Michelob Fedusenko

I tried this effect... taped a 20x20 blue party gell together and white balanced through it. We wanted to make the 'mobsters' in white light and have the area around them in hellish red... It was a BIG hassle that would have been better done in post (if possible). There was a lot of noise from wind and you will need to tie down, adjust, tie down, adjust, tie down adjust.... ect. Also, the effect wasn't quite what we desired. My suggestion is to test it thoroughly prior to shooting and have plenty of gel to spare. Best of luck and show pictures of the build and final product!

The Aaton 35 - 111 manual says that a 35mm 4-perf rolls out at 4 1/2 minutes and that it's 3-perf system allows 6 minutes. A 20 second search online states that 400 feet = 121.92 meters.

Well, the first day is the written test. The second is the practical. The reason they don't have practice tests is because they want you to know the job and not the test. At least that is what I gather.

Thanks guys! I went to the Able Cine Test review and realized how much of a review it was! I feel much better about the test at the moment. I am interested to see how the Panavision and Arri test reviews will be. I would love to test myself against the filters/compensation/ASA conversions. In the mean time, I am going to study the camera manuals and go over to Able Cine and practice loading the mags. Thank you for your pointers and if you think of any more, please post them!

Ha ha, will do!

Definitely will, thanks! Is there anything else?

Hey, I am on the waiting list to take the AC test for joining the union later this July. Any tips on what to study? I am currently working on filters (function and compensation), Mags, Clapper (what info and where). I know there is so much more to study! Please point me in the right directions. Thanks ahead of time.

Unless you are blowing the image up to some large print, then the average joe should not be able to tell if the lens is not perfectly sharp wide open. I would love to have a 1.4 lens so that I could shoot in dark areas. Many DP's/photographers prefer natural lighting. You don't have to open up that wide, but you can. Also, it's not that wide so you can focus easier. A 1.4 will have a pretty shallow depth of field (depending on the focal length of the lens), so it will have to be a much more precise focus than say a 5.6. It is perfectly fine to shoot at a 1.4. Do it! Learn, experiment. If you have the cash...

I think it is a solid site. It is generally easy to navigate which is important. I think that you could put more time in your layout of your homepage. I don't like how I have to scroll through a tiny window to look at your reels. I also don't like how it is not obvious that some are stills. It says so, but I didn't realize until after a slight bit of frustration. I feel that if you organize your work better you will have a good show piece.

Yup, Robert Michelob Fedusenko! I agree that if I notice it either I am super obsessive or the movie doesn't hold me. Maybe a bit obsessive, but that is why I love this stuff. Anyways, if something like that is pointed out to me then I can not help but notice it. Just made it for fun between projects. Opinions are always appreciated.

F-Stop = Fractional Stop - The ratio of the the size of the aperature over distance of the rear element to aperature. I.E. Let's pretend we are shooting at an F-5.6. That means that if the rear element of the lens is a 1 inch from the aperature then the aperature opening is .17857143 inches wide. T-Stop = Transmission Stop - How much light passes through the lens to the film plane while also taking in account how much is lost traveling through the glass elements. This is done individually for each lens for each lens is slightly different depending on the material used (the purest quartz in the world found in Australia). The reason that DoF is not measured using T-stops is because DoF is caused by the mechanical functions of the lens: F-stop Focal distance Focal length Film Size DoF is independent to the amount of light hitting the film plane. I hope this answers your question (and raises more).

Hope you had a laugh.

Why not just shoot in 24p 720 P/N and you won't have any pulldown and get roughly twice the footage on one card with no degradation.

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Great job for your second month in film school. It's hard to get projects started. It is a good story, but I think it can be tightened up a bit. Good job on the last scene. Did you originally shoot it in color or b/w?