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Yes, as long as the classic guidance is observed: hold for a few beats at the beginning and end of the move, giving the editor the option to use either section as a static, or include the move. The mistake so many newer shooters make is moving the camera continuously, which limits options in the...

I promise I'll stop armchair quarterbacking after this! I don't actually have that much of an issue with that shot in terms of how tight it is, but had it been not dead-centered and instead just a little raked it would have included more of the background to give it some sense of place (and not...

That did work out! For these kinds of shots, when shot static you have the possibility of "slipping" one side so that you can fix any errors in timing--in this instance it worked out, but when under the gun as you were it can help the possibility of not having to do multiple takes.You just do a...

Time constraints are never fun, but they are present across so many levels of production. We have so many "tricks" to sneak in extra setups even on network TV shows--calling an audible in the middle of a shot i.e. "hold!--pick it up from this spot--and go" Much as zooms are looked down on for...

You are getting some nice stylish images! The note I'd give is that the edit feels slow and full of "shoe leather" and while it has plenty of opportunity to tighten up (a feature action film editor would likely cut this down to 1/2 to 1/3 of its current length), it's important to keep those...

Well, of course noir came to mind for me also. And there are other styles and looks that call for this. I think the point is that there is generally not a one-size-fits-all approach to lighting creatively, which is what makes it interesting. Some years back I started pushing myself to try...

Interesting conversation. In no particular order: "light faces not spaces" is a philosophy for one style of shooting that philosophy has resulted in some pretty ugly looking work (not Bradford's specifically, but those who may follow it). LIghting goes through trends, and having been around...

Ryan: did some more research today into a DV to SDI/HDMI converter box, reached out to a number of companies that used to make versions of this and to some engineers. We'll see what emerges.

Thank you for pushing through it! re: festivals...there are hundreds (thousands?!) I think FilmFreeway has revolutionized that end of the industry and allowed for many more small festivals to pop up and become funded. It's a bit overwhelming honestly!

The one from a year ago!I just found it and responded.

Good question, hadn't really looked at that. 60%...6 out of 10 festivals so far.

Since last posting, the film has been in six festivals and counting, the last one this past weekend where it won in its category. It's always fun to see different audience's responses, some jokes land better with different groups. There are still 10 or more festivals I've entered that haven't...

I know them, they are indeed lovely gents.

what was the battle cry for the original Scarlet announcement? "3K for $3K".

It's grotesque that the factory default has pan and tilt swapped. Even if no-one on their development team has ever operated a remote head, this information is easily searchable on the web. Sigh...

That was a year or two after I installed an 8' projector screen in the living room, so seeing it that way, everything stood out (and it was quite critical of my own work too). It was a hell of an injury, yes--doctor actually gave it a 30% chance of necrosis which was pretty terrifying. A pretty...

I had my fair share of virtual set type experiences as a Steadicam op going back to the early 90's when I was brought in on a corporate piece to do flybys of a stationary object (can't remember what it was) against green screen, to simulate it flying through space! Think of of the effects shot...

Interesting points, Rob. The limitations of XR do exist. It's not right for everything, in the same way that shooting everything green screen isn't right for everything. It's really just a better way to shoot greenscreen, with more interactivity especially on the lighting end (car shoots in...

Ugh, I forgot the important detail that it was rear projection back then, not XR. Essentially the same concept, different tech, with a lot less flexibility.

I think it depends on the market sector, but for my end of it, when working with new tech one would typically reach out to a colleague who had done it for tips and pointers. In my earlier years I was pretty amazed at how relatively easy and successful it was to get through to what I perceived as...