San Francisco Bay Area Red Users

[Alan Skinner]

Gonna be a while before I get my hands on #2973 but am looking to see who might be out there that would be interested in a SF BAY or North Bay Group being developed..........?

[Elizabeth]

I am very curious to know whether or not there is a RED or two present in the Bay Area whose keeper would be willing to bring out to demonstrate for interested parties.

[jbeale]

As far as I know there is no Red owner living in the SF Bay Area who have taken delivery of their cameras just yet. I believe there will be some soon.

[Bob Franco]

Check out this thread of Nor Cal RedHeads. I'm on the Monterey Peninsula but I've been in contact with some Bay area people who are awaiting delivery on their cameras. Mine should be here by June. It would be great for owners to get together once we have our cameras.
[URL="http://www.reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?t=813&highlight"

[Alan Skinner]

Check out this thread of Nor Cal RedHeads. I'm on the Monterey Peninsula but I've been in contact with some Bay area people who are awaiting delivery on their cameras. Mine should be here by June. It would be great for owners to get together once we have our cameras.
[URL="http://www.reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?t=813&highlight"

Thanks Bob, Good thread. I am expecting my cam about May or June as well. My studio does training vids, corporate vids and a lot of 3D animation and special F/X.

Looking to see how we can all be of service in this locale.

[donatello b]

RED 103 will be delivered on the 31st to Berkeley ...
i'll be posting on the Jan 1 more info and dates that i will let others test/try/see RED 103 ..

[Elizabeth]

Very nice thanks!

[Alan Skinner]

RED 103 will be delivered on the 31st to Berkeley ...
i'll be posting on the Jan 1 more info and dates that i will let others test/try/see RED 103 ..

Donatello, You Rock!

I bet you can get free pizza and beer from those of us who are several months out on getting our RED!

Let us know and thanks!

[Mark Pedersen]

I should be receiving mine in March. Very interested in a local users group. I know of two other companies expecting shipments before mine in the Bay Area.

[Alan Skinner]

I should be receiving mine in March. Very interested in a local users group. I know of two other companies expecting shipments before mine in the Bay Area.

That is good news!

As cameras become available, I am sure there is much we can learn from each other.

I would be willing to host meetings here in the Napa Valley. I have a lab with 30 computers, projector and Internet that we could use.

[Elizabeth]

I would be willing to host meetings here in the Napa Valley. I have a lab with 30 computers, projector and Internet that we could use.

Thanks for the offer. I would appreciate being kept informed of any meetings.

Also, I would be glad to help with any user group planning.

e.

[donatello b]

RED 103 is here !!!!
from Jan 6-16th ( 12th is booked) 103 will be open for testing/playing/seeing ( free) ... after the 16th - as of now 103 will go private ....

let me know what you want to do with it and i'll try to set up 3-5 persons groups ...
give me a 1st choice and 2nd choice dates & your Red reservation # .. if you need to order accessories and are not sure what to order - perhaps looking at RED 103 will help .. i do have the 18-50 zoom ...

1st priority will go to reservation holders ( ok they are really 2nd - friends are 1st) then others ...
i'm over in Berkeley ... i'll also try to set up something in oakland, SF - just all depends on who responds and how many persons are located where ??

i just got the camera = i'm just a beginner on it - so read the manual , practice with Redcine or Red Alert , bring a hard drive to take home clips etc ..
donatello AT att.net

also give your location ...

http://www.reduser.net/forum/uploaded/153_1199215234.jpg

[mikeburton]

Hey Donatello,
I was at LART and have quite a bit of knowledge as to the post end of things are concerned. I live in Sacramento but work in Palo Alto CA. I would be happy to help you out on the post end if you have any questions and would love to come out and shoot tests with you.
PM me if your interested

[Mark Pedersen]

Donatello and Mike,

I'd be very interested in working with you guys on some tests and to just get some hands-on experience.

I'm at CES trough the 9th. Probably the best day for me would be Friday the 11th, or could do the 10th.

Would love to do some lens tests with the 18-50. There are a couple of other folks I rent from that are reservation holders and have zeiss primes we could do some comparison tests on. I also have some Zacutto stuff we can play with to see if any of that may be useful. I have Arri MB20 II ordered that should be arriving any day. As for Post, we have 3 HD Final Cut edit bays with a Sony BVW 5500 HDCAM SR recorder. So we could also pop over there (San Francisco) and do some post work. That's the one area I need to do a little homework on, and would like to do some Redcine/FCP/Color experiments.

Let me know so I can get in touch with my associates with lenses...

Thanks for the offer!

M

[Alan Skinner]

Donatello and Mike,

I'd be very interested in working with you guys on some tests and to just get some hands-on experience.

I'm at CES trough the 9th. Probably the best day for me would be Friday the 11th, or could do the 10th.

Would love to do some lens tests with the 18-50. There are a couple of other folks I rent from that are reservation holders and have zeiss primes we could do some comparison tests on. I also have some Zacutto stuff we can play with to see if any of that may be useful. I have Arri MB20 II ordered that should be arriving any day. As for Post, we have 3 HD Final Cut edit bays with a Sony BVW 5500 HDCAM SR recorder. So we could also pop over there (San Francisco) and do some post work. That's the one area I need to do a little homework on, and would like to do some Redcine/FCP/Color experiments.

You can PM me at mpedersen@pedersen.com. Let me know so I can get in touch with my associates with lenses...

Thanks for the offer!

M

Donnatello,

I also ordered the 18-50 and would love to bring a drive and come away with some footage using that lens. It would also really go a long way towards studying our workflow.

Thanks for the opp to check out your baby. Friday the 11th would work for me as well or the 10th if it works out that way.

email is zippy@virtualabs.com

Alan

[Shaun Au]

RED 103 is here !!!!
from Jan 6-16th ( 12th is booked) 103 will be open for testing/playing/seeing ( free) ... after the 16th - as of now 103 will go private ....

let me know what you want to do with it and i'll try to set up 3-5 persons groups ...
give me a 1st choice and 2nd choice dates & your Red reservation # .. if you need to order accessories and are not sure what to order - perhaps looking at RED 103 will help .. i do have the 18-50 zoom ...

1st priority will go to reservation holders ( ok they are really 2nd - friends are 1st) then others ...
i'm over in Berkeley ... i'll also try to set up something in oakland, SF - just all depends on who responds and how many persons are located where ??

i just got the camera = i'm just a beginner on it - so read the manual , practice with Redcine or Red Alert , bring a hard drive to take home clips etc ..
donatello AT att.net

also give your location ...

http://www.reduser.net/forum/uploaded/153_1199215234.jpg

Donatello,

I'd like to check out your #103 on Jan 6th. I have #1030 reserved and I'll probably order the 18/50 zoom as well. Please notify me for your testing schedule on 1/6. I'm in Sunnyvale. Thanks!

[Jason Mitchell]

donatello,

I would like to participate in the SF get together, perhaps with Mark. Or let me know when you're testing with Paul and I can ride to the East Bay.

According to the most recent post, I should expect my rig to show up by the end of the month... I'd love to see what you were able to walk with and how that's working for you. Let me know if there is anything I can help out with.

Jason
jason at purebredpro dot com

[Post]

Donatello,

I'd also be interested in having a look and participating in any get together. I'm looking at the 18/50 as well and would like to see it up close, get more familiar with the camera, etc. Let me know what dates you come up with.

Dee

[Sean_Mitchell]

Donatello,

I'm in Berkeley also. I'm very interested in having a look and helping with testing the camera.

I'll send you an email. Thanks for opening this up to us...

[donatello b]

i believe i've sent everybody a email that sent me a email/PM or has stated a interested in this thread - if you haven't received a email please contact me ... donatello AT att.net
as of now the 7th, 11, 12, are booked ( full) ... the 6th is maybe full ...
i'm trying to keep the grouping small so all can have hands on the RED ...
trying to avoid evenings during the week ...

Jan 05 ... 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12 ,14 are taken ...

[Paul Kalbach]

I just discovered this San Francisco Bay Area group; nice to have a group a little more localized than Northern California!

I'm RED #1693 here on the Oakland/Emeryville border; according to the last schedule I saw, my camera should arrive somewhere end of February - March.

I'm currently remodeling my building trying to get my stage reopened. It will be green/blue screen oriented for those of you interested in doing visual EFX. Hopefully the stage will be done this winter/spring and could be a good meeting place for a user group.

Donatello: I didn't get your email, but got your phone message; tried to call you and left message. I can get together with you pretty much anytime, but Jan. 6th (tomorrow!) would be ideal. I have an AJA I/O HD that would be of interest in testing with RED for a workflow possibility. I have a variety of standard Arri mount primes with a PL adaptor (ranging from 10mm to 500mm) that I'd like to try. If you have the RED 15mm rod adaptor, I'd like to see how well it interfaces with my RedRock Follow Focus. Thanks so much for offering access to your RED for something like this. Cheers!

Paul Kalbach
Artichoke Productions
www.artichokepro.com

[Alan Skinner]

I just discovered this San Francisco Bay Area group; nice to have a group a little more localized than Northern California!

I'm RED #1693 here on the Oakland/Emeryville border; according to the last schedule I saw, my camera should arrive somewhere end of February - March.

I'm currently remodeling my building trying to get my stage reopened. It will be green/blue screen oriented for those of you interested in doing visual EFX. Hopefully the stage will be done this winter/spring and could be a good meeting place for a user group.

Donatello: I didn't get your email, but got your phone message; tried to call you and left message. I can get together with you pretty much anytime, but Jan. 6th (tomorrow!) would be ideal. I have an AJA I/O HD that would be of interest in testing with RED for a workflow possibility. I have a variety of standard Arri mount primes with a PL adaptor (ranging from 10mm to 500mm) that I'd like to try. If you have the RED 15mm rod adaptor, I'd like to see how well it interfaces with my RedRock Follow Focus. Thanks so much for offering access to your RED for something like this. Cheers!

Paul Kalbach
Artichoke Productions
www.artichokepro.com

Paul, I sent you an email.

I have been in contact with Donatello and am viewing the #103 cam on Thursday the 10th. I am also setting up for chroma key stage in my studio. Would love a chance to talk so maybe you can come on the 10th. Donatellos said it was still open and I was the only one so would be happy to share the slot with you at 10AM.

My contact info is in the email I sent you.

Regards,

Alan

[Brandon Fraley]

I'm on the Monterey Peninsula but I've been in contact with some Bay area people who are awaiting delivery on their cameras. Mine should be here by June.

hey Bob :) how have you been? I should get mine around March. You'll have to come over and check it out.

and I'm looking forward to a SF REDuser group

[Dane Brehm]

Hell Yeah! We have to have a Bay Area RED user group!!!! Both Lee Utterbach and Videofax rental houses will be getting their camera's in the next week or so. Mike Burton and I will be hanging with Donatello this week to help those in the Bay with RED workflow and data management. There are alot of unique needs the Bay has and having a user group would be awesome as issues are still being worked out. I'm stoked to work with build 12 as Mike Burton and I dealt with 9,10 & 11 at LART in December.

So will we be BART????? Bay Area Red Testers hahahaha......

[Bob Franco]

Brandon,

Just recovering from two days of no electricity ... and no RED forum! I'm glad to see so many people in Nor Cal getting Reds. Mine should arrive somewhere in the April-May time frame. I would like to see your camera when it comes.
Thanks,
Bob

[Andrew Hewlett]

Bay Area! I'm looking to get back into film/cinema to get some more experience since I've been out of it for a while. I'm located in the East Bay and am looking for user groups/production groups to work with and network with. Any ideas?

(I'm not a Red owner or reservation holder, but am willing and more that motivated to assist in any capacity on any Red Projects in the Bay area. I'm a software engineer by day and practice DIT and AC roles in low budget HD productions.)

[Alan Skinner]

Welcome rockoblm!

My cam won't come until maybe May or June depending on how schedule of shipping goes.

I did get a chance to spend some time with #103 (Thanks again Donatello!).

The camera is incredible. We definiteley need to get the networking up and running for the Bay Area users.

Until my camera gets in, I am working hard on developing contacts for work.

I am interested in doing aerial work and would love to get in contact with anyone that flies choppers that would like to put together a flight team. I fly fixed wing and plan to work with that but helicopter work is much more flexible.

Anyway, at some point we should see about a users group meeting for some RED tech talk!

[Andrew Hewlett]

Welcome rockoblm!

My cam won't come until maybe May or June depending on how schedule of shipping goes.

I did get a chance to spend some time with #103 (Thanks again Donatello!).

The camera is incredible. We definiteley need to get the networking up and running for the Bay Area users.

Until my camera gets in, I am working hard on developing contacts for work.

I am interested in doing aerial work and would love to get in contact with anyone that flies choppers that would like to put together a flight team. I fly fixed wing and plan to work with that but helicopter work is much more flexible.

Anyway, at some point we should see about a users group meeting for some RED tech talk!


Love to get together and work or chat at a users group. As for the aerial work...we'll see. Glad to hear you got some hands on time with #103.

[Dane Brehm]

There is a Norcal chapter of the Digital Cinema Society which is meeting March 1st, if interested go to the site and rsvp. Most of the local Red owners and Dcinema professionals will be attending if your looking to network?

http://www.digitalcinemasociety.org/

[Alan Skinner]

There is a Norcal chapter of the Digital Cinema Society which is meeting March 1st, if interested go to the site and rsvp. Most of the local Red owners and Dcinema professionals will be attending if your looking to network?

http://www.digitalcinemasociety.org/

Kewl!

It think I can make that. Thanks for the info!

[Andrew Hewlett]

I just registered, Nice! Looking forward to it.

[stepheneyer]

Hi all. This is my first time posting on the boards. Just wanted to say a quick "hello" to the other RED users in the SF Bay Area. I'm looking forward to meeting with you.

I'm a producer in San Francisco with an interest in social narratives and docs and a film professor at Pacific Union College in the Napa Valley. My RED #2972 is scheduled for delivery sometime around June (fingers crossed).

I was out of town last weekend, but did anyone make it to the Digital Cinema Society meeting in Sunnyvale? How was it? I'm interested in some of the workflow options that were discussed. Anyone know if they're posting clips from the event on their website? I thought I read they were going to do that.

Any other RED events in Bay Area coming up?

[jbeale]

I was at the Sunnyvale DCS event on March 1. It was videotaped and they said it would be available in their video library (I don't know if that's online- maybe not). I didn't take any notes- just from memory:

James Mathers, the DCS president, had his Red there along with a big lens (mentioned it was 3x the price of the Red body) and did a quick demo. They had a large Barco 720p (?) projector with an intermittent vertical scaling problem and odd color, but the demo clip looked nice anyway. James is not a red "fanboy"- he mentioned that he preferred to shoot film, because it looks better- but nevertheless he seemed happy enough with his camera. He lights and exposes the same way he did for ISO 320 film.

Torrey from Silverado Systems also presented, they brought a Red as well. They have done some number, 6 or more, projects so far already on Red. One of them (Torrey or James, I forget) was asked several times if they'd had any problems with the hard drive dropping frames or the rolling shutter causing image troubles, and the answer was no. Torrey showed a short ("Paranoid") that was completed in just a few days.

There seemed like a good crowd there, maybe 75-100 people? I didn't count. Unfortunately I had to leave early so I missed the workflow presentation. I saw a very brief demo of Red Alert and Red Cine, but that info is already available online. I think they had Scratch there, but maybe that was after I left. I think around $50k+ was mentioned for Scratch but I wasn't paying attention because that's way out of my ballpark.

To tell the truth, if you've been following Reduser closely, I don't think you'd find much really new at the meeting. Probably this type of event is most useful for networking, and to see a Red in person if you haven't yet. Well, they had cookies and some t-shirts from the site host, NetApp.

[Alan Skinner]

Ditto What jbeale said.

I also had to leave early so missed the workflow and scratch info but scratch is out of my budget (especially since I am hocking "the baby shoes" to get my RED) :)

I agree that since I have been reading the reduser.net forum avidly for weeks now, I did not receive any new information. Since I already had the chance to see and play with a RED cam (thanks again Donatello!) there was not a lot of new information for me. Networking possibilities were maybe the most likely value to attending but since I had to leave early, that did not work out. Also, since I am trying to diet, I did not take advantage of the cookies either. :)

[Alan Skinner]

Hey Stepheneyer,

You have the camera just before mine. We should be gettin them about the same day!

Keep an eye on the user group thread, we are forming a Bay Area/NorCal group and should probably talk about meeting places and times (as soon as someone has a camera to bring along, can't really see everyone sitting around just talking about it) :)

[stepheneyer]

jbeale - Thanks for the recap on the DCS event. Sounds like with 75-100 people there that it might have been easier to get your hands on the cookies than the camera. : ) I'll check the DCS website later to see if they post the clips from the meeting. Another downer is that Scratch is a PC only solution. I'm interested in learning more about any FCP workflows that are working well. I'll continue to check the threads for more info as well.

Verticeus - Yes, I saw that we're both having to learn the art of patience this Spring. I'll keep an eye out for any Bay Area/NorCal group notices. Thanks!

Stephen Eyer

[Jamie Metzger]

I know someone that will have their camera pretty soon, and he will be renting it through FAF. PM for details.

[Jason Mitchell]

I have my Red in SF now and you can rent it tomorrow ... you can pm, call, or email. ;-) There are plenty around today (I believe nine total I was told) in the immediate SF Bay Area in rental houses and with owner ops.

As for FCP workflow, RedTrip has been working for me for music videos and commercials. I've been using a film-like workflow by editing the proxies and coloring/rendering just the final. But it takes a little finesse and doesn't like speed changes created in FCP (which seem to be in every project). Of course, we have ways of dealing with such things. I think this camera involves a much tighter bond between production and post.

Always available if you want to talk it out ... or check it out.

Jason

[Dane Brehm]

DCS is a great organization for those who work in the digital space.

I find that its not the Cine guys that who have the trouble its the Post folks who need the help and don't like beta programs because they neither have the time or the money to wait/trouble shoot the RED workflow.

[Andrew Hewlett]

I'm looking for some work, does anyone know a good site or resource for looking up productions in need of assistance in the Bay Area?

[donatello b]

try the film arts foundation in SF -also look at their magazine
www.filmarts.org

you could browse through the Reel Directory ( www.reeldirectory.com)

[Greg Ephraim]

I know someone that will have their camera pretty soon, and he will be renting it through FAF. PM for details.
Hey Jamie whats up man! You gettin' a RED, or someone you know?

[donatello b]

I know someone that will have their camera pretty soon, and he will be renting it through FAF. PM for details.

are you sure about that ??

from FAF's web site

"We have reduced our operation and will temporarily suspend our rental program after April 4th. We ask for your patience and continued support."

http://www.filmarts.org/equipment.php

[friera]

Quick question, guys, as an owner/operator, do I need a business license to rent my equipment?

[donatello b]

" in general" ..
you probably should have one - depends on your city & county ...

you may need FEDERAL ID # ( can get it online within minutes) ..note if somebody pays you $$ ( over $600 in a year) they'll need either your soical sercuity # or your Fed ID # unless you are set up as a corp, LLC, limited partnership ...

and you might need to set up account with the Cailfornia state board of equalization ?? ... basically if you didn't pay sales tax when you bought equipment then you have to charge sales tax to customers that rent it ...

i'm over across the bay in costra costa county .. i have no business license .. do have a FED ID and a account with CA state board of equalization ...

have a chat with a accountant for the fine details ...

[friera]

Will I be able to charge rental fees for my equipments as part of my service as a camera operator, when working with a big budget production without a business license?

[donatello b]

IMO - YES ( no business license)
usually in Cailf when crew works on a big show they are hired as a employee's ... many then rent/charge for their tools/equipment ... many (crew) prefer the rental be under a business name ( which could also be their real name) - you should speak with a accountant or business lawyer ..

now if i was only renting to productions that i work on i would NOT get a local business license but would get a fed ID for equipment rental( may or may not be tax advantages to you having rental under business vs. individual ) ....

IMO do NOT include the rental with your day rate - break it down into rental rate & labor rate ....

[friera]

Thank you very much, Donatello, for the imformation and for having me at your show and tell for your Red camera a few months ago.

Ray

[Russ McDonald]

Hello my brothers to the north, I hope you guys are having a meeting soon, May is going to be cool down here, the makers of the Redbox, will be doing a demo of there speed demon. You all are welcome so if some of you can make it down that would be great.

[donatello b]

"the makers of the Redbox, will be doing a demo of there speed demon."

ahhhh .. what's a Redbox .... i did a google and came up with
http://www.redbox.com/

[Andrew Hewlett]

2D/3D rendering processor farm as far as I know. Scalable processors to offload rendering jobs to.

[Russ McDonald]

This is the post for the May LA meeting. Fallow the link


The May meeting is shaping up quite nicely, I want to thank Stefany Allaire the CEO of Pixellexis Systems & Technologies (http://www.pixellexis.com/). They are going to bring their new red box to the meeting so we can see how fast this bad boy is.....

Also would like to hear what you folks would like to cover at the May Meeting.

[Dane Brehm]

Myself and Mike Burton have been doing 4k + Raw Consulting ( not just Red) for Bay Area production companies and each project has been a whole new can of worms. AppleProHQ has been the preferred codec since most Post houses don't have 4:4:4 monitoring or the 320MB/s thuroughput for DPX files.

Believe me the Cine folks have no problem with this new technology.Editors have been using the proxy files which are tried and true method but most commercial production and post production companies are unwilling to take the time and money on a commercial project to experiment with full end-to-end commercial production this is were we come in and design the best workflow for the project.

4k + Raw Consultancy
4krawconsultant@gmail.com

[Stefany Allaire]

This is the post for the May LA meeting. Fallow the link


The May meeting is shaping up quite nicely, I want to thank Stefany Allaire the CEO of Pixellexis Systems & Technologies (http://www.pixellexis.com/). They are going to bring their new red box to the meeting so we can see how fast this bad boy is.....

Also would like to hear what you folks would like to cover at the May Meeting.

Good Day to All,

I managed to take few minutes since we are in the crazyness of the preparation of the NAB Show to answer this post. Well, thanks for inviting us it will be my pleasure to assist one of your meeting and I am very anxious to meet those Red user people... At this time, I was wondering, do I need to bring some cookies over !!!! ;o)

Talk to you soon all

Stefany

[Andrew Hewlett]

Any upcoming events?

[Wil Klassen]

I can't say for sure if there are or are not any upcoming red-centered events, but indeed there should be. It seems most local rental houses have their reds (we just got ours about a month ago!), and I know taht some "consultant" friends of mine are slated to soon recieve theirs. In light of that, bay area red users should start to set something up regularly so that all users can come and meet fellow owners, share the red love, and talk about various problems and technical snafus and also showcase recent projects and whatnot, go out for test shoots, just an all around RED group i guess is the simplest way to put it. I don't want to speak for "the big man" a.k.a boss man but I know he's expressed an interest in meet ups with bay area users as well. That being said, would people be intersted in a meeting of sorts in early to mid april?

[Tail Ends]

After two months of billing errors, I finally got my Red two weeks ago. I'm near Palo Alto. Please give me a heads up of any planned meetings. NOTE: I travel a lot and do not read RedUser on a daily basis, so be a bit patient if expecting a response.

I look forward to meeting you people.

Tail Ends

[Brandon Fraley]

Me too. Just got mine last week :) I live in Monterey and don't mind the drive up.

[Matthew Greene]

I'm in SF for the summer (at least 4 more weeks) and have my camera on me.

[Tail Ends]

Any of you guys going to Cinegear? It would be nice to place faces with names. Tail Ends

[Brandon Fraley]

I'll be there :)

[bdpicture]

I have 2 REDONE Cameras in San Jose. If someone is interested working with me please send e-mail at aj@bdpicture.com

[Jeff Deveraux]

Hey guys... Let's hook up for beers or something. Ay?

[Mark Thorpe]

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[SandeepDey]

Is anyone shooting anything with the RED One around the SF Bay Area?Especially a production that can use a PA on the sets?
I would also love to get a chance to peek over the shoulders of the post workflow.
I am planning a production to be shot with the RED One and want to get a feel for a production using it.
Thanks for your time.

[REVO(lution)]

I'd like to organize a RED Demo Day in San Francisco sometime soon (probably Oct./Nov.) to show off the RED to those in the area who may not have gotten their hands on one yet and would like to get to know some of the RED owners in the area. We could talk about setup, workflow, etc., and provide information about our services.

I'm thinking of hosting it in one of the rooms at Fort Mason (lots of parking) and trying to coordinate to get the word out about it through the San Francisco Film Society, Scary Cow Film Co-op, and other indie film organizations.

If anyone is interested and would like to help plan this and get involved, please let me know.

Thanks!

[Craig Ryan]

Cool stuff; it would be cool to have some RED demos at the various Bay Area cinema programs; most of them tend to be on the art/16mm side of the spectrum, but the more you know in this business the better.

[Alan Skinner]

Well, it looked for a while like I might have to take a place at the end of the line but I think I have my funds ready and I have recieved my shipping email from Justin at the Bomb Squad.

I propose that we try to do the meeting soon. I would like to think that #2973 will be in my hands soon.

All on this list thread interested: Chime in!

Alan




I'd like to organize a RED Demo Day in San Francisco sometime soon (probably Oct./Nov.) to show off the RED to those in the area who may not have gotten their hands on one yet and would like to get to know some of the RED owners in the area. We could talk about setup, workflow, etc., and provide information about our services.

I'm thinking of hosting it in one of the rooms at Fort Mason (lots of parking) and trying to coordinate to get the word out about it through the San Francisco Film Society, Scary Cow Film Co-op, and other indie film organizations.

If anyone is interested and would like to help plan this and get involved, please let me know.

Thanks!

[Alan Skinner]

Jeff,

I make a pretty mean ale.

Let's talk about a meet. My RED is getting closer and closer...............


Hey guys... Let's hook up for beers or something. Ay?

[Brandon Fraley]

I'm in Monterey, but if there's a meeting to go to, I'll make the hike :) I'd love to chat and hopefully learn a thing or two

[SandeepDey]

A pow-wow is better than a forum thread any day!

[Alan Skinner]

I'd like to organize a RED Demo Day in San Francisco sometime soon (probably Oct./Nov.) to show off the RED to those in the area who may not have gotten their hands on one yet and would like to get to know some of the RED owners in the area. We could talk about setup, workflow, etc., and provide information about our services.

I'm thinking of hosting it in one of the rooms at Fort Mason (lots of parking) and trying to coordinate to get the word out about it through the San Francisco Film Society, Scary Cow Film Co-op, and other indie film organizations.

If anyone is interested and would like to help plan this and get involved, please let me know.

Thanks!

Well, it has finally become real! I have number #2973 in my hot little hands! (one number after yours!)

Let's do some kind of pow wow and I like the idea of Fort Mason. I can help with some logistics and food and the like. I will be bringing my RED for others to get a chance to see and all. If we decide to make an association around the North Bay as a user group, I own web hosting and video streaming services. I can host a local user group site for free with a forum and all.

My "sticks" should be here to go with the cam in the next week or so. My Birger mount and my Redrock matte box is on order. I will bring what I have.

Let's do it!

Alan

[tthoang1]

Hi SF Bay area Red users. I wanted to say hi and introduce myself. I just joined the Reduser forum. I'm not a Red owner or have a reservation yet. I've been making videos for less than a year and had no prior education or professional experience with video making. Video making and editing is a serious hobby of mine. I don't intend to make it a business, just a creative outlet. I'd like to offer my time to Red owners and users who are looking for an assistant. I'd like to learn more about the Red camera before I place a reservation.

[SandeepDey]

Unfortunately I (late adopter) won't have my RED unless we push this off until next month. But I can pitch to help with the logistics etc.

[Thomas Koch]

I'd love to host a RED get together in the Bay Area. I am soon to be a RED owner. We just have to raise the remaining few grand for the camera and then it will ship. You can read more about our group at www.bayareafilmmakers.com

[tthoang1]

I need a shot of the Golden Gate bridge for an effects shot in a film I just wrapped. Can anyone in the SF area shoot this for me and upload the r3d for me? Shot should only be a few seconds long. I'm trying to save some money from the stock footage houses, send me your best offer: Zakforrest @ mac.com or private message me here. thanks

Zak, I have some HD footage that I can send to you. No charge. Just PM me and if you have an FTP, that would be fastest.

[tthoang1]

Please let me know if you need any help.

[Brandon Fraley]

Verticeus/TomK, just let me know when and where and I'll bring my camera w/ nikon lenses and my MBP. I can probably bring my 37" LCD TV, although it's kinda shitty.

[SandeepDey]

Silence...?
***bump, bump***

[SandeepDey]

Thomas,
I just sent you a mail with my phone number. Let us try and meet up soon.
-Sandeep

[Alan Skinner]

Still here!

In fact, my 7" LCD screen just arrived and I am installing it now!

I should have tripod this week. I can now say that I will be able to bring a full rig so let's meet up. I am happy to try to put together the meeting.

Chime in if you have some time in the next few weeks.

I am out of town the 24th and busy on the 18th and 25th, otherwise, Friday or Saturday eves is good for me until Thanksgiving week.

Alan

[Brandon Fraley]

I hope you guys works this out and can get a meeting put together, BUT if it happens to be pushed back until after thanksgiving I won't be too disappointed as I'll be pretty busy until then ;)

[Craig Ryan]

Hey fellas,

Not sure what I would be able to contribute to a meeting (I am but a humble DVX shooter thus far) but I'd love to get some RED experience even if its just looking through the viewfinder and learning how to power her up and all that jazz. I've never shot film either or have owned a nice still camera so it would be a valuable learning experience for me. I'd be free typically on Saturdays, but November 1st is already out for me. I also wouldn't mind waiting a bit either.

[Brandon Fraley]

Hey fellas,

Not sure what I would be able to contribute to a meeting (I am but a humble DVX shooter thus far) but I'd love to get some RED experience even if its just looking through the viewfinder and learning how to power her up and all that jazz. I've never shot film either or have owned a nice still camera so it would be a valuable learning experience for me. I'd be free typically on Saturdays, but November 1st is already out for me. I also wouldn't mind waiting a bit either.

Craig, before I got my RED, all I had shot on was a DVX too :) I'm sure everyone would love to have you at the meeting

[Craig Ryan]

That's right, I forgot about that, Brandon. I guess it isn't such a long shot for us miniDV guys after all hehe.

[Brandon Fraley]

That's right, I forgot about that, Brandon. I guess it isn't such a long shot for us miniDV guys after all hehe.

Absolutely not :) And BTW, as someone who never shot on anything more complicated than MiniDV tape, I feel like the transition to RED has been rather effortless. Now, ok, that could very well be because I've spent countless hours on this silly message board for the last 18 months, but still, it's amazing to me at even a hobbyist as myself can own, use and understand such an awesome tool. I'm indebted to the RED folks :) Looking forward to meeting you, Craig.

[Craig Ryan]

haha no doubt; I think even the big guns around here would admit to owing quite a lot to these invaluable forums here. RED does a damn good job of keeping everybody up to snuff. And I look forward to meeting you too Brandon, and the others too!

[Justin McAleece]

Like it says I want to Rent a lens for 4 hours sometime next week. I have a complete set of Canon glass that has been waiting for that stupid Birger mount that I am yet to receive. We are shooting a corporate video for Santa Clara County and they want to shoot 2 more interviews and I need a lens for only a few hours on 10-28 or 29. I will pay 150 cash. Normally we rent from Indie Rentals but in the middle of the week it costs us a lot because with the overnighting back and forth we have to rent for 2 or 3 days. anyway please call or email or IM me if anyone wants to rent me the lens for the day and is in the area. I own #759 and have shot Tons of footage but we're still waiting for this whole Birger thing to pan out and so like many otheres we're ovber a barrel for another week or two.

Justin McAleece - 559-760-5163

[donatello b]

for 18-50mm try Chatercamera.com in berkeley ....

i have the birger mount ... i have not used it ( it's NOT for sale) ... you may give it a try out ... you'll have to read up on how to install it , set back focus etc... i'm out of town till Monday 1pm ..
& out of town next wednesday ...

donatelloATattDOTnet

[Jason Mitchell]

$150 is the going day rate for that lens anyway. There is plenty of red stuff (cameras, lenses etc.) at good prices that NOBODY should have to get them from LA. I have a 18-50mm available those days located in South San Francisco. A full list our gear is available at purebred.tv

Jason

[Jason Mitchell]

oh .. and if you need a location that's more convenient to you, check reeldirectory.com as they now have a Red section.

j

[Kennan Ward]

I guess Santa Cruz isn't really SF Bay but we are close?

see teaser:

http://www.kennanward.com/alaska/Site/_.html

Also, I have a Canon /Century 150-600 lens for sale! Like New!
http://www.reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?t=16906

Kennan



http://www.kennanward.com/alaska/Site/_.html

[Justin Chin]

I just thought I'd toss my hat into the this thread since I just received my Red and I happen to live in the Bay Area (Redwood City to be specific). I'd love to know about any meet-ups!

[Alan Skinner]

Kennan,

I downloaded the hi-rez version of your Alaska work! Awesome man!

We would not discriminate. You are not too far as long as you can make it up!

I propose we look to second week of December to meet or I am going to have to go to January.

Anyone else in?

We will need a venue and an agenda.

Would be happy to host here in Napa if folks want to make the trip. Other ideas were Fort Mason SF and?.....................

Time for a meeting to ratify the SFBay RED users group!

I will create and host a blog/chat type website for us.

A bottle of my own wine (which just got pressed last weekend!) to the best domain name for the SFBay RED users website. Let's see some good submissions.

Alan



I guess Santa Cruz isn't really SF Bay but we are close?

see teaser:

http://www.kennanward.com/alaska/Site/_.html

Also, I have a Canon /Century 150-600 lens for sale! Like New!
http://www.reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?t=16906

Kennan



http://www.kennanward.com/alaska/Site/_.html

[tthoang1]

Anyone else in?


Please count me in. Either location is OK. Thanks for putting something together. Please let me know if you need any help.

Tuan

[Kennan Ward]

Kennan,

I downloaded the hi-rez version of your Alaska work! Awesome man!

We would not discriminate. You are not too far as long as you can make it up!

I propose we look to second week of December to meet or I am going to have to go to January.

Anyone else in?

We will need a venue and an agenda.

Would be happy to host here in Napa if folks want to make the trip. Other ideas were Fort Mason SF and?.....................

Time for a meeting to ratify the SFBay RED users group!

I will create and host a blog/chat type website for us.

A bottle of my own wine (which just got pressed last weekend!) to the best domain name for the SFBay RED users website. Let's see some good submissions.

Alan

Alan,

Napa, actually I have a client shoot in Calistoga/St.Helena so maybe we should do coffee or wine before, ehhh ?

Kennan

[Justin Chin]

I good with Napa as well. I have plenty of people I can visit while I'm up there for the day.

[SandeepDey]

OK, Napa it is!

Now for a date....

[Brandon Fraley]

I'm down :) Napa makes my drive longer, but it's still do-able

[SandeepDey]

R1# 04704 is now home. The 11/13 announcements have kinda dampened my excitement. But the BIG let down is, I am stranded without glass. My shipment of the Cooke 25-250 I ordered didn't come through as expected and I probably won't have it until another 10 days or so... :ranting2:

Here is my plea, can anyone afford to lend me a PL mount lens (any length, any speed) for a quick check. :help:

I can drive over with my kit and shoot under your supervision, over a cuppa coffee. A couple of minutes worth of footage is good for now.

Thanks,
Sandeep

[donatello b]

you can PM me if you'd like to get together to test your camera with the Red 18-50mm zoom .... you'd have to come to berkeley ....

[SandeepDey]

Don,

Thanks a ton! Meeting with you was a learning experience. The camera test was a happy side note.

Like I said, if you ever seek a crew hand...

-s

[chrislayhe]

I guess Santa Cruz isn't really SF Bay but we are close?

see teaser:

http://www.kennanward.com/alaska/Site/_.html

Also, I have a Canon /Century 150-600 lens for sale! Like New!
http://www.reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?t=16906

Kennan



http://www.kennanward.com/alaska/Site/_.html
Even closer on 30th Ave, Kennan... let's get together for a cup of twa and a chat when you get back from polar bear chasing! 831.477.1806 or chris@CLAi.tv

[Greg Ephraim]

whoop whoop santa cruz, didn't know our type existed in this town!

[Brandon Fraley]

i thinkits time to rise up against the man and just have our own Santa Cruz RED User group :)

[chrislayhe]

Finally, the revolution has begun! And they said all the old San Francisco hippies were dead... we'll have to initiate our own little Santa Cruz group at Lulu Carpenter's...

Chris.

[Brandon Fraley]

Finally, the revolution has begun! And they said all the old San Francisco hippies were dead... we'll have to initiate our own little Santa Cruz group at Lulu Carpenter's...

Chris.

here here! :) I just started the SCRUG thread (love that acronym!). Of course, I'm still up for the SF meeting whenever that happens.

[Bryan Horch]

Hi guys,
I am an HVX 200/ Brevis 35 adaptor user who is contemplating a switch over to a Red, and would love to join your user group as a wannabe if it is still happening. Is it still happening? Would be cool to geek out a bit with you all.
Bryan

[alsmithee]

Hi guys,
I am an HVX 200/ Brevis 35 adaptor user who is contemplating a switch over to a Red, and would love to join your user group as a wannabe if it is still happening. Is it still happening? Would be cool to geek out a bit with you all.
Bryan

I am kind of in the same boat as this guy. I was looking to shoot some Visual Effects compositing test shots next week with a friend who attends the Academy of Art (we were going to make use of their green screen studio) using my HVX200, however some buttons decided to stop working. Unfortunately the Academy only loans HVX's to grad students, don't even think about the Red camera.

I was hoping a Red user here would be down to help as fill in for a day or two tops (we are willing to accomodate your schedule). Keep in mind we are students, while we can throw a few greenbacks your way for gas and troubles, 500 a day is simply out of our budget.

If you have reservations I understand being the owner of a decent (though admittedly not nearly as hot) camera. However feel free to ask me questions or if you want to meet up with me in person beforehand (I am based out of San Jose though I attend classes at Berkeley, and my Academy friend is in Foster City).

The only thing else I can offer is our labor in exchange. I've done some grip work and on set assistance (AC and PA). He's done some AC work, and is working towards a Visual Effects compositing and lighting background. I will be gone after the next week but my friend can get you access to the greenscreen studio in the future (from what I'm told every wall including the floor is green, not sure about ceiling.)

In addition I have a tripod and p2 card along with a hvx200 that only records but does not capture and will need fixing. I know I know. That's like a lightweight offering to be a heavyweight's bodyguard, but I want you know this isn't some hit and run demand for favors. I am a man of my word and my labor is my currency.

[dcroan]

I'm an Executive Producer who just bought a RED camera & complete accessories to supplement the rest of our camera inventory (Panasonic HVXs, etc).

I realize how little I know about this camera, and I'm trying to find out if there's anyone out there who's established this community in San Francisco. I'm sorry, but I don't have time to travel to Santa Cruz.

Just throwing it out there and seeing if anyone's listening. Thanks!

[Thomas Koch]

Hello. I'm in the Fremont Area. Work in the South Bay. I just shot a 2-camera RED shoot two weeks ago. I'm going a web series and run www.bayareafilmmakers.com

[chrislayhe]

Hi DC

We have been running a RED camera system and five RED 4k edit suites for about a year and a half now and know the rascal inside out, as well as consulting on post-workflows and the like. I'm in town quite often, so if you feel like buying me a very large Latte and hooking up give me a shout at 831.477.1806 or drop me a note at chris@CLAi.tv and we'll see if we can make something happen!

Chris

[Paul Kalbach]

I'm an Executive Producer who just bought a RED camera & complete accessories to supplement the rest of our camera inventory (Panasonic HVXs, etc).

I realize how little I know about this camera, and I'm trying to find out if there's anyone out there who's established this community in San Francisco. I'm sorry, but I don't have time to travel to Santa Cruz.

Just throwing it out there and seeing if anyone's listening. Thanks!

Feel free to give me a call (510-655-1283) and visit us in the East Bay (Oakland/Emeryville border). Got our Red almost 2 years ago and am almost finished building our stage for green screen work. I am also offering a new service which may be of interest to you; please see www.RedZephyrCam.com.