Recent content by dhoydysh

Check it out. My brother and I just finished shooting our sketch comedy pilot. Click on the movie posters to watch the pieces. http://www.hoydyshbrothers.com -Damon

So, if I've got a few tungsten Arri lights for my shot. When I add the CTB's, it cuts down the light supply. I've been told to white balance to the lights, and then add gels? Is that correct? White balance, then add gels? Or do you white balance once everything is added, including the gels...

I am putting the finishing touches on a documentary that will be digitally released in the theatres. Now, I've got a bunch of graphics I have composed in photoshop - do I need to create them with a higher resolution (higher dpi)??? Anything special I need to do to the PS files before importing...

I'm editing a feature documentary for a digital release. I now fave footage that's 16:9 to add to the 4:3. Can I edit the 16:9 in a seperate sequence, then output as a FCP movie and then add to the finished movie? Or is it not possible to mix the two together at all under any circumstances. I...

I am editing a documentary that will be released digitally. Most of the footage has been shot 29.97 fps, while the rest was shot on a DVX100A in 24p mode. I have captured the 24p mode at 29.97, and have been mixing both the 29.97 and 24p footage in the same timeline. Since the output is a...

What's the deal with the LCD - it doesn't show me exactly what I'm framing - i.e. I had a few filters (rings) stacked on eachother - took some footage - and it wasn't until I go home and watched the footage on my TV that I could see the filter rings protruding into my frame from the corners...

So I'm buying my Panasonic DVX-100A this weekend and I'm psyched, because I went back and forth between this and the PD-150, and after seeing so much footage on this board, I know I can't go wrong. I've got big dilema - PAL or NTSC? My friend tells me that since PAL is 25fps it's better quality...