Christopher Beeger
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Compering DSLR to FCPX doesn’t work at all. One is production tool the other post-production tool. In production it’s what in front and who’s behind the lens that burns up the budget. Gear is nothing. Heck, Panavision will give “my budget is…” deals on camera packages. Film is cheap if one keeps ratios down to less then 10 to 1. Nowdays labs will physically kiss your arse to get the business. Want Red or Genesis, have it for free if you rent that already discounted lens package.
There is official French entry in feature drama category for upcoming Academy Awards that was all shot on 5D ( 100% ). Was it cut on Imovie. Don’t think so.
Post is a evolutionary rather then revolutionary business. By revolutionary I mean like reinvent the mouse so you can use it with your nose. Just does not work. The only good thing that happened with release of FCPX is that Avid and Adobe will most likely work a lot harder to compete for your business. I just hope they don’t screw it up.
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Glad you guys enjoyed it. I personally liked the story about the upcoming Apple Cool-Aid. I hope it comes in Bondi exotic iCloud flavor. But with Apple being so secretive who knows. 🙂
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Dear friend, it is not 32mm. It is 35mm or super 35. 65mm or Imax is shot sparingly in features. Some people still shoot 16mm full gate or S16 for blow-up. Some shoot Red or Alexa or D21 or Genesis or F900. Some even shoot Canon 5D or EX1 god forbid. One thing that makes all pros universally related is their ability to work with others. Move files here there and everywhere. Have a producer or client sign that check at the end of the day for work well done. “I’m giving this a try” or “Just wait in six months”. You tell that to the man who pays you here and now and see where that will land you.
As for the FCPX lot’s who makes a living in post turned it down. No backward compatibility, no XML, no OMF for roundtriping. If you collaborate with others or need to update projects on the fly that’s a big NO-GO. OMG wait, what am I saying, there are thousands of posts saying the same thing.
So please if you want to be “on the edge” of transformation, learn some basics of production process. Most of all be humble. Last thing this industry needs is more people projecting the “image of the image”. Save it when you hit big times and are rubbing shoulders with bigwigs in La La Land. AND it’s 35mm not 32mm.