jlames
Well-known member
OK, here it is. For a long time, we've been considering doing a production that would help independent filmmakers with their work; not in the comprehensive way that people like Jared does and will do in his upcoming Bootcamp or Guys like Barry Green do every day with in-depth books and posts here that really explain the inner-workings of the DV and HDV camera and the mechanics of video or DVD courses like Rush is putting together that walks onto the set and looks, comprehensively, at the anatomy of production, but a production that follows a television production from image acquisition to finish product edited to network standards and then opens it up for discussion with a panel of professionals from the ASC, DGA and others.
There are alot of people on this board with alot of talent but more than that, alot of heart. Jared's built a wonderful family here, at least a JVC family in this area which is for the most part the only place I visit with limited time I have. So we've decided to employ a few of those people in our upcoming production of CMSA's Eastern Regional Championship in Tunica, MS as a 2nd Unit crew to shoot the 1st Unit as we shoot the first of a four Championship event season for the CMSA and cable network.
We're flying them out this week, putting them up and paying them per diem where they'll live, eat, breathe and sleep with the 1st Unit (strike that last one!) to record the 1st Unit's every move. From camera selection to position, production meetings to the National Championship event on Saturday night, they'll be right there.
And, during that week, we'll be posting some of the video to the website so the Board can see what their members are up to. Then, when we all return, we'll pull some other members of the Board here to follow the production through first round edits with some of Adobes most recognizable gurus at the helm of a new Matrox Axio machine at NLE Systems.
There's alot more but instead of lining it all out here, to find out the complete story, head over to www.dvx-2ndunit.com where it's all spelled out. Under the "2nd Unit" and "How it all works" area, you'll find a complete discription of why we, joined by George Dibie, are doing all this but the short story is to give back to a community we both dearly love; the independent filmmaker.
George has been fighting the good fight since the 60s, me, since the 80s and we both feel that, with the advent and evolution of quality equipment from Panasonic, JVC, Canon and others, the opportunity for succes today is like no other time in history. George literally has forgotten more than any hundred people in this business will ever know being the father of the the TV video revolution and one thing we agree on is that the more you learn and the more you know about the basics of lighting and camera and the dozens of other things that go into making a production asuccessful, the better chance you'll have of succeeding as an independent filmmaker. But for every great and honest person and school there is out there like Jared and Barry, there's a hundred scams that are merely designed to separate you from your money in the fastest way possible. We think that, with all the npeople we know, we can help in that department as well letting you know where we go when we need good, honest people and advice.
Our hopes are that as the HD market opens up with lower costs, as many newly minted filmmakers, HDV camera in hand, will tune into www.dvx-2ndunit.com, as possible to see how it all comes together...and that we can direct those viewers to places like HVXBootcamp and others where knowledgable people can teach everyone from their experience that can only come from a life lived in the field.
It's been an enormous undertaking to get it all together and alot of you have been asking when are we going to hear what's going on and well, that time is now. It's a ton of money for us and a ton of time but the team that's putting it all together agree that if it helps direct just one person down the right path, if it helps just one filmmaker understand the principles of filmmaking in the video world then it's exactly what we hoped for. No tuition. No fees. No dues. No membership. No pay by the minute video junk. Our ROI is helping and having a good time doing it. So from George and me, we hope you'll tune in to see how a show is put together and can learn a little bit about this industry that maybe you didn't know.
There are alot of people on this board with alot of talent but more than that, alot of heart. Jared's built a wonderful family here, at least a JVC family in this area which is for the most part the only place I visit with limited time I have. So we've decided to employ a few of those people in our upcoming production of CMSA's Eastern Regional Championship in Tunica, MS as a 2nd Unit crew to shoot the 1st Unit as we shoot the first of a four Championship event season for the CMSA and cable network.
We're flying them out this week, putting them up and paying them per diem where they'll live, eat, breathe and sleep with the 1st Unit (strike that last one!) to record the 1st Unit's every move. From camera selection to position, production meetings to the National Championship event on Saturday night, they'll be right there.
And, during that week, we'll be posting some of the video to the website so the Board can see what their members are up to. Then, when we all return, we'll pull some other members of the Board here to follow the production through first round edits with some of Adobes most recognizable gurus at the helm of a new Matrox Axio machine at NLE Systems.
There's alot more but instead of lining it all out here, to find out the complete story, head over to www.dvx-2ndunit.com where it's all spelled out. Under the "2nd Unit" and "How it all works" area, you'll find a complete discription of why we, joined by George Dibie, are doing all this but the short story is to give back to a community we both dearly love; the independent filmmaker.
George has been fighting the good fight since the 60s, me, since the 80s and we both feel that, with the advent and evolution of quality equipment from Panasonic, JVC, Canon and others, the opportunity for succes today is like no other time in history. George literally has forgotten more than any hundred people in this business will ever know being the father of the the TV video revolution and one thing we agree on is that the more you learn and the more you know about the basics of lighting and camera and the dozens of other things that go into making a production asuccessful, the better chance you'll have of succeeding as an independent filmmaker. But for every great and honest person and school there is out there like Jared and Barry, there's a hundred scams that are merely designed to separate you from your money in the fastest way possible. We think that, with all the npeople we know, we can help in that department as well letting you know where we go when we need good, honest people and advice.
Our hopes are that as the HD market opens up with lower costs, as many newly minted filmmakers, HDV camera in hand, will tune into www.dvx-2ndunit.com, as possible to see how it all comes together...and that we can direct those viewers to places like HVXBootcamp and others where knowledgable people can teach everyone from their experience that can only come from a life lived in the field.
It's been an enormous undertaking to get it all together and alot of you have been asking when are we going to hear what's going on and well, that time is now. It's a ton of money for us and a ton of time but the team that's putting it all together agree that if it helps direct just one person down the right path, if it helps just one filmmaker understand the principles of filmmaking in the video world then it's exactly what we hoped for. No tuition. No fees. No dues. No membership. No pay by the minute video junk. Our ROI is helping and having a good time doing it. So from George and me, we hope you'll tune in to see how a show is put together and can learn a little bit about this industry that maybe you didn't know.
