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• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 
  Which is why I never understood the push for 4K digital cinema. 4k finishing is too much for even most big Hollywood movies, and as such almost everything is finished post in 2k. 2k produces a pret...
• Metabones FZ-EF adapter on F3? 
  Thanks for that thought. I'd like to communicate directly to EF lenses, yes. I'm sure the FZ mount on the F3 is physically the same as F5/55, just wondering if the software in the F3 will...
• Super 8mm labs in France (or a nearby country) 
  If you just ask the TSA security person to hand check your film, they usually will. Just don't be in a super rush. I've done it with Super 8 rolls and 35mm and Fujifilm pack film several times now....
• Super35 vs Full-frame properties? 
  Here is a very handy visual comparison chart from Abel Cine http://blog.abelcine...lSensors_13.pdf
• Fog and smoke Machines - Arri vs Red 
  You should be fine. The smoke isn't adding noise to the image but was probably making the noisiness of your DLSR image more obvious by being lower in contrast, perhaps.  But I would think...
• Need a great addition to you camera department? Check me out! 
  Hey Everyone!My name is Seth Compton, and I want to be on your camera team! I'm a hard worker with a large knowledge of industry standard gear & protocol who is eager to help push your camera t...
• Just moved to LA. Headed to NAB 2016, Anyone else? 
  Haha, I have been before, and you are absolutely correct! Got sick off a seafood buffet 
• ASC Panel at NAB Will Explore A Beautiful Planet with James Neihouse 
  LOS ANGELES (April 13, 2016) - The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) will put James Neihouse, ASC in the spotlight to discuss his experience making the IMAX film A Beautiful Planet. T...
• Anyone used a Kelvin Tile? 
  I havent used one for years but remember thinking it was cool (did a fire effect). Are they any good? Worth getting?Basically whats the brightness and colour like and is it any use for fire/tv/poli...
• Getting that High quality 16mm 
   We get one per work we hand in...
• Arri WCU-4 paired with Alexa Plus? 
  You're welcome!CLM-4s. It is very weird because I have used CLM-3, 4 and 5 before and never had a problem but the 4s in this movie are very temperamental!   Anyways, I highly recomme...
• The Nest (part I) 
  Very impressive!  Looked very filmic.
• Compact Prime CP2 set from 6 (15/21/35/50/85/100) 
  make me offers
• 7D Mark II - Recording RAW from HDMI 
   Please DEFINITELY let me know how it turns out. I'll be very interested to know how much better if any ProRes is for the 7D
• Lighting beauty/fashion day exterieur 
  If you don't have the crew for overhead frames, then don't bring them. It's that simple. If you can't do it safely, don't do it at all. A handheld 4x4 frame with Half Soft Frost works fine for clos...
• working with miniatures 
  - Build the model as big as you can- Choose angles that reflect realism, try not to move the camera- Be very careful with DOF. If you use longer lenses with a larger imager, you will have unrealist...
• Color Lab Super 16 Telecine limited to 4:3/16:9 AR 
     Colorlab is in Rockland, MD
• Looking for onboard batteries for ARRI 416 in Los Angeles 
  Just to follow-up.  I ended up sending the batteries to John Ritter in Florida.  He had them repacked with fresh cells and returned within the week.  Great service, very reasonable p...
• In the Heart of the Sea Grading 
  Yeah, I know this was a challenge to match some oil paintings by Turner and the muddy mood of whale's tales but to me the challenge is a failure.I like a lot experimental grading and the work of Do...
• Just a weird idea: Ultra 8mm 
  I think that screen or something similar was also used for projecting Stuart's Pan-16, which presumably is equal to UP8.  But unfortunately I never got to see that     Tony Shap...