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by santellavision on Nov 21, 2007 at 6:18:13 pm
in the Panasonic VariCam Forum
Definitely use the half-shutter when shooting 24. Without it, you get way too much blur. True film cameras do the same thing as the mirror rotates when exposing. I also use half when shooting 30 fps if you are getting ... | | | | |
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RED Camera
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Exposing the RED: Perfect Exposure, Every Time
Director DP, REDtrepreneur, early adopter and obsessed student of the RED camera system David Battistella takes a closer look at how to hit the sweet spot on the RED sensor. David shows how understanding REDs inner workings will help you expose your scene just right, every time.
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Author: David Battistella |
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| | | | DOF Adapter and optics for a Sony FX1?
by Todd Terry on Jun 13, 2008 at 2:48:55 pm
in the HDV Format Forum
years, even shooting lower-budget "mom and pop" television commercials on 35mm becuase I love the look. However, since we started DoF converting a couple of years ago our film cameras haven't made it out of their cases even once. I've ... | | | | |
| | | | XL-H1 w/ P+S mini35 Adapter
by Todd Terry on Jul 21, 2008 at 4:49:08 pm
in the Canon camcorders Forum
more than two years now and shoot with it every day, and I have been absolutely nothing but happy. In fact, we used to shoot a lot of 35mm film, but I have not even had the film cameras out ... | | | | |
| | | | News: Jaume Rey Surveys HD Progress in Europe
by Cow News Droid on Jun 2, 2008 at 4:26:37 pm
in the News & Press Releases Forum
being more versatile and producing cleaner images. HD technology also allows users to get different views and angles in spaces that it would be difficult to shoot in with film cameras. In conclusion, Jaume Rey pointed to a future in ... | | | | |
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Apple Final Cut Pro
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Seeing RED in Montreal: A Creative COW Real Time Report
None of the RED cameras have yet made their way into an owner's hands in Montreal, so Mathieu Marano helped arrange an introduction for the Final Cut Montreal user group. In this Creative COW Real Time Report, he shares the details of that meeting, as well as his first experiences with RED post-production workflow. Since this is a real time report, stay tuned for updates as Mathieu and the producers of Montreal learn more.
Review
Author: Mathieu Marano |
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| | | | smear effect
by Rennie Klymyk on Apr 21, 2008 at 6:14:57 pm
in the Panasonic HVX - HPX (P2) Forum
In film mode the shutter speed is indicated by shutter angle. The wider the angle the "slower" the speed or the more the film "frame" is exposed to the light or scene. On film cameras this effects color temp as ... | | | | |
| | | | Help An Editor Identify This Problem?
by Todd Terry on Sep 8, 2008 at 6:16:28 pm
in the Cinematography Forum
into 1/120th (or higher) territory your video definitely begins to take on the same choppy stuttery look as when film is shot with a narrow shutter (with variable-shutter film cameras). Then your video begins to look a lot like "Gladiator" ... | | | | |
| | | | 25 fps to 24 fps
by Dave LaRonde on Apr 23, 2008 at 9:54:58 pm
in the Adobe After Effects Forum
then the next field, creating a complete frame. In the case of PAL, those two fields were separated in time by 1/50 second. A LOT of motion can happen in that time, and film cameras don't work in fields. They ... | | | | |
| | | | d in Studio
by gary adcock on Apr 28, 2008 at 1:54:28 pm
in the RED Camera Forum
[Dean Brennan] "I just read some stuff about how it takes more than one person to operate the RED. Wouldn't it be pointless to use these in a studio setting?" Film cameras more often than not require more than one ... | | | | |
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HD High-End
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Dress for Success with RED
Not all production with the RED camera is Hollywood-scale. Craig Meadows is in a smaller market, doing mostly local and regional spots. Even though he's only had his RED for a short time, he tells you here about how it works, its workflow, and how it's already making a big difference for his clients.
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Author: Craig Meadows |
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| | | | PDW 700 and 24P
by Don Greening on Aug 16, 2008 at 1:12:31 am
in the Sony CineAlta - XDCAM Forum
[Sam Roberts] "MY question is, what is the importance of 24P and how and why is it used" 24p matches the frame rate of film cameras. Most feature length movies shot digital will use this frame rate to more closely ... | | | | |
| | | | Professional compressors
by mike velte on Apr 2, 2008 at 11:15:48 am
in the Web Streaming - Audio|Video Forum
Carbon Coder (formerly Procoder) is considered by many as one of the best. http://www.rhozet.com/ Making nice movie trailers begins with a movie set, film cameras and great lighting. http://www.video2stream.com | | | | |
| | | | News: JVC Introduces World
by Cow News Droid on Apr 20, 2005 at 5:06:15 am
in the News & Press Releases Forum
user customization including settings for gamma and skin tone detection. A patented user- selectable algorithm provides motion reproduction similar to that produced with film cameras. All user parameters can be stored on a removable SD memory card and can be ... | | | | |
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Cinematography
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Shooting with RED: Testing, testing...
CreativeCOW leader Gary Adcock's experience shooting both film and HD gives him a unique perspective as he takes you along for thorough testing with the new RED camera. In part 1 of this series, he focuses on the camera's benefits and shortcomings of the camera itself, as well as some of the challenges shooting with it.
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Author: Gary Adcock |
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AJA io
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The long-awaited AJA Io HD!
Creative COW Community leader Gary Adcock has also worked closely with a number of industry manufacturers over the years, including AJA. Gary offers a guided tour through the features of the much-anticipated Io HD, and its promise of portable, hardware-supported ProRes editing in virtually every frame size and frame rate.
Review
Author: Gary Adcock |
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Event Videographers
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Professional Emitter Libraries: Pyro and Hearts
In this article, CreativeCOW's Bill O'Neil takes a look at the new wondertouch Professional Emitter Libraries. In this set are two Pyro libraries and one Heart set which is a collection of beautiful heart themed designs and backgrounds.
Review
Author: Bill O'Neil |
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Panasonic VariCam
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Leo Ticheli discusses the HD VariCam from Panasonic
Panasonic's VariCam HD camera is one of the most popular HD units in use today, being used in major and independent films, commercials, corporate and music videos and many other projects. In this article, Creative Cow's Leo Ticheli discusses how the VariCam is used at his company, Leo Ticheli Productions (LTP). LTP bought VariCam back in 2001 and today uses the VariCam in projects that are developed at the two company offices located in Birmingham, Alabama and Atlanta, Georgia.Leo Ticheli, (host of Creative Cow's VariCam forum), discusses his purchase reasons, the image quality, the posting process and some of the projects that the VariCam has been used on. He gives his assessment of the camera, as well as the VariCam's aptness for a broad range of assignments.
Review, People / Interview
Author: Leo Ticheli |
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Cinematography
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Camera Tricks, Part Two
In the article Camera Tricks, Part One, we looked at warming and cooling your image to gain a desired result. In Part Two, Jim Allen discusses softening or diffusing your image and a few other special effects that you may like to try. For most of these, it will be necessary for you to have a camera that allows you to perform manual white balance, manual irising, and manual shutter speed adjustments. With some of these ideas, the automatic functions will automatically overcome the effect you are trying for.
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Author: Jim Allen |
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Indie Film & Documentary
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The Making of Kenya, the documentary film
In 2000, a team from Steven Galvano's organization (RCCM) traveled to Zambia and the over 20 hours of video he captured there turned into a short documentary film. Now, 6 years and three documentary films later, documenting these trips have become a central part of what he does. In this article, Steven describes his recent documentary: Kenya, The Documentary Film.
Tutorial, Feature
Author: Steven Galvano |
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