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    What is the purpose of a MUA?

    Do you want them to be normal, greasy, sweaty people whose foreheads and noses shine in the sun? Or do you want your actors to look like y'know, movie stars?
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    new of the new -- getting the most on a new cam

    Whilst I do empathise with the desire to 'future-proof' camera purchases, there's nothing stopping you from shooting projects 'for a larger screen' in 1080p - the just-released Mad Max: Fury Road for example was shot in 2.6k on Alexas and in 1080p on Canon 5D Mk IIs. And whilst I'd love an Ursa...
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    The best camera for low light indoor filming?

    The current Ursa's *terribad* for low-light (a compromise made to get the global shutter in there) but this may change with the new 4.6k sensor - too early to say yet though. The Pocket and Cinema Cameras are better since they have a native ISO of 800 (Ursa is 400) - pair the PCC/CC with a...
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    Formatt Hitech ProStop IRND filer flare - what is acceptable?

    That's pretty normal - adding filters plays havoc with flares unless your lens has a hood or matte box - so long as the Firecrest isn't affecting the colour-cast of your image then it's working for your sensor.
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    New Indiana Jones movie confirmed.

    'bout time they made a fourth one.
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    Question about making DVDs.

    Shouldn't happen. What software are you using? Telling us a bit about your workflow might help.
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    Can I use watermarked green/blue screen footage?

    No. 'fair use' is about the use of material to support things like documentaries - for example, if you were making a documentary about some environmental issue you could use news clips that illustrate different sides to the debate - you can't just download copyrighted material and drop it in a...
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    How much free rein should I give a screenwriting consultant?

    That's good advice - another way to handle this kind of scenario is to diminish the protagonist's credibility with both the audience and the protagonist's peers - maybe he/she has a personal axe to grind so they're seeing patterns that possibly aren't there. Maybe they're so disillusioned with...
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    Clouds moving causes blown out highlights

    Yes - knowing your way around a light meter is a useful skill - I have a rather lovely Gossen light meter but I rarely use it any more - still, better to have one and not need it eh?
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    Clouds moving causes blown out highlights

    You're definitely overexposed - even the shadow side is brighter than I'd shoot it. If you don't have ND then get one - it's essential for shooting outdoors on low-ISO cameras, let alone the A7s. Also, are you shooting in a log mode to get the most dynamic range? A7s needs some heavy-duty ND...
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    Canon 5D mk II vs Blackmagic Cinema

    Well, the firmware improved *dramatically* over the past year - just waiting for them to fix a stabilization bug they introduced in 2.1 and then the CC/PCC/4kPC are 'done' in my opinion. As far as ergonomics go, well yeah - the CC/4k are kinda odd - not sure what they were thinking. But for...
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    Canon 5D mk II vs Blackmagic Cinema

    Yeah, that's one myth that needs to die :) The Blackmagic cameras are some of the simplest cameras out there from a configuration perspective. Let's take the Cinema Camera as an example: 2 resolutions: 2.5k and 1080p 3 ISOs: 400, 800, 1600 (hint, use 800 for *everything*) 3 Recording formats...
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    holly crud 4k for under 5K

    For me there's three gotchas: 1) it doesn't come with the shoulder-mount and the EVF - those add an extra $1,900 to the price. 2) it doesn't look like the Ursa Mini has particularly stellar low-light performance - native ISO is said to be 800 (same as the Cinema Camera/Pocket) - no Speed...
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    holly crud 4k for under 5K

    When you watch Grant Petty talking about the Ursa Mini he was saying that the original BMCC was designed to be used handheld without rigging (!) and that when people started to rig up their CCs and PCCs they realised that the users wanted something with a more professional design philosophy and...
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    holly crud 4k for under 5K

    Great post! And whilst I don't have any experience of shooting Alexa or RED I can imagine that BMD has some way to go before rivalling the image acquisition of these cameras - heck, they're engineered without compromise whereas Blackmagic products are priced directly at the prosumer segment. I...
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