Matt Sconce- Stricken

:Drogar-BigGrin(DBG) I have cool news! Because of Nine to Five Ninja and Stricken, and my myspace page, I was accepted as an official director on the only Martial Artist Casting Website, I've ever seen. I met the owner at Action On Film Festival, and now will be able to cast from this pool of amazing martial artists with demo reels, etc. Check it out!
http://www.martialartsplayers.com/
 
Well, I finally got my LCD hooked up and my Micro35 and then basked in the glorious beauty of my DVX......:Drogar-BigGrin(DBG)

I love this camera and I have been working on this setup for a while. I think, after figuring out a way to follow focus....I will be ready on the 18th to film Stricken. Here is my Setup. It is a Nikon 50mm f/1.4 lens.

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I am focusing on finishing the storyboard now. About 70% done.
 
Sweet.
look for indie follow focus
(universal gear and about $150 or less I think)
EDIT ... also I see you have redrock ... they have something on their site for $150 as well.
 
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holy christ, what a beast, kinda makes you think differently about "handheld" shots eh? Regardless, looks sweet.
 
Jack Daniel Stanley said:
Sweet.
look for indie follow focus
(universal gear and about $150 or less I think)
EDIT ... also I see you have redrock ... they have something on their site for $150 as well.
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I looked for the follow focuses at those prices. ARRG!! I think the Indie is 299.00 and the Redrock is 645.00! :crybaby: Let me know if there are follow focuses lurking for less, because I will buy them! And , this definitely is a beast, but oh the beauty it captures.... :Drogar-BigGrin(DBG)
 
There are some neat DIY follow-focuses that seem to be usable (though don't look quite as cool).
 
msconce said:
I looked for the follow focuses at those prices. ARRG!! I think the Indie is 299.00 and the Redrock is 645.00! :crybaby: Let me know if there are follow focuses lurking for less, because I will buy them! And , this definitely is a beast, but oh the beauty it captures.... :Drogar-BigGrin(DBG)
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yep you're right.
I was looking at the price for one of the gears for the redrock, but the indie is the way to go since the gear is universal I think (but you are right on that price too)

But no worries. I shot ODD Squad and Bone Hand with a 35mm adaptor and no follow focus.

For tough scenes with camera movement we put white camera labelling tape around the lens focus ring and marked 1, 2, or 3 points of focus with a sharpie, then an assistant would turn it to the right mark while I operated the fig rig.

Also you can set focus for the second point, put your hand in that position and then rack back to the 1st point. Now your hand is an awkward, less comfortable position than it will be when it moves to the second point. The idea is to use your own body ergonomics to remember the second point. if you set the first point, and then the second and then let go you have no reference for the second point, i.e. the point you need to rack to. Once your hand is in this easy second position, harder first position, you can practice the rack back and forth.

Only real downside IMO of not having the follow focus is that there is no hard stop. But an assistant can easily move the focus ring to a hash mark on cue and you can get good results with the ergonomic/eyeball method as well or even using hash marks yourself if you don't have to worry about keeping things in frame, like for a lock down shot. :thumbsup:
 
Jack Daniel Stanley said:
yep you're right.
I was looking at the price for one of the gears for the redrock, but the indie is the way to go since the gear is universal I think (but you are right on that price too)

But no worries. I shot ODD Squad and Bone Hand with a 35mm adaptor and no follow focus.

For tough scenes with camera movement we put white camera labelling tape around the lens focus ring and marked 1, 2, or 3 points of focus with a sharpie, then an assistant would turn it to the right mark while I operated the fig rig.

Also you can set focus for the second point, put your hand in that position and then rack back to the 1st point. Now your hand is an awkward, less comfortable position than it will be when it moves to the second point. The idea is to use your own body ergonomics to remember the second point. if you set the first point, and then the second and then let go you have no reference for the second point, i.e. the point you need to rack to. Once your hand is in this easy second position, harder first position, you can practice the rack back and forth.

Only real downside IMO of not having the follow focus is that there is no hard stop. But an assistant can easily move the focus ring to a hash mark on cue and you can get good results with the ergonomic/eyeball method as well or even using hash marks yourself if you don't have to worry about keeping things in frame, like for a lock down shot. :thumbsup:
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Hmmm...That's some good stuff! Thanks Jack!
 
Better M2 Test. Here is a Large test I did at a local Petsmart. My wife and I were at Puppy training school and I brought my whole setup...people gave us some interesting looks! The Exterior shots were filmed on a different day and with high Detail levels, but the other are just stock DVX100b F5 with a M2 Adapter.
http://www.eagleasda.com/M2_Test_Petsmart.mov
 
Thanks for the post in our thread : )I was looking at your s and without reading thought the dog was in it hehee. I'm so slow today! Best of luck on your casting and shooting! Can't wait to see what you have up your sleev this goround!
 
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