This will probably be of only interest to people in LA, but Schneider-Century Optics are having a first come, first serve sale at their store in North Hollywood. It ends soon though.
Here is their price list: http://www.centuryoptics.com/pdf/Filter_IR_Web.pdf
IMDB is correct, The Last Samurai was shot in the 2.40 anamorphic format using the Panaflex Millennium XL and Arri 435ES cameras with E- and C-Series primes and Primo zooms. They used EXR 100T, EXR 200T, and Vision2 500T as the film stocks. Select scenes were mastered via Digital Intermediate ...
My grandmother used to have an old farmhouse (150+ yrs) in northeast Ohio, and it had younger additions and rooms built onto the original structure. As a result, the main living room had this vent that resembled an attic vent near the top of the cathedral-style ceiling, and the ...
The Sekonic Studio Deluxe II L-398M is a very good model. I bought mine new about 6 years ago for $175 USD. I think they sell new for about $150 or less now. I can't remember if there was a non-cine version or not, but if there is, make sure you get the cine version - the main difference is that the ...
1. Shoot my movie on 16mm film. Timecode is burned into the film (in the sprocket area) by manufacturer. Lab processes film.
It's Keycode that the manufacturer burns in on the side of the film by the sprockets. Timecode is video realm. The editing system is video and uses timecode to keep track ...
If you get your negative cut, then it will be easier to put into other formats and of higher quality. You can print and/or transfer to video. Negative cutting isn't cheap, but most things aren't in the post-process whether it'd be telecine or workprint.
IMHO, the circular polarizer is the most useful filter you can have. It cuts down polarized light - i.e. reflections from glass, blue sky, etc. - and as an effect of this, it can saturate the colors in your scene without altering the color balance. Although, its effectiveness ...
As far as I can tell it uses 3x 1.2 Volt AA batteries, which I have tried.
Don't you mean 6 AA batteries of the 1.2V NiCd variety? :?: I can guarantee you that it won't work properly with just 3... This may seem obvious, but check and make sure the batteries are fully charged too.
If you can afford it, Discreet's Cleaner (http://www.discreet.com/products/cleaner/) is a fabulous program that gives tons of options for encoding to the web as well as VCDs, DVDs, etc. Its MPEG2 encoding, by the way, is one of the best available for prosumer level programs. It also has wizards and ...
Has anyone dealt with Victor Nossov before? He runs http://www.realrushop.com in St. Petersburg, Russia, and he is also selling some camera equipment on eBay that looks kind of interesting. Has anyone bought anything off of him on eBay? Let me know if you have.