Andy Lam

Hi, I'm gearing up to shoot a short film very soon and our only option for putting up wallpaper on a certain area was to use strong clear tape. We were hoping it'd be fine since you only see it in the distant background, but after tests on camera it is rather noticeable. Is there any fixes we can perform to dull the shine of the tape or some method to mask it? Thanks, Andy

Thanks for the advice, does it matter what quality the proxy is as long as I roundtrip it back to Resolve?

My computer is a 15" rMBP with 16GB RAM and NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M 1024 MB. I'll be editing with Premiere Pro and will probably try a light grade on Resolve, but am likely going to seek out a colorist to really take advantage of capturing RAW. That was actually the workflow I planned on, but I'm afraid the sheer volume of footage that needs to be imported into Resolve and back out into a ProRes proxy might be troublesome. I should also ask, if I cut up the proxies, then transfer the edited ungraded cut back to Resolve and I intend to then hand it off to a colorist. When do I sync the audio I recorded externally? Should I do this before grading during its first trip in Premiere or after I received the footage back from the colorist?

I'm going to be shooting a ~20 minute short narrative in May completely in RAW and I currently edit on a USB 3.0 external and get choppy playback with Black Magic Pocket Camera RAW. I am hoping a Thunderbolt drive will improve this and make playback smoother, but can't afford a RAID TB drive. I was wondering which of these drives would you guys suggest? G-Drive 3TB http://www.amazon.com/G-Technology-Thunderbolt-Professional-Strength-External-0G03124/dp/B00HQXUG2Q/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1396751461&sr=1-4&keywords=thunderbolt+external+hard+drive LaCie 3TB http://www.amazon.com/LaCie-Thunderbolt-External-Drive-9000353/dp/B00AJJIUKO/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1396751887&sr=1-3&keywords=lacie+thunderbolt My budget is about 300 and I plan to get the Seagate 2 yr data recovery just in case, but I'd rather avoid the headaches of having to go through that process. Thanks!

Hi, I use a rMBP and am in the market for a monitor to edit as well as grade in Resolve. I am shooting a narrative short next month and will be using Black Magic Pocket Cam RAW for the first time. My budget was 400-500 for a monitor and I was looking into the Seiki 39" but I was advised against it. I then considered a 24" Ultrasharp or 27" Catleap, but a friend of a friend is moving and looking to sell his 40" Bravia ( http://www.walmart.com/ip/Sony-Bravia-40-Class-LCD-1080p-60Hz-HDTV-KDL-40EX400/13422987 ) for $300. I haven't been able to find any reviews that mentioned this particular set for monitoring, but do know Bravia is pretty well respected in the TV world although I understand using it for color correcting means something totally different. I figure the extra money I save can go towards a calibration device for it. Do you guys suggest this train of thought or should I look elsewhere? Thanks!