Tom Jensen

It's not normally done because of the 2 stop light loss. You should be able to move your lights around to minimize the reflections. What is it that you are trying to do?

It all starts with a phone call to the agent.

Yes, pants are an absolute MUST. I forgot to mention that but it's one investment you won't regret.

The North Face is really the only choice. Good long johns, socks, boots, hat and gloves in addition. The chill really sets in when standing around or sitting on cold things. http://www.thenorthface.com/en_US/index.html

Especially when there is a crowd and you're a camera operator. Everyone thinks you are the cameraman. One time downtown LA I was perched on a crane for a Prince Video. I thought I was Superman.

One very important issue concerning this subject is that as a DP, you may have no choice as to what the producer decides and this is probably the biggest contributing factor as to whether a production is shot on film or digital.

Keep in mind that production and set design had a lot to do with the look as well.

Not English? :P Sorry, I couldn't resist.

I was just going to comment that heard Braking Bad was shot on digital and it looks as good as anything shot on 35. Then I checked on IMDB and it was shot on 3-perf super35 using Fuji. So much for my original theory. Good thing I checked. The show looks great. Stunning at times.

I was on a TV show called NightMan back in the mid to late 90's. Me and 3 other crew members had rented a double wide in a real nice trailer park on Mission Bay in San Diego. This was as nice as any house. I will admit, we all liked to party. My assistant was an interesting guy, an old friend I had known for years who had stopped partying. So the first couple of nights I offered him a beer and he respectfully declined. It turned into, "Hey, maybe I will have a hit off that joint." That turned into, "Anybody want a shot of vodka?" And that turned into, "Hey, where's Dave?" I was left high and dry. Brought in a new AC that day and 3 months later he shows up looking to get his job back. Production didn't want him back and I liked him and would have if there were an available slot but it didn't happen. But the parties continued pretty much every night for 7 months. We recycled religiously. The trash collectors drove a train of collection cars through the complex because the streets were just too narrow for a garbage truck. After the shoot was over, I heard them coming through and I yelled to one of my roommates to help me collect the recyclables really fast because the trash men were coming. We jumped up and ran the bottles and cans outside. The train was literally outside our door and when we came running out, all four trash men stopped dead in their tracks and their jaws literally dropped. Then they all started laughing at the same time. One of them called us "barrachos" and then they started to clap. We bowed and waved and all got a good laugh. They had been collecting our mounds of empties for 7 months and never saw a person at the trailer until then. It was pretty funny. That being said, you can drink to have a good time, but don't get hammered and show up hungover. You have to know your limits.

Call me manly but, glug, glug, glug. Nothing wrong with a few beers after work to unwind. When I was working nights on Tombstone, the Holiday Inn would open the bar at 7:00am to 10:00am. Tell me you guys wouldn't want to sit around a bar after work with Bill Fraker, Bill Paxton, Sam Elliot or Kurt Russel and toss back a few beers.

You're certainly welcome. I fell asleep once after lunch sitting in a chair. I had worked something like 8 straight days on different projects and it caught up with me. They didn't care. It was bad form and I should have hid somewhere for a few minutes out of sight. I never got hired back. It was top commercial shooter who paid great money and I really wished I had not done that.

You know, I thought the same thing but forgot to mention it but it did look like two separate issues, the vignetting and the lens. At first I thought it was a finger. But, a very good call, Dom.

Yes.

Some kind of vignetting going on. Could be the behind the lens filter tray. Is the turret seated in the right position?

Why?

yes there is. The pace can be frenetic and it can be quite slow. It really depends on a lot of things. Location or stage, number of days, size of commercial, number of cameras, is it FX laden. Generally, the pace is quicker and you have to always be ready. I did quite a few commercials, mostly films and TV and I thought I knew a lot until I worked with Bruce Logan. Bruce is a commercial director/cameraman who has done a handful of movies and TV but his expertise is commercial and FX for film. He had me spinning in circles. Every shot was a shutter angle change, a frame rate change, a filter change or something and then he would turn to me and ask me the stop. He is probably the exception rather than the rule but every now and then you will work with someone who is head and shoulders above the rest. Stay organized, always be ready, always stay on the set and don't fall asleep.

Also, set the frame at the bottom giving a consistent amount of foot room and that will keep it close. Any difference will be covered by the edit, change of background and dance movement.

It's pretty simple. Write down your focal length, measure the camera height, measure the subject to camera distance and then match it for every set up after that.

This guy did some nice work. I like the camera moves. http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/southwestern-landscapes-time-lapse/20mk1gkt

I wonder what will replace digital.

I think Clairmont has something really long. Maybe only a thousand but it might take a doubler.

I'd rather have $5.00. Is that O.K?;)

Now you're putting words in my mouth. I never said to heap praise, I said I don't like to bash the dead. I forget, who was the first dead guy you bashed and I heaped praise upon? Hey, I agree with the pollutants. You are spot on but the fact that he came up with these things is pretty amazing. If not him then maybe someone else would have. He's made his mark in history, that's for sure.

Karl, must you always be so cynical? You should know in this business that you never know who ones knows or have met. Hero worship? I can't remember him doing anything I would consider heroic. Admiration for his drive and accomplishments, absolutely. I'm curious as to how his contribution were detrimental to your field. Mac's have played a very significant part in animation, post production and production. I would say they have helped your field more than they have hurt it. If anything has hurt film, it's obsolescence.