Ken Hendricks

The first rule of RED Club is, you do not talk about RED Club.

The second rule of RED Club is, you DO NOT talk about RED Club.

Hey Drew,

There is really no need to build your own dimmers. Harbor Frieght sells a "router speed control" that does the same thing. They are always on sale for less than you can build one, and they work very well. They are good for up to 15 amps! I have yet to find a downside to these:

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/disp...temnumber=43060

Good luck!

I also would like to keep my membership.

Thank you

"Look at the film Traffic would it have been a better film had it been shot more conservatively, definatly not."

I totally disagree with this statement. I couldn't even finish watching "Traffic" because of the mindless, unmotivated handheld "style". Don't even get me started on "Solaris"... shaky camera work in space where weightlessness would make difficult to do shaky camera work!

The handheld camera takes me right out of the story. I believe it calls attention to the camera, and it has nothing to do with anything lifelike (unless you're trying to show a camera's POV). The camera just doesn't see things the way a person does. A person can focus on an object across the room, move their head all over the place, and yet still maintain a steady image of the object across the room. Your eyes can track whatever you want to see. It just doesn't work that way with a camera lens.

Handheld camera work does have its place, and I shoot handheld occasionally, but there has to be a good reason for it. If it's not motivated by the story, it just looks unprofessional. I just don't buy into the whole "Handheld is edgy, lifelike, and realistic" school of thought, especially if you're trying to make it seem like the audience is experiencing the scene through the eyes of one of the characters.

Isn't that Soderbergh?  :P

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No way that could be Soderbergh, this guy uses a tripod! :lol: