Christopher Husta

Hi all, So I tried searching the forums and I couldnt find anything so I apologize if this has been covered. Over the years I have collected quite a few bulbs. Be those flos, BCA's, incandecents ect. I was wondering if there was a product or trick for storing/transporting all these fragile orbs to and from set. At the moment they are stew through set bags in tattered original packaging or just tossed in a cardboard box... Thanks Christopher

Hello I am selling my used Tiffen 4x5.650 IR ND.3 Filter. I am selling because I want to purchase a set of 4x Black promist. Purchased a year ago and used once. There are no cracks, scratches or dings. Filter will fit any 4x5.650 matte box. Filter comes with Tiffen case. Use link below for pictures. Here is a list to the Craigslist: http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/pho/2825003657.html Email me through Craigslist or contact me via this forum. Christopher Husta

I basically just purchase an extension cord from home depot (of the appropriate gauge for your project) chop it in half and make a dimmer that way (I always put everything into a new work box and use an industrial strength face plate as well but there are more appropriate boxes and covers that just shop around/look at professional dimmers). If you want the dimmer permanently attached to your fixture use only the male side of the extension chord. In both cases the male side once chopped and the insulation pulled away will have three wires (green/white/black), these would be what you substitute for power from a breaker running through your walls. Good luck Chris

Hey that looks great! I built something similar but it uses a flame bulb so there's no actually fire and its all self contained. the plans and parts were taken from this link. I used a 1k watt dimmer so it can be used with lights up to 1k. It actually works amazing! http://www.hauntedillinois.com/lightflicker.php

Not sure if this was sugjested already but there is a program called Lightworks and its free. Its been used to edit some pretty big films. Some examples are The Kings Speech, Shutter Island, Soloist, Good Will Hunting, Pulp Fiction ect. http://www.lightworksbeta.com/

Tape is th way to go. I think theres a post on here in the arri section about this topic with more info http://www.cinematography.com/index.php?showtopic=35873

Oh gotcha! Thank you very much for clearing that up for me mathew. It makes sence to use a grey scale that spans the actual range to test.

Sorry I was refering to this video: Two stops over and you lose highlights, and after three stops below there is alot of noise introduced (it also doesnt help the dslrs cause being that test was shot at 800 iso on a 7d, the 5d handles higher iso much better). I agree with what you said above and I apologize for my lackluster acuracy in deliniating exposure range and noise introdution and mixing the two. What I meant is there is about a 5 stop range before things start to degrade. I will be more carefull in the future when answering posts and being more specific. This is a field where the specifics do count.

If your concerned with audio check out a program called Dual Eyes. Also i have had some success with Dslrs. Where is the majority of this film going to be viewed? If this film is primarily for the big screen then yes, all the draw backs will become extremely aparent. But due to the budget I suspect that it will go straight to dvd with a few screenings, and once its converted to sd im not sure it will be so glarring. But the ligthing is an issue with dslr you have about a 5 stop range of usable exposure. But in the end they are point and shoot cameras modded for out needs. Its all about what else is in your budget. Also dslr lenses breathe... Alot so keep that in mind.

So its not that digital sensors cant pick up the same dynamic rage its that it cant be reporduced by ntsc. And I never even thought about the print film! It makes sense. Im the dp on my first color project at school and everyone wants to use an ex3 except me. I sugjested doing a DI for comprimise but then started ponder digitizing. Thanks a bunch I honestly really apreciate your response. I cant even describe how excited I am to start experimenting with stuff! Christopher.

Hello everyone im new to film, but im extremely intersted in it (im a film major at Emerson college) and I honestly want to do this for the rest of my life. I love reading these forums and hearing from pros. Thought it was time I asked a question ive been thinking about. So film has a higher dynamic range than digital. How can film that is telecined retain that dynamic range. The film is being captured by a digital sensor. So in the end isnt is just like capturing the image with a digital camera? Is the issue not with the sensor but the codec? Is each frame being recorded RAW instead of as video stream? Thanks a bunch, Christopher Husta