Gregory Irwin

Congratulations Uli! That’s wonderful. Enjoy your family during this time. G

Since we are all catching up on our reading, this John Adams bio is outstanding. G

This is crazy. It’s the same here in Atlanta Georgia. Empty streets. I hope everyone stays home, safe, healthy and responsible. My wife volunteered to come out of retirement and go back into service as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Public Health to aid COVID-19 screenings and testing. She just couldn’t stay on the sidelines. My oldest daughter is a hospital director for a major hospital and is absolutely exhausted trying to keep up with patient needs. So please, let’s all do our part and stay home. This too shall pass. G

Copy that Phil. My apologies. Call anytime. G

Keep them coming! What the hell else do you have to do? ✌️?? G

Did you think I would post anything else??? ? G

Can’t see your picture Phil! G

I’m feeling well David. Thanks for asking. When my doctor told me it would take an entire year to feel normal again, I thought he was crazy! As it turns out, he’s probably right. But getting stronger everyday!! Hope you and everyone here stays healthy and happy. G

C’mon all! This only works if you participate. Let’s have some fun during this challenging time.

I thought it would be fun to see what our members are doing these days! Post a selfie of where you are and what you’re doing! I’m spending this time at home with the family. This is today in my backyard! G

Everyone is entitled to their opinion... even Tyler! I’m totally kidding you buddy! I really appreciate and enjoy your posts! You are incredibly knowledgeable. G

You're not helping yourself Brother. This is a group of very experienced camera people. Most here have forgotten more than others have learned! G

If I recall ( it’s probably been over 30 years!), only one or two rental houses offered the Ultracam in Los Angeles. Leonetti’s and maybe Ultravision? Can’t remember. Whatever the case was, the rental house would supply their batteries and those were the ones you had to use - for better or for worse. In my experience, the camera never worked well whether it was battery related or something else. We had a group of very experienced ACs and we were all struggling! G

Hmmmm. I would say that When talking about color reproduction, you are talking about the film stock and lens choice. The film camera simply transports and exposes the film at a governed speed. G

Oh Bruce, it was infamous for jamming! That was the one thing the camera was reputed for! ??‍♂️?

Now I’m confused. We are talking about a film camera. Not a video camera. What am I missing? G

I have a very different opinion. I had to actually use the Utracam and it was truly one of the worst cameras ever made. We called it the Ultrajam due to it’s inherent issues of film jamming. Depending on the film manufacturer, the camera could run very noisy. The viewfinder was incredibly dark and muddy as well. Terrible camera. In Hollywood, I know of several camera crews who would turn down the job if using the Ultracam was a requirement. I became one of them after enduring it only once for a few weeks. The only real competition Panavision ever had in film cameras was the Arricam for narrative filmmaking. My 2 cents... G

On another note, I just got toilet paper. G

Well it just happened to my show. I’m here in Prague, CZ on a Disney/Marvel picture and after just four days of shooting we are being recalled back to the States. The Corona Virus is here as well. G

The biggest difference is time. TV doesn’t have the schedules that features have. G

No. There would be negative scratches and the image would jitter as opposed to streaking exposure. There could also be perf damage with a poorly laced camera movement. This is entirely different. G

It is an out of sync shutter. Phil is spot on. A good test to check your shutter timing is to take a strip of film (3 feet or so) and with a fine tip marker, draw a straight line across the film from perf to perf. Do this for several frames. Lace up the camera with the marked film in the gate and looking through the lens port, inch the movement frame by frame. Here you can now see if the lines you drew are either not moving while the shutter is open while inching, telling you the shutter is in time OR the lines are moving while the shutter is open thus out of time and giving you the unintended visual effects! It’s completely fixable by a trained technician. Good luck! G

So does Spielberg and he didn’t even go there. G

USC is a private institution, not a public school. They rely on tuition and private donations as well as other fundraising to stay in business. They don’t benefit from taxpayer dollars and other public funding as public schools do. But I’m happy that students who wouldn’t normally have the chance to go there have the chance as long as they are academically qualified to maintain university standards. G