Today we present part one of a two part segment on Red Rock Micro’s M2 Cinema Lens Adapter. 35mm lens adapters have really given independent filmmakers on limited budgets the opportunity to get a cinematic look while shooting on video. Since it’s introduction, the M2 has garnered much praise and now has quite a following from those working in the “pro” sphere, with filmmakers utilizing the adapter on music videos, commercials and feature films.
In this first part of our spotlight, Los Angeles based independent filmmaker and director Stefan Gildden gives us some insight on why he decided to purchase the Red Rock Adapter and what type of work he uses it for. He then takes us through each component of the product as mounted on his Panasonic HVX-200. Finally, we talk about some precautions that should be taken into consideration when shooting with the Red Rock M2.
“The overall goal is for The Conversation to be a real exchange of ideas — a gathering of people working on the edge and thinking about the future.”
Scott Kirsner over at Cinematech and several other leading web thinkers want you to be a part of “The Conversation”. Future Forward Events is organizing the 2-day gathering at Berkeley’s Pacific Film Archive Theater October 17th and 18th. The focus of the confab is new creative and business opportunities arising out of the democratization of digital media tools and technologies. Participation from attendees is welcome and encouraged, and there will be an opportunity to present your own work during the Saturday workshop session.
More from “The Conversation” website:
New software is making incredible things possible in visual effects and animation, and also democratizing those fields. Web sites offer to help finance film projects, or share ad revenue with video-makers. Marketing and release strategies are shifting by the minute. High-end high-def cameras are plummeting in price. The connection with the audience is changing. Established ways of doing things just don’t seem to be working anymore, while new opportunities are emerging.
I think this will be an exciting and mind opening event for all attending. We will update you as speakers and workshops are added in the coming months. Stop by The Conversation Web site for more details on speakers and places to stay in and around the event area.
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In today’s world of whiz bang, high-tech, digital editing, the power of the lowly overlap cut has been all but lost in the tumult. I’m sure many of you have heard the term overlap, pre-lap or post-lap before, but you may not know exactly why one would use this technique when creating a sequence. Understanding this subtle, simple and effective tool, which editors pull from their bag of tricks every day, will make you a more seasoned and better editor.
Enter and Celebrate the Art of Post Production. The Third Annual Hollywood Post Alliance Awards will be held November 6, 2008 at Los Angeles’s Skirball Cultural Center. The Hollywood Post Alliance HPA Awards recognize the talented men and women working hand-in-hand with the creative community to make features, documentaries, television, and commercials. This is where you have an opportunity to show your best work and be recognized by your peers. Color Grading • Editing • Audio Post Production • Compositing • Engineering Excellence • Charles S. Swartz Award for Outstanding Contribution in the field of Post Production • Lifetime Acheivement Award. Call For Entries! Submission Period May 1 - August 1, 2008. To Enter Visit www.hpaawards.net or www.hpaonline.com For Information info@hpaawards.net
Today I profile storage supplier Dulce Systems, specifically their new ProRX RAID solution for Final Cut Pro and other high data-rate creative applications. Dulce has a reputation as being one of the best and most reliable vendors in the storage marketplace, and as this profile demonstrates, they have long and extensive knowledge of mass storage products and their customers needs. I sat down with their DoTS (Director of Technical Stuff) Robert Leong who gave me the details on the ProRX. Enjoy.
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For those working on the Mac version of Avid’s Media Composer 3.0 with XDCAM EX footage shot with Sony’s new PMW-EX1 camera, there is an issue with importing that you should be aware of. This video Quick Tip will walk you through it. Take a look.
Steven De Souza, writer of Hollywood blockbusters such as “48 Hours”, “Die Hard” and “Lara Croft Tomb Raider”, is trying his hand at directing for the Web. De Souza is in post on “Unknown Sender” which will be distributed via Strike TV, an internet start-up born out of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike earlier this year. The film is one of the networks first projects and stars Timothy Dalton of James Bond, 007 fame. [Read more →]
Here is the second part of my interview with Joe Fordham, director of the new short “The Glitch” and his cinematographer Tom Gleason. Here Joe tells us how he met his composer Laurent Watteau, who lives and works in Paris, online through the message boards at Film Score Monthly.com. I also ask Joe how he plans to get his film in front of an audience and any advice he might have for those thinking of making their own indie film.
Today we present Part I of our first Independent Profile of “The Glitch”, a short film directed by Joe Fordham. This is Joe’s first venture into HD, but he didn’t just fall off the turnip truck. Joe started making Super 8 films in his native Britain at a very young age. He ultimately became part of an award winning amateur filmmaking group known as Dangerous Visions. A short while later, he found himself working in London’s Soho filmmaking district, where he produced an eight-minute short entitled Board Game, which went on to win a BBC TV Showreel86 award. From there he was hired to write and direct Dogplant for Channel Four TV London.
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In today’s world of whiz bang, high-tech, digital editing, the power of the lowly overlap cut has been all but lost in the tumult. I’m sure many of you have heard the term overlap, pre-lap or post-lap before, but you may not know exactly why one would use this technique when creating a sequence. Understanding this subtle, simple and effective tool, which editors pull from their bag of tricks every day, will make you a more seasoned and better editor.
