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The max bitrate I see is 28 Mbps; the Hitachi Deskstar (typical internal hdd) comes in at a continuous 108 MBps, so you'll have a great excess of speed there for single (or multiple) stream. You'll want to save your project and its cache on the local HDD. The footage will reference external

It is the case that, until very recently, USB2 was the defacto standard for external HDDs (why one sees such a wealth of discussion on the topic). This made for a bad editing time. Now, we've USB3, which is no different from internal SATA, granted the HDD in at hand is no slouch. In the...

Yes; they both surpass the speed of conventional HDDs. You are in luck. Just buy a well reviewed HDD - not the max TB offered, and you'll do well. Hitachi has recently pulled ahead in reliability tests over WD and Seagate. If the HDD is mini size and pulls power from the USB (no power...

Another HDD for footage is par for the course. The question is - does this macbook have USB3? *If the answer to this is yes, then the options are quite robust..

At the high end where there is more sound pollution control, it is an occasional practice to use a hyper like a MKH50 or CMC641 for outdoors as well (natural ambiance qualities, light weight, uniformity in dialog) - such as in 'No Country for Old Men' with the MKH50 in the desert For no budget...

Dialog is captured in mono (standard for films) Some mics are stereo - that run a stereo xlr to two mono xlrs to record separate tracks (for this recorder); Other mics (omni/cardioid) are mono and set up in pairs in particular patterns for particular stereo imaging prefs. You'll want to record...

- fwiw - I would far and away recommend the Black Magic Pocket for the price..

On a team job, its sort of... vital - that everyone remains strictly professional and focused on the variables of their particular roles When I've had this happen to me (beginner actor arguing for their own shot ideas), it was hugely disruptive to the flow of the shoot. All of a sudden there...

The last two decades have had quite a few strong entries IMO. Black Swan was a strong choice; I'd go with 'Children of Men' for the 2000s, and American Beauty for the 90's. Of course, one's impression of a film is so dependent on one's life circumstances at the time it is seen

Something is not right there; the Red in zoom appears to be close in resolved detail to the 5d zoom crop - which tells me that something is definitely off (with the Red shot). In particular, it seems close focused (not set to infinity) - the out of focus trees in the backdrop the giveaway. It...

I think this is really good material here; I like that you took out the telegraphing bits of dialog before the attack in your rewrite, and I like the cyclical structure of beginning the scene w/ the ear catching line about killing, and ending the scene with the doctor's murder (connecting the...

Speak of the devil. I just happened to go to Home Depot tonight and found they had a new type of Cree led bulb. I had tried the others - no good for color work. But this new TW type is really incredible... I have to say the color is the best I've yet seen for efficient globes...

Likely so; thats been my experience w/ the Reveals

I like your setup. No better lens for such a set up. Your components are excellent and well thought out May I recommend a couple of tweaks? - Add an Atomos Ninja Star @ $300 - Position the battery so it is angled off the back, and shift the camera so it is above the shoulder pad. The goal is...

The alzo has been buzzy for me, with an odd cast. If you can stretch it, the GE Reveal cfls are pretty nice for their warmth and richness. I've had one that buzzed though. Nothing beats the kino flo cfls for us. I've been messing around with little halogen globes that they sell at the Home Depot...

Sensor size will not improve image quality alone. In this particular case, the Canon dslr line is inherently crippled in video. Some of the best films have been shot on S16 - which, in my opinion, is the ultimate indie filmmaker's format. It gives you the right dof spectrum for the job - shallow...

++ Money well spent (pick the right ones)

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