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Thomas Dobbie

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About Thomas Dobbie

  • Birthday 12/18/1953

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    Cinematographer
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    Glasgow

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  1. Ooops! sorry about the image. I didn't realise it would be so large. Tom.
  2. Thank you Christopher. As Stephen says,Dedo's are excellent for this type of work. Although I sometimes use a large area light,especially when I'm shooting on Red,just so the shadows don't block in too much. Best Tom
  3. John, thank you so much for your kind comments. I don't seem to make it down south much these days,but hopefully meet up next time. Hope your well. Tom.
  4. Hi, just to let everybody know,my website is currently down for maintenance. Hopefully back online in a few days with some new work on it. Tom.
  5. Hi Stephen, They're from the master Macro,although the Leitz also exhibits the same thing. The Master Macro also flares very easily,I liked that,and lit deliberately to emphasise it,but of course it's not always desirable. It's quite difficult to get the Leitz to flare. The Master Macro and the 100mm Leitz also breathe to a certain extent,but the 135mm Leitz has virtually no breathing or CA. Hope you're well. Best Tom.
  6. Just put my latest watch & jewellery reel on Vimeo. It's all commissioned commercial work,so I've kept it short,so as not to bore everybody. Please take a look if you get the chance. Any comments,good or bad would be appreciated. Tom.
  7. Sorry Dave,I'm not sure we were reading the same article.The author of the blog is certainly no Red fanboy,and his condemnation seemed to be equally directed at both parties.
  8. I think this is worth reading,eloquently sums up the whole situation. http://salahbaker.blogspot.com/2011/12/clash-of-pr-titans.html
  9. My understanding is that Reduser is owned by Jarrad Land.So I suppose in theory he could ban Jim Jannard :-) A more cynical man than I,might be tempted to think that this was calculated.It certainly won't do any harm to Mr Blooms web figures and 'click through business'. I'd be surprised if it did any harm to the sales of Scarlet,after all,Bloom's fan boys are not really potential Scarlet buyers. All very boring really,and nothing to do with making images.
  10. Hi Stephen, I'm finding exactly the same thing with my Epic X,looks like it'll pay for itself in about 4 to 6 months. As you know I'm mainly a stills photographer,so I'm not pushing the Epic and I don't rent it. There's certainly a lot of interest in the camera.
  11. I didn't make it to NAB,but I had a brief play with a non-working prototype of the Epic at Red Day in London. Form factor was to my mind very impressive,with good weight and balance. The body was configured with the battery handgrip and had one of the Red primes on it. It felt very familiar to me,perhaps because it's only slightly larger than something like a Mamiya RZ,medium format stills camera. Recently,I also got the chance to play with the Alexa,when I was out at Arri GB,it was also a non-working prototype. Totally different design philosophy,equally impressive. Ergonomics are excellent,and everything falls easily to hand. If you've used any other Arri camera,you'll feel very at home with this one. Operators are going to love it.I'm certainly looking forward to using it when it's available. They're both very different but interesting camera's. I've got slight concern's about the robustness of locking system for the modules on the Epic,seems like there's lots to go wrong,but I'll reserve judgement until I see the final product. Tom.
  12. I'm not much of a social network animal,but I do enjoy Twitter. There's a very lively group of filmmakers on there,and some excellent links posted. Give it a try,you can always delete your account if it's not for you. Tom.
  13. Hi James, you should check out http://timescapes.org,lots of how to do,and technical info there. Very friendly and helpful forum,I'm sure you'll find what you're looking for. Tom.
  14. Hi Erica, I'd second Ben's advice,go for a Video DSLR.I personally use the Panasonic GH1,it's cheap,does reasonable video,but being M 4/3 format,you can get adapters for pretty well any lens you care to name for it,but the Canon 550 is also very good. Their chip size is not too far away from S35 or Red,so you get something approaching the DoF & FoV of a 35mm camera. There's been a lot of very nice work done with these little cameras. Just my twopence worth. Tom.
  15. I'm sure this will not be a popular view. Although I own a Red,I'm certainly no lover of the hype that surrounds the company.Yes I think Jim has brought a lot of that upon himself,with Reduser. Certain of his post's have been somewhat antagonistic towards the industry in general and aimed firmly at his fanbase. I don't visit Reduser,so I largely avoid the fanboyism and cult status that the members of that forum attribute to Red. It's a tool,with all the flaws any tool has,but one that's improving fairly rapidly. I don't think it's easy for a man like Jim,to admit when he's made mistakes,but in his recent post's to this forum,he seems to be doing just that,and to be reaching out for dialogue from the industry. I'm sure I'm not the only one who's recognised a change in the tone. However there are obviously those here that are very suspicious of that,and seem to be unable to cut him any slack. I wonder how many of us would be able to stand up to the scrutiny that he gets,and not be found wanting. I do agree with Mike,his creative work,while perhaps not being to everybody's cup of tea,is in my opinion,impressive. While many,quite correctly,will find fault, and criticise Jim for the product he produces,and will be quick to point out any inaccuracies in his post's,I do find it very mean spirited to criticise him on a personal level for his creative output. My twopence worth. Tom.
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