th, 2007, 10:38 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 5,948
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Forum: Special Mounts and Applications
August 18th, 2007, 10:14 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 5,948
Unusual two-camera rig for simultaneous wide/tight
This week I was posed with the request to shoot simultaneously wide and tight angles due to a tight shooting schedule that precluded doing them consecutively, so I came up with the rig seen in the...
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Forum: Stabilizers (Steadicam etc.)
August 15th, 2007, 10:07 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,319
Pilot is a fantastic rig. It's actually a more...
Pilot is a fantastic rig. It's actually a more flexible design than the Flyer (less capacity of course). I highly recommend it.
Compared to the Merlin, it is easier to configure and rebalance and...
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Forum: Stabilizers (Steadicam etc.)
August 14th, 2007, 11:31 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 5,232
Mmm...well...I wouldn't call the Groucho walk...
Mmm...well...I wouldn't call the Groucho walk part of stabilizer operating theory, certainly it's one of the major factors for handheld work. A smooth step that rolls from ball of the feet to the...
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Forum: Canon XH Series HDV Camcorders
August 12th, 2007, 05:47 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 3,999
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Forum: Stabilizers (Steadicam etc.)
August 12th, 2007, 12:41 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 4,441
Stephen:
Having external cables run from top...
Stephen:
Having external cables run from top to bottom of the rig doesn't cause any issues with balance or influence on operation, it's only when they run from the rig to something off the rig...
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Forum: Panasonic P2HD / DVCPRO HD Camcorders
August 11th, 2007, 06:47 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,608
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Forum: Show Your Work
August 11th, 2007, 04:25 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,368
Good for you guys for going for it.
Since...
Good for you guys for going for it.
Since you are repeatedly stating that you are going for "Hollywood-quality", I would suggest that shallow depth of field and slow dolly moves are just the...
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Forum: The TOTEM Poll: Totally Off Topic, Everything Media
August 11th, 2007, 10:45 AM
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Replies: 252
Views: 43,085
...but then again, there are many, many...
...but then again, there are many, many competitions and festivals out there these days, some of which you can buy your way into (48 Hr. Film Festival being one), not to mention online challenges,...
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Forum: Canon XH Series HDV Camcorders
August 11th, 2007, 10:13 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 3,999
Not one dropout in an hour of transferred...
Not one dropout in an hour of transferred footage. Everything went smoothly.
Have there been reported issues with this?
It did feel a tad strange, I've owned DV decks for years and don't even...
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Forum: Canon XH Series HDV Camcorders
August 10th, 2007, 07:26 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 3,999
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Forum: Canon XH Series HDV Camcorders
August 9th, 2007, 11:35 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 3,999
re: HDMI--yes, I used my HV-20 to send to the...
re: HDMI--yes, I used my HV-20 to send to the Blackmagic card.
re: Prius--yup Greg, good spotting. It was supposed to be my Audi A6 that I've had in my garage waiting to be sold (anyone want...
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Forum: The TOTEM Poll: Totally Off Topic, Everything Media
August 9th, 2007, 09:06 AM
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Replies: 252
Views: 43,085
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Forum: Photon Management
August 7th, 2007, 02:50 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,852
On a feature I was one once we were shooting...
On a feature I was one once we were shooting interior green screen of a pitcher throwing a baseball with a Photosonics camera, at around 1000 frames per second. The amount of light needed to capture...
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Forum: Canon XH Series HDV Camcorders
August 7th, 2007, 12:39 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 3,999
2.66 Quad, 8 GB RAM, BM Intensity Pro card...
2.66 Quad, 8 GB RAM, BM Intensity Pro card (brought the A1 footage in via HDMI as ProRes422, very cool).
Yep, watched your spot, pretty rad! Might not go down that well with the brass at Heinz...
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