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    andrgl got a reaction from Flynn in First DSLR for filmmaking   
    Film-making? Get a Blackmagic Cinema Camera. You can get them used for under 1500 USD. Just watch out for broken SDI-out. If you want something smaller or cheaper, get the Pocket.
     
    These aren't run and gun DSLR cameras. (Though the learning curve really isn't that steep.) BUT they give you infinite control over your final image. They give you a chance to make your product better then your competitors. Isn't that crazy? For less money you get something better that no one else will be able to copy.
     
    Cinema Camera: https://vimeo.com/9005890
    7D: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMJ2UJI4onI
     
    The 7D footage isn't graded, the BMCC is. They're both well composed pictures, but to me the BMCC footage is more cinematic. I'm not a diehard Blackmagic fanboy, but they offer the cheapest cameras and the easiest workflows for shooting "digital" negatives which allow you the highest control of the look of your picture.
     
     
    One last point. When you shoot RAW video you can set the white balance when you edit. Think about that.
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    andrgl reacted to sunyata in Grading: How Do You Choose Contrast Level?   
    Interesting link showing some common grading / timing looks, or pitfalls depending on how you look at it. http://www.flicks.co.nz/blog/film-is-a-harsh-mistress/making-the-digital-grade/
     
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    andrgl got a reaction from SleepyWill in First DSLR for filmmaking   
    Take a look at that picture again. Notice two different ISOs? Production Camera and Cinema Camera have entirely different sensors. The 4K sensor is shit. 4K at the cost of worse DR and shadows with FPN. It's why the Cinema Camera is still so popular. The Pocket and Cinema Camera have the exact same sensor in different bodies. PC outputs 1080, CC outputs 1350.
     
    Anyway, my point to the OP was that there are products available in his price range capable of a cinematic picture. I'm not saying the BMPCC or BMCC is the best choice, but easy doesn't necessarily equate to better. An iPhone 6 Plus or Lumia 1020 are the easiest, yet it doesn't make them the best choice, why? Because we arbitrarily draw the line with our opinions... it doesn't have X, Y, Z, so it's not as good.
    If I was studying film making, I'd want to work with a product and medium that will translate into real world experience and land me a job. If a camera forces me to grade, expose and light carefully... isn't that a great tool? It teaches you to slow the fuck down and pay attention to what you're doing. A DSLR allows you to fast forward and gloss over the small decisions that determine what your product looks like.
     
    If a 5D3 wasn't so tricky at first to shoot RAW and was in his price range, I'd be suggesting that camera over the Blackmagic ones.
     
    Alphonzo, you have to be better then your peers. And usually that means having to work harder. Put that time in now, while you have time to learn (time at school and age.) Choose a camera that will out of the gate make your work different.
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    andrgl reacted to Andrew Reid in Olympus E-M5 Mark II - love and hate at first sight   
    ​Yes I saw that comment from Olympus.
    They are right and they're wrong.
    Pana, Sony, Samsung do need to generate 4K content for their TVs.
    However my question to Olympus is do you see the potential in great 1080p? BECAUSE YOU HAVEN'T EVEN DONE THAT YET!
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    andrgl reacted to dbp in NX1 and Color Grading   
    ^ He's actually really good about answering questions on lighting set ups and offering tips. His whole philosophy on lighting/cinematography is great. I liked him before but my like increased ten-fold after browsing his forum. 
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    andrgl reacted to sam in Color DNG in ACR   
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    andrgl got a reaction from Ed_David in NX1 and Color Grading   

    Holy god damn f*cking shit. This man operates a forum and even replies on it?!?!?!?!111one
    Thanks infinitely Ed. I had zero clue he had a forum.
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    andrgl reacted to Ed_David in NX1 and Color Grading   
    ​I just hope Andrew here doesn't censor me or I'll have to complain about it on No Film School .  And then if they censor me there, I'll have to go to Roger Deakin's forum.    
     
    Freedom to speak about cameras and gear is important for all of us to grow.
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    andrgl reacted to Ed_David in NX1 and Color Grading   
    you are right, I'm done with their conflict of interest.  
    The connection between the president of Red owning BMCuser.com and DVXUSER.com is not healthy for this industry.  I ask all of you to take those sites with a grain of salt.  
    Anything bad they say about Andrew Reid can be said a million times against Jim Jinnard and his Reduser reign of terror.  And he's a billionare.  Andrew Reid is just like you and me - just a guy who is trying to improve his cinematography skills. 
    I will not be bullied by a billionaire and his army of "Yes Men" and "Board of Bros."
    I hope all of you guys can see this too.  It feels good to not be the only one disgusted by how they run their camera forums.
    UPDATE - now I feel sorry for the mod who deleted my post.  He is moderating with 27,000 posts a website owned by the president of a multibillion dollar corporation and has to pay for his little ads for his books on sound etc - 
     
    So you spend countless hours on this forum and have to pay for your ads? On a forum that is owned by the president of Red camera which is a multimillion dollar corporation owned by a multi-billionare?
    Wow okay I'm sorry for calling you a liar. 
    But now I feel sorry for you.

     
      Originally Posted by David JimersonYou did call me a liar. Which is an insult. It's also untrue. I haven't lied about a thing.

    I do pay for my ads, not that it's any of your business. Have from the start.

    Do you pay for the link to your own website in your own signature? (No.) Why is that link there? By your own reasoning, doesn't that make you a "paid employee" as well? If not, why not?

    RED is not our parent company; Jim Jannard sets absolutely no rules about how we moderate DVXuser, and Jarred has no involvement here anymore. (He could if he wanted to, but he doesn't.) These are all facts. Your refusal to believe them don't make them any less factual.

    I don't have anything to say about Andrew. Like I said, he can say whatever he likes.


       Originally Posted by eddavid  Originally Posted by David JimersonI am no more a "paid employee" of this site than anyone else who runs ads on it. Lowel runs ads for lighting systems -- are they paid employees?

    I will admit to a chuckle when I read that. 

       Originally Posted by eddavidNo actually it does. You are generating income from the site. Therefore you are a paid employee - you get paid in advertising. As a paid employee, you are consciously or subconsciously following a code. Because you have a vested interest in these forums.
       Originally Posted by David Jimerson'Coz I don't wanna. Has nothing to do with anything.
       Originally Posted by eddavid  Originally Posted by David Jimerson  Originally Posted by eddavidAnd you like to sell books.I was a mod here for years before I had anything to sell. My participation here isn't necessary to sell anything, anyway.Then why don't you get rid of your banner ads?

    I don't have thick skin. I did call you a liar. But that's not an insult, it's the truth. 
    Lowel pays for their ads. Do you pay for your ads?

    Jim Jinnard runs Red camera which Jared Land, CEO of Landmine Media which owns reduser dvxuser etc is the president of.
    Don't you see the conflict of interest?

    Anyway I am glad you chuckled. That takes the air out of it. For you thinking that I was threatening you. When I wasn't threatening you.

    I am very, very, very curious to hear your take on Andrew Reid. He already told me his take. Please do tell. 
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    andrgl reacted to Ed_David in NX1 and Color Grading   
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    andrgl reacted to valid in Trailer for vfx sci-fi short (shot on BMCC)   
    A short sci-fi film I'm directing. Shot on BMCC + a lot of CG/vfx. Mixture of anamorphic (Kowa B&H on Voigtlander 28mm) and spherical (Samyang 16mm and 35mm). Filmed in London, China, and Hong Kong.
    Link: http://alexeymarfin.com/blue-eyed-me/

    any feedback welcome :-)
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    andrgl reacted to Ed_David in Samsung NX1 1080p Real world handheld test   
    Last shot is 4k UHD - look at that wobble on the last shot. 
    The last shot spinning - now we are talking - now the Samsung NX1 can be used for more doc settings - I don't mind the resolution loss and the minor blockiness - it's not as bad as the A7s in 1080p mode.  I think this camera at $1500 with crazy fast firmware updating and the support of camera hackers - will become a serious contender.  $1500 vs $2500 - that's $1000 savings you can put into your pocket and spend on more important things, like feeding the homeless.  
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    andrgl reacted to Ed_David in Short Film I shot in Cuba - La Noche Buena on old old Red One MX   
    The old Red One MX - still a workhorse - forgotten piece of old tech that still gets a really beautiful image
    Shooting in Havana as Americans was not easy
     
     
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    andrgl reacted to jcs in Sony FS7 vs. ARRI Amira   
    Other than the magenta bias for the FS7 and green bias for the Amira, the FS7 looks pretty decent in color and highlight tonality (no CC other than what is noted). Once Sony fixes the firmware issues, the FS7 looks to be a decent camera for the price. In the comments it looks like Nate sold his F55 to get an Amira. Even though the F55 can now closely match the Alexa in post, clients are asking for ARRI so he switched to Amira.
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    andrgl reacted to Andrew Reid in Canon 5DS takes a backwards step for video - severe rolling shutter, moire and lack of uncompressed HDMI   
    Cinema EOS line still has no 4K under $8k and no consumer / enthusiast model.
    Pretty glaring holes there that DSLRs fill perfectly, well mirrorless. None of them by Canon! So do go into more details why you think that's a good decsion.
    I have no problem with Cinema EOS being a separate video line, but it's not very interesting. The C100 and C300 were always going to be like the video professional's office tools. The Canon copiers of the cinema world, not really cinema cameras.
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    andrgl reacted to Cinegain in Smallest 3-Axis Gimbal, under $700   
    I like the organic flow of an electronicless steadi-/glidecam. With this... sometimes I have seen some very motorized corrections going on. I get the thing with steadi-/glidecams is, that you need to hire someone, or put in tons or practice, because it takes time to master and with this kind of thing it's more about calibration than flying it, which is great (and terrifying), because it does enable everyone to set it up and they're pretty much done, but to me it's not quite there yet and wouldn't jump on the bandwagon quite yet unless you feel like you have to be an early adaptor and like to tinker around. Not sure about the pistol grip type stabilizer either. I think because of the small form factor, the degree of stabilization is rather limited. I have also seen quite a bit of up- and down bouncing. Someone should come up with 4-axis stabilizers (I've seen some projects, but they all seem to have been abandoned), having some kind of shock absorber that naturally dampens up and down motions caused by walking. We've all seen the MOVI getting a lot of competition that got really affordable, real quick. Now, it won't get much cheaper for very specialized gear like this, that already comes from a Chinese manufacturer, but there's still room for quite a few alternatives and a sub 500 USD solution. So, I'm gonna wait this out just a little longer... I might even prefer just to go for something like this though:
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    andrgl reacted to leeys in Smallest 3-Axis Gimbal, under $700   
    Crop factor is dependent on sensor size.
    There's a long thread in DVX about it: www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?330675-Micro-Gimbal-for-GH4-BMPCC-A7s-699-USD/
    The manufacturer is a little defensive though, and it does seem the product could use a little more polish.
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    andrgl got a reaction from Xavier Plagaro Mussard in Smallest 3-Axis Gimbal, under $700   
    ​Incredibly well.
    http://vimeo.com/115516762
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    andrgl got a reaction from tosvus in Smallest 3-Axis Gimbal, under $700   
    ​Incredibly well.
    http://vimeo.com/115516762
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    andrgl got a reaction from jcs in Smallest 3-Axis Gimbal, under $700   
    One last update. Remote control works crazy good.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwuh4OXgslI
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    andrgl reacted to M Carter in Light stands   
    ​Film really separated the men from the boys. I did a two year portfolio project, 35mm 320T tungsten film pushed 3 stops, then duped (in my enlarger with a flash unit taped to the condenser) to 8x10 velvia or EPP (the shot above is the same technique). Multiple exposures on glass sheets with a different focus point for each layer, and different lights for each exposure. Three to five exposures per frame. No comps of course, Photoshop still shipped on floppy discs back then (I learned Photoshop from version 2.0 - came on like seven floppies and the manual was like a phone book!) - one shot (with brackets). I went through a lot of tungsten Polaroid pack film (which only came in 64T but I was shooting 320T at 3000 asa). Polaroids shot with a Nikon and Forscher fiber-optic back and layers of ND. Bracket like hell and cross your fingers. Came out gorgeous.
    The worst part about film shooting? Trying to sleep after a $20k shoot with the film at the lab, no snip tests til morning. You try to sleep with that hanging over your head!
    What happens when you push 320T 3 stops (don't worry, it's no longer manufactured):

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    andrgl reacted to M Carter in Light stands   
    Good points - though this was really "inspired" by newbies who seem to think c-stands are the only pro stand out there.
    And every stand I listed has a baby pin and will take a standard grip head & arm; the juniors have pop-up baby pins with Jr. receivers, and would have you prepared for that first 1.2k HMI you buy from eBay.
    @Ieeys, I'm in the US and used US links and only posted items with free US shipping, but many of these should be available on your side of the pond. I have plenty of $50 black steel light stands, many that came with flo's, etc, and they're handy and lightweight. Once you try to boom even a small card with 'em, not so great. Again, I'm suggesting people new to all of this become aware that their heavy-stand dollars can be better spent than just c-stands. For the same investment (or a few bucks more, or even a good deal less) you can get a lot more stand with more versatility.
    There are times on a complex shoot (especially product shots) where only a c-stand will fit in that maze of tripod-leg stands - that seems to really be their intended use. Those of us with a product background have been there - the jewelry tabletop with a forest of chrome all around it, a stylist and client trying to get their heads in with a camera on an arm and a giant softbox overhead... I've even loved those little "mini" c's at those times - with the 18" footprint!
    This shot took every light stand I owned (film days, shot on EPP) - and I ended up grabbing two microphone stands (products on individual sheets of glass, etc)
     

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    andrgl reacted to rtwomey in Fashion Film - 5d Raw   
    This is a short fashion film that a few friends and I made recently for a graduate of the National College of Art & Design in Dublin, Ireland.
    It was a non-commercial gig that we did with no money by calling in some favors. We filmed in two different locations, one in Dublin and another in Tullamore over the course of one day. A lot of the shots are available light with diff or bounce. The opening sequence in the science lab was lit with a couple of redheads and daylight. Small LED lights were used in places. It was mainly shot on Samyang Cine lenses 35mm & 85mm and a Canon 50mm f1.4.

    Everything was shot raw either in 1080p 25fps or 50fps at a lower res. ProRes files were made in Resolve using the cinelog lut. The edit and grade was handled by the director. The original plan was to relink and for me to grade in Resolve but I moved to NYC recently so the director working from the ProRes files was the easiest solution.
     

     
    Thanks for watching, some other stuff shot on everything from 16mm film to Red can be seen on my site: www.richardtwomey.com
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    andrgl reacted to Jimmy in For Sale: FS700/OQ7 Shooting Package (UK)   
    Hi, I am selling this great, well looked after 4K package. I'm sure if you are looking, you know the power of this combo! Everything you need other than glass. Located in Bewdley, near Birmingham. Reason for sale, moving to RED Dragon.

    Package total new is £8467 (according to prices on CVP).... Looking for offers around £6500

    FS700 £4435
    Metabones EF to E mount - £328

    Odyssey 7Q £1449
    2 x 256GB SSDs - £672
    Sony RAW Upgrade - £496
    PEC Charge Plate - £37

    SSD Lead - £20
    H-SDI Lead - £20
    2 x NP-F970 - 2 x £115
    2 x NP-F770 - 2 x £40

    Manfrotto 503 head and tripod- £700







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    andrgl reacted to Cinegain in counterweight recommendation   
    If you read the comments there you'll find out that the one you're linking to, some of the parts it consists out of are plastic. I also have Ginirigs stuff. All metal everything.
    Just threw two examples together real quick for ya. The first one below is one of these offset dual rod setups, is more rigid and well-built than all the really cheap stuff and much more modular. So you can get some parts from Lanparte for example and throw it on there. Yeah, haven't thrown any counterweights on it, but it's easy to adapt to. With a small lens it's nice 'n easy, but that 80-200mm for example does get to you a little. Follow focus is the Kamerar one (FF3 if I remember correctly).


    2nd one is more of a run 'n gun thing (ABCRig). It's more of a cage with handle that has some shoulder rig abilities than a shoulder rig per se. It's nice 'n basic though.
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