Jared Hoy

Adam, Thanks a lot for the input. Yeah that play bar has been a pain thus far. I'll have to take a look at the air plane dolly shot and check it.

if your using it for framing & composition no worries. As far as colour, I suggest getting a dvd (i bleieve most FOX has them) and running the THX calibration in the special features.

i love this shot. back lit the group using 2 fresnel 300 clean. the glow comes from nook with i believe 1/4 cts + 1/4 cto (i could be mistaken, its been about a year or two) on a hand squeezebox to about 70%. fill w/ a 1k open face blonde through 216 & 1/4 O. also from the same show 650 fresnel through 1/2 O & a nice bush to get the play on our back wall. filled with 4foot/4bank KINO tungsten tubes. Keying from camera right with i believe another 650. And she has a top down 200w pepper as a special on her hair. dvx-100a can do some nice things (don't kill me)

gaffer reel - through my website not that a gaffer reel is anything but a lot of people ask for samples. take a look and please give some feedback. -- jrh

well i know its like asking for a black crayon on white poster board to look like an ansel adams photo but I'm just after what i can get.

Hey guys & gals, So apparently I am going to DP my first short this weekend, as I come from the lighting side of things my camera knowledge has some holes in it. I was wondering if any one had any advice on camera settings for the DVX100a. I want the image to appear as close to 35mm as possible. Any suggestions? Thanks In Advance

thanks a lot!

Don't want to sound like I'm stealing your sources -=- but i'm new to Los Angeles for the most part and know NOONE - so i need to find the info on jobs where I don't need to know anyone, knowing people will come. what sites do you use?

not sure. i believe it was the chip having an issue w/ the proper exposure off the colour, always under exposed all red/blue -- myabe i am competly wrong and sound drunk to the lot of you, but i swear i read/heard something. let me phrase it this way: those of you who've shot w/ the f 9/700 cameras; any issues w/ red or blue exposures?

i remember, maybe, reading somewhere a while back that the 700/900 sony HD had a slight problem with colours, However I can not remember if it was the blue or red spectrum. has anyone heard this or is it just a buncho of miscommunication?

there is a submission portion - you must register for a user-id - it is free so no worries. find the film & update the information - may take up to a month to update. when it is updated you will see your name, click your name then that should take you to your profile. update the information here the same way -=- kinda lame but IMDB is entirly user updated information but can be quite handy.

i remember, maybe, reading somewhere a while back that the 700/900 sony HD had a slight problem with colours, However I can not remember if it was the blue or red spectrum. has anyone heard this or is it just a buncho of miscommunication?

we're going with a full paid crew, well not full but (gaff/BBE+1) 4or5 production side, a PA or two - you know the task. The cost isn't an issue between the decision. the XL-1 could use the Prime lenses, and the XL-2 as well? I will definatlly check out the HDV thread and will be spending a day at the rental house in early January. thanks for your input.

set up: I'm going to be directing a "quaint" little short that is mainly for myself to work with the actors for a feature that is coming up next fall and to try a few things. question: what are your pro's and con's against/for the perticular pro-sumer cameras. response: thanks ahead of time.

i've heard they make pretty films there, as in, well teach you to get a job films. as far as production experiance, i recomend LAFS (lafilm.com), though i know you people are sick of hearing about it....

just picked up an EXCELLENT condition Norwood Director Color-Matic Model D Light Meter (for like 5 dollars). how do these rate to say the sekonic studio deluxe meters? will this hold me over until i can cut loose and pick up a newer digital one?

don't get me wrong -- i LOVE, absolutly LOVE 35 -- but i also LOVE HD, for different reasons. like most people siad, tool in a toolbox.

lol - i put a rule in here. no quoting episode 1 or 2 -- i feel to proper measure the benefits of HD there should be some aspect of something other than a greenscreen involved.

stupid fcc.

HD is coming and it's coming strong. Your friends were probably frustrated, as am I, about the lack of possible channels for the HD signal. But 2006/8, i forget which, is right around the bend, when all broadcasts are required by the FCC to output an HD signal. as far as the filmming aspect of HD -- it can have my children. Many will say that it looks wrong and the like. WRONG. It doesn't look wrong, it looks different than what the popular consensus (35mm) should look like. For god's sake man! You can see the small fibers of hair on a blade of grass. gorgous. i say, Embrace HD. Welcome HD, but above all, Respect HD.

I took the gag a bit differently when I did it. basically took 2 clear CD case fronts and covered one in CTB (use O if you're primarily balancing to B) and the other in I used either a miinus red or a party green, i can't remember & pop a small light back there, 100w pepper maybe 250w. anyway have someone *shake it up* by passing the cases w/ the gels infront of the light (the light should be directed to where you want the desired effect, obviously) whatcha think, it makes for a bit dynamic.

just curious to what diffusion strenghts people like over others and in what situation.

maybe sparkle is the wrong word. accent would probably be more proper.

get the right sized mattebox.

anyone have an old light meter (not antique :) that i could buy? preferably that has a spot meter build it? i would be your very best friend in the world.