jlames
Well-known member
In "Going HDV...". John Vincent said light-heartedly and quite modestly that my comments about his vast knowledge were "untrue but appreciated" or something like that and I wanted to tell you all about a lunch I had yesterday with one of this generations's greatest Cinematographers, George Dibbie who I'm proud to say has joined my Hawkfeather production company as Consulting Cinamatographer.
And as I said to John, "I do have to say empirically that someone I had lunch with yesterday who HAS forgotten more than I think we all collectively will ever know, long-time Cinematographer with 6 or 8 Emmys and 11 nominations, George Dibbie said, "the people on that Board of yours are about the best thing to come along in this business for along time and the knowledge and help they provide others is invaluable." So you see John Vincent, your are invaluable and knowlegable!!!
He also said, "All the mid range [priced] cameras now days do have great assets and each is terrific for certain applications but from what I've seen and what we've discussed, the HD100 would probably be my choice for television which is where I come from." He stressed that from the Canon to the Panasonic, Sony to the JVC, they are all great cameras and that in the hands of today's youth (I love that at 48 he's calling me "Young Man"!!) "today's independent filmmakers will make better films faster with these new fabulous tools they have if they just slow down and learn the basics of lighting particularly and camera work generally and then apply those basics to their craft through their tools." But most importantly, he applauded DVXuser.com and Jared Land after seeing the Board after I brought it to his attention at HD Expo. "I wish this board as you call it would have been around in the 70's, 80's and 90's when I was shooting 3 shows at a time. The people who run this board are really something. I spend a great deal of my time teaching now and what this board does in educating the filmmaker is just wonderful."
I post this note not to blatantly announce that George has joined our team although, as you can imagine, I'm busting at the seams with pride, but because someone like George applauds this board, it's creator, numerous Moderators and its members for a complete commitment to the next generation of filmmakers using the next generation of tools. I can't speak for everyone here who's been through the wringer in this business and now are devoting the time we do to trying to help others through providing information and relating experiences to the newer members of the filmmaking community, people who will one day take our places, but I thought those comments from an icon and long-time past president of the prestigious ASC warranted a posting of its own. It is through the younger members here at DVXuser.com that films and television will improve and I wanted to pass on the fact that the George has not only seen it but recognizes its importance and the role Jared and the various moderators play in assuring that budding filmmakers have a place to go to get accurate and unbiased answers. Bully for all.
By the way, this Saturday is the re-dedication of the Will Rogers State Park in the hills of Santa Monica overlooking the blue Pacific Ocean. It's an historic, landmark, western-themed park in a georgeous setting and they're having an all-day family affair that's western-themed with alot and I mean alot of stars coming out for the event. We've been invited to ride and shoot (I'm gonna a try and hit more than 2 balloons this time) with people like Dennis Quaid and others so if you're in Southern California, please come out and support the effort. I guarantee you'll have a great time, support a great cause and meet some great people along the way. Along with being a fine actor, Dennis is a great person inside where it counts when the lights are off and the cameras are dark and while I certainly don't speak for him or anyome else, I'm sure he'd enjoy meeting a few of you who will be directing and shooting him in the not-too-distant future.
For more info on the Saturday event, go to http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=24174 and for more info on George's illustrious career, (he worked his way up as a young immigrant with his first job being at Warners showing up in a suit and tie at the Lighting Department with "a screwdriver and a pair of pliers") go to http://www.hdexpo.net/BIOS/bios0306_HFM.html#spiro.
Jonathan
And as I said to John, "I do have to say empirically that someone I had lunch with yesterday who HAS forgotten more than I think we all collectively will ever know, long-time Cinematographer with 6 or 8 Emmys and 11 nominations, George Dibbie said, "the people on that Board of yours are about the best thing to come along in this business for along time and the knowledge and help they provide others is invaluable." So you see John Vincent, your are invaluable and knowlegable!!!
He also said, "All the mid range [priced] cameras now days do have great assets and each is terrific for certain applications but from what I've seen and what we've discussed, the HD100 would probably be my choice for television which is where I come from." He stressed that from the Canon to the Panasonic, Sony to the JVC, they are all great cameras and that in the hands of today's youth (I love that at 48 he's calling me "Young Man"!!) "today's independent filmmakers will make better films faster with these new fabulous tools they have if they just slow down and learn the basics of lighting particularly and camera work generally and then apply those basics to their craft through their tools." But most importantly, he applauded DVXuser.com and Jared Land after seeing the Board after I brought it to his attention at HD Expo. "I wish this board as you call it would have been around in the 70's, 80's and 90's when I was shooting 3 shows at a time. The people who run this board are really something. I spend a great deal of my time teaching now and what this board does in educating the filmmaker is just wonderful."
I post this note not to blatantly announce that George has joined our team although, as you can imagine, I'm busting at the seams with pride, but because someone like George applauds this board, it's creator, numerous Moderators and its members for a complete commitment to the next generation of filmmakers using the next generation of tools. I can't speak for everyone here who's been through the wringer in this business and now are devoting the time we do to trying to help others through providing information and relating experiences to the newer members of the filmmaking community, people who will one day take our places, but I thought those comments from an icon and long-time past president of the prestigious ASC warranted a posting of its own. It is through the younger members here at DVXuser.com that films and television will improve and I wanted to pass on the fact that the George has not only seen it but recognizes its importance and the role Jared and the various moderators play in assuring that budding filmmakers have a place to go to get accurate and unbiased answers. Bully for all.
By the way, this Saturday is the re-dedication of the Will Rogers State Park in the hills of Santa Monica overlooking the blue Pacific Ocean. It's an historic, landmark, western-themed park in a georgeous setting and they're having an all-day family affair that's western-themed with alot and I mean alot of stars coming out for the event. We've been invited to ride and shoot (I'm gonna a try and hit more than 2 balloons this time) with people like Dennis Quaid and others so if you're in Southern California, please come out and support the effort. I guarantee you'll have a great time, support a great cause and meet some great people along the way. Along with being a fine actor, Dennis is a great person inside where it counts when the lights are off and the cameras are dark and while I certainly don't speak for him or anyome else, I'm sure he'd enjoy meeting a few of you who will be directing and shooting him in the not-too-distant future.
For more info on the Saturday event, go to http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=24174 and for more info on George's illustrious career, (he worked his way up as a young immigrant with his first job being at Warners showing up in a suit and tie at the Lighting Department with "a screwdriver and a pair of pliers") go to http://www.hdexpo.net/BIOS/bios0306_HFM.html#spiro.
Jonathan
