Neumann Films

1 hour ago, Tim Sewell said:

Okay, so we're one-to-one. I'd use it as a bounce for lifting ambient levels in medium size spaces, or as a main source for a cove. 

Oh yeah, for that it's solid!

Depends on what you're using it for. Personally, I don't find much use for these types of lights anymore. Kind of hard to control and shape.

30 minutes ago, newfoundmass said:

I understand what you're saying but there's still very little known about the camera. Maybe they'll surprise us? 

Eh, I don’t know. Panasonic doesn’t seem like that kind of company. They likely teased with the headline specs and left some things out. Never know but...doesn’t make a lot of sense to reveal details about the camera and leave out big things.

32 minutes ago, Andrew Reid said:

You mean the GH5 II or GH6?

GH6. It feels like the GH2-GH3 update. I remember being blown away by the GH2 and then didn’t give a single thought to buying the GH3. After this amount of time I expected some innovative stuff. This feels like something that was done in 2019 and is just now seeing the light of day because of Covid.

19 minutes ago, newfoundmass said:

We don't really know enough about the GH6, but 5.7k 60p and 4K 120p are both great. I'd wait before calling it underwhelming. 

Why do you need to shoot 5.7k instead of UHD? I don’t see the point of all of these cameras that situate themselves within the benchmark standards. If this was an alternate camera to their main line (like the GH5s) then yeah, it makes sense. For the GH6 it just doesn’t do enough differently to justify its place. Especially when you consider what other companies are doing. 
 

IBIS in the GH5 and 10 bit 4K in camera were game changing. There’s nothing here (so far) that is game changing. 5.7k 60 is nice, sure. “Nice” doesn’t spur me to spend money.

Personally I think that is an underwhelming camera. Just not enough there to justify upgrading the GH5.

A-fucking-men

3 hours ago, Robert Collins said:

Let me ask you a question? 2 years from now will GME stock be above US$250 or below US$250 a share. I think we can both agree it will be below US$250 a share. 

So if you currently hold GME stock valued at US$250 a share you have already been 'pumped and dumped'

$GME has a chance to settle above $250. Andrew seems to only be interested in the ideal, which is one that can’t really be argued and one that I believe in as well.

If we, the insignificants, have a chance to make our roar heard, we need to do it. Even if the sole purpose is to remind those on top that we exist and are still here, it’s worth it to send that reminder.

50 minutes ago, Andrew Reid said:

Logical, and thoughtful, but still missing the point about the internet DOGECOIN experiment which is taking place.

I get it, I just think it's important to look at all of the factors. If it's only a few hundred bucks, no big deal. I've known people that got tens of thousands into a crypto days before it dropped and they were stuck for years trying to recoup.

Listen, I'm ALL for crypto and decentralization. I started a stock video site and cryptocurrency to try and decentralize stock video. A platform where creators get 100% of the commission. The problem is...even crypto is monopolized. Guess how much it costs to get a crypto onto any decent exchange? 40+ BTC. At least. Then the exchanges take a fee every time you make a transfer.

Monopolization follows innovation, inevitably.

Remember...Robinhood was supposed to be decentralized.

As someone that was into crypto fairly early, there's a few things you need to look at with any of these projects.

Important numbers to investigate:

#1 - Bitcoin total coins: 18.6 million

#2 - Bitcoin current price: $33,500

#2 - Bitcoin Market Cap (current price x total coins): $706 billion

#3- Dogecoin total coins:  128 billion

#4 - Dogecoin current price: $0.04

#5 - Dogecoin Market Cap (current price x total coins): $5 billion

So let's say, in a perfect world, Dogecoin replaces Bitcoin as the top cryptocurrency and sucks up ALL of their market cap. No one trades Bitcoin anymore (it will never happen but let's just use it as an example). To calculate this you match their market caps. Dogecoin is currently 5 billion and Bitcoin is 706 billion. So Dogecoin would have to increase by 141x to be as popular as Bitcoin.

Even in that unrealistic scenario, Dogecoin price per coin would top out at $5.64. So that is the best case, pie in the sky, never going to happen scenario for Dogecoin.

Best case scenario for Dogecoin will be ten to twenty cents and then a correction back down here to five cents or so. I love what WSB is doing with $GME but I wouldn't get into that right now. Not with the power of Wall Street against it. Just not a place you want to put your money right now. 

Obligatory "I'm not a financial advisor" warning.

I think the problem might be a little deeper than this. I fear that traditional films as a medium may be in jeopardy. Extrapolate this all out. Movies come to streaming, they don’t perform nearly as well as “binge worthy” shows because...how could they, if success is determined by watch time then a movie simply doesn’t have that on its side.

Audiences have shorter and shorter attention spans so I don’t think movies will perform all that well on these streaming services, certainly not well enough to justify the budgets. So you’re going to see budgets being cut...massively to continue producing films at a high level.

I just have a fear that the traditional 120 minute film medium is on the plank right along with the theater chains.

6 hours ago, seanzzxx said:

Also just to be clear, your tone of voice during the comparison footage is an Epic Light Media impression, right?

I’ve never seen a video of theirs, so no. It’s not really an impression of anyone in particular, just a broad and excessively energetic impression of the average YouTuber I guess.

12 hours ago, tweak said:

Yeah, you kinda blew that 😢.

I shall redeem myself. A tutorial for how to summon the Squarespace gods should do the trick.

4 hours ago, MrSMW said:

And that being said, you also forgot to say numerous times, ‘and that being said’.

Also also also. Also forgot to stretch it to 10+ minutes with fluff.

26 minutes ago, MrSMW said:

I think the lack of sponsorship by Storyblocks or at least Squarespace reveals so much. 

As a result, I have liked and subscribed twice.

I’m mad at myself for not spoofing that too. I had a perfect spot for it. 

2 hours ago, kaylee said:

*tag* your turn

Bill Burr is a genius comic IMO

4 hours ago, tweak said:

This is 99% of camera reviews on YT.

I’m usually all for it but it’s gotten a little out of control IMO

11 minutes ago, MrSMW said:

I do think if you'd tried harder, you could have found could have found could have found an even worse track that repeats repeats repeats it's janky out of tune 'tune'.

And turned up the volume on it.

And maybe waved the camera around a little more.

Ah, so it's a Cinemadpographer? You need to TM that before someone else does.

Otherwise, carry on.

Browsing Musicbed for the perfect bad song WAS a highlight for me. Not going to lie.

23 minutes ago, MrSMW said:

Cinedetographer? 😂

This is a guy that has heard it called "Cinematographer" and then heard it called "DP" and in the heat of the moment, forgot which was which.
 

58 minutes ago, kaylee said:

NO ONE IS FUNNY!!!!

I have never thought about it this way before but...you're kind of right. Is that the root of the problem? People are WAY to self serious on YouTube.

18 minutes ago, kye said:

I don't have a problem though.

I mean, I can stop at any time.

Mmhmm. Famous last words my friend.

7 hours ago, tupp said:

What is the "12-step program" for B-roll addicts?

Get the 12K URSA and then only film in 4K/24. If you can manage that, you have beat it!