[Todd Terry]

I think it makes little to no difference as far as keying quality goes, and any (if there is any) would be negligible.

Far more important is knowing the other parameters of the project for which this is intended. Is this a 24p project, or a 30fps project? What other footage is being cut with it? Is there video for a background plate and if so what is its frame rate? If 24, is it true 24 or 23.976? Above all, the big question is what are the specs of the “master” finished project, and that’s what the frame rate should be.

It’s all a matter of preference and look, of course. When I’m shooting for myself, I invariably shoot 24p (23.976fps). On the very rare instances that I’ve been a hired gun and shoot things for other people, I will match the frame rates of their projects, or shoot at the frame rate they request.

I’m personally not a big fan of 30fps, I just don’t like the look. It’s not as cinematic as 24fps, and not as “live” as 60i… it’s caught in an unpleasant gray area somewhere in the middle. But hey that’s just me.

T2

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Todd Terry
Creative Director
Fantastic Plastic Entertainment, Inc.
fantasticplastic.com

[Todd Terry]

Hi Greg…

That’s a fair dayrate, you should get plenty of actors interested at that.

Typically we offer anywhere from $300 to $1000 for a role (I think the most I’ve ever paid is $1500). I usually get anywhere from 100 to 1000+ actor submissions in that realm. I usually have about three dozen talent agencies (from throughout the south) submitting, as well as lots of actors submitting directly. The slightly funny (and slightly sad) thing is that most of the actors who do submit to me directly do have representation, but they are submitting directly. I guess their agents aren’t working hard enough for them.

A couple of things to note…

When I put out a casting call, when I specify the dayrate I also say that rate is “inclusive of representation or any other fees.” I want to be in control of the total amount that I’m going to pay, without anything else tacked on. Agents know that if they submit their actors that any agency fees will come out of the amount I’m offering, not be added on to it.

Secondly, I always specify that “We will consider talent from anywhere, although all hires are as-local.” Meaning, we will not pay for travel or accommodations. If an actor from far away wants a role badly enough to submit for it, then the travel expenses are all on them. And yes, plenty will still go for that. I’m in Alabama, but we regularly have actors as far away as California submit for roles. They are rarely cast (or accept) though, although some do come from a fair distance. The vast majority of our talent comes from the Atlanta area (and a few from the Nashville area), but we’ve hired from south Florida, New Orleans, North Carolina, etc.

Good luck!

T2

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Todd Terry
Creative Director
Fantastic Plastic Entertainment, Inc.
fantasticplastic.com

[Todd Terry]

Two phrases in the same sentence stand out to me…

“…some graphic design expierence…”

and

“…very new to this. ”

Umm, no.

I don’t want to rain on anyone’s parade or dash any dreams, but this is not a recipe for success. There are tons of people in this crowded field who are great at this kind of work (far beyond the “some” experience level) who are having trouble finding enough work, and “very new to this” is also not a good thing to add to “very new at business.”

I feel your pain slaving at a job you hate, we’ve all been there. But that’s not a good enough reason to leave that to start a business doing something that you are fairly admittedly ill-qualified for. If you hate your job, fine… get a better one. You say you have a design degree, then put it to use somewhere else. Go work for an ad agency, a production house, or whatever. Put in some time there, get some miles on you, get better at what you do and when you’re confident enough to say “I’m great at it,” well then might be the time to begin thinking about starting a business.

T2

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Todd Terry
Creative Director
Fantastic Plastic Entertainment, Inc.
fantasticplastic.com

[Todd Terry]

Hi Harry…

Sorry, but Apple wasn’t being “helpful”… Apple was passing the buck.

I look at it much more this way… no, your camera has not “become incompatible” with FCP X (what a ridiculous thing to say, anyway). Rather, it’s FPC X that has become incompatible with with the XHG1 footage.

Was there some kind of update to Final Cut? Is the old footage that previously worked perfectly still working perfectly?… not requiring rendering? Knowing that might help clue in the problem.

At any rate, I don’t think this is a Canon issue. This is a FCP X issue. I’d suggest hitting up that forum (https://forums.creativecow.net/fcpx) to see if anyone has any answers.

It’s also ridiculous for Apple to suggest that the solution is buying a new camera. I can hardly wrap my brain around the idea that they would do that… it’s certainly unnecessary and frankly just plain odd that they would say that.

There are all kinds of ways to make “incompatible” footage usable in editing platforms. For example, I primarily shoot with the Canon C300 and have no trouble importing its MXF files into Premiere. But sometimes I use a little Canon XC15 in run-n-gun situations, and those MXF files will not import into my version of Premiere. I simply convert the footage using Handbrake (a great and free program) and the clips work flawlessly. Buying a new camera is not the solution, there are other options.

T2

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Todd Terry
Creative Director
Fantastic Plastic Entertainment, Inc.
fantasticplastic.com

[Todd Terry]

[Bob Zelin] “this mailbox is full and cannot accept any messages”.”

Oh my gawd… not only is that the worst, but it happens to us all the time.

You know who the worst offenders are? ACTORS. We hire lots of them and I would say a good HALF of the time we have bad/poor or completely incorrect contact info for them (even though they just submitted for a role), and I cannot count the number of times I’ve heard “This user has not set up their mailbox”…. when that’s the ONLY way to contact them. Do they not want to get hired?

I swear every time this happens I say “actors are the dumbest people on the planet.” And I don’t mind saying that as a card-carrying AFTRA-SAG former actor myself. My brethren are NOT a smart group.

T2

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Todd Terry
Creative Director
Fantastic Plastic Entertainment, Inc.
fantasticplastic.com

[Todd Terry]

Hey Tom…

I don’t know the resolution of the montiors and/or projectors or whatever they have in mind… that’s all on the client, and I doubt they know yet either.

On our end though, we’ll be providing them 1080/24p.

T2

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Todd Terry
Creative Director
Fantastic Plastic Entertainment, Inc.
fantasticplastic.com

[Todd Terry]

Thanks guys, appreciate that.

I loathe wireless anything and I love wired everything… but in this case I think wireless might be the answer. I don’t think I can physically run a line between points, there’s weird terrain and a fairly busy road between points. There is, however a perfectly clear line-of-site.

After I posted here I had looked at the Teradek systems, I’m going to check them out a bit more. I haven’t seen much on the 3000, but the 1000 can be rented surprisingly cheaply.

Thanks guys!

T2

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Todd Terry
Creative Director
Fantastic Plastic Entertainment, Inc.
fantasticplastic.com

[Todd Terry]

What the hell???????????????

I did NOT post the above post, I know nothing about Uber Fleet Management, and haven’t the faintest notion of what this is about.

I posted something totally different about a live event we have coming up.

What happened????

I would just delete it, but thought I’d leave it so the COW Powers-that-be could give it a look.

T2

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Todd Terry
Creative Director
Fantastic Plastic Entertainment, Inc.
fantasticplastic.com

[Todd Terry]

Now now, Mark.

I think you mean ONE of the reasons.

Wow, I’m in a mood today.

T2

T2

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Todd Terry
Creative Director
Fantastic Plastic Entertainment, Inc.
fantasticplastic.com

[Todd Terry]

Haaa… funny, Nick.

I believe she actually says “Live on tape, from the Ed Sullivan Theatre…” which of course is just as wrong.

I don’t think they are worrying about technical correctness… rather just saying it to be funny, since it is a total oxymoron.

I for one do miss the first original Colbert show open, with all the tilt-shift shots, which I thought was very well done… here’s an uber-long version of it…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmdmx-ZcVvE

T2

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Todd Terry
Creative Director
Fantastic Plastic Entertainment, Inc.
fantasticplastic.com

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