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Victor Nhat Nguyen

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  1. Victor Nhat Nguyen
    we use Z96 but ask Em over at Cheesycam.com . He will recommend you some good ones.
  2. Victor Nhat Nguyen
    when are we going to stop chasing resolutions?
  3. Victor Nhat Nguyen
    No, sound is most important. Also, when you're shooting events it is advisable that you have at least 2 person (including you), but a 3 man crew is the best. The problems with rigs and lighting fixtures is that they're too finicky and it's one more thing that you have to carry around. For sound, I would get a recorder (tascam, or zoom) to record out of the soundboard. wireless mic are also important especially for weddings. I'm wishing to get into sound more somewhere in the future. I usually use tripod, monopod and handheld steadicam the most. One of my friend try to use a rig for a quince and he found it too finicky trying to switch to a slider. For lighting, you only need it if the reception lighting is too low. Small LED lights are really useful for events. Just know that shootings events is much much different than shooting a movie.
  4. Victor Nhat Nguyen
    Didn't watch it all but I thought it was really great work
  5. Victor Nhat Nguyen
    No, there's no one on this forum except for me. Anyway, in my opinion, the best film school will help you make contacts. This is the university first year so I don't know how well it can get you contacts.
  6. Victor Nhat Nguyen
    great interview, thank you
  7. Victor Nhat Nguyen
    and how about the SOC?
  8. Victor Nhat Nguyen
    so is it good to subscribe to both?
  9. Victor Nhat Nguyen
    I also prefer 2D. I saw movie like Avatar and Avengers in 3d but it doesn't really add to the movie experience. Kinda hurt my eyes sometime to be honest. I think it'll go away but only time will tell.
  10. Victor Nhat Nguyen
    Exactly, I myself have found that 50mm is too narrow so now I have a 35mm f 1.4 and 85mm f 1.4. I totally skipped the 50mm (except for a macro)
  11. Victor Nhat Nguyen
    I would recommend that if it's mostly for video then get a nikkor 50mm f 1.4 ai or ais. I'm looking on ebay right now and there's 1 for $160. The 50mm f 1.8 focus ring is extremely small so it's hard to get a good focus. Also with a Nikkor lens, it has a manual aperture so you can use it with other camera instead of only Canon.
  12. Victor Nhat Nguyen
    Is he using it mostly for photography or video? You can save a lot of money by buying manual primes. The 50mm f 1.8 have great images but have terrible build quality and autofocus. The 50mm f 1.4 is much much better.
  13. Victor Nhat Nguyen
    Do you have enough money for a DSLR? You probably need about $350 for a used t2i and then spend a little bit more to get lenses but that would get you started. There are also a lot of youtube channels that teached you the basics and forums are always good. There are also plenty of books on cinematography.
  14. Victor Nhat Nguyen
    Nope, best Video DSLR would be EOS 1D-C
  15. Victor Nhat Nguyen
    I have subscribed to American Cinematographer magazines. It's great Even though they don't go into the specific. I was wondering if anyone subscribe to Society of Camera Operators magazine and how is it?
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