Is the letter "d" particularly expensive these days?
"...iPhone models will come with curve displays and enhance touchscreen sensors,"
Why not, "curved displays and enhanced touchscreen sensors"?
I'm not so much a grammar Nazi as someone who believes that if you're going to write something for a large (or even small) audience you should make an effort to write clearly in respect for that audience. I'll probably get the "You jerk, you know what he meant!" response but I stand by my point.
It's nowhere close to anything from RED in terms of image quality. The camera most like this in design is the Blackmagic Production Camera though the sensor puts it closer to the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera.
None of this takes away from the sheer geeky cool of this project.
What are the challenges you faced in directing performances for fantastical elements that aren't really there and what kind of previz was done in advance to help with that? It looks like your main camera was the Epic. I'd be interested the role your DP and FX Supervisor (What else has Brendan Penny supervised?) respectively played in working out the vision for the piece.
Thanks.
Also congratulations.
Many good comments about talent vs. gear have already been posted. Better equipment does not make up for lack of training/skills/raw talent but it does open the doors for more people to give it a try.
Remember when Desktop Publishing was going to make everyone a professional writer and typesetter? Yeah, that didn't happen, but the landscape did change a bit as those with the relevant skills adapted to the new technology.
Just for fun, I thought I'd pull the following two quotes.
From the Canon website: "The stylish Canon HV20 gives you the ultimate in HD video and digital photo quality with advanced features for the knowledgeable and demanding videographer." Ultimate? For some reason Sony doesn't have a problem selling their HDC-F950 for $110k. Silly pros not realizing all the money they're wasting!
From the referenced article: "... but the (sic) Premiere and Vegas are the only "cheap" NLEs for Mac or Windows that support 24p (which is important if you want to edit movies, TV shows or simply your own HV20 24p footage)
Movies? TV shows? The quality of such a camcorder is simply too poor except for perhaps use as a stunt camera or for a consumer camera viewpoint. Most of the folks I talk to who are hobbyists don't realize that the camera makers are doing a number on them by promoting "professional" features (HD, 24p) that don't overcome the basic limitations of the camcorder -- tiny imager, lousy depth of field, crappy lenses, poor audio circuitry, extreme compression, limited dynamic range, etc. Putting headers and wheelie bars on an AMC Gremlin doesn't really make it into a sports car. (And yes, I've seen one decked out like that.)
I used to be a hobbyist videomaker. It's fun. Good for those who enjoy it, but there is a whole industry built around creating the illusion that by having gear with the right bells and whistles you'll be catapulted into being a pro.
I'm in the process of learning to make real Neapolitan style pizza. That will mean something to a lot of the obvious food fans posting here.
I'm planning ahead to the day when I will open a pizza parlor. Given that the pizza needs to be cooked between 800F-900F (depending on the source you're listening to) I'm trying to figure out a way to use some of the exhaust heat to cool the room the oven is in. Any insight here? Boiling water to power a compressor seems an obvious direction to explore.
C'mon guys, tech combined with food, what a great combination.
I remember when FCP was called Keygrip and was demonstrated at a tiny demo station at NAB around 1997 or 1998. I believe that Randy Ubillos was the one doing the demo. Then Apple bought it and the rest is history.
At this point in time the Mac OSX package has been removed - temporarily, it seems - but versions for Windows and various flavors of Unix are ready to go.
They do state: "Please keep in mind that current releases of Synfig are considered as developer previews. In other words, these releases are primarily targeted at developers, not end users. That being said, feel free to play around with it--just be sure to give it another chance later on down the road if you find yourself a bit frustrated with how things are currently set up."
I have seen at least one commercial package for cell animation on the Mac. I image a little while spent with Google would reveal something.
Cheers.
I have the Marathon Trilogy box set on my desk as I type this. Best game software purchase I ever made. I don't even generally like video games, but I tried the limited 4 level demo and got completely hooked. I had to buy it. Aleph One, as mentioned above, lets you play it on modern Mac and Windows systems as long as you can find an old copy of Marathon 2 or Infinity. It runs great on my Powerbook. Ebay may be your best bet at this time to find the original games.
Since no one mentioned it, I thought I'd bring up the great free mod Marathon Evil, which extends the story and features great new and updated aliens. It would be even better if they had hired someone who passed 9th grade English to write their terminal messages. Other than that, it's wicked.
Check it out.
http://bighouse.bungie.org/evil/
Just thought you might want to know that X11 installs fine on 10.2 (Jaguar.) I have it running on my PowerBook, no problems. Just takes a little online research to find the instructions.
How in bloody hell did they shot a 90 minute film in one continuous shot? The average 35mm film magazine holds about 11 and a half minutes of stock. I haven't seen the film, but they'd either have to have pieced it together in such a way that isn't noticible or built an ENORMOUS film magazine that would have been very difficult to carry. Maybe they actually shot this on video and trasferred in later?
Yeah, I remember building a camera stabilization system back in college and it was successfully used for a number of student productions. That one actually used a gimbaled handle and featured both camera and counterbalance adjustments. Worked good too.
Most camera stabilization rigs are nothing at all like a real Steadicam in terms of performance. I've flown the real thing, and it's amazing. You can run down the street and hardly see a bobble in the picture, mount it on the back of a pickup and shoot smooth as glass shots on a rutted road and if talented can make enough to pay for the thing, which is a heck a lot more than the $1500 listed in the article. It does require considerable skill to operate well and there are plenty of mediocre operators out there. (I include myself in that category since I only get to suit up a few times a year.)
Now that the patents are expiring on certain design elements of the Steadicam, some serious competitors have sprung up like mk-v (http://www.mk-v.com/) or Sachtler (http://www.sachtler.com/), but Steadicam still has the best arms at the high end of their product line.
Being a Steadicam Op is like a combination of linebacker and ballerina, with a bit of fighter pilot thrown in, and I personally think it's the sexiest job on the set.
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Is the letter "d" particularly expensive these days?
"...iPhone models will come with curve displays and enhance touchscreen sensors," Why not, "curved displays and enhanced touchscreen sensors"?
I'm not so much a grammar Nazi as someone who believes that if you're going to write something for a large (or even small) audience you should make an effort to write clearly in respect for that audience. I'll probably get the "You jerk, you know what he meant!" response but I stand by my point.
It's nowhere close to anything from RED in terms of image quality. The camera most like this in design is the Blackmagic Production Camera though the sensor puts it closer to the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera. None of this takes away from the sheer geeky cool of this project.
You beat me to it. To be fair, the way some people manage their finances is inexplicable to me.
What are the challenges you faced in directing performances for fantastical elements that aren't really there and what kind of previz was done in advance to help with that? It looks like your main camera was the Epic. I'd be interested the role your DP and FX Supervisor (What else has Brendan Penny supervised?) respectively played in working out the vision for the piece. Thanks. Also congratulations.
Many good comments about talent vs. gear have already been posted. Better equipment does not make up for lack of training/skills/raw talent but it does open the doors for more people to give it a try.
Remember when Desktop Publishing was going to make everyone a professional writer and typesetter? Yeah, that didn't happen, but the landscape did change a bit as those with the relevant skills adapted to the new technology.
Just for fun, I thought I'd pull the following two quotes.
From the Canon website: "The stylish Canon HV20 gives you the ultimate in HD video and digital photo quality with advanced features for the knowledgeable and demanding videographer." Ultimate? For some reason Sony doesn't have a problem selling their HDC-F950 for $110k. Silly pros not realizing all the money they're wasting!
From the referenced article: "... but the (sic) Premiere and Vegas are the only "cheap" NLEs for Mac or Windows that support 24p (which is important if you want to edit movies, TV shows or simply your own HV20 24p footage)
Movies? TV shows? The quality of such a camcorder is simply too poor except for perhaps use as a stunt camera or for a consumer camera viewpoint. Most of the folks I talk to who are hobbyists don't realize that the camera makers are doing a number on them by promoting "professional" features (HD, 24p) that don't overcome the basic limitations of the camcorder -- tiny imager, lousy depth of field, crappy lenses, poor audio circuitry, extreme compression, limited dynamic range, etc. Putting headers and wheelie bars on an AMC Gremlin doesn't really make it into a sports car. (And yes, I've seen one decked out like that.)
I used to be a hobbyist videomaker. It's fun. Good for those who enjoy it, but there is a whole industry built around creating the illusion that by having gear with the right bells and whistles you'll be catapulted into being a pro.
I'm in the process of learning to make real Neapolitan style pizza. That will mean something to a lot of the obvious food fans posting here.
I'm planning ahead to the day when I will open a pizza parlor. Given that the pizza needs to be cooked between 800F-900F (depending on the source you're listening to) I'm trying to figure out a way to use some of the exhaust heat to cool the room the oven is in. Any insight here? Boiling water to power a compressor seems an obvious direction to explore.
C'mon guys, tech combined with food, what a great combination.
I remember when FCP was called Keygrip and was demonstrated at a tiny demo station at NAB around 1997 or 1998. I believe that Randy Ubillos was the one doing the demo. Then Apple bought it and the rest is history.
Anyway, for cell animation, try this GNU General Public Licence application: http://www.synfig.com/overview/
At this point in time the Mac OSX package has been removed - temporarily, it seems - but versions for Windows and various flavors of Unix are ready to go. They do state: "Please keep in mind that current releases of Synfig are considered as developer previews. In other words, these releases are primarily targeted at developers, not end users. That being said, feel free to play around with it--just be sure to give it another chance later on down the road if you find yourself a bit frustrated with how things are currently set up."
I have seen at least one commercial package for cell animation on the Mac. I image a little while spent with Google would reveal something. Cheers.
The Viper Filmstream camera has been used on at least two features prior to this and also uses Dual Link output to a RAID.
http://www.thomson.net/EN/Home/Press/PressReleases /CorporatePress/PREN040209.htm
Just setting the facts straight.
I have the Marathon Trilogy box set on my desk as I type this. Best game software purchase I ever made. I don't even generally like video games, but I tried the limited 4 level demo and got completely hooked. I had to buy it. Aleph One, as mentioned above, lets you play it on modern Mac and Windows systems as long as you can find an old copy of Marathon 2 or Infinity. It runs great on my Powerbook. Ebay may be your best bet at this time to find the original games. Since no one mentioned it, I thought I'd bring up the great free mod Marathon Evil, which extends the story and features great new and updated aliens. It would be even better if they had hired someone who passed 9th grade English to write their terminal messages. Other than that, it's wicked. Check it out. http://bighouse.bungie.org/evil/
Just thought you might want to know that X11 installs fine on 10.2 (Jaguar.) I have it running on my PowerBook, no problems. Just takes a little online research to find the instructions.
JC
How in bloody hell did they shot a 90 minute film in one continuous shot? The average 35mm film magazine holds about 11 and a half minutes of stock. I haven't seen the film, but they'd either have to have pieced it together in such a way that isn't noticible or built an ENORMOUS film magazine that would have been very difficult to carry. Maybe they actually shot this on video and trasferred in later?
Yeah, I remember building a camera stabilization system back in college and it was successfully used for a number of student productions. That one actually used a gimbaled handle and featured both camera and counterbalance adjustments. Worked good too.
Most camera stabilization rigs are nothing at all like a real Steadicam in terms of performance. I've flown the real thing, and it's amazing. You can run down the street and hardly see a bobble in the picture, mount it on the back of a pickup and shoot smooth as glass shots on a rutted road and if talented can make enough to pay for the thing, which is a heck a lot more than the $1500 listed in the article. It does require considerable skill to operate well and there are plenty of mediocre operators out there. (I include myself in that category since I only get to suit up a few times a year.)
Now that the patents are expiring on certain design elements of the Steadicam, some serious competitors have sprung up like mk-v (http://www.mk-v.com/) or Sachtler (http://www.sachtler.com/), but Steadicam still has the best arms at the high end of their product line.
Being a Steadicam Op is like a combination of linebacker and ballerina, with a bit of fighter pilot thrown in, and I personally think it's the sexiest job on the set.