Max Field

Why do we keep forgetting Muggsy Bogues on this forum??

I don't take anyone lecturing into a Blue Yeti seriously.

Put it this way, with that business venture in specific; NOT 30k a year. Decent cash to get things that'll further equipment on the digital front, but not 30k.

I've never really been one for rental, as it's rare I desire the hottest newest digital camera. So when one goes down to my price range on the used market I grab it for way below retail.

Perhaps I'm looking at my situation and not the situation of a studio which shoots a few features a year. I've had multiple years of producing weekly shorts (2-6 minutes) and while working with film would've made them visually better, it just doesn't seem as feasible for people without budgets. I can't include the cost of a PC (I spend $1100 on one every 6 years) because I already use that machine in my day to day life, technology runs everything for me as it is. Including the cost of a high end PC feels like including the cost of your personal car because you used it for a driving shoot. Also (probably also exclusive to my situation) if I shoot film I plan on scanning and editing it digitally either way. Assuming all lights and rigs are similar value, let's say I shoot 40 four minute shorts in a year, 10:1 take ratio, with a RED One MX and a couple decent lenses. The camera with all of it's necessary accessories costed me $3100. 2 decent lenses (1 zoom and 1 prime) costed me $1800 together. With hard drives that can be formatted again and again the cost I'm putting in regarding recording media and putting it onto my PC will stick at $5000 (tacking on an extra hundred). Now obviously when shooting film, one cannot be as sloppy with their take ratio as Bill and Satsuki pointed out. Let's say for the film end of things, I drop the take ratio to 6:1 and will shoot 24p. I saw an Arriflex SR 16mm camera (all necessary accessories) with a zoom lens going for $2900 flat (tests I've seen of it blow away the RED for me) and getting TWO additional prime lenses; the total comes to $3400. So far much cheaper. And then the film itself. I do a lot of indoor shooting, so I'd be going for Kodak vision3 500T color film in 400 ft rolls from B&H at $210 per roll. To meet the 6:1 shooting ratio film required I'd need 87 400ft rolls for the year coming to a total of $18,270. Then getting it all developed would cost (at Cinelabs) about $6900. I could purchase a RetroScan Universal for $4500 to save on 2k scans. One year of shooting 24p projects on film with 6:1 take ratio in total would come to $33,070. Let's assume I keep it up for 5 years. With digital, I could purchase another PC ($2000 for safe measure) and a top of the line ARRI Alexa with all accesories (26000) bringing the 5 year stretch to $33,000. Sticking with that Arriflex and its 400 ft rolls/developing, an analog 5 year stretch would be $133,750. I understand there are companies out there offering bulk discounts, but I'm failing to see how any bulk benefits can get a 6 digit lump down to the ballpark of $40k. What am I calculating wrong? Is the usual take ratio 2:1 for film? Please help me understand this.

Thanks for the tips. Your short looks nice, what camera/stock was used for the project?

Crazy Stupid Love fans should be running out for this one.

I've been looking at shorts such as this lately https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5-Pwyja-_4 And am blown away with how good just 16mm alone looks, better than any digital picture I've seen maybe aside from the Alexa. Looked through eBay, B&H, etc, and while the 16mm cameras are VERY cheap compared to digital, how do you guys deal with the cost of film and processing itself without a budget from another source? Because it seems like a lot of "film heads" or whatever people call them will shoot film for fun even if it's a short project/test. I know where to get processing for cheap, but where in the world are you guys buying your film at? As of right now, my sources to get an hours worth of 16mm at 24p have the cost at $1060. I'd really love to try this medium, but my pockets don't.

What camera was this shot on? Interesting look.

Sometimes I like using the Mainconcept MP4 option. Customize the bit rates to be very high, there will also be an option in there to select color spacing like 422 and so on. It's hard to diagnose what to do through a forum, I could skype screenshare with you if you wanted.

Wasn't Amazing Spider-man 2 considered a "flop" for turning a 400 million dollar profit?

Never thought I'd have to make a thread asking this because eBay usually has the answers, however my specific model is not listed. I want to sell my RED EVF, not the "bomb", the original model that came with the RED One. Here is a photo below: Does anyone have a ballpark of the value? Or what you would be willing to pay for it if you wanted one? Thanks for any leads you may have.

I was done with that class 7 months before publication. I think my teacher should find a good lawyer ;)

I remember a high school marketing class where they had a specific day of teaching how poor the advertising for John Carter was handled.

The way you worded it makes it sound like Hollywood has a gambling addiction haha.

I use Vegas a lot. What do you plan on doing with these videos? Uploading to the web? Playing back on large screens? One general tip of advice I can give you is to rarely use the render presets.

I recently saw that the Canon t1i is selling used on the eBay market for only $150 now. Cheaper than some higher end memory cards. http://www.ebay.com/itm/canon-rebel-t1i-/222174825189?hash=item33baa6cae5:g:RR8AAOSw-KFXeFL9 Is there a less expensive learning tool for cinematography at this point? A digital video capture device that allows you to control ISO/shutter/white balance/frame rate/lenses? If you know of one, please point me in the direction of that so I can show others, because to this day I still recommend the Rebel line as a starting camera for shooters with no money. Thanks.

Not as bad as Hillary Clinton pretending she dabs on a regular basis.

Do you believe in purchasing and rigging up stereo pairs? If so, a dual KMS-105 situation works wonders. After reading your thread I checked sweetwater for some mics of the stereo variety and they don't seem to have as huge of market as other pick-up patterns.

Starting bid is $700 on eBay. If you'd like to buy it outside of that system, please PM me. http://www.ebay.com/itm/322175082302?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649 Because of it's noise floor and how it colors the mids and low end, it's a nice mic for your ADR needs.

Some of their offspring will be running it next I guess. Or extremely dedicated individuals who created scenarios for themselves leading to experience within the field.

Is there a "sharpness" setting within the camera to turn down?