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  • Shooting a film like a live broadcast

    Posted by Peter Fraser on October 11, 2016 at 11:39 am

    Hi, I’m working on a ‘found footage’ film comparable in approach to Paranormal Activity and looking for the best and most economical solution to film the actors in a house from multiple cameras with maximum control without employing camera operators for each camera. Some cameras can be static views but we would like a number of them to pan and zoom and I’m wondering if we can do it remotely though a vision mixer and thus employ one operator and a couple of camera operators for key shots. This seems pretty comparable to broadcast and reality TV so I was wondering if anyone has any advice on tech and workflow? Thanks.

    Peter Fraser replied 9 years, 10 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  • Walter Soyka

    October 11, 2016 at 12:58 pm

    The After Effects forum probably isn’t the best place to ask about switchers or PTZ robotic camera systems. Maybe one of the more production-oriented forums here like Cinematography, Corporate Video, Event Videography, Live & Stage Events, or one of the vendor-specific camera forums might be more helpful.

    Walter Soyka
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  • Peter Fraser

    October 11, 2016 at 1:08 pm

    Thanks Walter. I thought I had posted to a different forum. A slip of the finger I guess.

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