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Hi greg, great footage, nice look..., did you use any kind of diffusion on camera or you just added in post, i just wanna know great job

Another article http://www.variety.com/article/VR111795548...yid=13&cs=1 I don't get it ...really... "As director of photography, Laurent Chalet did a very good job in difficult conditions, but that doesn't qualify him for a director's credit," Darondeau said Monday. "The director has the idea, the point of view, tells a story and has the final cut. It is a very different job.".... Doesn't qualify ????, imagine someone give you the "instructions " to shoot a lot of footage that's the original idea... alone 13 moths by your own in the atlantic... wow i believe somewhere in this process you have to put your ideas, visions, point of you...etc, do you???

hi Jason, when i found this article i don't believed what I'm read... but then i think that have been publish by IMAGO, i assume this article and lawsuit have something true, we have to wait the jury results and like Nick says : "Would like to hear from the other 'side'....

Anybody knows what happen in this case, suppose the cinematographer win the lawsuit, what do you think it would be the academy position??? , they recognize like co-director, or that's just a in lawsuit...??? There are other case in academy history ???

I found this article in IMAGO (European Federation of Cinematographers), i supposed at this time that things didn't happen... http://www.imago.org/main/public_html/_htm_news/2007/n35.htm

ASC magazine in december 2006 have an article about the movie "Children of men" they only say "the woody exterior" was created in stage D at pinewoods studios, and there are a two stills hope helps

Hi Stephen: I think using 3D pre visualization help you to think and imagine what you want, obviously depends the project what you do..., you can illuminated, choose lights, and put the camera what ever you want, test movements, test lights, sometimes test textures, colors and make test (previews) with actors and lights. Remember is a pre visualizations perhaps when you arrive the set somethings changes... I use Cinema 4D to make my pre visualizations, i not to handle all the functions of the program but i'm ok with basics concepts... Storyboards always is a good tool for everyone, any tool that you have and you can use it helped you to obtain your goal. Hope helps

Hi, i like daniel pearl beauty commercials, love his work, he have some reels on his website, check it... www.danielpearldp.com hope helps

Molly i just read here in Film Stocks and Processing two subjets Kodak Vision 2 500T 7218 and Anton Corbijn / Control - Which Stock? maybe those help you to find your answers... Check it & Good luck

Molly i don't know your budget but shoot all using Fuji 500D... and then in post (grade) change to B&W... Whatever you wanna do, please first make test hope helps

Hi Grant: Wow that's an amaizing news man, you got it and exclusive, it seems a really good person, thanks for sharing the info... Peace

hi Siddharth I understand when you said "only source of light is a projector" but perhaps help you using a very low practical lamps in walls or tables (background or sides), hope helps Good luck

Claudio thank you very much for answer my doubt... good luck

Hi Andrés It looks great, love the colors, i like too much the third frame, did you use foam cord or HMI in the shadows???, any way i like it, the only thing it looks a little grainy in the sky and the gray shirt, see ya

Hi Grant: I'm really a big fan too, Martin Ruhe was de DP in this feature (Control), why you don't send a mail and make your question..., probably he answer... then you tell us what did he say..., his web is http://www.ruhe.net Good luck

hi Well, the first time when i wanna be a dop, first i start to see the things different, i don't mean IT like a cliche, i try to transform my eyes and my mind like a camera, then little by little i learn to see and feel the lights, the changes, the temperatures, intensity, differents ambients, moods in all places, day, night, sunset, sunrise, darkness, hightlights... then when the time pass start to develop a INSTINTC when you play with lights.... Of course you have to try and make all the projects as you can (flight hours like a pilot) well you probably have to make good and bad projects, always use them like a stairs and keep it with the good things... Probably in any moment you want to move to other country and search a big market like US or UK, personaly i recommend if you wanna make film and shoot a lot maybe India or China (of course language :blink: )... well probably US and UK are more comfortable any way good luck and welcome ps: i think you start very good because receive advices from DoP like David Mullen and Claudio Miranda... WOW In spanish: Bueno la primera vez que senti interes en ser un dop, empece a ver las cosas distintas, no como un cliche sino trate de transformar lentamente mis ojos en una camara, poco a poco fui sintiendo las distintas temperaturas de colores de las luces, los distintos ambientes de los lugares, claros obscuros y poco a poco desarrollando un instinto de jugar con las luces y ambientes, dia noche, amanecer y atardecer... Porsupuesto trata de hacer y de estar en la mayor cantidad de proyectos (horas de vuelo) logico te toparas con proyectos malos y buenos, pero siempre utilizalos como escalones y saca ventaja de participar en cada uno... Probablemnete en algun momento vas a sentir la necesidad de mudarte a un pais con un amyor mercado como US o UK, la verdad te recomendaria si quieres y tienes las ganas de buscar la experiencia de hacer cine, pues la india o china con muy buenas opciones; aunque probalemnete en US o UK sea mas comodo filmar, suerte y bienvenido PS, creo que has empezado con pie derecho, ya hubiera querido yo tener dentro mis primeros consejos a David Mullen y Claudio Miranda... WOW :D

it sounds like a dream come true, wow man i think you make one of the majors hopes or dreams of any AC, congratulations and good luck in your futures features... ;)

5/10 :( any way i enjoy trivia games jaja Xavier Plaza Director of Photography

Sorry i wrote your name bad, sorry Hamad Xavier Plaza Director of Photography

Hi Amad: If you wanna read some ebooks i think the best cheap choice for you is search in google library (read about this project), you can read part of this books, seaching about cineamtography or lights, here you can read some film books, i like it Master of lights, this books compile a few conersation with importants cinematographers... http://books.google.com/ http://books.google.com/books?id=bMZKXMjOm...R9k8ogs#PPP1,M1 Hope helps Xavier Plaza Director of Photography

Hi Eric: You can find information in International Cinematographers Guild this link http://www.cameraguild.com/technology/index.htm section Digital Future especially search " An Evolution in Electronic Imaging: Digital's Destiny with a 24 Frame Rate By Max Bloom " , i suppouse this source is good and solid as you want... Hope Helps Xavier Plaza Director of Photography

Hi brandon: Nice work, love it, i like too much the mood you reach, congratulatios, i only have two questions: 1.- I assume you shot in HD, probably Varicam or CineAlta 4:4:4 i guess..., what lenses you use...? and where you color correct...??, Telecine??? (Da vinci) 2.- Tell us more about the ilumination in the bar scenes..., love it Thanks and good luck Xavier Plaza Director of Photography In spanish: Muy buen trabajo, me encanto el mood de lo que vi, felicitaciones, solo tengo dos preguntas: 1 asumo que lo hiciste en HD probablemnete Varicam o CineAlta 4:4:4 supongo, con que lentes trabajaste y donde corregiste el color, en telecine ( da vinci) 2.- cuentanos un poco mas de la iluminacion del bar verdaderamente me encanto Gracias y suerte Xavier Plaza Director de fotografia

Hi Mark: i use the sony HVRV1u for the last year, for me the camara only is useful in exteriors, if you want to use in interiors you have to have a lot of lights because his ASA rounds 160... the camera have rich blacks and the big plus in this camera have a wide range in highlights or overexposure shots... the worse thing is the lens range, you used in tele (or zoom in) if you don't have too much light the camera underexpose your shot... if you use gain +DB you can "make" more sensitive your camera even +6db and you dont see a lot of noise ( make your own test)... So the price is low, depending your project, budget and requirements the camera can make good or bad... my opinion is i don't like it, because when you have tough situations in locations the camera don't satisfy you... Check next level... HDV Panasonic HVX200 and JVC HDV100 Xavier Plaza Director of Photography Check this link: http://www.alfonsoparra.com/pages/press/e29.html In spanish: Definitivamente Sony V1U es una camara que la vengo utilizando en el ultimo año, es una camara para exteriores, si vas a trabajar en interiores vas a necesitar una gran cantidad de luz debido a su baja ASA aproximadamente 160, por otro lado la camara tiene ricos negros y un gran soporte en los highlights o overexpose shots lo cual es bueno depende para lo que se la use...., un gran defecto es la utilizacion de tele (lente) sino tiene la suficiente luz tiende a obscurecer la imagen, la utilizacion de DB tambien es positivo, pork a 3db y dependiendo las circunstancias de +6db la camara no hace ruido, Para el precio que tiene la camara, dependiendo del proyecto y presupuesto la camara puede resultar buena o mala... personalmente te puedo decir que en situaciones exigentes me deja mucho que desear... Busca el siguiente nivel de camaras... HDV Panasonic HVX200 y JVC HDV100 Xavier Plaza Director de Fotografia Mira este link: http://www.alfonsoparra.com/pages/press/e29.html

delightful work, thanks for that post Xavier Plaza Director of Photography