Recent content by futerfas

It's a private arrangement, but it works to all our advantage. If you're doing a small one or two day thing, I can handle the rental if I'm available. However, if it's a larger project, I rely on the rental house to take care of the prep, return, servicing, contracts, etc. I've found that I'm...

Cinematographer with 35mm Camera Package Hi, I'd be happy to provide a quote. Please feel free to contact me for more information. I currently book my camera through Hollywood Camera in Burbank, since they can provide better support, additional equipment, and service. Please contact John...

practical lighting Please remember that you can't overload a practical lamp by putting a 250 or 300watt bulb in it, because you could easily start a fire or damage the lamp. Most practicals will take 150watts (and that's pushing it, since the manufacturer will often say 75watts or less). Te...

Retrospect So here's how everything went, for those that might be interested. From my first post, you can see many of my concerns and difficulties using HD in a true "filmmaking" environment. After five super-long (14-17 hours each) nights, I must say I learned a lot, and found that my hard...

I'm prepping my fourth shoot on HD as a cinematographer, and am looking for other peoples' experiences with shooting this format. With 12 years of experience behind the camera, and having shot tons of film and video, I'm still trying to adjust to this new technology. The different thing about...

BFLAT This isn't really for video cameras, but I've often said it in my mind before rolling: B-FLAT Battery - charged, plugged in, not about to die Focus - image is in focus, focus marks are set and ready to be followed Level - the camera\tripod\image is level Aperture - the iris\exposure is...

I own a 35mm Moviecam Compact Camera Package in the Los Angeles Area. Usually, I work with it as the cinematographer, but sometimes lease it to other productions. I can offer a much better rate than most rental houses, and you will get a much better camera system. The Compact is a quiet...

With the Panasonic 24P miniDV camera, you should consider a few technical details for later on down the road. It does no good to shoot in the 24frame mode unless you plan on converting the footage to HiDef or printing to film. The camera records at 29.97frames(NTSC) at the back end, and...