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Steven Fierberg ASC

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  1. Hi, I got a reply from Erik, the DP, and I was surprised to hear that he used the ORIGINAL RED ONE, although in the 4.5K mode, which helped. No anamorphics, but Cooke Century lenses, and rating the camera at 160. Aside from beautiful lighting and great shots, I think the presentation may have come off superior to others that I have seen perhaps from good digital projection and perhaps, superior post workflow. Otherwise, I'm not really sure, but still impressed. thanks all for your participation and assistance in this inquiry. Steven Fierberg
  2. That's strange, I saw the movie and although there was a digital media credit, no mention of RED specifically. If it is RED, perhaps he used anamorphic lenses. Anyway, I have emailed Erik and perhaps will know soon. thanks!
  3. Thanks David, I couldn't find the info either. the website info is great! I'm off to NYC on Wed, that's where I'll be. Steve
  4. hi, I saw the film Tyrannosaur last week and it looked fantastic. In particular, I was impressed because it was digital capture (according to the credits) and was shot in 2.35:1. Most of the films I have seen in that format that were shot digitally do not look sharp, but this one did. Great cinematography. I wonder if anyone can tell me what camera they used, and/or if they used 1.3 Anamorphics, or what? Thanks! Steven Fierberg, ASC
  5. Thank all of you so much for your generous and excellent thoughts and advice. In this case, the director is editing the movie himself, and has simply refused to use FCP, it's not negotiable, done deal. He has also been against P2 as too risky; I may rasie the issue again. We did consider using the Canon G1 or HV1 with a DVCPro HD deck, it still might be a possibility, the cost is right on the edge of what we might be able to afford. The HDX or Varicam would seem to be ideal, if not for the size, which in the car would be prohibitive. 16mm is way beyond our cost, although I agree that it would easily solve all our problems. We are going to be looking at the XDCAM 350, it might be small enough and be a huge jump in quality. In some ways, I assume it's competition would be the HDX900 (this is harder to rent, and one rental house offered the Varicam instead at what they said would be a comparable price. We are not considering shooting SD. The JVC is the wild card, recommended by many, but no one I know believes it can be edited on Avid, or possibly any system, for that matter. The director is going to be editing this himself, and there is great fear about the workflow, such as a lowly paid assistant duping P2 cards at midnight after working 16 hours. I personally believe that Panasonic has been quite arrogant about the workflow, suggesting idiotic ideas like deleting 'bad' takes in the field, and deleting outtakes and trims after the project is finished. So it makes me feel uncertain when I can't trust the manufacturer to listen to listen to professional concerns. I fear pressuring the director and producer to accept this camera system, and then be faced with a scene, or (worse) a day lost because some hard drive got dropped in shipping or a file inadvertantly deleted. I am not worried about the cards themselves, but the transfer and saving and protection of the image after leaving the cards. Any further thoughts would be welcome, thanks so much for that which has already been offered. gratefully, Steven Fierberg
  6. Hi, I'm about to do my first feature with a small DV size camera (I have mucho experience with 35mm film) - we're doing half the movie in a car, so a full, shoulder style camera is too large. But the rest of the movie is in Monument Valley, so you can imagine how much I want it to look good. We did a test with the new Canon a1, but it turns out that Avid can't handle 24F, at least on the mac, at least for now. In my dream, I would get 24P, with a look that approximates film, or at least the HD version of the DVX100. The director's requirements: 1. Must be editable in Avid on a Mac. FCP not acceptable. 2. Afraid of P2 cards as too cutting edge 3. Recommending 50i 1080. He has the Sony Z1. I am afraid this will look too video like. Any recommendations? i feel as if I am caught between a rock and a hard place. Steven Fierberg
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