Steve Gyuire

Looking for some used RED Accessories to purchase in Los Angeles.... 2 Batteries 1 Charger 1 RED Drive (no cable needed)

Art Adams is a great resource for crew and equipment in the Bay Area. I believe he even has crew and contact info on his website. www.artadams.net

It seems I've forgotten a very important point here. The budget. The decision to use a tapeless workflow is most often a financial one, right? Keeping the responsibility in the camera department makes perfect sense both in a practical sense, and from an "organized labor" position. But if the budget is relying on both the absence of film AND loader.... bring the Asst. Editor to set? Having sat through tapeless workshops, and heard how things can go wrong, I agree completely. Pretty simple job when set up right, but a lot of responsibility.

Note: this is my first post. Here goes nuthin'.... At a recent event some very prominent figures within the production community broached this subject?and then it came up again during my daily duties here at HD Expo?and then it came up again today. With all this chatter, I?m thinking it?s high time I asked the people on the front lines what they think of the issue, and ask a few question of my own. The question posed is, ?When the workflow is file-based, who is responsible for managing the data after acquisition and before post?? In other words, who should offload the files? Now, I will admit that I am not a DP, AC, or Editor. As a matter of fact, my job is to promote continued education for these positions, so although I have a basic understanding of the processes, my knowledge is far from practical experience. I?d like to hear your thoughts from the real world of filmmaking. The first position proposed was the loader. I can see the similarities that would lead someone to arrive at this conclusion. Conceptually, in a VERY general sense, the process seems so similar that this choice could be a no-brainer?. If it weren?t for how wildly different they are in terms of the skills required. 1st AC? I know many Indie DP?s out there are looking for AC?s who can manage the data in addition to their normal duties. Having your 1st do this doesn?t seem like a very productive idea. Doesn?t your 1st have enough responsibility already? I personally know a 1st AC who refuses to work on tapeless productions where he is required to manage the data also. DIT? I hear this is a non-roster union position. Not really sure what that means. From my limited knowledge, isn?t a DIT only responsible for the acquisition? Assistant Editor? Whoa. Of all the conversations I?ve had about this issue, this suggestion really seems to bring out the teeth from camera department. Is the set hierarchy too engrained to consider a change? Or is this the wrong choice for another reason? Or, is this a good choice that is hidden behind ego? So? who is it gonna be? And will the community produce a uniform solution, or will the powers that be hand down an order?