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Art Adams
A native of Northern California, Art Adams has been in the film industry for 22 years--including the last 17 as a director of photography. After spending ten years in Hollywood, Art is now based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has been published in HD Video Pro, American Cinematographer, Camera Operator Magazine, Film/Tape World and CineSource. Art is a member of the International Cinematographers Guild (IATSE 600), the Society of Camera Operators (SOC), and is a trustee of the National Writers Union (UAW 1981). His web site is at www.artadams.net. 
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Next Stop: The Last Stop! RED MX Latitude TestsAn 18-stop test chart, a tunnel made of showcard and a dozen yards of black plastic ground cover later, we have a pretty good idea of the RED MX’s exposure latitude.
When DSC Labs offered to send me a 102db (translation: 18-stop) exposure latitude chart, I just couldn’t bring myself to say no. And, naturally, the first camera I wanted to test was the RED ONE MX. How much better is the new sensor? Let’s take a look… more »IR Cheat Sheet, Updated to Version 2Get the right filter for the right camera!
At long last, an update to my fabled IR Filter Cheat Sheet. Not every camera responds the same way to IR; make sure you have the right filter for the right job. more »Arri Alexa and Far Red: A Problem That’s Already Been SolvedMost cameras have issues with far red or infrared. There are lots of filters to fix that, but you have to use the right one for the right camera. Read on to see what works with Alexa.
Last night I had the chance to—finally!—touch an Arri Alexa at Chater Camera’s Alexa preview party. And, being a curious sort of fellow, I decided to run some impromptu tests. IR tests are the easiest to do so I quickly did some—and in the process learned some interesting things about Alexa. more »
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RED MX IR Tests: The New Sensor is Similar to the Old SensorDon’t throw your IR filters away yet. You’re gonna need them.
RED says that their new sensor is more resistant to IR contamination than their original sensor. This test shows that, while there may be an improvement, IR is still an issue. Fortunately all the usual IR filter solutions work just fine. more »Click to audio / video »Advertisement Step into the Matrix: What I Learned from Examining RED’s Build 30 Color ScienceRED says the MX sensor uses the same colorimetry as their old M sensor. Others say the improvements are so dramatic that this can’t be. A search for the truth led me deep into the heart of The Matrix…
The RED ONE MX is finally here, and it looks great—better than it should, considering that RED says that it hasn’t changed the colorimetry of its sensors, only its sensitivity and noise levels. How could software alone make such a huge difference? I found out… the hard way. more »
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After Effects and Motion Share and Compare
MacBreak Studio Special Episode
On this week’s MacBreak Studio, I host Steve Taylor - an LA-based motion graphics designer who’s tool of choice is After Effects. I thought it would be fun and interesting to compare how After Effects and Motion handle different motion graphics tasks and so this is the first of a series of “share and compare” sessions that looks at cameras and null objects in both After Effects and Motion. Enjoy.
Mastering Motion’s Camera
Working with Angle of View
In this excerpt from Ripple Training’s newest tutorial Mastering Motion’s Camera, host Mark Spencer explains how to work with the camera’s Angle of View.
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