Marque DeWinter

Just wondering what opinions are on Peter Hyam...Anyone work with him before? Thanx, Marque

I have Sachtler DV 4 II with CF sticks for sale. In good condition very little use. PM for pics. Best Reasonable Offer Taken. ~Marque Barnstormer Films

The standard rails are 19mm but you can use 15mm rails with the camera (depends on which baseplate you get). The camera isn't even close to being as heavy as the CineAlta. My red with the ET arri style baseplate, two top mounts, top handle, battery, CF module, red cradle, 18" steel rails on bottom, and 6" CF rails on top weighs just over 16lbs (I just put it on the scale)...Mind you that doesn't include the FF4, the MB20 or the glass (the glass make a huge difference). As a general note I have an OConnor 1030HD which handles it no problem. BUT on my Cartoni Focus with a Cooke 18-100mm zoom its at the top end of the range for the head (the sticks are the T622/2C which candle close to 100lbs.). ~Marque

If absolutely required I'll use my Comtek system and switch on setup to a different channel. After the more than a decade as a sound mixer though...I've only had to do this maybe 5 times at most outside of Playback operations for music videos. When shoot a video its very common since you'll start the track in a variety of different places and you just can't resync the slate before every take. A PR216/M216 setup will usually run for at least 6 hours on a set of batteries (I've had them run for days even) so the batteries really aren't the issue. The concern is that there can be a delay in the transmission, interference, etc. ~Marque

I'm looking to purchase 35mm lenses in good condition. PM information with what you may have. ~Marque

Could someone please post the current major studio rate card. Looking for 2nd AC/Loader for film budget $15 million + shooting in the central region. The last card I had was good until 12/9/04 and only covered the NE Corridor. If you won't feel comfortable posting please PM me, I won't share if your request it. Thanx, MD

My apologies if this has already been discussed (I tried searching and kept getting errors). I'm wondering what everyone thinks of the FF5HD especially in comparison to the FF4. ~Marque

Red One Camera with Technician/AC available. Rates as low as $600/day please PM for more info. ~Marque

http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZbarnstormerfilms Sachtler DV-4 II w/AL sticks RedRock Micro M2 Adapter Arri AS-2 light stands Litepanels daylight flood kit Litepanels daylight spot kit Sony DSR-V10 DVCam walkman Sony GY-D900 MiniDV walkman JVC BR-DV300 Deck Fig Rig with 2 clamps

Barnstormer Films is interested in finding out if anyone is interested in a hands on demonstration/small try it out session with their Red camera. Date would most likely be late January/Early February. If your interested please email them your name and email. Production@barnstormerfilms.com Thanx, Marque

As someone who rents out HVXs....the market is flooded. Currently for just the HVX with 2 8GB P2 cards (even if you have 16GB cards you NEED 2) we get $200/day including a good tripod. So camera, sticks, cards your looking closer to $10k which is 50 days to pay it off...typically most rentals items ROI is 30 days. And if you need a rental in NY give us a call 1-800-379-0442 ~Marque

I'm in EXACTLY the same position....but a few months ahead of you. After spending over 10 years doing sound work (which is never what I wanted to do) I've been moving to try and do "A" level camera dept. work. I've worked on a lot of video (including major television that was video) doing camera work but nothing that was ever film. I started PAing from 1 contact and worked on a number of different union level "A" jobs as a PA. Sadly PAs don't make even close to what mixers make so its been tough. I did get bumped from a PA to Camera PA and the production bumped my rate to AC rate on my last job (which sadly was only 3 days). Its tough though. I've got the days to join local 600 but not the contacts. So I'm cold calling.... everybody. I figure eventually maybe somebody will say yes. If 10 years on set experience isn't enough then I'll start over and work another 10 years to make it to a loader and 2nd AC if I have to. In the end I figure I better do it now while I'm still young enough to bust my @ss carrying mags for miles and miles... ~Marque PS: Anyone need a camera PA or loader?

Maybe this is just me wanting to be a perfectionist but... I've never gotten a chance to load any of the panavision mags. I can handle just about anything by Arri but I haven't worked on many pana jobs so it just hasn't happened. I'm also not known enough at Panavision to walk in yet...a few check outs etc. Anyone have suggestions on how to get a mag just to practice with? Thanx, marque

I'm finally looking at buying a color meter. I know about he Gossen 3F and the Mineolta CL-200 but are there any others out there? Does anyone have a preference? Thanx, marque