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i've put slow-mo into my shorts and gotten away with it, (i think!!) i been shooting on miniDV and lately on sonys Z1- HD 6 grand camera, and simply slowed the footage down in premiere. if ya have the equipment ya could try a few tests and see what ya think. i agree with Lazlo, going for...

these type of crazy statements have been floating around for the last decade. maybe when the machines take over in the year 2011 will us sorry humans wish we had stuck with film.

theres like no easy answers cos if its good then the intangable qualitys shine through in what is a very technical profession. the best people dont talk too much in technics, but about the characters in the story and how they try to make their work flow around them, so that when they get it...

lovin this tread!!! i reckon the deal with editing is that great art of being able to squeeze out new ideas with the footage, and for that you need to be harsh to the material. tear up the script n start over. However i think ya gotta get magic on the day. Woody gets magic and i think he...

hello, when lighting a film, would you try to stick to the same F-stop as much as possible, or would you let it slide? Or would you actually be very specific and say the F-stop will be 2.8 and a half for this feature (for example) sorry if this is a rediculas question Also have you ever had...

Chimeras - ya gotta love Chimeras! i could spend all day lighting faces off one Chimera! i love these journals! please try keep it up Kevin! Its all good :o

still developing the look, and one thing i will try is actually part of the Post production process.. a selective Focus spot on the image, we have been thinking on blurring all within the frame to give the impression of foggieness and also Dread! - ness, but pick out just the face of the actor...

!! i meant bad a s s as in good lighting

i love capturing as much of the final look in camera as possible , but when it comes to DV cams is this the best approach?? with some dv cams alot of the image can be manipulated in camera, heres an example i found.. the following is quoted from Mr Eric Gustavo Petersen (a great music video...

I wish to obtain a very sharp look to a few shots in my next short, which will be shot on DV, probley the Canon XL1. (i dont mean just a standard shot in focus) i studied that photographers who are shooting macro Close up shots , needing very sharp pictures, (for example wet fruit!) they will...

i was involved in a zombie short (shot on DV) and it was a messy job in a forest where it rained non stop (this is in Ireland) and halfway during the shoot we watched the footage and discovered there were no "shots" but the cameraman just recorded Everything!! his excuse was that he was a...

hi to all ! (i'm more of a forum reader than a talker..) i'm in pre production with directing/lighting a Horror/Film Noir film on DV, for no money! but finally found a great location, an old creepy higgedy piggedy house thats been used for many aggresive parties down the ages, what with lots of...

i just seen the test shots of Reel Stream's Andromeda system - oh yeah! :D check it out here http://www.reel-stream.com/andromeda_graphic.php and then go to the comparisons page to see examples dont believe for a moment that it will be "cheap" or that better technology = better stories but...