Mike Curtis

Mike Curtis writes and runs HD for Indies, a consultancy and website dedicated to using affordable digital technology for independent filmmaking. Mike started HD for Indies after a 15 year digital media career making content for everything from cell phones to cinema screens for clients such as Ford, Dell, Compaq, etc.. As a consultant, he focuses on production and post production hardware, software, and workflows to achieve maximum results at a variety of budget levels.

Aperture 3.01 update released, update on my iPhoto ‘09 migration
Another good article on color correction from Stu
On iPhoto to Aperture 3 migration difficulties and new hard drives
Great new blog to read - PostWorld
Giz Explains: Why ISO Is the New Megapixel
Aperture 3 announced - time to upgrade from iPhoto ‘09?
WOW! Here’s why to go cheap/fast/light!
iPad Follow-up Thoughts - thoughts on v2 hardware and v1.5 software
Apple’s iPad - All the Details, What It Means For Us
Apple iSlate=Segway 2010?
Band Pro 3D - roundup panel discussion on stereoscopic
Band Pro 3D - Technicolor 3D is 35mm film based stereoscopic projection solution
Band Pro 3D - Element Technica shows off their 3D camera rig
Band Pro 3D - Iridas’ metadata driven stereoscopic toolset
Band Pro 3D - Cineform - it is time to look at them again
Band Pro 3D - Silicon Imaging’s Impressive use of SI-2K for Stereoscopic (3D) cinematography
Band Pro’s 3D Symposium - all the latest greatest for acquisition and post for stereoscopic imaging
Sony Introduces SR 2.0 Initiative in LA
Specdown: Red One vs Epic-X announced features
Red Update - revised specs for Epic-X camera
FantasticFest Panels: on set VFX supervision for 3D
FantasticFest Panels: Sean Fairburn on shooting 3D
FantasticFest Panel: The Future of 3D
FantasticFest Day 1 - First Squad, Gentlemen Broncos, Rec 2, The Highball
I’m here covering FantasticFest 2009!
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Thursday, December 17, 2009

Band Pro’s 3D Symposium - all the latest greatest for acquisition and post for stereoscopic imaging

Silicon Imaging, Cineform, Iridas, Element Technica, Technicolor and others talk about their latest stereoscopic

Executive summary - tools are transitioning from the custom/proprietary to the commercially rentable/purchaseable - but expertise and precision is still required to do it right! I spent the day learning about the latest in 3D hardware and software for acquisition and post - read on for all the geeky details.

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Tuesday, December 08, 2009

Sony Introduces SR 2.0 Initiative in LA

went to the Sony event, saw solid state, upgradeable cameras, transcoding hardware

I went to the Sony event in Hollywood tonight where they introduced their “SR 2.0” initiatives, including the following:
-more datarate options for the codec
-upgradeable cameras (35mm and PL mounts)
-solid state recording
-a hardware/software media transcoder
-hints about a 4K camera
-3D and DPX on SR tape
-it’s allllllll about file based workflows

Details after the jump

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Monday, November 02, 2009

Specdown: Red One vs Epic-X announced features

Comparing the differences between the existing Red One and the announced (but unshipped) Epic-X S35 camera from Red

In case you missed it, Red announced some pretty detailed specs about the new Red Epic-X camera on Friday, October 30th. Details about it are here. This is a quicky, off the cuff list comparing the specifications of the existing Red One to the proposed, but still unshipped, Epic-X 35 camera (same thing as the Epic S35, just slightly goosed).  Covers things like form factor, frame rates, resolution, codecs, accessories, etc. If I get something wrong or omit, please say so in the comments and I’ll amend ASAP. If wrong is by accident not avarice....(continues after the jump)

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Monday, November 02, 2009

Red Update - revised specs for Epic-X camera

This is the “with luv” upgrade camera for existing Red One owners

Red made a slew of new announcements on Friday (Oct 30), and I’m going to be picking through it all. The most significant and detailed new announcement had to do with the specifications for the Epic/Epic-X camera, the closest successor that Red has to the Red One.

They made announcements about details nearly a year ago on December 3, 2008, and I covered it extensively here)

Article continues after the jump - pictured above is one of the millions of possible configurations of the Epic & Epic-X camera...

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Tuesday, September 29, 2009

FantasticFest Panels: on set VFX supervision for 3D

Jabbar Raisani from Robert Rodriguez’s Troublemaker Studios talks about on set tools

More raw notes from the 3D/Stereoscopic panel at FantasticFest - this one makes a nice bookend with Emmy award winning Sean Fairburn’s comments about working on set - Sean talked about shooting concerns, Jabbar talks about VFX supervising on set - both in general, and things to worry about when shooting 3D (as in stereoscopic). Below are my raw notes, and here’s a link to pictures of Jabbar’s slides on Flickr. Jabbar talks about what information to record on set for visual effects, tools to collect that info on set, and how to communicate effectively both on set and in post. Some really good info in here after the jump!

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Monday, September 28, 2009

FantasticFest Panels: Sean Fairburn on shooting 3D

Tips from a pro on shooting & posting Stereoscopic/3D content

Continuing my notes from the Future of 3D Panels at FantasticFest, Sean Fairburn (familiar if you read the Cinematographer’s Mailing List) gave an excellent talk on the basics of, and advice on, shooting stereoscopic aka 3D moviemaking. My full, raw, unedited, as-I-typed’em notes are below.

EDIT - here’s pics of his slides on a Flickr set

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Sunday, September 27, 2009

FantasticFest Panel: The Future of 3D

Industry experts & pundits prognosticate on the uptake of stereoscopic imaging in the marketplace

From 9am to 3pm no movies today, just intense geekery - all panels about 3D and stereoscopic imaging for moviemaking - speakers from Intel, RealD (one of the sponsors), NVidia, Troublemaker Studios (Robert Rodriguez’s studio here in Austin), and others spoke today. I’m breaking it up by panel, posting my raw notes from each. Here’s the kickoff panel, on The Future of 3D:

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Sunday, September 27, 2009

FantasticFest Day 1 - First Squad, Gentlemen Broncos, Rec 2, The Highball

3 movies and a killer new place to hang out in Austin

FantasticFest Day 1: First Squad, Gentlemen Broncos, Rec 2, The Highball

The first day of FantasticFest 2009 went exceedingly well - saw 3 movies and went to the opening of a, well, fantastic new venue in Austin, TX. Saw three movies: First Squad, Gentlemen Broncos (latest from director of Napoleon Dynamite), and Rec 2, as well as went to the opening of The Highball, a new bowl/bar/karaoke venue.

If I overheard correctly, they’ve basically rescused and resurrected the entire interior of the Rock ‘n Roll Bowl from New Orleans after it shut down - lifting it and dropping it right next to the Alamo Drafthouse and rechristening it The Highball in all its retro 60s glory.

Read on for the deets! (That image above is in the gorgeous Paramount Theater on Congress Avenue in Austin, TX)

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