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David Auner aac

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  1. Hi Graham! Just do a quick search on Amazon for Michael Uva and grab one of his books. They are an excellent starting point! Then try to get a job on a set... Cheers, Dave
  2. Hi folks, books I'm missing so far: directing: shot by shot & film directing: cinematic motion Both by Steven D. Katz I liked these, especially the first one. And one more total beginners, like I was a couple of years ago: The Filmmakers Handbook by Steven Ascher & Edward Pincus. I also have a couple more, but these are either on the list or in this thread already... Best regards & have fun reading, David
  3. Yep, second that. P&S just replied to my mail. They say you can't use any of their adapters. Bad luck here. Maybe that JVC thing turns out nice! Cheers, Dave
  4. At times you have to use what is there! Improvising rules! Really, these are the times I enjoy most when shooting. Cheers, Dave
  5. Which Sony did you have? AFAIK there are at least two version. The one I have is called VCL-HG0758 and it works pretty well. It has some barrel distortion but you'd expect that in a converter lens... Back to the topic though... supposedly there is a Chrosziel Matte Box that fits both the WA and the normal lens. Anyone know any details? And what about Century/Schneider? Cheers, Dave
  6. From my experience you should be able to get away with that. To simulate a window I once bounced a 3200K light off a blue IKEA plastic bag, because production didn't get any CTB gels. To be sure try to shoot a test before the shot. Aside from that you could always gel the windows a little. Watch out for continuity though! The sun moves quickly! Best regards, Dave
  7. I dropped them an email in German, let's see if they respond, else I'm gonna call them! Best regards, Dave
  8. Hi guys, I'm in the market for a matte box for my DSR-PD150. It would be nice to have one that fits both the WA-adapter and the 58mm thread. Does anyone own a matte box for his 150? Cheers, Dave
  9. Hi Jonathan, I have recently shot some bluescreen that was really faded to a strange greenish light blue. I remedied that by gelling my bluescreen lights (four redheads) with one half CTB... But for green, dunno...one second, gonna grab my LEE gel sample book and see what they say... Ok, they don't recommend stuff. So I called a friend who has done more green than I. He said, that when you light the screen with tungsten, and you add a green gel (plus green et al) the green won't become any more green. So he'd advise using tungsten w/o gels. Hope that helps! Cheers, Dave
  10. Hi Rob, I'm currently looking for a light kit as well. Many people have advised to buy a Lowel kit (I have shot with some of their lights, to me they seemed sound enough for the money spent). The have a nice 1K, called the DP light. Check them out here: http://www.lowel.com/dp/ I think I'm gonna get one of these for starters: http://www.lowel.com/kits/superAmbi.html. And a couple of heavier stands and some grip stuff (Manfrotto/Bogen). HTH & best regards, Dave
  11. Nope, can't help you with that. Here in Austria it was used mostly as second camera for ENG/docu stuff and given to solo news teams (as is the VX2000 nowadays). I have used it as second camera/third camera in combination with an XL-1 and my PD150. quality-wise it was the worst, the PD15ß was best. Cheers, Dave PS: One thing that annoyed us the 32Khz audio which had to converted before editing and the fact that the camera would switch itself off after 5 minutes idle time and when you switched it on again, it had lost all setting (f-stop etc.).
  12. Do you have any pictures of it in tire config? Cheers, Dave
  13. Hi Adam! I'd be interested in your experience with your selfmade dolly. Can I see some pictures/drawings? Thanks in advance, Dave
  14. Hi Andy, I have shot with the 570 WSP and I really love it. But IMHO the head on the BVW isn't just decent, it's really good, if the camera was well handled and not mistreated in the past. But as for hassles in post (maybe having to rent a machine or rent a larger deck, I'd also go with DVCAM on small tapes, since it's easy to get a DVCAM to capture the stuff from. And the tapes are cheaper as well. Good luck with your shot & tell us how it went. Cheers, Dave
  15. Hi Heath, did you check out this thingie here? PS Technik VDF I mean the Pana isn't listed on the compatible cams list, but still, this thing CAN attach 16mm lenses to a small camcorder. So maybe there is a way to modify this to use a larger camera. I don't know about the optical quality of the adapter though. Might or might not be good enough (even the first Mini35 I shot with, wasn't THAT good, the second one was way better.) And furthermore, I don't see any problem with modifying a Mini35 kit with an adapter on the PL mount to use 16mm lenses. The only problem I do see is, that when using smaller lenses, the ground glass in the Mini35 will receive a smaller image. Maybe you can zoom the HVX200's lens in a little to frame the smaller image and still focus on the matte glass. (Does anyone know whether the 200 has a macro mode??) If you want, I can try to call the guys at PS Technik in Muenchen and ask whether they see any way of doing that. Best regards, Dave
  16. James, when talking about the XL-1 being better, I thought more of the age of the camera than the price range. But you are right, there is a price difference. But I still think that, since the VX-1000 was the predecessor of the VX-2000 and PD150 I think of it on the same level. And, IMHO, you can't even closely compare a XL-1 to a 150 quality-wise... Cheers, Dave
  17. Hi Mitch, I know a couple of photographers who use Kinoflos for stills. The only limit is their relatively low light output. So shooting with really high shutter speeds may be a problem. This guy here, e.g. uses Dedos and IIRC Kinos for his stuff. We usually use a Broncolor 4 head flash system with softboxes (very pricey and you can't use it for video/film). I'm planning on using my film lighting stuff for stills as well. Best regards, Dave PS: Me love Dedos & Kinoflos ;)
  18. Hi folks, I've shot some hours on the VX1000 and I think it was the first good quality small camera. But it can't hold its own against a PD150 or anything more recent. Even the ageing XL-1 is way better. The DSP just isn't of the same quality and it isn't as fast the 150 or even a 170. And I agree with Jaan, audio on this camera is pretty nasty. My 2 cents, David
  19. Joey, the link you posted explains the two things that "influence DOF: f-stop and image reproduction ratio That's precisely what I'm saying. I should have incorporated focal length into image reproduction ratio (=image size). The three factors for image reproduction ratio thus are: distance, film gauge and focal length. So each of these has an indirect effect on DOF. And the f-stop of the lens has a direct effect. When you're shooting a one person interview, and you zoom in, DOF gets more shallow. Why? Because the image reproduction ratio changes. When you move back & then zoom in to frame the shot EXACTLY as it were before you moved, DOF does NOT change. Why? Because you image reproduction ratio did NOT change! A quote from the web link: "In what is considered the bible of cinematography, "A Hands-On Manual for Cinematographers", David Samuelson states at the conclusion of his section on depth of field : "Depth of field remains the same, regardless of lens focal length, so long as the image size (and f-stop) is the same. There is no point in changing to a shorter focal length lens and moving closer, because if the image size remains the same so will the depth of field." (Focal Press, London, second edition, 1998, p.218)" [my emphasis] Cheers, Dave
  20. Format size doesn't have a direct effect. But it does affect the the image reproduction ratio. E.g. when you use a 50mm lens on a 16 and a 35mm camera side by side you have the same DOF, but a different field of view and thus, a different image reproduction ratios. So to get the same field of view in both cameras you'll have change lenses or the distance to your object and, thus have different DOF. For more info http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depth_of_field So, summing it up, 3 factors influence DOF: image reproduction ratio (a combination of distance and gauge) focal length of the lens used aperture Cheers, Dave
  21. We used poles quite extensively when shooting a reality TV show in people's flats. It much easier to maneuver around a single vertical pole in a tiny bathroom than it is to move around even a small tripod. The tripod soon becomes a trippod. The lights we used were small Lowel Omnis & Totas, but I also used one to mount a 1k redhead. And it held up nicely. When you use the horizontally I think it's more of a gamble. What I did here was to wedge the pole in over 2 door frame which were used as additional support to prevent the whole from sliding down. I'm planning on adding one or two to my current WIP light equipment. A friend once told me that some hardware store sells a type of pole very similar to those sold by Manfrotto but at a fraction of the price. I forget the brand name, but I could always ask him. Cheers, Dave
  22. Since I'm thinking of buying some light in the near future myself, I'd be interested in your experience with your lights after you buy them. Post some kind of production diary of your first shot, that'd be great! Cheers, Dave
  23. Hi Jason, since you're shooting horror I'd think that you could incorporate any off-color lighting into the final look. Just in case you can't get rid of the color cast. Use it to your advantage! And for the shot in the room you could gel the window to balance the light. Best regards, Dave
  24. As for lights, I think you should have a higher power soft light.Otherwise it would drown in comparison with your 650w flood. Maybe get a softbox for that 650w and use one of the 300s w/o a box. I can't speak for any other folks, but I usually use my highest power light as the soft light as quite a bit of light output gets lost by diffusion. As for the gel you should probably get some diffusion and/or frost and a couple sheets of CTO/CTB in different densities. And expand as you need stuff (i.e. color gels for FX etc.) My 2 cents.... Cheers, Dave
  25. Thanks for you input, Dan & Walter! I think I'll go ahead with the Super Ambi and see what I do like and what do not and what else I need to get.... Cheers, Dave
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