Charles Meadows
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Wow tough. All the best with it, I’d tell your boss “no way”.
“There’s no point in filming if you don’t have fun”
Charles Meadows
Creative Director
Incubate Productions South Africa
http://www.incubatevideo.co.za -
Egg boxes on the wall and thick sponge/rubber mats on the floor. Nowt much more you can do after that except tell your boss the room he gave you sucks.
“There’s no point in filming if you don’t have fun”
Charles Meadows
Creative Director
Incubate Productions South Africa
http://www.incubatevideo.co.za -
Hi Ed,
Try to get a variable ND filter, this allows you to stop down on light all the way through. We use the Marumi version, just screw it onto the front of the lens and Bob’s your uncle. We use them on all our cameras and are very happy. Watch out for cheap filters, the price may seem good but they generally distort.
“There’s no point in filming if you don’t have fun”
Charles Meadows
Creative Director
Incubate Productions South Africa
http://www.incubatevideo.co.za -
If you’re going to be using the lenses for video I’d suggest you get some of the Nikon lenses with manual apeture, just get an EOS to Nikon adapter, Another option would be to get the Rokinon cine lenses with EOS fitting, again these have manual apeture and I’ve heard some good things about them and they are pretty well priced.
“There’s no point in filming if you don’t have fun”
Charles Meadows
Creative Director
Incubate Productions South Africa
http://www.incubatevideo.co.za -
We generally back-up our projects by packaging them within the edit system and then store them to our Drobo. The thing is we also keep some of the raw footage as stock. I’d say if you packaged your projects correctly then you’ll have most of the footage already backed-up. If you haven’t backed-up then I suggest you work out what footage is important to keep because I can guarantee that the moment you erase something it is the moment you need it. Rather more footage have than you need than have not enough, as Yoda would say.
“There’s no point in filming if you don’t have fun”
Charles Meadows
Creative Director
Incubate Productions South Africa
http://www.incubatevideo.co.za -
You need to answer a couple of questions for yourself. What do you want to get out of your first camera? Once you start buying lenses then you’re kind of like beholden to that camera manufacturer. All of these a great cameras. I do like the Nikon cameras and I think the D800 is better than the Canon 5D III, plus the lenses are excellent and the primes are easily available at good prices. I agree with the D7000 suggestion, it an excellent camera at a great price. If you’re partial to Canon then find a cheap 550D, it’s a 7D in a cheaper body. With you the money you save, get yourself a nice 50mm prime lens. The thing is the lenses are going to stick with you forever and a good lens makes a real difference to the quality of your footage. Like I said, start off with a good used camera and when you’re ready to move up then you’ve already got the beginnings of a good collection of lenses. Have fun, get out there and film the crap out of things.
“There’s no point in filming if you don’t have fun”
Charles Meadows
Creative Director
Incubate Productions South Africa
http://www.incubatevideo.co.za -
Nicolae,
Waving copyright is pretty standard fare where we are. If you have produced a video for an agency or a client then the copyright belongs to them as they’ve paid for it. Waving your rights to the footage shouldn’t infringe on your rights to film and animate in your style, even if you create an animation that looks similar, you just won’t be able to use the particular footage you did for them without their written consent.
“There’s no point in filming if you don’t have fun”
Charles Meadows
Creative Director
Incubate Productions South Africa
http://www.incubatevideo.co.za -
It can vary, depends on the production. There’s no harm in asking for a fee, it depends on how much footage they’re going to use and how pivotal it is to their production. Definitely insist on a credit and then you can at least use the old adage “as seen on tv”. Best of luck with it and congratulations that your footage is making broadcast producers take note.
“There’s no point in filming if you don’t have fun”
Charles Meadows
Creative Director
Incubate Productions South Africa
http://www.incubatevideo.co.za -
Harjit,
That’s excellent news and so much better than we dooms day people would have had you believe.
Cheers
“There’s no point in filming if you don’t have fun”
Charles Meadows
Creative Director
Incubate Productions South Africa
http://www.incubatevideo.co.za -
When possible try and have freelance crew with you, even if it’s a prod assistant or two. Don’t try and be all things to all people, you’ll exhaust yourself and your quality will suffer. Ensure you plan your shoots carefully, drink Red Bull and always have spare batteries.
“There’s no point in filming if you don’t have fun”
Charles Meadows
Creative Director
Incubate Productions South Africa
http://www.incubatevideo.co.za