GH2 How to look 'impressive' with a small DSLR on a professional shoot...
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juliovideo
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Originally Posted by Stab
How do you make it look impressive?
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My equipment Red .................. :thumbsup:
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I'm somewhat reminded of when I used to build & drive 4x4 rock crawlers and bust them up in local boulder fields. Some youngish, well-financed fellows would show up with rigs on trailers, often new-model Wranglers or Land Cruisers or whatever adorned with metric pantsloads of high-dollar festoonery, huge new 36" tires, 6" suspension lifts, gigantic winches & bull bars, full exo-cages, armor plating all over the dang thing. They'd snicker and condescend to older guys in their thoroughly unimpressive, older, rusty, beat-to-heck Cherokees and Toyota Hiluxes with meager lifts, 31" tires, and modest, sensible modifications... and then break spectacularly halfway up the trail because most of what they bolted or welded on was largely counterproductive dead weight for how they were using it.
Meanwhile, the old sleepers rattled on up the trail, had a look around at the top, then happily drove back home on the main roads.
If you aren't really using it, don't add it. People with experience won't be fooled.
Meanwhile, the old sleepers rattled on up the trail, had a look around at the top, then happily drove back home on the main roads.
If you aren't really using it, don't add it. People with experience won't be fooled.
P13
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I bet you have to work out at the gym just to lift that thing!
That's probably because from an ergonomic standpoint, DSLR's don't have any advantages over video cameras. Their only claim to superiority is image quality/cost.
If it was Diane Sawyer asking the questions, absolutely. Talent (real or otherwise) usually doesn't know or care much about the technology.
At times, small size is a HUGE advantage (anti-pun intended)
ErikTande
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This is the best advice. Coming accross as confident, organized and in charge will impress your clients more than what your camera looks like.
That being said, if you want to make your camera look more impressive, throw a cheap matte box (or just the flags) on it.
Cosimo Bullo
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Great stuff!!!!
Seriously, just throw a matte box on the thing if you're worried about the small footprint.
Seriously, just throw a matte box on the thing if you're worried about the small footprint.
iancarlson3000
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Good matte boxes make the rig very forward heavy. The disadvantages of a big rig start rearing its ugly head when you're a one man band.
Lots of good stuff here. I have my Gh2 in a gini cage, with rails, the lightweight matte box mentioned here, a follow focus I rarely use and sometimes a mic or a zoom H1/juiced link pre-amp and a seperate 12v battery for the camera. It certainly looks pimped out, and so far I've had more interest in the 'new' technology than the 'you're shooting with that?' type of question.
1. Take this picture. Enlarge and print it on a color copier on card stock.
2. Cut it out and attach to GH2 with duct tape.
3.Make a sign that says " Official Client Observation Spot " and place it 20 feet from the camera. Make sure your client stands where it is facing the photocopy of the Genesis camera.
4. If you move or pan the camera, you may be in trouble.
2. Cut it out and attach to GH2 with duct tape.
3.Make a sign that says " Official Client Observation Spot " and place it 20 feet from the camera. Make sure your client stands where it is facing the photocopy of the Genesis camera.
4. If you move or pan the camera, you may be in trouble.
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P13
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This thread reminded me of this commercial
I'm rather alarmed at the fact one of my rigs is genuinely similar to that. :cheesy:
I am always amazed by these threads. This comes up about once a year, and the responses are always amusing. I love the 'manhood' comparisons.
I agree with the experienced heads who say, 'buy a client monitor and let the work speak for itself' - but I am getting to old for even that. I would fire a client who gave me a lot of grief over something as silly as what my camera looked like.
Stab - in my view, if you need an inexpensive matte box to put ND filters in that's fine - but I recommend against wasting money on a "matte box" with no filter slots just to impress people. If you're in the UK, you can get a real matte box with filter slots for £149: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Opteka-MB-X-Professional-Universal-System/dp/B008FQOU98
Best of the holidays to all,
Bill
I agree with the experienced heads who say, 'buy a client monitor and let the work speak for itself' - but I am getting to old for even that. I would fire a client who gave me a lot of grief over something as silly as what my camera looked like.
Stab - in my view, if you need an inexpensive matte box to put ND filters in that's fine - but I recommend against wasting money on a "matte box" with no filter slots just to impress people. If you're in the UK, you can get a real matte box with filter slots for £149: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Opteka-MB-X-Professional-Universal-System/dp/B008FQOU98
Best of the holidays to all,
Bill
J Davis
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those clips are funny!
too many vidiots around
u only need confidence and assurance to be impressive --- f*ck the camera
love it how chan wook park can shoot a film on an iphone and people give him respect
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there's another one it that chase film with Jason Stathom was shot on hf100 of hv30 can't remember and that had a budget of 12 million or so. Very entertaining to watch too and turned a profit
too many vidiots around
u only need confidence and assurance to be impressive --- f*ck the camera
love it how chan wook park can shoot a film on an iphone and people give him respect
edit:
there's another one it that chase film with Jason Stathom was shot on hf100 of hv30 can't remember and that had a budget of 12 million or so. Very entertaining to watch too and turned a profit
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wgzn
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you can generally tell who these nimrods are well before you get to the set. (or choose to accept the gig)
my usual responses are simple yes / no, mam / sir. and get back to work.
whats that old quote? something about dont argue with a fool. they will take you down to their level then beat you with experience...