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Your ‘transfer to a new drive’ is probably your best, safest option (and certainly a RAID will help the edit). I hope that producers have the original camera files backed-up elsewhere; I’m assuming there a number of days work involved. There are many times when ‘cheapest’ isn’t.
Nelson
Red Camera Rental & Indy Features, Denver Colorado.
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That wasn’t actually a very good example of how a shirt would look – there’s just not that much in the trailer. Should have posted a couple stills instead.
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Zone VI studios used to sell a mounted Wratten 90 filter that was meant to judge relative values for b&w film. I had one for years, but it disappeared with a stolen camera bag some time ago. This will probably be difficult to replace…. eBay maybe.
In the “Web of Lies” film noir referenced above I should have shot a Macbeth Color Checker on each set, as a reference that I could have then made against a Macbeth chart shot on Tri-X. IMaking that b&w film reference is still something I need to do – I intended to do at least one more b&w – just need to get up the gumption to set up for processing film again.
The Red camera’s raw format is perfect for doing the conversion from color to accurate b&w; there is plenty of room to move values around.
Nelson Goforth
Red Camera Rental & Indy Features, Denver Colorado.
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I think the ‘two ladders’ solution is about the best. Depending on the weight of the camera and the length of the span you may want to rent three long pieces of Speedrail and the ‘speedrail truss’ brackets that yield a very rigid beam You’ll probably want a third ladder for adjusting the camera.
Lately I’ve been thinking about a similar shot, but moving over a short distance. Maybe a poor-man’s-Spydercam solution?
Nelson Goforth
Red Camera Rental & Indy Features, Denver Colorado.
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DOF is dependent upon sensor size, and the FS-100 has a larger sensor than the AF-100 (and about the same as a 7D or a Red), so for a given field-of-view, etc, etc. the FS-100 should yield a shallower DOF. The 5D does have a larger sensor yet.
I’ll get our FS-100 and take a look at the menu options. Will report back over the weekend, unless someone else comes up with an answer. My partner has done work with the camera that looks very cinematic, so I know it’s possible.
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I can’t recommend a particular brand. I purchased a Samsung 22″ a couple years ago to be an inexpensive on-set monitor for our Red camera (we also have a couple of the Panasonic 17″). I just went to Best Buy and looked for something small enough to mount on a stand and that had good blacks; the Samsung 4000 series did the job.
For on-set use I got a tilt-able monitor bracket from Target and had a machinist add on a piece that would mount to either a Baby spud or a Junior receiver.
But make sure you get a 1080 monitor. The smaller ones are often 720 (mine is), and the down-rez can make focus less clear. You may just need to mount it on a table, or get a beefier stand.
Nelson Goforth
Red Camera Rental & Indy Features, Denver Colorado.
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A hot mirror is a little different from an IR filter, but the purpose is the same.
A hot mirror filter has a coating on the outside of the glass that reflects IR light. The filter needs to be the outermost piece of glass, and the coated side needs to be on the outside.
A regular IR filter is integral to the glass, rather than being a surface coating, at least the few I’ve seen.
We’ve been using a Hot Mirror/1.2 ND combination for our Red camera, since the IR pollution only seems to show up around N9 or so. It’d be great to have one at .9 and one at 1.2, but they ARE expensive.
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For the iPhone there’s a great application called Sun Seeker. It does much of what you describe, plus has an “augmented reality” feature that show the path of the sun through the sky, for today or any date. When will the sun clear that tall building next Thursday? Just look up and see.
The developer is working on an Android version of Sun Seeker.
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I think you’d be better off with the consumer set, rather than a computer monitor. After all the consumer set is (in theory) Rec 709, it’s what you’re aiming for. The computer monitor is typically more contrasty (or has a higher gamma). At least you’ll get a reasonable-looking picture, and for focus it should be fine.
But using it for anything to do with final color correction is probably an error. Ballpark for the editor, yes, but knowing it’ll go through to a real color correction later.
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We’ve recently added the Sony FS-100 to our kit, replacing our HDSLRs (1D and 7D) – better form factor, large sensor, less moiré issues, and excellent low-light capability (rivaling the 1D MkiV). It uses it’s own mount, but we’ve added a Nikon adapter to use the lenses from our Red package. We may add a PL mount adapter as well, so that the camera could be used as a ‘B’ or ‘C’ camera with our Red One (and upcoming Epic).
The FS-100 does have the rear-mounted viewfinder you mention, but at the price you could add a 3rd party monitor or eyepiece (Zacuto EVF) for hand-held work.
Nelson Goforth
Red Camera & Production Services, Denver Colorado.
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