What are some cool uses for the iPad with cinematography.

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Deer Film

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Hi, the wife is getting an ipad and just trying to figure out what uses it might hold for my video work, that is if she let me use it. I am talking other then writing programs or editing, I can use my desktop for that.

and do you recommend the 32 or 64 gig hard drive?
 
Movie*Slate (slate, TC sync, shot logging, etc)
Light Meter (what it sounds like)
MyLite (simple free multi-color dimmable light pad
Teleprompt+ (what it sounds like)
teleconference or conduct interviews remotely via Skype or FaceTime (alternately create your own "interrotron" with a basic teleprompter setup)
Search for work, apply for work, schedule work, find way to work, review work, etc.

Certainly plenty of other uses
 
The Shot List app coupled with the Artemis viewfinder is the best I've found for organizing shot lists and picture storyboards. Incredibly handy.

While a bit pricey, after shooting my last project, I found that something like this would have been great to have around.

http://www.filmtools.com/backstage-mag-ipad-2-holder.html

Getting one of these, and maybe finding a way to attach it to your monitor stand would give you a good place to put it and not lose it. Something thats far too easy to do when you're moving around all day.
 
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I haven't found space to be much of a problem, I have the 32 gig one and I'm not complaining. If I were to do it again, I might go the 3G route. Unless you have a phone that you can tether off of.
 
sonofaresiii said:
wouldn't in a million years trust the ipad as a lightmeter, anyone have any real-world use with it?
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I've tested one of the light meter apps, don't know which, on set once, against two light meters. Both meters were the same, and the digital one was about 1/2 stop off.

I would rather do away with a meter and use the camera waveform all day long than trust an iphone/ipad for metering. That's so silly.
 
sonofaresiii said:
wouldn't in a million years trust the ipad as a lightmeter, anyone have any real-world use with it?
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I have it on my iPhone (it's free). It's more of a ballpark "scouting this location, whereabouts will I need to be stop-wise, already have my phone so what the heck" sort of thing. As Mr. O'Hara says, for actually rolling, the WFM is always better.
 
Tablets and Smartphones are fine for the delivery of content. In this capacity there are existing applications and uses which folks haven't even thought of yet. However, I CREATE content in a whole host of areas for which current Tablets and Smartphones are completely USELESS at the moment.

If people wish to pound in nails with the current crop of pliers, go right on ahead.
 
OK, we know there are things phones and tablets can't do.

Further exposition of various things they can or might be able to do is probably more helpful to the OP, however.
 
Forgot to add "Sun Scout" to my app list.

I believe it's cheaper than Sun Seeker, & more importantly, easier to read in direct Sun.

I've only used the the sun path apps on the iPhone, but find them indispensable, & so much more convient then lugging around a Compass, plus Clinometer.
 
The best use of an iPad on set is to hold dailies. The DIT one lights everything and loads it onto the iPad so the dp can match the lighting between scenes on different days. Scripty and art department loved it too.

I use my iPhone light meter with my Holga all the time. ;)
 
In addition to Sun Seeker, I like the Magic Hour app. It's for iPhone, but I have it on my iPad as well; you can 2x, as mentioned. It automatically updates your location via location services and tells you precisely what time ggolden hour begins and ends, as well as sunset start and end times.

A neat practical use I've found for you gaffers out there is if you're trying to achieve the TV light bouncing off of talents' faces, sit the iPad in their lap, turn the brightness all the way up, and play a video on it. It works well and is much less tedious than the projector method.

Definitely get the 3G/4G if you get an iPad. The device is almost useless without network.

Im going to have to check into the dailies apps.
 
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