When RED announced the Epic’s boot time had been whittled down to a mere 7 seconds, many celebrated the achievement. But now, with Epic, there’s a different time wasting culprit — black shading calibration.
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10 Things You Need to Know Before Shooting with RED Epic (Series)
This series will cover things like black-shading calibration, REDVOLT batteries, firmware updates, and using still lenses with the Epic. Not every post will cover a “major” problem, but each will cover an issue that is extremely helpful to be aware of before you even prep the camera.
Streaming Wireless Video to an iPad with a Teradek Cube
At this time last week, I was standing in front of a RED Epic camera watching myself watch myself on an iPad. That meta-moment was made possible by the Teradek Cube, a device enabling a video stream from the Epic to appear on the iPad in my hands with a latency of mere frames.
Can’t Attend NAB Show This Year? Here’s the Next Best Thing…
Tony Reale and Matt Jeppsen are the masterminds behind NextWave DV and Fresh DV and they’ve teamed up to bring as much insider access and filmmaking perspective to NAB Show 2012 as possible.
Three Must-Have Skills for Pulling Focus and How You Can Improve Them
Pulling focus is hard. Really hard. It’s certainly no walk in the park. These are three must-have skills for focus pullers and show you practical methods to improve them so you can panic a little bit less when the DP sets the stop to T 1.8.
Why Film School Isn’t as Bad as You Think (But Still Not Required for a Career)
When looking at film school, things get murky in the crystal ball. Should you go or should you work? When you go, should you stay? And, most importantly, is film school ultimately worth it?
If You’ve Got a Problem, You Need Time
It’s your worst nightmare on set: you’re about to roll camera when suddenly it shuts off. The first thing you should do is inform the assistant director that you need time.
How to Use Your Rainbow of Camera Tape Effectively for Marking Actors
Walk by any camera cart or snoop inside any camera assistant’s toolkit and you’re guaranteed to find at least one thing: camera tape. And you’ll find it in various sizes, styles, and colors.
Batting Baseballs with Pancakes and Why You Shouldn’t Settle for “Good Enough”
To freelance in the film industry is to always glean more knowledge from every show you work on. And the spec commercial here that teases “Roddick is Coming” is no different. As an AC on the shoot, I ended up with a few lessons learned.
Little Known Way to Make Hidden Marks for Actors Outdoors
Have you ever tried to use a piece of camera tape outdoors to mark an actor? It isn’t easy. Often the ground is uneven or the texture not well-suited for adhesive tape. Luckily, 1st AC Brian Andrews has a brilliantly elegant — and cheap! — solution.