Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Advice to a Camera Trainee

Art Adams | 08/13- 08:55 PM

What I’d tell someone who starts a job as a camera PA--tomorrow!

A film student, who I’ve been mentoring, landed a job on a low-budget RED project as camera PA. He sent me an email saying he’s starting the job tomorrow, and what should he know? Here’s the email I sent him to prep him for his first real camera department job:

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Accessorizing RED ONE

Adam Wilt | 08/12- 11:39 PM

It takes more than a body and a lens to make a shooting package.

A fully-loaded RED ONE at Digital Cinema Society’s PCDP meeting.

Today most of the items on our RED ONE order changed status from “Backorder” to “Completed”, so it seems like a good time to discuss kitting out the cameras for real-world use. 

Tuesday, August 05, 2008

Make the Entrance Pupil Your Friend

Art Adams | 08/05- 09:47 AM

Eliminate parallax errors on pans and tilts (for fun and profit)

I’m helping a friend build a three RED camera panoramic camera system that will shoot a 180 image, combining three 60 degree images in post. One of the more important things to consider when doing this kind of work is finding, and aligning, the “pivot point” of each lens to eliminate parallax errors that can occur during panning and tilting.

Saturday, August 02, 2008

Tip from the Trenches

Art Adams | 08/02- 05:28 PM

Learn from the mistakes of others: White Balancing

I hate white balancing, and I try never to do it. If you must, here’s when and where to do it.

Thursday, July 31, 2008

Wevi’s wobble but they don’t break up

Art Adams | 07/31- 05:44 PM

IDX’s new Wevi CW-5HD wireless HD system will have you looking for hidden wires and cackling maniacally when you don’t find them

If I hadn’t seen it myself, I wouldn’t have believed it. I still don’t quite believe it. I just saw an on-camera HD wireless transmitter perform spectacularly, with almost no latency and no breakup at 50’.

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

RED notes: Build 16 released; “nearly ready”

Adam Wilt | 07/29- 11:00 PM

Build 16 is ready to ship, and so are our cameras, almost.

The science project continues: back in mid-June when we looked at RED build 16 beta firmware, we saw some must-have enhancements, but some showstopper bugs. That was then; this is now: here’s how build 16 has evolved…

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