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  1. Thanks, Rik! I'm applying to NYU, but am probably going to run into difficulties paying for it. That looks like a great, cheaper alternative.
  2. The 720p formats use about 19Mbit/sec, true, but 1080i, which at least today is the more common of the two, uses 25 Mbit/sec.
  3. I'm assuming you're working with HDV. The thing about HDV is that it is much more compressed than DV, so is more data in the same space, so to speak, and also, it is a keyframe-based compression scheme, at every 15 frames. What this means is if there is a glitch recording to the tape (dirty heads, dust, whatever), you will lose a half second of footage, which is much, much more noticeable than the 1 or 2 frames you would lose on DV. The HDV tapes, as I understand it, are just higher quality, both the emulsion and the magnetic data layer, in order to avoid these costly dropouts. However, if you haven't been having any problems with the MiniDV tapes you're using, I don't see a reason to switch.
  4. Viruses are for nearly all intents and purposes non-existant on the Mac. I regularly use both Windows and Macintosh computers-- I have no bias. I can honestly say neither me nor any of my very numerous Mac-using friends have ever gotten a virus. I also volunteer at a site giving free Mac OS X troubleshooting. In the hundreds of cases I have reviewed, never have I come across a virus. Generally, the only way to get a virus on the mac is to have someone with specific malicious intent as well as administrator access to your computer mess with stuff.
  5. You're right, I forgot about the last scene. I will have to watch that again.
  6. I recall listening to that commentary, and as I recall he did not use halogen work lights but rather what he called "budget busters"-- those cheap clip-on scoops that take regular household (or photoflood) bulbs. These, too, though, are useful in dirt cheap film.
  7. There have been several discussions about dirt cheap lighting, but I am wondering how halogen work lights fare. I ask because in today's paper there was an ad with them on sale for $10 including a decent looking stand. Would they work fine for cheap student films? Do they balance with tungsten?
  8. For the record, Rosco full CTB (3202) has 36% transmission, or in other words, loses 1.5 stops. I assume Lee is similar.
  9. Here are some good instructions for constructing your on photoflood china.
  10. Also, the low resolution of MiniDV would be more apt to alias than shooting straight to VHS.
  11. Well as Mr. Keth mentioned, it's really an issue of video resolution. The lower resolution, the more aliasing you experience. And as he mentioned, there's no real good solution, except to use a higher resolution (HD) or of course film. This is the same phenomenon as you will find in zooming in on any digital image, it is just especially apparent on diagonal lines.
  12. I generally use The Princeton Review for information and statistics about colleges. They have good overviews, such as average GPAs and test scores, admission/enrollment statistics, tuition, etc.
  13. Judging that the session goes from August 7-14, I'm thinking week-long.
  14. You nearly made me snort water onto my keyboard on that one.
  15. I agree with Mr. Schmidt and Mr. Mullen. I got the opportunity to intern grip for the DP on a very small film (as part of the 48 hour film festival, for those who are familiar with it) and I cannot stress how much I learned from just one day on the set. I just moved lights and dressed cords, but just learning the most basic of how things work on a set was invaluable. (And also, learning how to rip gaff tape.) I thoroughly enjoyed the experience and would love to do it again. And to work under someone with as much experience and knowledge as Mr. Mullen would only make it more wonderful. I would probably pay to do it, it sure as hell is cheaper than film school. :) Anyways, this makes me wish I lived in New Mexico. Oh, and unpaid internships certainly are not specific to the entertainment industry. They are found all over (I would know, I've applied to quite a few.)
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