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Oli Williams

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  1. The reason for the different encoding systems is because of different frequencies that power was being delivered at - for example power in the UK is delivered at 50 Hz - US 60 Hz. That's why TV's in the UK are 50 Hz and multiples there of - TV's in the US are 60 Hz and multiples there of. There is a conversion process from say 30 fps (29.97) to 25fps but it can be tricky and will change the speed in which it's presented and also the pitch of the sound. I doubt a general audience will consciously pick up on it but I do think it will in the sub-conscious.
  2. Be careful with flicker and shine if your using uncorrected fluorescence!
  3. ND 0.3 is only going to cut down 1 stop, probably not enough to stop the ugly over exposure outside. You only have 4-5 stops of latitude to play with on the 5d before you start losing detail rapidly. LED's are soft lights anyway, if I felt like it needed to be softer I would only put 1 layer of hollywood frost for more diffusion, anything more than that and I would be cutting down light unnecessarily. Remember the suns going to be lower in the morning! Hope you have a great shoot, post the results!!! P.S Litepanel lights come with hard gels, consider putting some minus green in (if you decide to go LED).
  4. Hey man - here was my solution! We used ND 0.9 all around the bus so we could get an exposure through the window. Kino (daylight bulbs) running off a car inverter for fill (no plugs on bus so had to plug directly onto the bus battery). Then we had a 1 x 1 LED cool light powered by V-lock battery as our 'key' light. ND roll - $149, Kino $75/day, litepanel we got for free but I imagine they are about $100 a day. Photos https://files.me.com/justresults/ecsv2q https://files.me.com/justresults/yez8a8
  5. All the team at Studio 8 USA worked really hard with director Cliff Sargent to shoot his fabulous senior thesis film 'A Quiet Night' which is inspired by Robert Bolano's short story "The Return". We shot for 3 days all over Oregon working all through the night. I'm pleased with the result and apparently so was the course leader, he said 'It's the best student film to come out of AI... EVER!' http://vimeo.com/26146733 I would love any feedback!
  6. And don't forget youtube compression doesn't help! I'm no colourist either... the english weather, some shots it was very over cast so I tried my best to make it look like a nicer day!
  7. Most of the shots in the video are using the 300mm Red prime but a few shots use other RPP's. Let me know what you think :) This was using the standard sensor, ours is having it's upgrade done now. Oli
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