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Mattebox with a 550D question
Jon Schweigart replied to Taylor Genovese's topic in Accessories (Deprecated SubForum)
You should be fine with nun's knickers to seal off entering light. You will probably need a baseplate thats height adjustable but if you can adjust the height of the mattebox you might be just fine. -
Removing Moire in Post
Jon Schweigart replied to Eli Goldstein's topic in Visual Effects Cinematography
Same filter sorry. -
Removing Moire in Post
Jon Schweigart replied to Eli Goldstein's topic in Visual Effects Cinematography
Anti Moire filter for FCP I've tested it and it works really well. Softens a little but its better than wavy rainbows. http://marvelsfilm.wordpress.com/2011/02/17/wow-now-available-dslr-anti-moire-filter-for-fcp-free-download/ -
2.39:1 ratio question
Jon Schweigart replied to Jeff Herman's topic in Visual Effects Cinematography
When shooting mask out a 2:35:1 guide on your viewfinder so you have breathing room in the frame. If you don't do this everything will look tighter and crammed when you crop to 2:35:1. In my NLE I usually put on the 2:35:1 Matte so I can adjust for headroom. In the export you need to know the correct aspect ratio so it crops and gets rid of the letterbox. So for example if you're doing a 1080p web video select maintain aspect ratio with crop, with a custom ratio of 1920x816. -
New director...Tips on working with casted actors
Jon Schweigart replied to C Kenneybrew's topic in Directors and Directing
You can find a lot of forms online for cast or crew. Each production is different but on my last film which is 13 minutes, it was about a week after casting I assembled my entire cast and crew at a table read where they all signed and we got to know each other. At this stage don't expect the actors to have their parts down. We took notes and improved the script from there. A week after that I held a rehearsal with the new script in place and made sure all the motivation was there in the actors. I didn't start filming until about 5 weeks after the audition which seems slow but there was a lot to be done. -
Variable ND Filter for Canon 5dmk 11?
Jon Schweigart replied to Josh Phoenix's topic in Lenses & Lens Accessories
If you have a mattebox Light Craft Workshop just came out with two variable 4x4 ND filters that's equivalent to a 2-8 stop ND set. They also make regular screw on variable ND filters. http://www.lightcraftworkshop-shop.com/product/68 -
Horribly shot commercials & infomercials
Jon Schweigart replied to Jonathan Bowerbank's topic in Cinematographers
You should see what high quality Buffalo has to offer. Some of our best. I heard this guy is nation wide. Billy Fuccillo -
There's no shame in that. Using that Sekonic is tricky at first and takes some getting used to. Getting out there and trying it is the only way to learn and get comfortable with it. Like Ira said using a spot meter should make this shooting scenario a little easier but that Sekonic is a good meter and will also give you good results.
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Yes usually outdoor shooting with snow results in underexposure because the light meter gives you a reading for middle gray so the snow doesn't come out white. You need to compensate for this. Did you adjust the meter to it's outdoor ASA? I'm guessing it was mainly not reading the meter correctly for the high slide that caused your overexposure.