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... of closing the Bannings thread, just when I was about to reply? Seriously. I'm not trying to make trouble, and I never HAVE made any trouble. It's entirely possible that by posting this second thread, I can expect some sort of punishment myself. Isn't that ridiculous? If you'd like, we...

I was participating in the Spielberg thread, and watched it disintegrate all along, but just now I got on to page 3. And that's where it all really went to hell. I've administrated message boards before, and I know it's a thankless job. But I have to say that I think you guys really jumped...

Well, there's no producing/production design category here, so this is where I've put this. I'm looking for the California location scout website. I used it a lot back in my student production design days, and now absolutely cannot find or remember it. It was a fairly comprehensive site for...

What do you recommend for workstation-class desks? I'm looking for cheaper alternatives to dedicated video editing deskstations, which tend to cost video editing prices. Something that can easily accomodate a pair of 24" monitors and, ideally, a shelving system or wing for a reference monitor.

Anyone used these products together? Does the Flip4Mac component truly allow you to bypass the Quicktime conversion step with HVX footage? http://www.flip4mac.com/mxf.htm

http://www.usc.edu My company is right there on the front page. Tens of thousands of people will see that! That's me on the far left. I don't know how long they'll leave this up for, but man, it's cool!

I'm sure this has been talked to death, but I didn't see any real info scrolling through a few pages. Probably that means no real info exists, but... Anyone have any good intel or at least supported guess on when the next batch of HVXs will be shipping? Actually, I'm not even sure if they're...

I found this thing on eBay: http://cgi.ebay.com/CPM20-Mattebox-Filter-Holder_W0QQitemZ7537345659QQcategoryZ3319QQssPageNameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem It looks all right, and no arguing with the price... a quick search reveals that these things must be home-made by the seller. I see that the...

Is there a reasonably affordable and safe way to convert 2k fresnels with Edison plugs to run off 110/220 grounded household/commercial power?

Yesterday I DPed a live event shoot with 3 cameras. As it turned out, the three cameras ended up being a DVX100, a DVX100a, and a DVX100b, thus making this the ultimate DVX100 family shootout! I'm the owner of the original DVX100, and I never bothered to upgrade because I was skeptical of the...

So I had to stop by EVS earlier and pick up some rentals. And then I had to wait around for a long time for people to call me with info. So I spent all that time playing with the HVX, of course. It was hooked up to the Panasonic 42" plasma screen, and anyway, here's my thoughts. - Noise was...

Interpret the thread title however you wish, and enjoy for a moment. Okay, now on to my question: how many of you are planning on working with hard SF, and how many are going to stick to the soft style? Personally, I'm deeply commited to presenting as much hard SF as possible before it starts...

Hey, I have a very particular question about 35mm adapters: are there specific properties or qualities that I should be looking for in lenses, beyond what one would normally look for? I know about the breathing on still lenses, and that you ideally want the fastest lenses possible, but is...

Hey, I was just cleaning up the web directory earlier and I don't think I ever got around to posting this: http://www.psychicbunny.com/video/BJWinslow_320.mov It's a 5-minute piece I did for my friend BJ, who manufacturers horror props among other things. This piece was intended for some show...

Hope everyone's doing great. Me, I'm still working every day but Christmas itself. Eh, c'est la vie! A Nocturnal Holiday with alternate music track

Hey there, I'm starting to look around at some of the competing 35mm adapters, and I'm wondering which ones will support Leica R (preferably) or M mount lenses. I know the P+S Teknik does, but hey, that's expensive (and the optional Leica adapter is, too). Forgive me if this has been talked to...

Hey guys, what do you use to keep your DVX lens clean? I've been having the damnedest time with it. I get tons of streaking that takes forever to clean properly. I've got 3 different lens cloths, along with some Kodak cleaning solution, and none of them really clean the lens right without a...

Question: can you clean the heads on a Sony DSR-40 deck using a Mini-DV cleaning tape, or would you need a full-size DVCAM cleaner?

I think I JUST NOW noticed there was a separate Lighting section, and not just the Cinematography section. IMO, this is pretty silly. Anyway... I need to do a super-super-super low-budget car interior dialogue scene. The scene is at night (or at best, evening). It's a dialogue scene between...

Hey guys, dunno if anyone knows this, but twice a year I run a 24-hour filmmaking contest called Mayday in L.A. Participants in the contest are given a title as a prompt and from there have 24 hours to deliver an 8-minute short film. The next contest kicks off on November 5th, and I know...