Cinematography

I personally use one guy because we've worked together and I know he knows his stuff

In one of the menus you can access you can reset the camera back to default settings ... this will clear any and all profiles.

But the've been untouched until now. All the default are there, plus the one I installed. Just want to install the other 6 I got.

At this point, Google your camera and search user profiles ... let me know how the search goes so others on S32 will know as well.

Yeah, I did already. haven't found an answer. Ill look again. Thanks

Hi People,

Do any of you know of a good site that you can sell camera equipment on?

Thank you.

Marci as you are in Los Angeles, the easiest is Craigslist. Seriously. Buying or selling gear in a location where the industry has a large footprint can be easy. Lots of potential buyers and sellers. To reach a larger audience, with some added complications, Ebay is another likely suspect.

With Craigslist make sure to take appropriate precautions when completing the transaction.

try the letgo app

https://lensfinder.com and https://www.sharegrid.com

Shots fired...lol

Good reminder-thanks!

Re my ranting on Worms eye view. Apart from obvious POV of onlooker, a kind of fourth dimension can occasionally be achieved, in that the person or thing the protagonist is looking at becomes a character also. These three camera pans are three different takes on exactly the same moment in a film. YES they look completely different, but they are exact same moment from a different angle. Just an example of how well worm's eye view works in horror/shock. Happy July fellow Horror makers.

Thanks for sharing this!

Debbie, your "worm's eye view" shot falls into the category of a "subjective shot". As delineated in many places, there are 3 shot types, objective, subjective and point-of-view. Mascelli's very worthwhile classic textbook "The 5 C's of Cinematography" explains them nicely. Of course these are very broad categories.

Hi @Andrew I agree about text book terminology. But some shots do not fall into a written formula because of the “thoughts and feelings” surrounding a take. If a baby was being smothered and this is what their little eyes see, I would say POV from purely a psychological viewpoint.

I do love your "worms eye view" description :-) Certainly evocative.

Mascelli had a specific approach when describing, over many pages, what shots are. Worth reading and then moving on.

Reach out to the LA Post Production Group. They have monthly meetings, and there's a great many number of production people, DPs included, that attend.

Thanks, do you have a link?

What's new about your design? What can it do that others can't or do poorly?

JD I’d be happy to demo. It does what others don’t. It has multiple uses not just a one trick pony.

hey warren, i would like to see a demo, i think you can even post a quick video from your iphone on the key features... but yea feel free to email me- shawnon2@gmail.com

Thanks, Mr. Hartman. Your comment helped.

Also, what is the difference between a production designer and a set decorator?

The Production Designer is the head of the Art Department. The Production Designer works closely with the Director to create the look of the world of the film. It's all encompassing and includes things as big as the huge sets that will be built, approving locations, down to the details of color choices for painting walls. The Production Designer is also responsible for coordinating the other departments (graphics, props, video) so that tonally the entire film feels like a coherent world.

The Art Director works under the Production Designer, doing some of the more mechanical processes, like drafting designs, sourcing materials and managing the other artists in the Art Department.

The Set Decorator is responsible for finding the set dressing that will flesh out the sets and make them feel like real, lived in spaces. This is done under the overall approval of the Production Designer.

Construction actually handles the building of the sets, based on the Production Designer's designs, the Art Director's drawings and the Drafter's architectural plans. Construction has several different coordinated teams of craftspeople ranging from laborers to drapers to painters who handle specific construction elements.

The Prop Master handles all of the props that the cast and background will interact with. Guns, briefcases, newspapers, keys, tricorders, the heroes dog, whatever. The distinction between a prop and set dressing is if it is handled by someone or is a key element. The Prop Master and the Prop department team buy, rent and source out the manufacture of these items and supervise their use on set. Special equipment may require special technicians to handle and supervise on set. Guns need an Armorer. Dogs need wranglers.

Special Effects handles the practical effects on set, smoke, explosions, bullet hits, self-closing doors, breaking glass... This usually requires coordination with the other departments. For example, costumes needs to buy and provide to SPFX multiple shirts to be squibbed for simulated bullet hits. Props needs to provide the special Urn that will be cracked over someone's head so a breakaway version can be made. Set dressing needs to supply the couch that SPFX will make fly through the air in the tornado.

Visual Effects handles the post-production elements like transporters beaming people up and Superman flying. There is a crossover during production with many other departments to achieve their effects. Grips put up the Blue Screens. Electricians light them.

Hope that gives a brief overview of those departments.

Thanks, David Trottti! Thanks for taking time to explain. Your comment might help others who see it, too.

All the above and more is clearly spelled out the book: Gaffers, Grips and Best Boys.

Thanks for sharing the blog here, Imo!

Most welcome RB! Thanks for bringing it to us.

Cool, thanks for sharing

You're welcome, Hayward!

Nice thanks Amanda for the share, I need to get back to Vlogging again myself lol

Update: I am eating crow. I am watching it again on my large screen in a darkened living room. I have made no adjustments. It looks phenomenal. Also viewing it on a different provider than I watched it on my desk. The problem isn't the show. It looks great... on the edge, and great.

LOL. Royce, I've read this same reaction in various places. Looked awful first time I saw it, but it looks great now. It would seem likely that HBO changed what they aired. Trust yourself and what you saw both times as both can be correct if things were changed.

I cannot watch a rerun or On Demand version as I've cancelled HBO. Regardless of what happened, after what they put on, I would not watch it again. The series and the channel are both dead to me. The pictures on old radio dramas are the same and the production for those images is far better. Plus they didn't take 55 nights to create which is a whole different level of shock. Wonder what the budget for this fiasco was?

Andrew, your assumption of a re-grade makes total sense. That said, it is possible that it views poorly through one provider, streaming service and device combination vs. another. Not only were my devices and providers different, but HBO directly played poorly and HBO which I get at home through Hulu was great; a relatively cheap LG TV with no HDR or other excuses available. I don't follow GoT in any regular way, yet every character and their battle situations were easily seen. Frankly, it was kind of an awesome battle and story, so I must stick with my 180 degree turn.

http://vashivisuals.com/dark-cinematography-digging-into-the-shadows-of-...

Great information guys, just an outsider looking in, way above my area of expertise but still great perspective