[John Cummings]

Forget about trying to sync a live performance to a studio cut…especially when you only get one pass of the song while you’re shooting at a real concert.
You might be able to sync a few shots here and there, but to say it will be an editing challenge is an understatement.

You would be better off syncing the studio cut to a “live looking” performance where you can do multiple passes with real playback. Perhaps a shooting session after the real concert with all the fans still there. Then you can get multiple, synced takes.

By all means shoot the whole concert for the energy and fan shots, then do the meat and potatoes band stuff after the show. This way it all matches, the fans won’t care about you blocking their view and you’ll have all the control you need.

BTW, I’d leave the home depot light in the garage…just add a few whites in cans to the faces and try to keep the color to their backs.

My 2 cents…good luck with the shoot!

J Cummings
Cameralogic/Chicago
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[John Cummings]

Well, you’re basically adding two additional lenses to the camera…that’s a lot of glass.

J Cummings
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[John Cummings]

Interesting…perhaps the first viral promotion I’ve ever seen.

Panasonic breaks new ground again.

J Cummings
Cameralogic/Chicago
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[John Cummings]

Hmm.
Makes me wonder. Anything to read between the lines, here?

J Cummings
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[John Cummings]

Well, that’s pretty impressive.
Where can one find the details? I’d like to see the list of cameras they will accept…

J Cummings
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[John Cummings]

Might be a nice deal if it’s true, but I would take anything written in that ghost town with a grain of salt…

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[John Cummings]

I would guess the first mistake was hiring a Producer/Director as a shooter.

Just because someone knows how it should look doesn’t mean they can make it happen. Problem is, good shooters make it look so easy.

One can only hope the person was sweating bullets as they realized they weren’t getting the goods…and if they thought they were, then they’re truly clueless.

J Cummings
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[John Cummings]

I had the opposite problem with my HDX. I wouldn’t get enough warning before the battery crapped out.

While I’m not an expert, the best fix I found was to start with the factory setting for my battery…then over a period of uses, tweak the voltage setting for the warning. You can do that in the same menu as the presets. In your case, you would want to start by lowering the voltage setting until you hit the sweet spot with the warning.

It will always be somewhat of a moving target. Obviously there’s a bunch of variables at play here: Each battery will age differently, environmental conditions like temperature will affect run times, and you may want to consider how much extra power you might be drawing due to any connected accessories like wirelesses.

In the case of a file-based recording system like P2, I would always opt for an earlier warning.

J Cummings
Cameralogic/Chicago
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[John Cummings]

Todd,

Sorry for the silly question, but won’t a nice cine-style zoom on a pro35 give you a better look than a regular video zoom, but still afford a little more speed and flexibility?

J Cummings
Cameralogic/Chicago
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[John Cummings]

Franklin-

Love the list. What would #4 say about the flying logo?

(I’m thinking “Sorry…I don’t do flying logos in MY videos”!)

J Cummings
Cameralogic/Chicago
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