william koon

hi, May I know movies shown in theatres are normally in SOF magnetic or sepmag ? If so, how many sound tracks are there ? thanks

i agree with that. It is fantastic to work with this situation. No regret.

pls explain low key lighting and also provide some tips for setting the mood in horror genre.

Hi masters, I would like to have your advice if I am given the choice to do a short story using film or video camera and to be edited on computer to produce a DVD, should I shoot on film or video ? Will there be differences in the final product and why ? Thanks.

Hi, Hans said it right. It is all about cooperation but I personally feel that a director should know the principles and choice of lenses, sound recording and even technique of lightings. He may not have to learn them formally but he should gain the knowleges from the DOP during off-shooting time. Otherwise it would cost the production time quite a some. With this knowledge, a director can exploit the equipments to give a better impact on the visual to effectively pass his message in the film. David Sweetman sounds it rightly in the beginning of his reply. I fully support him. In fact, I have been trying to pass this thought to many potential directors as I find many living directors still ignorant about these.

Hi David, Glad for your prompt reply. I set the f stop according to meter. I hve shot with normal 500 Fuji previously at night but not as grainy. Can it be the telecine problem ? I have yet to use Eterna 500T ? 2. Please advise if film negative or video shot by camera give better DVD end product ? 3. Am I right to overexpose 1 stop the next time I shoot and compensate back 1 stop (pull-process) while printing to positive film if I choose to have final product on film ? I am sorry if I am ignorent ablut this.

Have tried on 16mm Fuji 500 night shooting using f 2.8 on Arri SR III and edited on computer to DVD. Result seemed to be grainny. But many DOP have praised this stock in Fujifilm magazines. Can someone please help to explain whether it was due to filmstock or loading process from neg to computer or f stop used ? If DVD is chosen to be the end product, will pro video camera instead of film camera used for filming give better result ? regards.