tanner wolfe

i'm shooting a piece on 16mm. the closest place to get the telecine done is chicago. can someone suggest a solid reliable house in chicago?

black hawk down. watching scene between orlando bloom and ewan mcgregor where bloom checks in as a new soldier. there is some sort of vignetting at the top of the frame. it's as if an n.d. is skewed in the frame. any thoughts?

tanner

i was recently watching minority report. i noticed flares or lens aberations covering most of the frame. they are vertical and occur during fight between cruise and colin farrell, when they are on a gantry above a robotic car factory. it reminds me of some of the work done on saving private ryan. curious what the effect is that he employed.

cordially,

tanner

i overheard the d.p. on a commercial ask the producer whether the lab or telecine had "key link." help me out.

cordially,

tanner

i assume that Garret Brown was standing on a small crane. is this what was happening. was he tilting down on the subject?

using the p2 store. downloading a card to it and i received an error message. nothing clears this message out short of taking the battery off of the p2 store. will this effect the card?

Gentlemen,

i am traveling to Israel for a small doc. shoot. i am using the joker bugs and the hvx200. i am curious about traveling with gear and possible unknown factors. my lights are in anvil cases, camera is in a pelican case and i have taken care of the carnet for customs. my expendables and a.c. kit are going in a portabrace. i have never worked overseas, so i have never travelled wth gear before. does anyone have any "beware of this or else" type advice?

cordially,

tanner

i believe that you have to remove the P2 cards for the firestore to operate properly. i'd give yourself some time to acclimate to the firestore. it has a menu system reminiscient of 1987 not 2007.

tanner

sight unseen, i am contemplating renting or buying a basic microdolly kit. i am travelling for a month on planes, trains and automobiles. is this thing going to hold to basic use and also travel. it will only be holding a hdv video camera, so not much. any feedback on this dubious dolly would be appreciated.

cordially,

tanner

thank you gentelemen.

tanner

thank you gentlemen.

tanner

i am shooting on the hvx200 from a helicopter. yeah, i know that sentence makes me laugh, but it is true. i have not shot from a helicopter and i do not know where to begin in regards to rigging and camera/crew safety. pls. advise.

tanner

i am shooting a documentary very soon. because of budgetary issues the HVX has been presented as an option. i have heard of losing takes due to a dropout issue with the P2 cards. obviously if i lose even one take it could be disastrous. is this operator error or inherent to the P2 card/P2 storage system? i have used the camera, but haven't experienced these issues. let me know what you think.

cordially,

tanner

Hello. I am shooting a documentary in israel, russia and the u.s. for versatility i have chosen a joker bug 3 light kit ranging from 200w-800w lights. i know that israel uses 220v at 50 hertz and russia is 220v at 60 hertz. is this lighting package a good idea in light of this variation between israel, russia and the u.s.? what do i do to use this light kit overseas or is it not feasible. is there a good web-site that discusses all of these issues?

cordially,

tanner wolfe