Friday, April 13, 2012

Re: [Avid-L2] Re: Red Camera use on a multicam stage show?

They were using RED cameras in a multi-camera switched studio setup for Red
Dwarf in the UK recently. @edmoore on Twitter might be able to offer
insight.

Sent from my mobile
On Apr 14, 2012 9:02 AM, "Terence Curren" <tcurren@aol.com> wrote:

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> One question... why?!?!?!?! (And don't try to run the 4K , 5K BS past me)
>
> --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, John Moore <bigfish@...> wrote:
> >
> > We've been doing a series of specials with 6 or so cameras and a
> production truck. There is a full production crew with a technical
> director, director etc... There is the thought of switching over to Red
> cameras in future productions. While I know of Red Camera workflows I have
> not had much experience with them. My feeling is that it would no longer
> be a production truck setup using Red Cameras. Is it possible to use Red
> cameras as replacements for typical remote truck cameras and there could
> still be a technical director switching etc... Is there any kind of
> accessory pack to convert Red Camera's to work in a studio configuration
> with remote CCU control for a video shader to balance the cameras. Most
> importantly is how likely is it that 6 independent Red Cameras will match
> in look etc... I fear the lack of the common camera control point that a
> typical remote truck has will create a problem later that will require a
> lot more color
> > correction work. I wouldn't think this is undoable but the typical
> remote truck project has required less than 2 hours of color correction
> because it was balanced in the field but now I don't know how well these
> cameras will match. We are running ver. 4.0.5 SNDX mac and our offline
> bays are mac mc 3.0.x We do have one assist station that is set up with
> 5.5 to ingest things. The performances are over an hour continuous so what
> would be the likely way to record them. What are the internal card
> capacities or external alternatives for a continuous run of up to 90
> minutes. I'm headed to the Red sight but wanted to hear from any real
> world experience.
> >
> > John Moore
> >
> > Barking Trout Productions
> >
> > Studio City, CA
> >
> > bigfish@...
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
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