Recent content by abreu-canedo

Very creative! Have you ever seen an L version of this 11-pin? I'm always paranoid it's going to snap off... in a vulnerable place. Also, if you use a battery plate that also feeds the camera 24v, you can also use the 24v output next to it simultaneously. This is how I tend to use mine:

I personally skipped the florescent era. I always felt it was not much harder to punch tungsten or HMIs through a 4x4 frame of diffusion. I'd definitely go with the Litemat over Kino's. The new Kino Select (LED) units are pretty nice, but I'm assuming this is not what you're talking about...

Litemat 4 is pretty stellar. Great for small spaces and quick rigging, as well as for moving from wides to CUs and quickly shaping your CUs. Works great as an overhead source, easy to control spill, and works with Lumen Radio so it can be controlled wirelessly from a tablet, when necessary...

It's a very small room for how big the table is. If assuming they will sit on the table, given the info you've given so far, id think about a ceiling bounce. It'll spill everywhere and it doesn't seem like you'll have space to flag and shape, but at least everyone will be softly lit. One light...

It's hard to make generalizations about larger trends, so I generally try not to. Plus, tastes vary and it's just important to know what you like...of course, taste is informed by the zeitgeist, so kind of a feedback loop. However, I do know that the higher sensitivity of digital sensors has...

SJX, Rating a camera is not necessarily assessing the total DR a camera is capable of capturing. Rating a camera is more subjective. In the image above, you see a scale of stacked 0.6 NDs, so that every square is 2 stops. The top section and the false colors it's possible to see 6 squares...

While we're on the subject, some frames from the dailies from a short film I DP'd last week. Not graded, just from custom on-set LUT (based on Fuji Provia)...as such, not perfect by any means (note blown out window which is not actually blown out in the RAW and blacks slightly lifted), but...

This is a quick little DR test / mapping of the FS700 on Slog-2 (2000 ISO). The pictures of the monitor were taken with an iphone, so rely more on the false color and the parade. Each chip is a .6ND, so each chip represents a 2 stop step. I generally rate the FS700 as a 10-stop camera before...

Thinking on a more architectural/construction grade, perhaps assembling 6 or 9 2'x4' florescent light fixtures into a 6'x8' or 6'x12' soft light surface area. This will allow them to change bulbs easily and easily wire into the circuitry of the building. This will be your top source. It is...

Just found out about the new RGB LiteMats, which they are calling StarDust or Star Dust. I'm sure you'll see them at NAB, and probably brochures by April. They are shooting for a summer release, but conservatively, an autumn or even winter release for general public, depending on testing and...

That is probably something you can just say "Hey, it's beyond my control". But, if you are willing or required to put in the extra work, here's what I'd recommend. -Create a mask for the lines that exactly replicates the height and feathering. -Adjust exposure within the mask so that the...

I totally know what you mean. In theory I feel the same way. Your mileage may vary, but more and more I'm feeling that while hard sources are more versatile since they can be softened, after I gel a tungsten to CTB and punch them through a 4x4 silk or 1/2 grid cloth, they lose a lot of punch...

Below are a few frames from a recent music video. I told myself I was done with music videos, since my experience with them hasn't always been the most gratifying, but then I didn't have the gumption to turn down a paying gig. Plus, the artist is provided me with the freedom to craft something I...

Just wrapped on a short paranormal drama. Hey, just updating the thread with the trailer. http://vimeo.com/abreucanedo/dearlydeparted The director wanted the day shots to have a classic 1980's American cinema feel (which is not specific, but I think we landed on something that met this...

Slow and fast can be so relative sometimes...in a rushed schedule, or late at night, etc... As far as offloading Sony RAW, again this will depend on your pipeline. The fastest I can get Sony RAW from the F65 offloaded is 1hr/TB, with the high speed reader, with an SSD connected via esata...