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3 minutes ago, Jimmy said:

or that the 5D iv has a similar sensor and gets a little ML lovin! Imagine that sensor with raw video.

and thats why there should be interest in doing that, and why we should continue to foster this discussion: because it would be SOooooo great

im currently shopping for a used 5d3 for stills and ml raw video. if that camera shot raw in 4k, with more dynamic range, and maybe a bit of a smoother highlight rolloff, id be good on cameras that i need to own vs rent for a looong time

50 minutes ago, Zak Forsman said:

and the director's replied, "then punch in on the 2 shot."

"Just do it in post, same thing, saves a ton of time just shooting a master"

1 hour ago, jcs said:

Unfortunately Abode seems to be adding bugs faster than they are removing them

i kno rite. luckily im a subscriber so i can always have the LATEST bugs!!

i havent had a chance to get into premiere yet but im v happy to see color range secondary adjustments in lumetri and the proxy worflow is much needed

for photoshop users there are some nice new features, like content aware crop, and if you use liquify a lot to work on images of people this is dope

On 6/18/2016 at 11:41 PM, fuzzynormal said:

Sure, but it's a technical medium. Nerds are needed. That's why cinema is such an inclusive craft/art form.  Making movies needs a big tent. The technical and artistic. 

agree

honestly i was so high when i wrote that post? and i didnt mean to be an asshole. i just want e-penis points

theres a lot of right brain/left brain stuff that goes on in filmmaking that i find very interesting, and also very challenging. the struggle is real

edit: oh btw... i rented a 5ds for some stills, and it, imho, sucked. i got the shots i needed but its super noisy when the iso is turned up ~at all~. no different than what id seen online, and what i expected, just kinda lame for a full frame "high resolution" sensor to need sooo much light for optimal results. just my experience; anybody have different results...? i havent done the research on digital mf bodies, but i sure hope that those bigger sensors do a LOT better with less light

its funny how the most technical people often have zero aesthetic sense

ooo looks like i have 236 e-penis points ?

this made my day

omg ???

that video is classic

3 hours ago, M Carter said:

I think it's massively underrated to have your emotional shit together in business.

it absolutely is and thats ironic because it is ~THE~ most important thing to me about anybody i hire

and its the most important thing to me when it comes to the perception of others – you can think that i dont have any talent, you can think that my art sucks, but i wont let you think that im not the calm assertive leader that i say i am, that i dont shake hands with ~everyone~, that im not available to patiently answer questions 24/7, 365, even on leap year

what im saying is that its more important that you like working with me than that you respect me as an artist, and i take my art practice p seriously. then again – i cant have one without the other

also, i was just referencing art and filmmaking, but you said business – which COULDNT BE MORE ACCURATE. these principles apply to, what, everything in life? damn near

3 hours ago, M Carter said:

...but that it would also be a really, really enjoyable day (or days or week)

really, REALLY enjoyable?? i love it @M Carter id hire you just to provide moral support and positive vibes – i need it

seriously tho, great post

18 hours ago, jcs said:

Excellent shots, especially the extreme close ups!

omg agree!

this kind of footage is exactly what all those Ks are good for~! thanks for posting @Oceanshutter, cheers!

12 hours ago, ricardo_sousa11 said:

What do you guys do when you're stuck and cant come up with something for a specific job..?

hang on one second......

...lol seriously tho, a catchy gimmick is greater than literally everything else. just pick something and put it over with confidence

theres been a recent wave of non sequitur commercials here in the states with absurdist jokes/narratives that have literally nothing to do with the product advertised (geico?).  so apparently thats ok now

search youtube for tire commercials. @M Carter makes some good points too

also, what are some of your favorite commercials, the most memorable ones? what makes them stand out in your mind?

heres mine.... i remember seeing this as a kid... and being like... wow. that took some balls

i will never give up hope that ml hacks another canon slr... never ??????  in 2019 ill still have my fingers crossed on the 5d4 

ugh the image out of this camera is GORGEOUS. the clip in the op is SO BEAUTIFUL

i remember when i first saw this i thought the motion was really something... and it is. she has so much physical presence 

whats the story with this camera as far as people actually shooting with it? anyone here have any personal experience? whats it like to use? would you use it on an indie film?

13 hours ago, karoliina said:

6000 dollar camera for 6000 dollar cat

i was gonna say that but you beat me to it ?  $15k is a normal price in the US for an f1 male savannah cat. the irony

@Andrew Reid i love you and support you in whatever you do  

23 minutes ago, karoliina said:

Yes she is Savannah. Not F2 though but F6 SBT. We are breeding Savannahs and she is our queen.

I am obsessed with getting a serval too. Unfortunately we now have some buraucratic obstacles to overcome on that matter as suddenly from nowhere the ministry imposed new regulation (not law) that prohibits ownership, import and reselling of any other animal than cat (felis catus) or dog. This is against the EU-law, but the guys in Finland thought they know better, "we have to put stop to it" -kind of thing and they imposed probably the strictest regulation in whole EU.

Best Regards,

Karoliina

omg that is awesome thanks for letting me know!!!! wow a Savannah breeder, i guess im not too surprised tho after seeing that picture~! shes beautiful  

unfortunately im dealing with something similar here in california ?  truth is, if servals were legal here as pets, id already have one~! i found this amazing breeder and everything.... ive done YEARS of research, like, i know what im getting into...

more than one of my smart friends has pointed out that literally no one (besides us lol) knows the difference between an f1 savannah and a serval walking down the street... so i could just lie, which is becoming an increasingly appealing proposition. mind you, it is 100% legal to keep seven pit bulls in a 400 sq ft apartment... thats ok here

i wonder what people told salvador dali when he went places with his ocelot...?

"One of the most popular accounts of Dalí and Babou is that of the painter bringing the wild cat into a Manhattan restaurant and tethering it to his table, causing great alarm to a fellow diner. To appease the woman's fear, Dalí told her that Babou was nothing more than a normal cat which he had 'painted over in an op art design.'"

37 minutes ago, Ebrahim Saadawi said:

This would help my buying decision enormously seeing 100% frames from the camera at different sharpening levels and if it's close to the organic 1DC.

hear hear

/regarding the poll and ebrahim's original question (What's a better buy?), im divided, and the [electronic looking] sharpening mentioned above IS a big factor to me. is dpaf sicc as heck? yes but ill take the image quality im looking for over "new" bells and whistles seven days of the week

i keep seeing 1dxii footage that makes me have feelings like:

• this is canon h264 mush on steroids

• ykno why people take steroids? because they WORK

• damn those highlights are clipping hard

• wait this looks nicer~! dynamic range is not that great tho...

lets get to the bottom of this. for all the people who want a high dynamic range nonsharpened logish image with great color, lets determine the limits of the 1dxii. if thats not what youre after, and youre happy delivering footage that looks a little bit more, uhm, ~contemporary~? then its a great camera already. which it should be for six thousand f------ dollars 

1 hour ago, Kino said:

[a bunch of smart stuff]

welcome dude! im gonna check out that boring thread on dvxuser lol 

5 hours ago, karoliina said:

Easy choice. I did it already and bought 1DX mark II. 

I use Technicolor Cinestyle profile in the 1DX2 and it works just fine. Check my other post about those.

Cinestyle flat cat frame is attached.

 

 

hello friend, thank you for sharing~!

if you dont mind me asking... what kind of cat is this?? i recently became obsessed with getting a serval so anytime i see a cat on a leash im curious! is that an F2 Savannah or something similar? ?

On 5/16/2016 at 2:57 PM, sudopera said:

It just crossed my mind a few days ago that maybe I should shoot monochrome in my spare time as much as possible, so I could train myself to frame better and maybe see better compositions without the distraction of colors. Sometimes when there is some fast and spontaneus shooting involved, my mind simply blocks and I hate my average framing/composition in those scenarios, and I find myself thinking if I just had a few more seconds to let my brain to catch up. It seems to me that with b&w I could force myself to pay more attention to composition and contrast, and simply see the details that are important for my framing more clearly.

It certainly won't help over night, but I feel it could pay off in the long term.

an interesting proposition~!

my first thought is: to improve your abilities in this department, i would highly recommend a two-dimensional design class~!

for the uninitiated, the vast majority of what you would learn in such an environment applies to all two-dimensional imagery. a good teacher will demonstrate that fact with visual aids from throughout art history and contemporary work including painting, illustration, graphic design, photography, etc., in order to illuminate design elements and principles.

thats my best ever advice for ALL photographers/filmmakers who havent been forced to do shit like that in art school already lol. seriously tho, many find the experience transformative

not that i dont love black and white photography........

21 hours ago, Mattias Burling said:

I'm fighting the urge every day not to buy a Leica Monochrome, and have been since release. If their new screenless camera comes in a monochrome model... The fight would be lost.

lol omg same. when im rich youll know it because ill have an outrageously expensive screenless monochrome rangefinder ? 

what do u guys think of this?

9 hours ago, bunk said:

A7s II, C300 II, 1DX II.

motivation: lipstick of 2 an 3 have the same color. 3 best detail.

oh cool i missed this. so is this correct jcs? clearly the sony is on the left lol. look at that magenta lipstick! still, in spite of that skin tones are v reasonable

9 hours ago, jcs said:

Looks they can work together for multicam shoots without too much post work.

they definitely can. good work, thanks for sharing this

so which canon is which? id be interested in knowing which take on the lipstick color/reds/oranges is most accurate

allegedly ungraded slomo

8 hours ago, mkabi said:

Looks like some Aliens (1979/1986) face fucked one of the weapons

?  omg almighty

kinda wanna kno what that is..... kinda wanna pretend i never saw it

1 hour ago, Jimmy said:

there is no perfect camera for every single job

for now.......