Seth Mondragon

just what the title says....What exactly does it mean to "crush the blacks"? I hear this all the time but never really known what it means. Thanks.

Alessandro Machi wrote: or here's a crazy idea....maybe 3 carts to test the 5 cameras. If you're worried about $$, I don't think you need to spend all that much for all this high-end telecine. Seriously, if you just want to make sure the cams work, just get a mom n' pop transfer house.....or send it to me and I'll take it to my guy (you've seen his work if you've seen any of the clips I've posted) and it'll cost like $20 for a transfer.

tim, don't make me come up there and kick your ass. :P

Alessandro Machi wrote: no chip, I just used to think "wow, this alex guy really knows his stuff!" And although that may still be true, it just seems like you overanalyze stuff too much. I think something similar may have been said over at the filmshooting.com forum back when you participated there. Oh well, I'm still dying to see The Alphabet Film.

UV filter

also, if you don't have a filter key, you can use a quarter as it does the same exact thing (put the quarter in the filter slot on top of the camera and you're ready to shoot under tungsten lights), at least for the R10. When I did my camera tests, I did something similar to what you're talking about. I didn't know about registration charts back then but fortunately the camera was solid. If you're using an NLE I wouldn't worry about testing the fade-up and fade-down features or reverse filming because you can just do those in post....wait, I take that back. If you think you'll ever enter a contest like Attack Of The Fifty Foot Reels (www.flickerla.com) or Straight 8 (www.straight8.net) then these features may prove useful. Alessandro Machi wrote: wow, you really think up some stupid poop.

Alessandro Machi wrote: after every shoot, yes. After every shot, no. Alessandro Machi wrote: it's not, but after reading every page of your websites I just expected more from you. Alessandro Machi wrote: umm, nope. I know the difference between "lock/run" and "on/off". And holier than thou? Not exactly. How long have you owned the Nikon R10? And you're just now trying to figure out if it has an on/off switch. Alessandro Machi wrote: Explain to me how I'm incorrect. Actually...no, I'm done with this thread. I can't believe I even went on this long about a stupid-ass on/off switch? More importantly, where's your Alphabet Song film? Where's anything you've shot? You've got a couple websites, post some of your work for all to see.

make your own...most likely much cheaper. I just made a couple 10 ft. lengths from 1.25-inch metal pipe and 2x4's. Butter smooth. Total cost for the entire build was under $250 USD including a couple new drill bits. Give it a shot!

Okay, NO, there is NOT an on/off switch on the Nikon R10, but it sounds like you already knew the answer to your own question, so why did you even ask it in the first place? Why is this such a big deal anyway? Just take the batteries out and move on.

Alessandro Machi wrotte: Alex, are you serious? Haven't you ever taken a look at the manual? There's not an "official" on/off switch, but there is the lock/run switch just above the trigger. I'm surprised you didn't know this. :blink:

he does: www.dvdfilmfactory.com not the greatest site, not the most info, but he's done a great job for me over the years!

i just cut together the best shots from the 5 carts, then plopped a track down in Premiere Pro.

Hey everybody. Some of you that frequent the filmshooting.com forum may have already seen this, but I wanted to post here as well. I had 9 carts of K40 left and used 5 at this Hot Rod show here in Southern Cal. Camera used was the Nikon R10, 24fps, manual exposure, processed at Dwayne's, transferred by a local buddy of mine. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to post them! Enjoy! Here's the segment, about 3 1/2 minutes, Windows Media format: K40 Hot Rod Clip

i have a Nikon R10 and I love it. I was fortunate enough to get mine on eBay, perfect condition, for $265 including shipping. The auto-exposure is very handy, especially when you're just shooting on the fly. If you're doing an actual shoot with it, and you have the time to take a meter reading, then the auto-esposure isn't so critical. In the following clip I used the auto-exposure to get my reading, then locked it in place: Hot Rods in Super8

k25rip wrote: oh brother....people aren't still crying over this crap, are they? here we go again....

sorry, I know this isn't a topic to actually discuss favorite or least favorite parts of the movie, but since this is the only thing I've heard about this movie in a long time, I just wanted to comment on a certain scene in the movie. Every time I think of Gummo, I think of the scene where the kid is in the bathtub with dirty-ass water and he drops his candy bar in the water, picks it out and continues eating it. Man, I cringe and shiver every time I think of how nasty that is :) By the way, you say there's a website for the movie? I'll look for it tomrrow evening, but if you get back to this topic before then, can you post a link to it? Thanks!

Hey everybody. I just wanted to share some of the photos I took on the set of Desert Of Blood. I actually took these photos a few months ago, but just got the approval of the director, Don Henry to post them on the forum here. I wasn't involved directly with the movie, but a friend was an extra and I'll be honest, it was the first time I had actually been on the set of a movie. Now, this wasn't a huge budget movie, but it was a movie nonetheless and I got to see first-hand how things operated. I was blown away. Of course I knew that a lot of stuff goes on behind the scenes, but I guess I didn't realize SO much went on. I only spent about 12hours that day on the set, so I don't have too much background info on the movie. I believe they were shooting HD and the majority of the filming took place down in Tecate. These photos are taken in Ventura in a big fruit orchard where this old plantation-style house had just become vacant. Desert Of Blood was written and directed by Don Henry with cinematography by Pablo Santiago. Here's the full list of people involved. and here's the official site for Desert Of Blood And lastly, here's a few photos, they're smaller so I wouldn't take up the whole screen of this thread. Sorry I don't have more info to share. I give props to everybody who participates on the set of a movie, commercial, or any other similar shoot. There's more involved than I ever imagined. -Seth Mondragon

nevermind....it's called "Three Extremes".

hey Steve, Evan over at the filmshooting.com forum chimed in with "Three Extemes" which is what I was looking for. Thanks!

A few months back I saw a website for a movie that was actually 3 films in 1. I think they were directed by a japanese director(?).....but maybe all 3 were individually directed by different people. I don't remember. Sorry I don't have more details...any ideas?

A few months back I saw a website for a movie that was actually 3 films in 1. I think they were directed by a Japanese director(?).....but maybe all 3 were individually directed by different people. I don't remember. Sorry I don't have more details...any ideas?

mrbill....very cool. I want to try it now also! to both of you, out of curiosity, how do you compensate for the "dip" when the cam is out in the middle of the cable....do you just use it to the shots advantage or do you just make the cable tight as hell to eliminate as much dip as possible? Also, mrbill, how do you get your cam from one side to the other? Pull it with an additional cable? Very cool, guys....I always forget about cable-cams. I'm antsy to try a DIY now...thanks for the spark!

I wouldn't expect much from a $14 rig....I have the Glidecam 2000Pro and to be honest some of the shots aren't all that great (but many are), mainly because like mentioned in an above post, your arm gets tired pretty quick. True, I'm using a Sony VX2100 with approx. 4lbs of counterweight.....I think Glidecam now has a body harness to use with the 2000 Pro and 4000 Pro...

Definitely a DIY transfer, right?.....now that you know that your camera works somewhat, I highly recommend a professional telecine for next time. If this is your first time using film in general (with regards to all the panning around and zooming in and out, it kind of looks like it's the first time using a camera at all! :o) it's fun ain't it? But if you're serious, you'll probably want to upgrade to a "better" Super8 camera. Anyway, thanks for posting the clips!

that R10 follow focus is frickin' sweet! I LOVE it....