Seeing RED this Week

September 28th, 2011 by Kris

So, this past shoot we shot on a RED Mysterium X. I’ve got some thoughts and feelings about this “new” media but overall it was a positive experience. Like many of the reviews I have read, there are just some things that are a little janky about it. For example, our DIT told me that if we changed the ISO lower or higher than the chipset’s ISO800 default that we’d get noise. Furthermore, if we really wanted to change the ISO, we could do it in REDCINE post program… Really guys? That makes me think you don’t know what ISO means. But, other than a few of those things, the picture is beautiful and huge. And shooting video in RAW puts me back in a very comfortable place where I can play with color and curves before I leave the set, much like Lightroom. Anyway, I’ll post up a few clips from the shoot as we get into editing and exporting, but I will leave you with this little beauty from the first day of test shooting, thanks Chad.

Bad Heirloom Tomatoes

September 19th, 2011 by Kris

Not so fresh from the garden.

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Working on RED

September 14th, 2011 by Kris

In two weeks we’ll be shooting a fairly high profile internet piece for a large client on a RED camera. I’ve got my head burred in everything I can find on this camera, but I’d love anything you can send my way that will help me on this journey! Thanks.

-KD