tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65978332008-08-14T16:18:15.566-06:00Mike Curtishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922566183295325705noreply@blogger.comBlogger3427125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6597833.post-57272080068753211432008-08-14T16:18:00.000-06:002008-08-14T16:18:15.583-06:00

In Art's words: 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: ...good advice for the on set newbie. Rest is here: ProVideo Coalition.com: Stunning Good Looks by Art Adams |

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I ran into Adam Wilt at a Digital Cinema Society event at Plaster City Digital Post over the weekend, and we talked Red and Red accessories, field techniques, etc. He's written up a bit on accessorizing the Red. ProVideo Coalition.com: Camera Log by Adam Wilt | Founder | Pro Cameras, HDV Camera, HD Camera, Sony, Panasonic, JVC, RED, Video Camera Reviews

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Art Adams has a nice short piece on a recent experience budgeting a project. My favorite line: ProVideo Coalition.com: Stunning Good Looks by Art Adams | Cinematography: "If you compete on the top, you’re competing on ability and predictability: if the company wants a specific and very important look, you’ll provide it. If you compete on the bottom you can only compete on price--and there’s

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ProVideo Coalition.com: Stunning Good Looks by Art Adams | Cinematography Drat, Art beat me to it! We used one of these on our music video shoot recently, and I was VERY impressed by the system. Tiny and effective, we used it in a chase car and it worked just fine - VERY slick! Read on for analysis and pics... -mike

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ProVideo Coalition.com: Adobe Beyond Adobe by Adobe | Vendor Blog - on Adobe's blog on PVC, they mention native R3D support coming to Adobe's CS3 suite - including Premiere. Adam Wilt runs down some of the improvements from build 15 to build 16: ProVideo Coalition.com: Camera Log by Adam Wilt | Founder | Pro Cameras, HDV Camera, HD Camera, Sony, Panasonic, JVC, RED, Video Camera Reviews Also,

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ProVideo Coalition.com: Camera Log by Adam Wilt | Founder | Pro Cameras, HDV Camera, HD Camera, Sony, Panasonic, JVC, RED, Video Camera Reviews Adam does his usual thorough rundown on the NEW AND REVISED version of the Panasonic 17" LCD display. Many improved features, but still 1280x768 - so no pixel for pixel full size 1080p view. There is a pixel for pixel unscaled viewing mode, which is

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Macworld | Review: Final Cut Server 1.1 I reviewed Final Cut Server for MacWorld - I'll have more to say about it in the future, but this is a good place to start. It is powerful, it is complicated, it is a big fat wet kiss to consultants to do custom integration. -mike

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ProVideo Coalition.com: HD for Indies by Mike Curtis | Articles OK, maybe not EVERYTHING, but certainly everything pertaining to Redcode and how variable is their variable bitrate codec, how much space does X resolution at Y aspect ratio with Z codec take up, how many minutes/hours fit on a CF or Red Drive, what is the max frame rate, what does it depend on, etc. If you are planning on shooting

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ProLost: Go Naked pt. 2 Stu points out the truth - good story, good post, don't need to drop a wad of cash.... SKILL COUNTS MORE THAN TOYS. Tough, but true.

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good one - Three false copyright accusations and we'll cut off your Internet access - Boing Boing: "The internet is only that wire that delivers freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, and freedom of the press in a single connection. It's only vital to the livelihood, social lives, health, civic engagement, education and leisure of hundreds of millions of people (and growing every day). This

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Just dashed this off over at PVC: Making Movies Now - bigger, sometimes better, definitely riskier Touching on the heart of moviemaking efforts from a business perspective.

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ProVideo Coalition.com: HD for Indies by Mike Curtis | Founder posted over at PVC - link to the killer new Ben Buttons trailer that was shot on Viper, and some details on the new Red Build 16 which fixes a looooooooooong list of outstanding issues with the Red camera, and fills in a lot of new features to boot. I'm doing what writing I can over at ProVideoCoalition.com these days, so just

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ProVideo Coalition.com: Richard Harrington Nice little tip on color correction - shoot a $7 card in the field. Yep, I've been reallllllllllllly busy lately, not much time to write. But some cool stuff to tell you about as soon as I have some time... -mike

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GRRRRRRRR. Grr. Slashdot | Microsoft Acknowledges NBC's Wish is Its Command: "' Microsoft has acknowledged that Windows Media Centers will block users from recording TV shows at the request of a broadcaster. 'Microsoft included technologies in Windows based on rules set forth by the (Federal Communications Commission),' wrote a Microsoft spokeswoman, apparently referring to an FCC proposal that

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Saw an LA Times article about Cannes that got me thinking about the state of indies, so wrote some rambling stuff about it - when technology runs ahead of the market. Forgot to include a link to that great South Park episode where all the five minute famous web folks got into a fight - perfect example. Here it is.

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ProVideo Coalition.com: Camera Log by Adam Wilt | Founder: Adam Wilt does his usual thing - writing at length, in detail, about the nitty gritty of how things work. He talks about the challenges and importance of proper focal flange adjustments, and I liked his bit about the challenges of focusing: "focusing by tape measure and the lens witness marks is how the Hollywood folks usually do it,

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ProVideo Coalition.com: HD for Indies by Mike Curtis As I've previously said, I'm writing over at Pro Video Coalition. Still me, just in another location. Haven't been posting as much due to work. But most gorgeous trailer since....ever?

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ProVideo Coalition.com: Camera Log by Adam Wilt | Founder Adam gets a new resolution chart that allows him to test the true optical resolution of a Red One, matching Red's Graeme Nattress' 3.2K number. He tests several lenses, including a Zeiss 50mm SuperSpeed and a 50mm Ultra Prime, as well as a Red 18-50 lens. -mike Sorry I haven't been posting much, been working 60-80 hour weeks then

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ProVideo Coalition.com: Camera Log by Adam Wilt | Founder Adam & Art shoot on location with a Red. Long post w/photos.

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The ever knowledgeable Adam Wilt continues to blog from NAB: ProVideo Coalition.com: Camera Log by Adam Wilt | Founder: "Snapshots - NAB 2008 Day 2 Codex Digital, SpeedGrade, Tangent, SI2K, and Nila"

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More NAB coverage from my friends in the Pro Video Coalition: Scott Gentry checks out Sachtler's Artemis vest Adam Wilt's show coverage - shots from around the floor Camera Log by Adam Wilt | Founder: "Snapshots - NAB 2008 Day 1 Various images from the show floor" Production Gear by Scott Gentry: "Clever Rain Covers From Petrol" Camera Log by Adam Wilt | Founder: "Sony Snapshots - NAB 2008

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One more - Build 16 news, new lenses, Pro Accessories, etc. - read my article on PVC - ProVideo Coalition.com: HD for Indies by Mike Curtis

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All the details on my PVC article here: ProVideo Coalition.com: HD for Indies by Mike Curtis Yeah, I'm writing over there now. Same me, just writing under a different banner. Same sloppy writing style and everything. : ) one more article to post...

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All the deets in my PVC article here: ProVideo Coalition.com: HD for Indies by Mike Curtis

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ProVideo Coalition.com: HD for Indies by Mike Curtis - my article on Red's new Red Ray device and format - 4K player for under $1000!

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