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  1. Gregory Irwin
    Haha! Thank you. My reality is that there are not too many movies out there that are interesting to me. I’d rather watch news, sports and Netflix documentaries. The last picture I saw that I liked (other than Joker, of course) was Downton Abbey due to my wife’s insistence! ? G
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    What I’ve always told people is that the movies I like to watch are not the movies I can afford to work on. I’ll take the Marvel jobs anytime. They are profitable. That doesn’t mean I will ever see them. I haven’t seen several of the pictures I’ve worked on simply due to they are not my interest. I’ve taken a lot of grief over the years because I’ve never seen FIGHT CLUB and I worked on it extensively. Not my thing. This Friday, I have ZOMBIELAND 2 coming out in theaters. I’ll most likely never watch it. Waste of time in my opinion but then again, it was a living and it paid well. We as crew, are very fortunate to work on a handful of shows that we can be very proud of. I’ve had several in my career that helps balance the other shows. But I’m always grateful and appreciative whenever I get hired. G
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    I agree with him! I’m about to start a long Marvel show and I’ve never watched any of them before. For my wife and I, they just don’t look interesting. G
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    Nice work my friend. G
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    Thank you for the kind words. The focus pulling was challenging but also very rewarding. When all involved understood the the burden that I was placed under to keep shots sharp on an A65 at a T1.3, I felt very liberated and free to improvise as much as Joaquin was. Every take in the movie was improvisational and Geoff Haley ("A" camera operator) and myself simply went where the story took us. It was better that we had no rehearsals or marks. We didn't know what was going to happen till it had already happened. That is our favorite way of working. All of the David O. Russell pictures we have done together in the past, really got us into this mental state of accepting the cinematically unknown and welcome the challenge as opposed to dreading it. This helps elevate the story telling aspect of our contributions to the picture. I'm very pleased with the results. G
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    This looks like the Canadian IATSE schedule that is vastly different from the American IA schedule. G
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    I know Hollywood feature 1st ACs who make $10,000/week between salary, box rental and equipment rental. G
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    Just saw JOKER. I couldn’t be prouder of our work and of the movie. $234M worldwide opening weekend. Not too shabby! G
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    Ha! You’re right! The image is from my last picture, HILLBILLY ELEGY. Netflix directed by Ron Howard. Good eye Robin!! G
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    Hi Mark, I’m actually not a fan of the Lightranger. For me, it reduces focus pulling to the same as playing a video game when you have to keep the overlay bars over the subject. It takes all of the story telling intuition out of play. I keep it pretty simple. I use a Preston FIZ, a Small HD 1303 monitor and for Joker, a cinetape. Now I use the CRT Focus Bug system. It’s much better than the cinetape and simple. G
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    Ah. Understood. I hope you enjoy it G
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    It was the DP’s ideal to shoot Alexa 65. G
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    The reality is that Larry Sher always wants to shoot large format, digital. He likes the workflow and the immediate feedback of what you see is what you get. That’s been our method for several pictures now. GODZILLA is the perfect example of Larry’s preference for digital since we shot Alexa 65, anamorphic. Todd, on the other hand, was more comfortable shooting film and preferred to shoot on 65mm celluloid. In the end, between Larry pushing for digital and the studio, Warner Bros, to say that film would be too expensive to shoot since the studios are already set up for the digital workflow, especially for post. That’s it. I for one was very grateful to shoot digitally since we could see exactly what we were doing. It was very complicated photography (6K at a T1.3 to a T2) and we were much more successful at it than we would have been had we shot on film. G
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    Thanks Robin. I appreciate it. Lots of us old guys here! G
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    Understood. That’s the biggest difference between the medical systems of our countries. The US system operates prophylacticly in order to stay ahead of any condition and prevent rather than waiting for the condition to occur and then treat. G
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    Phil! First ever physical at 40??? Wow. That’s crazy! I’m glad you’re good and all but you should have a physical every year! I’ve had my physicals yearly since I was 10 years old. It was a physical that discovered my heart condition many years ago and paved the way towards me getting my own cardiologist and a long term care plan. It’s the most important thing you can do for yourself medically. I do realize that it’s a different medical system in England and one needs insurance here in the US (or pay out of pocket). Thankfully our union offers us amazing health insurance. Thanks for the well wish. G
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    Thank you Mark. G
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    Thank you David. I hope to get well soon... camera prep begins October 7! ?
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    Thanks so much Sat. I appreciate it G
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    I don’t mean to pry but have you had a physical lately? If not, make it a priority. Hopefully it’s not anything more. I’m 58 years old and just had open heart surgery last week! I know once I recover, I’ll be good to go again. Best wishes to you. G
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    Nice! I like your style! I couldn’t be in New York for the cast and crew screening so I probably won’t see it until I take my entire family to See it at a retail theater here in Atlanta. G
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    Where did you see JOKER Adam? G
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    I understand the topic and it’s very disappointing. Moronic even.
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    WHAT???????????
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    It is also important to realize that with zoom lenses, the lens speed (exposure) changes throughout the zoom range. Generally, they get slower towards the long end.
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