[Avid-L2] Re: Mac Smoke Official now new Sheriff in town now DSLR/DSMC?

As soon as there's something cheaper that makes a picture someone is going to use it and since it's cheap then of course you need a PA to run it. Regardless of what we think the proper use is.

--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Steve Mullen <d-v-c@...> wrote:
>
> "In other words, by the time you spend the buck and effort to make a
> 7D as ideal for reality TV as any of the HD video cameras out there,
> what have you gained?"
>
> I think you are following a mis-direction from folks talking about
> "reality" shooting with these cameras.
>
> The very essence of these cameras is "non-reality" -- that is a film
> look. The goal is the "look" that comes from shooting with a
> relatively large single chip (minimal DOF) that has tens of megapixels
> (allows high luma and chroma rez after de-bayering) through a lens of
> your choice -- designed for resolutions much higher than HD resolutions.
>
> The "rig" is only necessary for shooting film style (follow-focus)
> where a rig would be used no matter the camera. However, the rig for
> these cameras is smaller which has its advantages. Rolling-shutter can
> be controlled in film shoots. (I'm using a Canon that shoots 720p30
> and uses a 12MP CCD. So not all have rolling shutter artifacts.)
>
> Bottom-line, these are not intended for reality shoots so I'm not sure
> how this issue even got going. When folks talk about B roll they are
> thinking of the A camera being film or cine-HD.
>
> Mixing film looking video (B roll) with the HD video reality shows are
> now shooting would not be done unless for a creative effect. For
> example, shots from "back home" or a preview of the luxury hotel they
> get to overnight in if the win a challenge. In other words, a non-
> reality look.
>
> PS: Low light shoots might be another use of the large chip camcorders.
>
> Best Regards,
> Steve Mullen
> d-v-c@...
> DVC
> www.mindspring.com/~d-v-c
>
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