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| quote: | Originally posted by gehzumteufel
I used both FOV and Depth (yeah I didn't add "of field" to that, but you knew what I meant.) I am quite aware of what both of these things mean.
Also, the RED and Panavision thing. The quote was a listed price for rental of everything you would need for 4 weeks of filming. This was from a price list in New Zealand. No one would divulge the price of the US rental cost. I understand that the optics are not included and really are the most expensive part. That is true for ALL photography and videography.
On the durability aspect, yeah I understand shit happens, but when you send a prototype out and never have any problems, that goes to show a lot. Peter Jackson used a 2 prototypes exactly like he does with the Panavisions (this is according to him in the wired article) and they held up perfectly. No down time. So while I hear your concerns, you have to take a risk sometimes.
And yes I do see flicker or the "rolling" in theaters at 24fps. It is fucking shit. I hate it so much. I can't really see it at the 30/29.997 with the really good TVs but I see it in the lower end stuff that a LOT of people have. |
The RED has issues. Its a great camera, but even now at build 16 it still takes 80 seconds minimum to boot up. Which is TOOOO long to sit around and wait every time you change a battery or have a malfunction. And this camera does go down...its basically a computer and the software WILL AND DOES glitch, freeze, and crash. I've experienced it, and sometimes you have to reboot multiple times in a row...thats a lot of hanging around waiting. Despite what Peter Jackson may have said in an interview I know what I myself and other colleagues of mine have experienced in the field.
If you see flicker in the theater you should find a higher caliber theater, or perhaps get your eyes checked. Can't help you with that. When you watch your "really good tv" you probably don't know when you are watching 30p or 60i/60p. I also doubt you know when you are watching 24fps created content via film or video. Because it doesnt matter what format your TV is displaying, if the content originated at 24fps, you are still seeing and getting the visual look created by it.
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