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I'm having some shopping issues, and wanted to come here for help, with people I trust. I need a decent lav for interviews. I don't need the best lav, because that's what I hire sound specialists and go to the rental shops for. The purpose of this is to deal with gigs that either I'm not...

The union minimum rate, I believe, is around $980 for a 12 hour day. But I don't know if you're at that level, especially if you haven't made enough offers to already have a rate established. There's nothing wrong with that, you just have to be realistic on what you're worth. It might be less...

Your audience likes to stare at pretty people, too. But it depends on the film. If this is a B level horror movie, looks are fine. I've done it, at least when the person is backed by experience and credentials. If this is a hard drama you are better served with a realistic looking good actor...

Adding shadows that just go straight through is easy, and the two above options explain that. Just keep it soft and fairly transparent to avoid people looking too close. Feel free to test it, but there's a good chance you'll get better results from not adding anything. No effects are often...

The more effective method would have been to light the subject completely independent from the green screen and have shadows pass over him during the take by waving things by your lights. If you want the shadows to look real a reshoot is the only realistic solution. Flicker is not the same...

I'd like to know how realistic it is to get some CGI shots done in a short period of time using already rigged fully textured models licensed for use in the film. That's the main deciding factor between the couple of concepts I can't seem to decide between right now. I can PM details if you can...

Generally the producer gets final say but doesn't always use it. It depends on the relationship between the director and producer and any contracts that may have given specific powers to the director.

Is anyone else in the bay area looking to participate in this? I plan to take on a project, though I haven't decided what yet. It would be nice to have some names of potential crew members if anyone's out there.

Sometimes showing you have good actors to work with can help secure funding, and if you have the right group of people you may be able to make a trailer or something similar to help sell the concept. So no, it's not unheard of. However, they should have something to start with. If they can't...

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Does anyone have suggestions on where I could rent an HDCAM tapedeck somewhere in the bay area? We're putting on a pretty big film festival, but a lot of our entries came on tapes. Finding a player has proven difficult. We'll need it for a week, the 14th-21st. I'd be willing to try charming a...

Edit: Okay, I got what I need. But thanks for looking.

I've been shooting wedding photos for a long time now, and I have a good idea of how to do it, but video is still somewhat new (at least for weddings). So, what should I be shooting? What are the rest of you doing? How long do these things end up, and with what sort of format? I have a feeling...

So my CPU is probably dead, one week after the warranty expired. I'd like to have it tested to make sure that's the problem, but every computer place around here seems to have gone out of business... anyway, in figuring out which processor to buy, I'm torn between the i5 and i7 for socket 1156...

I intend to order at least (probably just) one light for my basic kit. As much as I love renting for larger jobs, there are a lot of smaller jobs where it's not really worth the hassle. Especially when I have to travel a decent amount to find a rental place. For the project I'm working on right...

The title says it all. If anyone is in the SF bay areaing looking for help, especially the northern part, I'd like to know.

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I'll be moving to Petaluma (near Santa Rosa) soon, and it would be nice to downsize my equipment and up my savings now that I'll be near cities. So, does anyone know of decent rental places with good deals on shotgun microphones near this area? I rarely use mine anymore, so I wouldn't mind...

So I just put in the files from a presentation shot this morning, including GH1 footage converted through NeoScene and 7D footage straight from the camera. Regardless of source, the videos look great- until I pause. At that point the image is obscured by black and white lines, almost like window...

So I've given up on finding anyone around here you own mics I can use for weddings, and I don't have the budget to buy. Can anyone suggest a place that will ship rental items like this to me, if such a place exists? Specific model suggestions would help, too, since I know very little about...