Brent Dunn
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What kind of shooting do you do? If you shoot high speed, such as sporting events, 60i or 30P, If you shoot weddings where you have a lot of slow motion in your editing, 30P, (24P doesn’t look as good in slo-mo).
24P gives you more of a film look with less frames. It has that film stutter (not the best word to describe it).
If you have a lot of panning, 24P doesn’t do so well as the higher film speed of 30P or 60i.
If you don’t deal with PAL, then I would narrow down your choices to 60i, 30P, 24P. Practice shooting a mixture of scenes repeating the same shots with each frame rate. Give yourself verbal cues on the frame rate or with a slate at the start of each shot. Then make the same edit with all 3 frame rates. This will give you a good understanding on how each look differs.
If you need to save space, then choose the smaller size HD.
Brent Dunn
Owner / Director / Editor
DunnRight Video.comSony EX-1, V1U
Canon 5D Mark II
Canon 7D
Mac Pro Tower, Quad Core,
with Final Cut StudioHP i7 Quad laptop
w/ Adobe CS-4 Production Suite, After Effects
& CS-5 Production Suite. Window’s 7Manfrotto Tripod’s & Heads
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Thanks for the spell check. I did that about 2 AM. That might kill my Canon endorsement. : )
Brent Dunn
Owner / Director / Editor
DunnRight Video.comSony EX-1, V1U
Canon 5D Mark II
Canon 7D
Mac Pro Tower, Quad Core,
with Final Cut StudioHP i7 Quad laptop
w/ Adobe CS-4 Production Suite, After Effects
& CS-5 Production Suite. Window’s 7Manfrotto Tripod’s & Heads
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I have a degree in Industrial Arts. I keep telling myself I’m going to make some custom gear….6 months later, I’ve purchased someone else’s sweat labor. Maybe after I retire, I can break out the old tools and start making the big bucks charging you guys a bunch of money.
Brent Dunn
Owner / Director / Editor
DunnRight Video.comSony EX-1, V1U
Cannon 5D Mark II
Cannon 7D
Mac Pro Tower, Quad Core,
with Final Cut StudioHP i7 Quad laptop
w/ Adobe CS-4 Production Suite, After Effects
& CS-5 Production Suite. Window’s 7Manfrotto Tripod’s & Heads
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I actually know someone who shot a wedding using nothing but his cell phone. This was arranged ahead of time and I don’t know how much he charged, but he did this to make a point. It’s about the story. He wanted to prove that he could produce an amazing video with minimal technology. It actually turned out to be an incredible piece.
Of course, try telling you client you charged 10 Grand that this is how it’s done! He didn’t do it ever again. It was just to prove a point.
Brent Dunn
Owner / Director / Editor
DunnRight Video.comSony EX-1, V1U
Cannon 5D Mark II
Cannon 7D
Mac Pro Tower, Quad Core,
with Final Cut StudioHP i7 Quad laptop
w/ Adobe CS-4 Production Suite, After Effects
& CS-5 Production Suite. Window’s 7Manfrotto Tripod’s & Heads
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I use the glidecam with the X-10 also for the EX1, but when I’m on the 5D or 7D I don’t need to use the vest. I can hand hold the 5D / 7D for a long time with no problems. The EX-1, wear’s me out even with the vest…(I’m not getting any younger).
Brent Dunn
Owner / Director / Editor
DunnRight Video.comSony EX-1, V1U
Cannon 5D Mark II
Cannon 7D
Mac Pro Tower, Quad Core,
with Final Cut StudioHP i7 Quad laptop
w/ Adobe CS-4 Production Suite, After Effects
& CS-5 Production Suite. Window’s 7Manfrotto Tripod’s & Heads
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I get a headache just trying to watch 3D. I guess I’ll have a Migraine trying to shoot and then edit. How do they edit this footage anyway?
Brent Dunn
Owner / Director / Editor
DunnRight Video.comSony EX-1, V1U
Cannon 5D Mark II
Cannon 7D
Mac Pro Tower, Quad Core,
with Final Cut StudioHP i7 Quad laptop
w/ Adobe CS-4 Production Suite, After Effects
& CS-5 Production Suite. Window’s 7Manfrotto Tripod’s & Heads
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Yes sir, thank God for the Cow-Head’s!
Brent Dunn
Owner / Director / Editor
DunnRight Video.comSony EX-1, V1U
Cannon 5D Mark II
Cannon 7D
Mac Pro Tower, Quad Core,
with Final Cut StudioHP i7 Quad laptop
w/ Adobe CS-4 Production Suite, After Effects
& CS-5 Production Suite. Window’s 7Manfrotto Tripod’s & Heads
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Thanks, …it sounds like Microsoft came up with that combination…like pressing start to shut down..:) I was looking in the manual and online…got frustrated and came to the cow.
Brent Dunn
Owner / Director / Editor
DunnRight Video.comSony EX-1, V1U
Cannon 5D Mark II
Cannon 7D
Mac Pro Tower, Quad Core,
with Final Cut StudioHP i7 Quad laptop
w/ Adobe CS-4 Production Suite, After Effects
& CS-5 Production Suite. Window’s 7Manfrotto Tripod’s & Heads
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HP has some nice full HD monitors for very little money.
Brent Dunn
Owner / Director / Editor
DunnRight Video.comSony EX-1, V1U
Cannon 5D Mark II
Cannon 7D
Mac Pro Tower, Quad Core,
with Final Cut StudioHP i7 Quad laptop
w/ Adobe CS-4 Production Suite, After Effects
& CS-5 Production Suite. Window’s 7Manfrotto Tripod’s & Heads
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If you really want to archive, you should be archiving the original file format from your cameras before you transcode them. I also do a lot of weddings. I archive my original footage which might be 32 gig for around 2 hrs of footage vs. 120 gig for the proRes version.
Then at least you can go and get it if necessary, while charging the client for the additional time.
Also, my contract gives them 7 days to contact me if any changes need to be made after I deliver the final product. Anything after that can be done for an hourly rate.
Brent Dunn
Owner / Director / Editor
DunnRight Video.comSony EX-1, V1U
Cannon 5D Mark II
Cannon 7D
Mac Pro Tower, Quad Core,
with Final Cut StudioHP i7 Quad laptop
w/ Adobe CS-4 Production Suite, After Effects
& CS-5 Production Suite. Window’s 7Manfrotto Tripod’s & Heads