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Mark Williams

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  1. This is my concept trailer for a proposed new film that has UK government HMRC SEIS approval This means up to 70% of investment in tax relief. The film will be set at an American airbase in the UK. I'm also looking for investors. www.vimeo.com/214146101
  2. Hi Rich, Money is always an issue Only its not for me anymore The film cleaned me out.
  3. Hi Macks Be interesting to see what people think it was shot on and what lenses :)
  4. You're right Richard There were 8000 films entered into Cannes and only 50 get in. The reality is Its very difficult now to get anyone to watch the film even though your offering a saleable product. Many times now I have heard the film wont sell without a named actor involved. I have learned its not how good the film is that counts but what the film can do for those involved.
  5. Thanks Tyler Makes sense. Its not a comedy though It just has some funny bits There are no gags but there is irony and it would be difficult to put the fun stuff in the trailer as its usually coming from previous hooks and often just serendipitous in nature.
  6. Thanks Tyler Can you tell me what I could do to improve the trailer?
  7. I have completed my first full length feature There has been some interest but still looking for distribution. I have 3 other films in development with one ready for pre production I just need a producer and some help with the budget. Anyway the new film is called Vampire Resurrection Its quite funny at times and about a dysfunctional family set in the Vampire world. I'd love some feedback https://vimeo.com/165746373 TIA Mark
  8. Okay so only a select few would get to show clips in their showreel and would these clips be made available and agreed by the producer Before it reaches a distributer or would the deal be done for those with an agreement by the distributer. Or would the clips just be chosen by those with agreements themselves? Okay Thanks David You already answered!
  9. Okay so if every actor and crew member want to use the clips they were in and put that online This would not affect a distribution deal? The distributer would be okay if clips of the film were floating around so when they come to market the film and look at its strengths and weaknesses and look for the optimal strategy they wouldn't consider people may do a search on the net and make a purchase decision on that Or take the footage and show bits and pieces that give away the plot before the film is shown and so decide to pass on the film as it would be less marketable?
  10. Thanks David. Yes non commercial use is fine if you are only showing to potential employers agents and password protected. But what if the cast and crew want to use their showreels online publically like You Tube?
  11. Thanks Phil, So are you saying a distributer or say channel 4 Revolver etc are happy to accept your film with showreels online?
  12. I am helping to make a film that I am hoping will get distribution I have been told by a crew member that I should allow the cast and crew access to the film for use in online showreels My concern is a distributer may not take the film on. What are your thoughts regarding this? TIA Mark
  13. I've got an old beat up schnieder 50mm f2 arri fit lens. I'm wondering if it would be better than my pentax SMC F1.7mm and worth getting an arri adapter for use with my Zeiss 16mm superspeed set. Supposed to be a cine lens and an industry workhorse at one time but has hard stops?
  14. BMC is 15.60 x 08.80 mm Super 16mm 12.52 x 07.41 mm I want to debayer so I can crop the BMC image and maintain the best resolution and want a workflow that optimises that. I dont see why that needs lots of permutations. It's pretty straight forward and comes with no added vignetting.
  15. Thanks Noel but it still leaves us with the same question. What workflow would be the optimim to maintain the best resolution when debayering. a)Straight debayer to 2.5K RGB then crop from there b)Debayer to full 1920 and crop from there c)Debayer to an unknown optimum size like maybe 2k or higher then crop from that position. I prefer to do tests and use my eyes to make sure there is nothing obvious.
  16. Mike I think your missing the point What he seems to be saying is that BMC Raw 2.5k translates down to 1920x1080 resolution when you debayer it down. NOW I'm not sure how that works but I guess that you have an option when you have the RAW file to process it down to full resolution 1920x1080p If you keep it at 2.5K Then you have a bloated 2.5K file that is not full 2.5K resolution. Therefore by cropping into this file image its similar or worse than just cropping the debayerd 1920x1080p image. In the absence of anyone who knows the truth I can only GUESS there is a loss by cropping the 2.5K image. SO on that basis I know in order to get a super 16mm frame size on my GH2 I need set my frame size in AE at 720p or scale into the frame 33%. As the BMC sits in the middle of the two frame size wise My guess is you would have about 900p or scale into the 1080P frame 13%. So quality loss will be about 13% of 1920x1080 to get a super 16mm framing. Then you would need to mask your monitor so you can frame when filming. I guess though the quality loss will be minimal and it is going to be doable with a slightly soft image at the end of it.
  17. He went on to say http://blog.abelcine.com/2013/01/04/why-you-cant-use-super-16-lenses-with-the-blackmagic-camera/ I understand the attraction, but I like to deal in practical ramifications. Shooting the camera in 1920x1080 would not be "full HD." It is a Bayer-pattern sensor camera, which means that it must compute out the final full color image from less information. This means that the camera will be lower resolution than a traditional 3-chip prism 1080p camera by about 1/3. That's math. The second issue is that you really will not know your precise frame. You seem to feel that this is not a major consideration but I would contend that it could prove quite an annoyance in actual use of the camera. You can try to shoot in this manner. I wish you the best but I fear that you will find it a frustrating experience.
  18. Hi will Yes the 16mm and 25mm will be fine I'd prefer though to crop in to what would be a super 16mm frame size as that was what the lenses were designed for and will work best that way. I've got an Arri BL Sooo. No already shot film with it and although I prefer the look its just to expensive and time consuming.
  19. There is a difference of opinion with many experts saying you will lose resolution from 1080p by cropping the BMC image that needs to be converted to 1080p before applying any cropping. We need clarification of what is lost on cropping which may or may not be negligable before I would be willing to buy a BMC for use with super 16mm lenses. So my post is VERY Important for those going in this direction to know. Hi Noel I know you will change the resolution by cropping to 2.2 K but you are missing the point. Read what Mitch Gross has said below QUOTE You have to debayer the 2.5K to 1920x1080 in order to retain 1920x 1080 resolution according to Mitch Gross who said .The camera does not offer that mode. The advantage of using a higher resolution (2.5K) to get 1920 is that you then do something called Oversampling (aka Supersampling), which reduces noise, increases relative MTF and all around improves the image. Most cameras which output 1920x1080 start with a sensor that is a higher resolution -- you just never see it. Additionally, Bayer patterning CFA on the sensor means that the functional resolution is only around 70% of a given numerical pixel count. So more res. is needed to get back to the image you really want. It's a good thing. Now read what Frank Glencairn said QUOTE Wait for the MFT version and you can adopt about any lens on the planet (unless it is covering the sensor of course). You can use 16mm glass, but have to crop out the vignetting from the 2.5k material, which leaves you with 1920x1080. Now I don't want to end up with mushy looking footage because I didnt downsample from 2.5K and instead cropped it as per Mitch Gross. So who is right or as I suspect are both right? What I NEED to know is if cropping for super 16mm is going to lose me resolution or detail or leave artifacts and if so how MUCH resolution, detail will I lose from the 1920x1080 final image for editing and colour correction..
  20. Hi Noel I know you will change the resolution by cropping to 2.2 K but you are missing the point. Read what Mitch Gross has said below QUOTE You have to debayer the 2.5K to 1920x1080 in order to retain 1920x 1080 resolution according to Mitch Gross who said .The camera does not offer that mode. The advantage of using a higher resolution (2.5K) to get 1920 is that you then do something called Oversampling (aka Supersampling), which reduces noise, increases relative MTF and all around improves the image. Most cameras which output 1920x1080 start with a sensor that is a higher resolution -- you just never see it. Additionally, Bayer patterning CFA on the sensor means that the functional resolution is only around 70% of a given numerical pixel count. So more res. is needed to get back to the image you really want. It's a good thing. Now read what Frank Glencairn said QUOTE Wait for the MFT version and you can adopt about any lens on the planet (unless it is covering the sensor of course). You can use 16mm glass, but have to crop out the vignetting from the 2.5k material, which leaves you with 1920x1080. Now I don't want to end up with mushy looking footage because I didnt downsample from 2.5K and instead cropped it as per Mitch Gross. So who is right or as I suspect are both right? What I NEED to know is if cropping for super 16mm is going to lose me resolution or detail or leave artifacts and if so how MUCH resolution, detail will I lose from the 1920x1080 final image for editing and colour correction.. .
  21. So basicly I'm being told two different things here. 1) You can crop into the BMC frame as it's 2.5k 2) You can't crop into the BMC frame without losing resolution as it has to be debayered from 2.5K to 1920x1080. What I think this probably means is that you should debayer to 1920 but if you dont it wont make much noticeable difference unless you look closely at charts. Would be nice to hear a defintive answer using super 16mm lenses on the BMC then cropping to super 16mm frame size is going to do to your final 1920x1080 frame on the BMC. IE Resolution loss on a sensor that gives 800 lines will lose 100 or 50 or 20 lines of its potential. Maybe artifacts introduced?
  22. Frank This was a reply from Mitch Gross from Abel Cine and I just wondered what you think? The camera does not offer that mode. The advantage of using a higher resolution (2.5K) to get 1920 is that you then do something called Oversampling (aka Supersampling), which reduces noise, increases relative MTF and all around improves the image. Most cameras which output 1920x1080 start with a sensor that is a higher resolution -- you just never see it. Additionally, Bayer patterning CFA on the sensor means that the functional resolution is only around 70% of a given numerical pixel count. So more res. is needed to get back to the image you really want. It's a good thing.
  23. Alan Thank you. Brian Your combination is how I'm using my zeiss superspeeds at the moment except with a pentax 50mm 1.4 With a super 16mm sensor it translates to a set of - 18mm 24mm 32mm 50mm 100mm I like the look the look of the CP2's though and it would be nice to have its ergonomics see some comparisons but I have a feeling what I have is far superior for super 16mm frame size.
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