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Simon Blackledge

12-28-2006, 08:50 AM

Just wondered if anyone from the uk is on here and has an order for a red camera.

Cheers

Simon

Jeff Brown

12-28-2006, 09:13 AM

Hi Simon,

There's a few of us yes.

I'm no. 708.

Jeff

Jarred Land

12-28-2006, 09:15 AM

yeah from the list there is quite a few in the UK.

columbus171

12-28-2006, 09:21 AM

number 171 from sunny Brixton, London.

Martin Drew

12-28-2006, 09:24 AM

756 reporting

PaulClements

12-28-2006, 10:18 AM

445 from the midlands here, although I'm often in Surrey as well Martin.

Jarred is it possible to have seperate forums, or even private ones available for each country to keep the ammount of forums from the homepage seperate???

I'd be very interested in helping to moderate one for the UK lot if needs be as would many others no doubt. You could have a sticky somewhere which says if you would like to join a private country based forum please contact xxxxx.

I think it'd be worthwhile having a seperate place for individuals in the same country to discuss networking, meets, purchasing, insurance, rental or other issues specific to that country. What do other people think about something like this???

It'd be great if the user could specify their country of origin and then automatically be allocated to their specific country forum from the homepage and maybe have the option of viewing others

Adam Jeal

12-28-2006, 10:39 AM

Hi Simon,

I've got 2 on order.

Simon Blackledge

12-28-2006, 11:40 AM

Jarred Land

12-28-2006, 12:08 PM

welcome flameop :)

Adam Jeal

12-28-2006, 12:24 PM

wow! quite a few then :-) hello all....

Really intrested for vfx work mostly and commercials. Wanting to try and work a pipeline out sooner rather than later and I think the Red is the way to go. Good job some of you are getting one then ;)

So are most people renting? or buying as their own kit?

Hi Flameop!

We will be hiring out our Red kit with my partner as Data Management Technician and myself as Digital Imaging Technician. We will have a full, comprehensive package (our second RED was primarily bought to cover ourselves in the eventuality of any problems. Bonded feature films insist on this).

We will also be available for post production consultancy and can recommend a range of DI workflows. If you have any questions, please feel free to PM me.

The Red is definitely the way to go for VFX. I have several VFX friends in Soho who are dying to use us next year, subject to the delivery of the kit.

Simon Blackledge

12-28-2006, 12:39 PM

Joe Carney

12-28-2006, 12:41 PM

Hey, a RED for the Redcoats!! Sounds right at least :-)!!

Joe C.

Stephen Webb

12-28-2006, 12:43 PM

The Red is definitely the way to go for VFX. I have several VFX friends in Soho who are dying to use us next year, subject to the delivery of the kit.

One of the big FX houses have asked me for a demo of mine, they're very interested in how an all digital workflow would benefit them and want to know how it matches up to 35mm.

Could probably make a living just touring FX facilities ;)

Simon Blackledge

12-28-2006, 12:50 PM

which post house? :cool: ;)

Whats the price comparison rental £ wise going to compare to? Super16? 35?

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Stephen Webb

12-28-2006, 01:08 PM

which post house? :cool: ;)

Framestore.

Whats the price comparison rental £ wise going to compare to? Super16? 35?

I'm probably gonna price my camera (if I decide to rent it out) in line with the Arri SR3 (or 416)

Adam Jeal

12-28-2006, 02:30 PM

Thanks Jarred

Random, very intresting. Defo have a chat as DI workflow is something I'm looking into at the moment. Hopefully going to eval Iradas SpeedGrade soon in the new year once I've decided on drives/monitors etc.. how all this fit together is another thing ;)

If you have time please email me about any thoughts on workflows that you currently have. Take it that due to Red not actually being out yet this could be tricky.. just want some kind of idea. Were looking as on-set grading also.In an ideal world we could shoot to disk them transfer to a portable raid of our own and bring that back to the studio. Will only people with the Red have the red-cine software?

questions questions!...:)

I can give you lots of help regarding all the above. This can range from basic advice all the way to designing custom workflows and systems intergration based around your requirements and budget. Personally I wouldn't recommend Iridas Speedgrade. We evaluated it a while ago and it just failed to perform. My friend was their UK distro and he finally grew sick of Iridas lack of support and inability to provide fixes. It's a shame as it could have potentially been a great product, as Iridas Framecycler is for previewing 2K VFX shots. Also it isn't very user friendly:(

Nick Shaw

12-28-2006, 03:12 PM

Another Red coming to London.

Good to be here on this new forum. I've been reading for a while now, and been frustrated at not being able to contribute while I waited for my account to be activated.

Nick

Mark Thorpe

12-28-2006, 07:13 PM

Well I'm English if that counts but my RED is not going to be gracing the shores of ol' Blighty in the near future. Currently living in the western Pacific and diving almost daily to increase underwater archives and library stock. RED will be baptized next year courtesy of a GATES underwater housing (in production). BUT if any of you fellow Brits are planning movies etc and are looking for an underwater shooter (with cam/housing/underwater HMI's) then I'm gonna be available with RED as and when #954 becomes available.

Cheers,
Mark.

dewaldaukema

12-29-2006, 06:27 AM

North West London. Camera #685. Feature films and doc's with the odd commercial.
Would make sense to form a UK support group in case two bodies are required for either back up or 2nd unit.

Steve Gibby

12-29-2006, 08:27 AM

I'm American, and a large portion of my ancestry was originally Scandinavian, but the remainder of my ancestry is from UK - Wales and England to be exact. I've worked in UK many times (Cornwall, Wales, etc.), and I look forward to working there again. I have two RED cameras coming: #8 and #700. We're already planning a shooting trip to Scandinavia after receiving #8, so maybe we'll stop by London on the way. If we do, I'd be happy to meet up with any of you so you can check out the camera. We're based half way between Los Angeles and the Bay Area, and there are numerous and affordable flights from both of those areas to the UK - so UK is easily reachable for me.

Martin Drew

12-29-2006, 09:19 AM

If we do, I'd be happy to meet up with any of you so you can check out the camera.

Thanks Steve, keep us posted.

Martin

Nick Shaw

12-29-2006, 11:48 AM

Steve Gibby

12-29-2006, 12:27 PM

I'll keep you posted as we get closer to a delivery date for my camera. I love stopping in London and I'll be glad to give you guys a gander at the camera.

Cheers!

Ziggy Uszkurat

12-30-2006, 05:32 AM

Hi there,

One more to add -- we've got Red #861

Ziggx (Zigzag Films LLP)

dalen johnson

12-30-2006, 07:17 AM

Almost got a red and moved to the U.K. from Hungary...but went for a house instead.
Ill have to wait for the red...but it does look sweet indeed.

Peace

Dalen

Stephen Williams

12-30-2006, 08:02 AM

I My friend was their UK distro and he finally grew sick of Iridas lack of support and inability to provide fixes. It's a shame as it could have potentially been a great product, as Iridas Framecycler is for previewing 2K VFX shots. Also it isn't very user friendly:(

Hi,

I was using framecycler (pro version) yeaterday for 10 hours, no problems to report. I was taking frames from 50 DSLR's!

Stephen

Adam Jeal

12-30-2006, 08:27 AM

Hi,

I was using framecycler (pro version) yeaterday for 10 hours, no problems to report. I was taking frames from 50 DSLR's!

Stephen

As I said.. Framecycler is a great product. Speedgrade has lots of issues such as failing to playback 2k dpx files in real time (on a properly specd system). Iridas kept claiming to have fixed this and other problems in subsequent releases but they never did. My friend who was their UK distro got sick of their attitude and gave up trying to sell it.

Simon Blackledge

12-30-2006, 09:16 AM

Adam Jeal

12-30-2006, 09:40 AM

no 2k? on the speed grade DI I take it? was that an issue with a grade applied? I should have about 450meg a second raid so playback shouldnt be an issue. Unless their wrapper is not working properly. They did say they wanted to send me a proper full sytem to eval but I'd rather eval on the kit I'll be using.. kinda makes sense..

This was just standard playback with no grade applied. The system we had was the recommended spec. Also the UI was clunky. You couldn't seperate the colour wheel panel from the image that you were grading - It was always partially over the image:eek: (this may be fixed now). Overall I got the impression that here was a tool that had very little design input from actual colourists. This was confirmed by my friend who said that Iridas took the Framecycler engine and built Speedgrade around it.

ericyoung

12-30-2006, 06:11 PM

Yes Gibby, I'm sure there'd be a few of us in the UK who would be very happy to get a peek at Red #8 before our own ones arrive. If you can drop by in the UK, I for one would be happy to buy you a few drinks in return for a look!

Would be great to meet up in London. Gibby, you could be rather hungover with all the free drinks by the time you leave the UK!! :D

Stephen Webb

12-31-2006, 12:49 AM

Would be great to meet up in London. Gibby, you could be rather hungover with all the free drinks by the time you leave the UK!! :D

D'ya think he'd get hung-over enough that he'd forget to take his Red with him? :cool:

Mike the beginner

12-31-2006, 01:22 AM

Well it looks like i will be the first to have a red one in Scotland.

A large part of me is looking forward to getting the camera :)

The rest of me is just preparing for the massive learning curve i will have to undertake to just get to a basic level:o

I must say it is trully exciting and deeply worrying all rolled into one:eek:

Michael

ericyoung

01-01-2007, 11:23 AM

D'ya think he'd get hung-over enough that he'd forget to take his Red with him? :cool:

I expect we'd have to cut through the handcuff and chain first! :)

Stephen Webb

01-01-2007, 12:55 PM

I expect we'd have to cut through the handcuff and chain first! :)

Nah, just take his hand off! :eek:

Steve Gibby

01-01-2007, 01:03 PM

Looks like I better pack some pepper spray for the trip!

I'm a non-drinker, so no chance of me getting so hungover I lose track of my RED...but I love going to the pubs in UK, that's where the fun is and the best food!

Lin

01-06-2007, 08:31 AM

Personally I wouldn't recommend Iridas Speedgrade. We evaluated it a while ago and it just failed to perform. My friend was their UK distro and he finally grew sick of Iridas lack of support and inability to provide fixes. It's a shame as it could have potentially been a great product, as Iridas Framecycler is for previewing 2K VFX shots. Also it isn't very user friendly:(

Dear Adam,

I'd like to know when you tried it out. Also, since we never had a UK representative for SpeedGrade, I'd also really like to know who this friend of yours is. We had a FrameCycler reseller in the UK but this relationship ended almost 2 years ago.

Do you have any first-hand experience with a recent SpeedGrade system?

Indeed we built SpeedGrade on the basis of FrameCycler. A bit of history:

I wrote the the first FrameCycler flipbook over the course of about half a year in my spare time during late 2000 and early 2001, where I founded the company and quit my day job.

Then I wrote FrameCycler DDS with the help of Michael, a programmer I hired over the course of half a year, using the RAM flipbook as the basis of course.

DDS was first released at the end of 2001, making it the first product that was able to do disk-based playback of 2K frames on an off-the-shelf PC. In 2002 we built the first stereoscopic versions of FrameCycler and DDS (also industry firsts). Then later that year we started building the cross platform version of FrameCycler and released the first LINUX versions.

In 2003 we introduced the first SpeedGrade RT, which ESC used to pre-grade the last Matrix sequel and Catwomen, in conjunction with a Shake node for SpeedGrade.

I find it odd that 4 years after we introduced the world's first GPU-based grading application which already was quite capable of real time playback and grading (much simpler than today of course), you are claiming we can't even playback without grading.

There are always challenges, especially when you go into grading. It's a constant battle to meet user's expectations who want tape-to-tape-like performance while having access to unlimited numbers of grading layers and masks. But it sometimes helps to look at what the competition is offering. So far there's only one solution that is considerably faster than SpeedGrade. It's a cluster of PCs, each working on their own chunk of the frame.

I can do real-time grading of HD frames in RAM on my Dell M90 notebook, with color-keyed and masked secondaries.

I can easily do the same in 2K direct-from disk on a decent system with a RAID array. Playback is surely not an issue...

One word about "supplying your own system": No problem - in theory. In practice I have to caution: The world of hardware has not become simpler in the last years and it's quite possible to configure a system that looks great on paper but doesn't perform for "whatever" reason. Sometimes it's just a component, sometimes it's some stupid power management quirk, sometimes it's something that's not easily determined. The only reason we advise people to stick with a certified system is because you will have less trouble with it. We have nothing to gain except peace of mind.

Cheers,
Lin

ericyoung

01-06-2007, 08:47 AM

Dear Adam,

I'd like to know when you tried it out...Do you have any first-hand experience with a recent SpeedGrade system?...Indeed we built SpeedGrade on the basis of FrameCycler. A bit of history: I wrote the the first FrameCycler flipbook over the course of about half a year in my spare time during late 2000 and early 2001, where I founded the company and quit my day job...
Cheers,
Lin

Hi Lin

Never used SpeedGrade, but it's great to have direct responses from the manufacturers. Got to love the Internet for enabling such direct communication! :D

Charles Perkins

01-06-2007, 08:59 AM

i'll be getting in on the second round of reservations. i hope to be getting mine some time in early 2008.

oh the wait!

Adam Jeal

01-06-2007, 09:59 AM

Dear Adam,

I'd like to know when you tried it out. Also, since we never had a UK representative for SpeedGrade, I'd also really like to know who this friend of yours is. We had a FrameCycler reseller in the UK but this relationship ended almost 2 years ago.

Do you have any first-hand experience with a recent SpeedGrade system?

Indeed we built SpeedGrade on the basis of FrameCycler. A bit of history:

I wrote the the first FrameCycler flipbook over the course of about half a year in my spare time during late 2000 and early 2001, where I founded the company and quit my day job.

Then I wrote FrameCycler DDS with the help of Michael, a programmer I hired over the course of half a year, using the RAM flipbook as the basis of course.

DDS was first released at the end of 2001, making it the first product that was able to do disk-based playback of 2K frames on an off-the-shelf PC. In 2002 we built the first stereoscopic versions of FrameCycler and DDS (also industry firsts). Then later that year we started building the cross platform version of FrameCycler and released the first LINUX versions.

In 2003 we introduced the first SpeedGrade RT, which ESC used to pre-grade the last Matrix sequel and Catwomen, in conjunction with a Shake node for SpeedGrade.

I find it odd that 4 years after we introduced the world's first GPU-based grading application which already was quite capable of real time playback and grading (much simpler than today of course), you are claiming we can't even playback without grading.

There are always challenges, especially when you go into grading. It's a constant battle to meet user's expectations who want tape-to-tape-like performance while having access to unlimited numbers of grading layers and masks. But it sometimes helps to look at what the competition is offering. So far there's only one solution that is considerably faster than SpeedGrade. It's a cluster of PCs, each working on their own chunk of the frame.

I can do real-time grading of HD frames in RAM on my Dell M90 notebook, with color-keyed and masked secondaries.

I can easily do the same in 2K direct-from disk on a decent system with a RAID array. Playback is surely not an issue...

One word about "supplying your own system": No problem - in theory. In practice I have to caution: The world of hardware has not become simpler in the last years and it's quite possible to configure a system that looks great on paper but doesn't perform for "whatever" reason. Sometimes it's just a component, sometimes it's some stupid power management quirk, sometimes it's something that's not easily determined. The only reason we advise people to stick with a certified system is because you will have less trouble with it. We have nothing to gain except peace of mind.

Cheers,
Lin

Hi Lin,

It was 2003 that we evaluated Speedgrade. This was after I met you when you came to visit some friends of mine (with your UK reseller - not naming any names, but I think you know who I mean now :) ) at Goldcrest in London. My inital impressions of the software were very positive. After this, your (then reseller) supplied us with a system for evaluation. We couldn't get the system to playback 2K DPX files in realtime. This was something that was blamed as a software problem by this person and he claimed that he had repeatedly tried to get fixes from yourselves but was consantly being let down.

I understood at the time that Speedgrade was early in it's development and I hoped that things would improve but everytime I checked in with you know who, he blamed you guys for lack of support. I could only go on what I was being told, and for whatever reasons he seemed to have lost faith in the product. It wasn't as though he had an alternative product to sell me, so I had little reason to doubt him.

I realize that there are many challenges with grading applications and if I have unfairly judged Speedgrade and Iridas then I am sorry. Maybe the person we are talking about was the wrong guy to handle the product? - I know that DI kit is constantly evolving and I would love to check out Speedgrade again to see if it is compatible with our future Red/Mac based workflow.

Regards,

Lin

01-06-2007, 10:09 AM

Hi Lin,

It was 2003 that we evaluated Speedgrade. I know that DI kit is constantly evolving and I would love to check out Speedgrade again to see if it is compatible with our future Red/Mac based workflow.

Regards,

Hey Adam,

2003 is an awful long time ago! Back then we indeed had trouble on SATA systems because of their longer seek times as compared to SCSI which we used before. I think all parties back then made errors, so I don't want to get into that in detail. Suffice to say, that you won't have any trouble on a 2006/2007 SpeedGrade or FrameCycler system (I hope!).

We are about to release the Universal Binary version of SpeedGrade HD, DI and all FrameCycler versions, so I hope you find something for your Mac-based workflow.

Cheers,
Lin

Adam Jeal

01-06-2007, 10:46 AM

Hi Lin,

I've sent you a Private Message if you care to check your inbox.

Thanks,

Scott Brown

01-08-2007, 01:51 PM

Hi Folks

Bit slow off the mark, however we plan to order a Red when registration re-opens on the 21st of January...looks like this will be Red number 2 in "Bonnie" Scotland".

We specialise in golf production so I'm really looking forward to shooting Scotland's greatest courses in 4K! We've had to "make do" with HDCAM until now.....

Best wishes

Scott

Midas Multimedia

sam_bond

01-23-2007, 07:00 AM

Placed reservation this morning for Red One, and Red Zoom, Coming all the way to sunny Brighton!

roryhinds

01-23-2007, 07:42 AM

#68 here in London.

I use FinalTouch for my grading. We have a feature film to shoot with the RED with we get it.

Fun times again...

Rory Hinds
http://www.whatismine.com

hdcrew

02-08-2007, 02:16 PM

I'm a Red reservationista based just outside of London, I mostly work on my HDW-750 shooting documentaries (http://www.crossingthelinefilm.com Sundance 2007 official selection)

Also have MK-V Nexus Steadicam available if anyone needs an operator with kit.

Nick

Phil Becque

02-09-2007, 12:39 PM

Blimey - I'm really slow of the mark with this one - but anyway RED# 1319 will be near High Wycombe, so it may come in handy for someone. I haven't really thought about rental yet except - how can you be sure you'll get your camera back - or back in the same condition ??

Best regards, Phil

Dominic Jones

02-12-2007, 09:31 AM

No. 1083 reporting for duty...

Plenty of us here, it would seem!

Placed reservation this morning for Red One, and Red Zoom, Coming all the way to sunny Brighton!
Hi Sam, that's interesting - I'm based in Brighton too, and it could be useful to have a second head about for both of us, if/when needed...

What are you planning on doing with your Red? Are you planning on rental, if we need a second unit in the future?

If you're interested, fancy meeting up for a beer and a chat sometime and seeing if we can help each other out??

David Groundwater

02-12-2007, 06:00 PM

howdy all, #1065 in london, cheers, david

Phil Becque

02-21-2007, 09:30 AM

Hi Chaps,

Anyone planning on going to NAB? It looks like I'm Billy no mates at the moment.

I've booked myself in The Orleans ($70/night) - they run shuttles close to the convention centre.

Let me know if you want to meet up while you are out there.

All the best, Phil

Martin Drew

02-21-2007, 09:53 AM

Just too busy. I'm going to wait for IBC.

Phil Becque

02-21-2007, 10:00 AM

Just too busy. I'm going to wait for IBC.

Not sure I can wait that long to see a RED camera. I'm going to be in SFO the week before on some other biz anyway, so it's easy for me to piggy back the NAB visit.

I'll certainly post any impressions I'm able to remember when I get back.

Cheers, Phil

sam_bond

02-22-2007, 01:43 AM

No. 1083 reporting for duty...

Plenty of us here, it would seem!

Hi Sam, that's interesting - I'm based in Brighton too, and it could be useful to have a second head about for both of us, if/when needed...

What are you planning on doing with your Red? Are you planning on rental, if we need a second unit in the future?

If you're interested, fancy meeting up for a beer and a chat sometime and seeing if we can help each other out??

Hey, sounds good! i sent you a PM a few weeks ago, it would be good to talk

Simon Blackledge

02-22-2007, 12:55 PM

Well thats it,it's official!! I'm leaving on weds 28th feb to set up a new vfx studio in Manchester :) So anyone wants to pop in and say hi when were settled feel free! pm or email me...

Si

PaulClements

02-22-2007, 01:13 PM

Martin Drew

02-22-2007, 01:21 PM

Best of luck Si. I hope the transition goes well. I have only been up to Manchester a few times but loved the shepherds pie, mushy peas, chips and gravy from the chippy at the station. We don't have that particular combination down Sarf.

M

Phil Becque

02-22-2007, 02:06 PM

Would love to join you Phil, but like others I simply don't have much time and I'm saving every penny for accessories! And Si I live in the Peak District just south of Manchester so if you ever need a hand setting anything up send me a PM and I'll see if I can help out.

Hi Paul, Let me know if there is anything you want specific info on and I'll ask the RED team for you.

Otherwise I'll just bring back some impressions of my time on the RED stand.

All the best, Phil

Phil Becque

02-22-2007, 02:08 PM

Well thats it,it's official!! I'm leaving on weds 28th feb to set up a new vfx studio in Manchester :) So anyone wants to pop in and say hi when were settled feel free! pm or email me...

Si

Congratulations! I hope it all works out OK for you. Can you say who you are working for or is that giving the game away?

I start a new job on March 5th which I'm rather looking forward to.

All the best, Phil

Simon Blackledge

02-23-2007, 12:21 AM

Thanks guys :-)

Working for myself, setting up with head of 3D and production manager from my old gaff.. i'm currently running flame/2d.

Paul deffo.. when I'm in and sorted you'll have to pop over. Could do with a good natter about future pipelines etc re: RED
Just ordering all the kit now:) though waiting till after NAB for colour monitors!! ;)
offices nearly finished.. so much to do! lol..

Phil, best o luck mate!

cheers all!

Si

PaulClements

02-24-2007, 07:12 PM

Hi Paul, Let me know if there is anything you want specific info on and I'll ask the RED team for you.

Otherwise I'll just bring back some impressions of my time on the RED stand.

All the best, Phil

Thanks alot Phil, will do. Make sure you check out Curt's stuff from ViewFactor Studios when you are over there too, dunno what stand they're on (They have a motorised gear system/followfocus gizmo - I'm slightly merry and can't remember the exact term! :)). Would love to be there.

Cheers, Paul

Phil Becque

03-01-2007, 09:20 AM

Thanks alot Phil, will do. Make sure you check out Curt's stuff from ViewFactor Studios when you are over there too, dunno what stand they're on (They have a motorised gear system/followfocus gizmo - I'm slightly merry and can't remember the exact term! :)). Would love to be there.

Cheers, Paul

OK will do - I'm there for about 2 days so there should be plenty of time; assumming I can tear myself away from the RED stand !

All the best. Phil

DSH

03-13-2007, 10:35 PM

Hi Phil,

I've got two RED's on order to work with my Ultraprimes. Glad I've got those. Planning to be out ther on the second week. Week 16th. Does that fit in with your dates?
All best, David H

Hi Chaps,

Anyone planning on going to NAB? It looks like I'm Billy no mates at the moment.

I've booked myself in The Orleans ($70/night) - they run shuttles close to the convention centre.

Let me know if you want to meet up while you are out there.

All the best, Phil

Phil Becque

03-14-2007, 02:09 AM

Hi David,

Yes it does.

I arrive in LV on Monday 16th in the afternoon.

I leave on Thursday morning 19th about 10am and head back to blighty.

I'll send you more contact details later. I'm just in the process of getting a new phone.

In a rush at the moment - I'll PM you later.

All the best, Phil

hoko

03-27-2007, 02:43 AM

Hello Phil,
I've just joined the forum and am pondering a trip to NAB purely to see the camera. I'm in Bangkok at the moment but back in London very soon. Could I contact you soonish to chat about an RV? And any other UK people going to Nab? You seem to be one of the few, if not the only? Can't be ...
best
Chris Hooke
London
Chris@periscopefilms.com

hoko

03-27-2007, 03:02 AM

JohnF

03-27-2007, 06:21 AM

I'm still tossing a coin on whether or not I can get to NAB at the moment as I've got alot of work on at the moment but some of the bookings are not yet time-confirmed so my schedules a bit mental as I know I'm working but not exactly when!

Though it would be nice to hook up with you guys after NAB for a drink and a chat so you can tell us what you think and maybe consider some kind working arangement/contact exchange for multiple cam 4k shoots in the UK!

Any thoughts?

JohnF

Martin Drew

03-27-2007, 06:28 AM

I won't be going but I would be up for meeting up with those who have been when you get back.

M

Dominic Jones

03-27-2007, 07:10 AM

Ditto.

Stephen Webb

03-27-2007, 07:20 AM

my schedules a bit mental

Sounds like mine :help:

I'm hoping to be there - I've got an interview booked with Ted for the website and everything!

I'd be up for meeting with people at NAB or some future event.

PaulClements

03-27-2007, 08:58 AM

I've got my nab entry stuff sat on my desk... I don't reckon I'll be able to go but I might take a look and see if there is a very very last minute flight going v cheap and jump on it if I feel like it. Like most, work is an issue.

Phil Becque

03-27-2007, 02:49 PM

Martin, JohnF and Dominic - should be able to meet up as you suggest after NAB. We could certainly discuss possibly working together?

Hoko, Stephen and Paul I really hope you can all make it - good luck with your planning etc.

I'm all booked up - so barring some unforseen incident I'll be there on Monday afternoon.

All the best, Phil

Phil Becque

03-29-2007, 01:27 AM

Hi Folks,

A few future RED owners will be meeing up in Central London this Saturday 31st March 2007 at lunch time. We are going to discuss all things RED and particularly NAB. Please PM me if you'd like the details and include an email address in the PM.

All the best, Phil

Michael Stanmore

04-21-2007, 11:44 PM

Don't Have one yet... but I just bought a penny jar big enough. Now I just need to fill it.

mnzdigital

04-24-2007, 04:53 PM

looking to work for free as a filmmaker (with red is a must) . I will be in london in the month of may. I am italian and graduated form the school of communications. i have two years experience in editing (Premiere Pro, Final cut pro and Avid) .thanks

Drop me an email if you are interested.

mnzdigital@gmail.com

Mark Thorpe

04-26-2007, 06:21 PM

Hey guys,
I just posted this on "Off Topic" too but seeing as it relates to the UK this may be another place to post. The footage may not be RED originating but if it goes well who knows what the future holds.

OK so the score is that I have a friend who is a member of one of the U.K's biggest indie Techno groups. They have had singles in the past signed to Warner Music and have a huge following not just in the U.K but also Europe wide.

A while back I made a short clip, a fusion of techno music mixed with underwater imagery to come up with a product I labeled 'TechnOcean'. I posted that to the guys in the band and they liked the concept. Now me not being an editor per se, I shoot underwater and am pretty much a one man band when it comes to making small time DVD compilation products for sale within the recreational dive industry. I've had a few short films make finalist status in some of the bigger festivals but still I feel I am not 'quite there' yet.

Anyway, long story short is that the group are looking to release a new single aptly named 'Oceanic' (it also happens that two of the group are also divers and a lot of their work is tied with strong affinity to the Ocean) and they have asked me to look at potentially making a music video along the lines of my previous attempt albeit on a larger scale. A full blown official music video.

At this point in time I am looking to find someone who would, like me, be willing to put a bit of time into this on the editing side of things. Preferably someone with some music video editing prowess. I'm looking to supply all the footage and want to come up with something that if acceptable will be adopted as a projection piece for the track release. In the beginning this is being treated as a non commercial undertaking but will transform to a commercial deal if the band decide to adopt the final product.

If any, possible UK based, music editors with a penchant for the fast cut editing techniques used to accompany techno music related video's would be interested in getting involved please PM me for more info.

This is in the very infant stages at the moment and I would like to get feedback from others before going on with it.

Cheers,
Mark.