Keagan Schopfer

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Hello all My name is Keagan Schopfer, and I'm an anthropology student in Canada. Some day I would like to combine anthropology and film making. I have had no experience shooting film, and have only shot a couple of shorts on MiniDV in a highschool video class. I have been captivated with film making since then, and am learning a great deal from the wonderful community on this forrum. Thanks to everybody here! I have some Kodachrome I'm looking to shoot, and, after reading the thread on exposing negative film I was wondering if the same applies to colour reversal film. I'm going to be shooting outdoors, in full sunlight, and I want to get the most vibrant and rich colours possible, especially the trees and sky. (super saturated colours I think) Am I correct in assuming that K-40 gives the most saturated colours for Super8? Thanks!

While we're on the topic (If we are...) Is is possible to convert footage shot at 30p to 24p in FCP? I'm thinking specifically of the Cannon XL1, which to my understanding cannot shoot int 24p, only 30p. Would it be better to shoot at 60i and then convert to 24p in Final Cut? I hope I used the terminology correctly! Thanks, Keagan

Thanks for the info guys! One question though: If I were to give up having people and stars in the same shot, would there be any noticable difference between shooting a star board as you described, and importing a 35mm Still Photo in post? I could pan across the photo to give the illusion of camera movement... How terrible looking is it in general to do this with still photos? Could I get away with it for just one cut? Keagan

Hello I'm very new to this, so I hope this post is in the correct board. I was wondering if anybody has any suggestions for shooting the night sky. I have a scene in mind where two characters are sitting and looking up at the sky, pointing out stars and constellations to each other. We will be shooting in MiniDV, and we don't have a budget. Would it be convincing if I shot the actors with a Close up, showing them pointing, and then cut to panning across a still photo to give the illusion of a finger pointing? Would it be possible to shoot an arm against a blue screen, then impose this over a Still photo? How are stars done in Hollywood? (Say in the sputnik scene of 'A Beautiful Mind') Thank you very much Keagan Schopfer

thanks for the info, I checked out the MD's you suggested. What are the features that make these good recorders? I haven't considered a DAT recorder just because I assumed they would be out of my price range (200-300$). And also, MD seems to have more uses, ie. conventional music storage. What do you use to connect your mic to your recorder. A beachteck adaptor? do you have a favorite mic? thanks again, Keagan Schopfer

Hello I 'm looking to purchase a minidisc recorder to use with a Super8 camera I'm shooting with. I was wondering if anybody has a favorite they like to use, or if there is anything I should be watching out for when buying a recorder. Thanks, Keagan