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Articles Tagged with "Advice"

RED One Camera Activate All the 4Ks

10 Things Every Camera Assistant Should Know About the RED Camera

by Evan Luzi | Cameras | October 28, 2010 | Comments: 33

On any professional set, it’s always the camera assistant’s responsibility to take care of the equipment and whether you’ll be working your first RED gig or your 100th, seeking out tips and advice can never hurt.

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Advice from the DP Red Wizard, Timmy Rubensteiner

Advice from the DP Red Wizard, Timmy Rubensteiner

by Evan Luzi | Miscellaneous Tips | October 18, 2010 | Comments: 6

I have featured Timmy Rubensteiner, the self-proclaimed DP Red Wizard, on my blog before when he released a useful video explaining how to use the RED Camera Magic Movie Input Machine. But Rubensteiner, surprisingly, is willing to share even more of his knowledge of RED, cinematography, and set etiquette on Facebook where he posts intermittent pieces of advice.

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10 Keys to Your Success on a Film Set

10 Keys to Your Success on a Film Set

by Evan Luzi | Miscellaneous Tips | April 20, 2010 | Comments: 9

Every day people on film sets fail to follow these 10 keys to success. And it’s costing them jobs. So pay close attention and you’ll take one big step towards helping yourself get more work and be better at it.

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Camera Reports on Back of Slate

RED ONE Camera Reports Download

by Evan Luzi | Toolkit | February 4, 2010 | Comments: 16

When I was doing prep-work as 1st AC on “Red Herring,” shot on the RED ONE, I went ahead and created Red specific camera reports. The document was created out of a variety of different types of camera reports I had seen. The result was a template that enabled easy marking of traditional notes (lens, f-stop, etc.) as well as Red-specific meta-data.

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