A tribute to Jim... [Archive]

Teague Kennedy

02-21-2008, 08:13 PM

Elcurado... very nice. Love it. Hows 'bout some info? Images were tack sharp. What lens did you use? Shot in 25p 4k I presume? I can't wait for Birger mount. My S16 lens does not give me that sharp of an image at 1080.

Gunleik Groven

02-21-2008, 08:29 PM

Hardware Porn! LOL
(Absolutely NO offence meant!)

Nice!

Gunleik

Andrew Benz

02-21-2008, 08:37 PM

sweet

... lyrical, emotive and sexy. That was beautiful Elcurado. Jim and everyone will love it.

Unfortunately though, you seem to have stumbled upon a major problem with buying a Red Camera... they don't come in packs of two.:biggrin:

Shawn Nelson

02-21-2008, 08:57 PM

Woohoo! Best camera porn ever. I'm going to need a few minutes with this... ;-)

Rick Darge

02-21-2008, 08:58 PM

I was going to say PORN but Gunleik already beat me to the punch

Very nice man! I wanted to do a similar video with mine, but realized I'd be shooting the Red with my HVX..

Steve Sherrick

02-21-2008, 09:03 PM

Must be nice having two of them Elcurado. Great advertisement for the camera. Nice work!

Christian Edwards

02-21-2008, 09:03 PM

viva la Red.

I'm so jealous , i cant wait to get my camera , it will enable me to convey stories and real-life with a profound depth and intimacy

Rick Darge

02-21-2008, 09:05 PM

also, great song choice

Daniel Reichenbach

02-21-2008, 09:15 PM

Hehehe, the good old Cat Stevens... Great picts. Jim must have tears in his eyes..

Shawn Nelson

02-21-2008, 09:17 PM

Must be nice having two of them Elcurado

heheheh, what's better than one Red? Two at once man! :-)

Paul Hazlett

02-21-2008, 09:34 PM

nice work, here is one for Ted's NAB reel.

Gary Stone

02-21-2008, 09:53 PM

beautiful stuff. i'm a huge cat stevens fan as well, so this just makes my wait until june all the more painful! :clown2:

I Bloom

02-21-2008, 09:59 PM

magnificently badass!!!

Casey Green

02-21-2008, 10:54 PM

Beautiful, man.

darryl phinnessee

02-21-2008, 11:16 PM

Bravissimo!!!!!!!!

Lara Richie

02-21-2008, 11:53 PM

nice work, here is one for Ted's NAB reel.

Who is Ted?

and why would he have a NAB reel?

Jarred Land

02-21-2008, 11:55 PM

Elcurado is a god.

Jarred Land

02-22-2008, 12:03 AM

Who is Ted?

and why would he have a NAB reel?

Ted is " The Mouth " .... as close to a Marketing department RED has.

He has been at RED since day one... well even before Day one. (ironically though he is never at RED, because he's always on the Road pimping.)

There is a good chance if you have ever been to a RED event, Ted's the guy that's talking.

Andrew Walker

02-22-2008, 12:26 AM

Great stuff man. I could see that playing at NAB.

Jonas Nyström

02-22-2008, 12:28 AM

Nice!

Ziad Oakes

02-22-2008, 12:31 AM

Awesome

Dj Joofa

02-22-2008, 12:39 AM

Elcurado, its great. I really like it.

Paolo Tinari

02-22-2008, 01:27 AM

Wild!

BASSAM MSSALATIE

02-22-2008, 02:41 AM

Very High Artistic Sense Showing Red like this :sarcasm: . you are the first owner spending time thinking of it..Great job

PieroD

02-22-2008, 02:52 AM

Now I know why you got two cameras.
This is one of those rare occasions when I'm prouod to be italian.

Ciao

Piero

Corrado Silveri

02-22-2008, 03:50 AM

Thanks guys...

More to come.

:sarcasm:

Sanjin Jukic

02-22-2008, 03:54 AM

Amazing!

Il miracolo di Elcurado.

By the way I'm still in Milan.

Jannard

02-22-2008, 04:48 AM

I've been traveling... downloading now.

Everything you post is terrific. Need a job? :-)

Jim

Alexander Christ

02-22-2008, 05:32 AM

Gorgeous! Best tribute ever!

Radoslav Karapetkov

02-22-2008, 05:33 AM

What?!

Porn?!

4K?!!

Porn?!!!!

4K Porn?!!

The wait is over... I'm so downloading this...

Corrado Silveri

02-22-2008, 05:34 AM

I've been traveling... downloading now.

Everything you post is terrific. Need a job? :-)

Jim

Hi Jim,
I'm really proud of your words...

Hope that you like the clip. It's a simple gift for you.

Radoslav Karapetkov

02-22-2008, 05:37 AM

Beautiful... That DP is really good... :)

BASSAM MSSALATIE

02-22-2008, 05:44 AM

Hi Jim,
I'm really proud of your words...

Hope that you like the clip. It's a simple gift for you.

Those Guys Desrev 100s of gifts like this one .
I have one ready :construction: just a while after receiving my gift.

Dave Dessel

02-22-2008, 06:08 AM

Beautiful, awesome work.

-Dave Dessel

#: 522

laguun

02-22-2008, 06:17 AM

beautiful!

thanks elcurado.

p.s.
everyone here looked at it right now, and everyone liked it.

Ed van der Kruijssen

02-22-2008, 06:52 AM

Nice tribute to a nice concept and to the man who initialised this.
But to be honest? Don't you think it's just a black computerbox with a lens?

Carl Larsen

02-22-2008, 07:14 AM

its a very pretty computer.

Reinhold R.

02-22-2008, 07:22 AM

Thanks for sharing this, Elcurado. Really nice slideshow (my pc had quite a hard time playing it back). Will try it again as soon as my render-job is done.

She's a real beauty, that's for sure.

EDIT: Hey that was really great. Liked the focal shift. Also nice editing.

Steve Freebairn

02-22-2008, 07:36 AM

That was really sweet! Was that with the 18-50? That should definitely be playing at the NAB booth. Jim, get the rights now!

Tim Lüdin

02-22-2008, 07:51 AM

Hey Elcurade

Like the RED team would say, "this is badass".
Congrats to your two babys. Well done.

Cheers
Tim

Bang WOW Bang

02-22-2008, 07:54 AM

Come on ! Jim is still alive please do n't use A Tribute

In english " Tribute " means a Hero is dead.

Cheers,

BWB

69 Mega, H264, 1080, 25fps.

Here (http://85.18.73.150/clientsection/e_motion/Elcurado.mov.zip)

Jaime Vallés

02-22-2008, 07:55 AM

Elcurado, that was great! Beautiful lighting and composition, plus perfect music. RED should show this in their both at NAB!

Bang WOW Bang

02-22-2008, 07:55 AM

Come on ! Jim is still alive on RED earth please don't use " A Tribute "

In english " Tribute " means a Hero is dead.

Cheers,

BWB

69 Mega, H264, 1080, 25fps.

Here (http://85.18.73.150/clientsection/e_motion/Elcurado.mov.zip)

Tom Lowe

02-22-2008, 09:48 AM

Haha, nice tribute!

Michael Hastings

02-22-2008, 10:32 AM

But to be honest? Don't you think it's just a black computerbox with a lens?

And an imager. An excellent imager, capability for the best lenses, store the raw image data to be processed however you like. Sounds like a great DSLR.

Oh, but it does 24, 30, 60 or more FPS - movies!

But that's the whole point, give us what we really need - superhighres motion pictures - at a heretofore unmatched price.

Corrado Silveri

02-22-2008, 01:58 PM

Lexicon

02-22-2008, 02:03 PM

It felt kinda like an Apple commercial. At least in the tone of it. But slightly more serious.

Steve Freebairn

02-22-2008, 02:41 PM

Thanks again to all.

You guys make my day!

Btw some quick technote:
Shot 4k, 16:9, 25fps, Redraid.
Red 18-50 and Red 300mm, both full aperture.
Little s-curve in Redcine, export QT Prores HQ 1080 25p, quick editing in FCP, export to H264.

Macpro - 3,2Ghz - Nvidia 8800 - 10 Giga Ram - Leopard, Quicktime 7.4.1

All smooth and fluent, just a little wait (overnight, don't know exactly) to transcode from Redcine to Qt.

That's all.

This is going to sound dumb, but what shots were with the 300? and i'm not wondering about the camera you shot at, but the one you shot with. It is really sweet, I'm just wanting to check on the shots that I thought were extra nice, that they are doable on the 18-55.

Steve Sherrick

02-22-2008, 02:44 PM

Elcurado, how much footage did you process in Redcine? Want to see what your processing times were looking like.

Thanks,

Corrado Silveri

02-22-2008, 03:09 PM

This is going to sound dumb, but what shots were with the 300? and i'm not wondering about the camera you shot at, but the one you shot with. It is really sweet, I'm just wanting to check on the shots that I thought were extra nice, that they are doable on the 18-55.

Actually I own only one 18-50 and one 300 (waiting for the 50-150 and the primes set). Therefore every picture that shown the small lens is shot with the big one... :turned:

Elcurado, how much footage did you process in Redcine? Want to see what your processing times were looking like.

Thanks,

I have transcoded all the footage with the same settings (approx 30 minutes, ciak, tail and dirty thing included). Really don't know how much time the process take... Less than a night, more than one hour.
:blush:

BASSAM MSSALATIE

02-22-2008, 03:20 PM

Macpro - 3,2Ghz - Nvidia 8800 - 10 Giga Ram - Leopard, Quicktime 7.4.1

.

HI Elcurado : IS Quicktime 7.4.1 WORKING fine with you is there is any problems
with the new octo cores ?
cause i read something fro BROOK WILLARD that he is suffering from
Quicktime 7.4.1 :waaa:

Hrvoje Simic

02-22-2008, 05:21 PM

Great stuff, Elcurado.

Corrado Silveri

02-22-2008, 11:22 PM

Elcurado is a god.

Hey Jarred, I have notice just now your reply...

Too much! Thanks a lot.

Bassam:
Yes, here 7.4.1 and Leopard are working...
Please note that I don't use proxies or RedAlert as well.

Friedrich Moser

02-23-2008, 07:07 AM

Hi Elcurado,

sei grande! For me the best stuff I've seen so far. Keep on posting those good things!

Ciao, Friedrich

Mark L. Pederson

02-23-2008, 07:09 AM

Will you make it to NAB?

Corrado Silveri

02-23-2008, 10:00 AM

Will you make it to NAB?

Already sent to Ted.

Maybe...

:blush:

Steve Gibby

02-23-2008, 10:17 AM

Very nice concept and creation Elcurado - nice moves, selective focus, etc.

In California slang terms: "You're a gnarly good artist dude!"

Thanks again for the excellent logo you designed for GibCor (Gibby-Corben) a few months ago.

Your art talent is exceptional. That RED globe creation you did early last year is still the desktop image on one of my computers...love it...

Ciao

laguun

02-23-2008, 12:22 PM

Thanks again for the excellent logo you designed for GibCor (Gibby-Corben) a few months ago.

Your art talent is exceptional. That RED globe creation you did early last year is still the desktop image on one of my computers...love it...
Ciao

Yeah, his style is also getting popular over here at berlin now :)

Sean R.

02-23-2008, 12:38 PM

Very well done. Perfect song selection.

Daniel Reichenbach

02-23-2008, 06:38 PM

Hi Elcurado, just thought about this: Take care, that you don't get in trouble with the music rights, if you show this movie to the public. Don't know if reduser.net is "public" or not or if you have a special deal with Mr. Stevens.

Corrado Silveri

02-23-2008, 11:36 PM

Hey Daniel,
no, I don't have any special deal with mr. Stevens...

Hope that the Reduser community send me some oranges and cake, when I will be throwed in jail. :biggrin:

Joke apart, I'm thinking this as a sort of "private viewing", not a commercial thing.
I don't think that is possible to use that clip at Nab "as is", without a contract with the right's owner of the song.

Btw, I'm Switzerland now! (Saas-Fee). Your country is really amazing.

Daniel Reichenbach

02-24-2008, 12:16 AM

Mikael Lubtchansky

02-24-2008, 01:28 AM

It felt kinda like an Apple commercial. At least in the tone of it.

yes especially since the font used is the one Apple uses everywhere (Myriad).
Maybe it could be re-rendered for NAB with the RED official font.

Very nice work indeed !:matrix:

Steve Gibby

02-24-2008, 07:37 AM

Hey Daniel,
Btw, I'm Switzerland now! (Saas-Fee). Your country is really amazing.

In 2001 I was on the TV crew (ESPN) for a pro snowboarding event at Saas Fe. I agree...unbelievably beautiful there....as is most of the rest of Switzerland...

KETCH ROSSi

02-24-2008, 08:47 AM

Bellissima composizione, Bravo!

Ciao,

KETCH ROSSI

Corrado Silveri

02-25-2008, 07:21 AM

Oh, great, how long will you stay? The best weather up in the mountains now. Do you have your REDs in the package ;-) I need some REDs for a snowboard shooting in the Valais area ZINAL between March 10th-16th, would be fun to have you on board.

Just one week... I leave this Saturday. Btw, I don't have my Reds with me. Great time with my family, relax and vacation.
:sorcerer:

Joe Vinson

02-25-2008, 08:07 AM

Meraviglioso! The lighting and music selections are just perfect. And the choice of Myriad font gives it a definite "Apple commercial" flavour.

Elcurado, with your blessing, could those of us without the benefit of two REDs use some of this footage (no music) in our companies' promotional materials? I've seen a lot of Redusers' websites advertising their equipment packages with photos pulled from red.com, but it might be nice to have some motion shots as well.

Corrado Silveri

02-25-2008, 01:09 PM

No problem, you can use the images in your promotional materials.
Will be perfect with the credit to e-motion - www.e-motion.tv (my company).

Thanks a lot to all for your appreciation!

Corrado Silveri

02-27-2008, 02:30 PM

In 2001 I was on the TV crew (ESPN) for a pro snowboarding event at Saas Fe. I agree...unbelievably beautiful there....as is most of the rest of Switzerland...

Just to say again that this country is really wonderful... And I have just bought an Oakley google mask...

Too bad that I don't have my Reds here.

:whistling:

Daniel Reichenbach

02-27-2008, 02:36 PM

Countries are just a virtual thing, made by human being, I love Italy very much, the climate, the people and the food. You see, all is a point of view, just some silly frontiers between ;-)

Corrado Silveri

02-28-2008, 08:01 AM

Oh yes.
(sorry if we are way OT)
Btw, one of the thing that I admire in this country is the multi language culture. Italian, French, Deutsch, English... You can start speaking with almost anyone here in one of these languages at your choice. And you are understood.

Just to return to the topic, I have a lot of ideas to improve the "tribute".
More to come anytime soon!
Wondering if Jim have completed the download...
:whistling:

Jannard

02-28-2008, 08:21 AM

I did and posted in the same box... offered you a job!

Jim

Brice Ansel

02-28-2008, 08:32 AM

I did and posted in the same box... offered you a job!

Jim
Congrat corado.
Brice

Corrado Silveri

02-28-2008, 09:04 AM

I did and posted in the same box... offered you a job!

Jim

I am speechless.
And really proud. Thanks.

:usd:

nickd

02-28-2008, 09:07 AM

did you ever post the new improved version...keen to see how you were going improve something that was pretty close to perfect ?

Paolo Tinari

02-28-2008, 11:59 AM

Yay! Italians do it better!

ehm, ok not ALL italians ...

Whatever. Way to go Corrado!

Andrew Benz

02-28-2008, 12:41 PM

Yay! Italians do it better!

ehm, ok not ALL italians ...

Whatever. Way to go Corrado!

Everything that I have seen from you, Corrado and Creativepoolfx connects with me on many levels. Just beautiful...

http://www.lumavfx.com/movies/ALWAYS_READY.mov

I love this spot. But I have always leaned towards the European aesthetic, not focus groups hammering away all creativity to shit so the least common denominator is all that is left.

Being able to see work like the above and the heart felt tribute to Jim and Team reminds me what is possible when passion is nurtured and not strangled.

KETCH ROSSi

02-28-2008, 04:48 PM

I did and posted in the same box... offered you a job!

Jim

Complimenti Corrado,

prendi la palla al volo e vieni a visitarci in California per un po', dai che casa ce l'hai gia'.

Ciao bello.

KETCH ROSSI

Simon Valderrama

03-02-2008, 03:45 AM

Everything that I have seen from you, Corrado and Creativepoolfx connects with me on many levels. Just beautiful...

http://www.lumavfx.com/movies/ALWAYS_READY.mov

I love this spot. But I have always leaned towards the European aesthetic, not focus groups hammering away all creativity to shit so the least common denominator is all that is left.

Being able to see work like the above and the heart felt tribute to Jim and Team reminds me what is possible when passion is nurtured and not strangled.

aw, just read this now...
many thanks! really happy you like my work!! :)
i also feel your pain, as my creativity is everyday strangled by focus groups and psycho creative directors inside advertising agencyes, i'm quite stressed up!

here's a link to my latest spot for IKEA, didn't came out as effective as always ready but was a challenging production anyway:

http://current.com/items/88850965_ikea_environment_sustainable_lifestyle_ad

thanks again!

on a side note, ALWAYS READY was shot using a tiny Sony TRV-900 ...