Recent content by ryan brown

I have a shoot coming up in one week and I need to make my tilta equipment work with a RED. Production is pretty much done buying any more gear, so I'm trying to get my system to work with it. As of now, I can get everything set up nicely, but the RED's camera mount puts the lens about an inch...

Is there a procedure to follow when shooting this scenario? I've dealt with it before and the results ended up well, but I felt like I lost a bit of control when on set. I have a feature coming up with 2 similar scenes, and I'd like to have a much more precise game plan to maximize coverage and...

EDIT: FOUND AND BOUGHT. Looking to purchase asap. Let me know if you have one for sale or have come across one. If in L.A. I can pick up and bring cash cheers

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I'm a DP, so not a lot of audio knowledge. Is there an efficient way to label each individual clip/take on the Tascam DR680? My usual sound guy's clips are usually labeled as per whats on the slate, but I can't figure out how to do this on the dr680. For example, when finished offloading from...

I've been asked to submit a proposal as potential DP on a new 1 hour doc style TV show in the style of "VH1 behind the music". Interviews with various celebs intercut with footage of their careers, that type of thing. Will be aired on cable television as it's first outlet. The director wants me...

I've licensing some footage and looking for a written contract... anyone have one they could share? I found a 6 page one online, but I'd like a simplified version if at all possible.

Can I run dual 27" or dual 30" monitors on my mac pro 3.1? here's the description of my mac: http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_pro/specs/mac-pro-eight-core-2.8-2008-specs.html Right now I'm running dual 23 inch samsung monitors just fine, but I'd like to swap out one of samsungs for an...

Hey guys, I've got a "run and gun" shoot in a couple of days and I'd like to see what others are doing for audio in this situation. I'm shooting an on camera host at a celebrity event as she walks around and interviews people. My 5D will be on a shoulder mount as I travel around the room with...

All I see online is cases of 12 or something. Filmtools seems to only sell in quantity also. Most shoots I'd have a grip truck that has a couple on board, but for this upcoming shoot, I'm going totally skeleton crew and need to pick up a little more bounce just in case.

Or is it just me?? The commercials where the one fat girl is sobbing while talking to herself, the skinnier one. They freak me out! Here's oneL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRsPyhxC3Ec

I just somehow got talked into shooting a small music video in 3 DAYS. As in, we're shooting on Monday. I don't know why I get myself into these situations... Anyway, the artist wants to shoot on the beach, but because of the lack of permits, I'm afraid we'd get shut down.. Looking at a cast...

I'm on hold to shoot a red carpet event of the opening of a Forest Whitaker movie tomorrow night. I've never shot red carpet before, and need to figure out everything I can as soon as possible. Here's some info: The host who's hiring me is doing so one her own (she's the only one I've talked to...

So I've been hired to shoot a promo commercial/short film featuring a custom sports-car exhaust someone has built and wants to market. He has a 5D3 and wants to shoot on it, and I have a 5dII and 7D to throw in the mix. The main car scenes will be super fast action, fast cuts, car mounts...

I check out the market place from time to time just to skim through the threads and see whats out there, and something I notice EVERY TIME, is that our market place mod, David Saraceno, is ALWAY ON TOP OF EVERY THREAD, ALWAYS SUPER POLITE, and is always there to make sure everything is on track...