Brian Drysdale

Regarding 4 hour films "Lawrence of Arabia" is a near as makes no difference at 3hours 48 minutes. There are films which are longer than four hours: https://screenrant.com/best-movies-over-four-hours-ranked-imdb/ I gather the longest film ever made is a Swedish film "Logistics" which lasts 35 days and 17 hours, which sounds more like an art installation. The discussion seems to moving into movies v films.

The 2nd V2021.1,1 beta is now available. https://www.lwks.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=19&id=234763&Itemid=81 This latest build fixes a few regressions that have crept in along with adding further improvements to audio handling with hardware I/O. Lightworks is still keeping changes to a minimum during this cycle and hope to be able to release within the next couple of weeks. One new feature in V2021.1.1 is the graphic representation of missing media in transition overlaps. This is an area that causes difficulty for new users.

The Lightworks V2021.1,1 beta is now available. https://www.lwks.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=19&id=234075&Itemid=81 This latest build is a maintenance release for 2021.1 that fixes some important issues that have been raised recently, along with a few fixes that were not ready in time for the 2021.1 release. Added new keyboard shortcut commands "Save current sequence frame" (which saves the frame from the current record sequence) "Save current frame" (which saves the frame from the focus) "Associates" (which opens the Associates tab for the current clip/sequence) Added additional capabilities to the "Find-> Clip references' panel Segments with/without "Effects" can now be searched for (can be narrowed down to just Video or Audio by deselecting the tracks) Segments with/without "Media" can now be searched for Segments with/without "Cue Markers" can now be searched for Segments that are "Active" Yes/No can now be searched for Restored the ability to 'Jump to next match' and 'Jump to previous match' options Added ability to set the default frame rate for importable items which do not have a known frame-rate Added 'Frame-rate' to the list of default table view Bin attributes Added new hint when revealing the 'New project' panel for the first time in a Universal Project version of Lightworks

"The Duelists" has a very practical commentary by Ridley Scott

Operationally, the big difference was that the MK1 Super Speeds had wings, so that you could pull focus with the Arri 16 BL, which had a blimp around the lens. The focus scale was also rather compressed..

Lightworks Version 2012.1 is now released https://www.lwks.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=19&id=232818&Itemid=81 Lightworks say: "This latest version is probably the biggest release in the last ten years! Changing some of the fundamental foundations to allow us to build a more powerful and flexible product over the coming years." "The overall foundations of the application have been rewritten with a faster and more flexible open architecture. This allows any media to be brought into a project and played at its natural size and frame-rate without being altered". New Features Include: Projects No Longer Have Frame Rates The video output format is now set per sequence Resolution preservation Added ‘Square’ and “Portrait’ Sequence Output Formats For Social Media Define Sequence Custom Output Aspect Ratios (Lightworks Pro Only) Added Asset Associations More details here: https://www.lwks.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=98&Itemid=209

Lightworks Beta Version 2021.1 revision 126676 is now available on Windows Linux and Mac. https://www.lwks.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=19&id=232429&Itemid=81 This is the final build now in preparation for release on Wednesday 20th January and has some fixes.

Try grading a monochromic image of the scene blue to see how that looks. In the past, they've shot day for night seascape scenes in B & W film and then printed them blue,.

The 12th Lightworks Beta Version 2021.1 is now available on Windows Linux and Mac https://www.lwks.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=19&id=232253&Itemid=81 This is hoped to be the last V2021.1 beta before release.It has added improvements for H.265/HEVC decoding and playback and Improved performance with Apple ProRes decoding on Windows and Linux. There are also various fixes.

The 11th Lightworks Beta Version 2021.1 is now available on Windows Linux and Mac https://www.lwks.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=19&id=231904&Itemid=81#231904 Lightworks hopes to have the release later this month, There has been a number of fixes based on the more detailed testing over the holidays.

My message referred to after you've created the loops,

I was told that pushing the loop up on the pressure plate, so that the film springs back to find its natural loop position is the way to go. It always worked for me.

You need to be careful about avoiding knocking the viewfinder, otherwise the verticals can be knocked off. You;re less likely to get unintentional dutch angles with a tripod, but these can happen when hand holding with an off V/F..

The 11th Lightworks Beta Version 2021.1 (revision 126396) is now available on Windows Linux and Mac. https://www.lwks.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=19&id=231207&Itemid=81#2312 Two of the serious issues reported recently, with sluggish behaviour with lack of playback and failure to export to H.264 have been resolved, plus a number of other fixes. This build will be the last of 2020, so the final release of V2021.1 has been delayed to January.

Usually the traditional director's viewfinder covers a 10 to 1 focal length range. Anything out of that range involves using either mounting the shooting lens on a director viewfinder or you could use a digital stills camera and use a "crop factor" or a focal length equivalency table.

The tenth V2021.1 beta is now available https://www.lwks.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=19&id=230939&Itemid=81 This build resolves an export quality issue with some graphics cards, incorrect transparency handling on Mac and some instability issues. Lightworks are aiming to release next week (all being well)

The 9th V20.21.1 beta is now available https://www.lwks.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=19&id=230695&Itemid=81 Lightworks hope that this should be the final build ready for release on Wednesday next week. These additions gave been made: the ability to display BITC information for Subclip/Sync metadata on sequences, improvements to proxy generation from 4k and higher media when using 'Same as source, improvements to proxies generated from H.265/HEVC media and tooltips to enabled BITC overlay labels on the viewer. There are also various fixes.

Keeping fit when you can't get out is part of it. If you can't go to the gym, doing exercises in your home can work. Long walks or going up and down the stairs for 15 minutes in bad weather will help.

The 8th V20.21.1 beta is now available https://www.lwks.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=19&id=230574&Itemid=81#230574 There is one week to go until release on the 16th. Should needs be, Lightworks may release another Beta build on Friday this week (feedback dependent) in preparation for release. When dragging and dropping into the application, the following have been added: the ability to change the frame rate on an EDL ;the ability to change the frame rate on image sequences; the ability to change the frame rate on Audio Only files. Also. a panel when creating a sequence from a bin for choosing the sequence frame-rate (when the proposed constituent clips don't share the same frame-rate)/ There are various fixes.

"Bound for Glory" was the first film to use Steadicam, although "Rocky" is better known it's not the first.

There's now an Aaton hand grip for use on your digital cinema camaera. https://www.fdtimes.com/2020/11/03/aaton-smart-grip/

The seventh Lightworks Beta Version 2021.1 is now available on Windows Linux and Mac https://www.lwks.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=19&id=230174&Itemid=81#230174 16th December is the target date for releasing V2021.1. The following have been added: the ability to show what the image was on an offline media file. for the 'Associates > Constituents' including subclips if the sequence refers to them and sequence 'constituents' to show marked regions corresponding to the portion that's in use. There are a number of fixes.

I believe it's posable to change the CP 16R camera's lens mount to a PL mount.

The seventh Lightworks Beta Version 2021.1 is now available on Windows Linux and Mac https://www.lwks.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=19&id=229815&Itemid=81#229815 This has added further icon improvements to the user interface and also maximum codec supported bitrates to the H.264/MP4 compression panel on export. It improves the way users select the RED R3D Decode options on the project card and DVEs (2D and 3D) positioning when switching to a different sequence output format. For Mac, support for mac OS version 11.0 (Big Sur) is added. There's also a number of fixes.

The sixth V2021.1 beta has been released. https://www.lwks.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=19&id=229299&Itemid=81#229299 Some important issues have still to be resolved, so Lightworks will be delaying the release version for at least two weeks. The following have been added: 'DCI 4k' (4096x2160) 19:10 as an output option for 4K media. the ability to adjust timeline segment colours (within the sequence timeline 'Settings' panel) and an option on the 'System Settings' panel for choosing how to output source media to the hardware I/O. There are also various fixes.