WARNING for rookies...

[Jannard]

Three things to prepare for.

Focus.

ND's.

Exposure.

Jim

[Blair S. Paulsen]

Focus - I'm hoping that the high res EVF with Grame's magic waveform displayed will make that manageable. I also have many years of experience pulling my own focus operating 2/3" cams so I am used to racking on moving subjects - of course I could have been slightly off many times but unless I was in tight nobody could tell.

NDs, I only have one grade at the moment so perhaps I should get a full set from Schneider .

I thought there was so much latitude exposure errors could be fixed easily in post :whistling: .

[Brook Willard]

I get the first two, but is the third any different than those who are used to 35mm should expect? Or are you directing that at the auto-exposure _VX and below crowds?

[Curran Giddens]

Thanks for the warning, Jim.

I've never even used a regular video camera before (only been in the post-production side of the biz). It will be interesting to see how easy it is for a NooB to just pick up a RED and start shooting.

[Bruce Allen]

Jim, you realize that your statement causes the 100,000 people who DO know about the above but DON'T have sufficient cash for your camera to kinda all gnash their teeth in unison in a worldwide grinding noise, right?

Hey we can't complain though - you put it within rentable range for us!

Bruce Allen
www.boacinema.com

[Adam Jeal]

NDs, I only have one grade at the moment so perhaps I should get a full set from Schneider .

The Formatt ND's are the best i've used. Better than Tiffen or Schneider IMHO.

[Sean]

Quote from David Lynch (gawd I love 'im):

INTERVIEWER: Can you go back to orthodox filmmaking ever again?

LYNCH: [S]hooting film as compared to shooting video is soooo inefficient. The downtime—I die the death. Magic can get lost. With video, there’s no waiting, you get deep into a scene, things can happen, and with auto-focus you can make little changes as you shoot you could never make with film. It doesn’t have film’s quality, but it has its own quality, and I love its quality. Film has gotten as good as it’s going to get. Video is the future, and it’s just going to get better and better.

WHAT I TAKE FROM THIS: Focus is gonna be an issue, of course...especially for cinematographers. But I hope artists will blow us away with Red even when something is a hair out of focus--I'd like to think we'll be so engaged nobody will notice. Slightly soft focus is sacrilege, of course, when all you're doing is staring at the image. But when you're telling a story in an innovative way, well I say rookies should go to town.

I can hear Jim groaning. All that out of focus Red footage floating around, spoiling his good name! ;-)

[Adam Jeal]

Quote from David Lynch (gawd I love 'im):

INTERVIEWER: Can you go back to orthodox filmmaking ever again?

LYNCH: [S]hooting film as compared to shooting video is soooo inefficient. The downtime—I die the death. Magic can get lost. With video, there’s no waiting, you get deep into a scene, things can happen, and with auto-focus you can make little changes as you shoot you could never make with film. It doesn’t have film’s quality, but it has its own quality, and I love its quality. Film has gotten as good as it’s going to get. Video is the future, and it’s just going to get better and better.

WHAT I TAKE FROM THIS: Focus is gonna be an issue, of course...especially for cinematographers. But I hope artists will blow us away with Red even when something is a hair out of focus--I'd like to think we'll be so engaged nobody will notice. Slightly soft focus is sacrilege, of course, when all you're doing is staring at the image. But when you're telling a story in an innovative way, well I say rookies should go to town. ;-)

Focus is an issue for everyone. Although David Lynch seemed happy with using the Auto-focus on the PD 150. This was ok for INLAND EMPIRE. He mentioned that he wants to consider 'A Small HD Quality Camera' for his next film. How about it Jim? - I think Lynch will love the Red and the Compact Red Camera. It'd be a crying shame to see the guy use a Sony V1!

[Sean]

Lynch will LOVE that 8000 ISO rating (still less grainy than a PD150!). It would mean less futzing around with the lights. Or no lights. He'll absolutely love it. I wonder if he'd deal with Red's more demanding focus needs, though. Bet he'll be convinced it's worth the trade off.

[Adam Jeal]

Rockin Good News!, Damn-Fine Cameras or Peachy-Keen! (take your pick!).