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  1. mfparcher

    How to light a BLUE scene

    I'm shooting a film for a director who wants a room lit as if a blue light hanging from the ceiling is the only light source in the room. Without buying blue lights to test them, I'm trying to determine if a few 90 watt blue lights can even possibly give me enough light, or if I'm better off...
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    Multiple FCP X exports...

    Just wondering if exporting a file in final cut (or any program) will degrade the quality of the file. I have been exporting as .mov and only do this because my computer tends to get gummed up by too many projects in final cut...so...i normally export and delete after finishing a scene, and...
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    file compression - final cut pro

    I am fairly new to final cut pro and when I finalized a project the other day (about 15 min) in HI RES (4444 I think) the final file came out to about 20 GB. Needless to say, I had to compress. I am getting ready to make a short film with a running time of about 30 min and I would like to know...
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    wide-angle lens

    I'm looking to rent a wide-angle lens for the digital EOS I'm using to make my next short, but I've seen a lot of different "wide-angle lenses" with both .7 magnification and .8 magnification. I don't want any sort of fish eye look, just wondering what kind of lens I need to be getting that will...
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    Wide Angle Converter

    I've been looking into getting a Canon WD-H58W .7x wide angle converter for my Vixia HF G10 because it seems that I can't actually put a different lens on the camera. Does this just seem like a work-around? Would I be better off getting a camera I can put an actual wide angle lens on? Thoughts?
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    camera??

    lately, i've been looking into getting a high-end camera, such as the Canon XH A1S. can someone make a recommendation within the $4,000-6,000 price range?
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    need help with manual focus

    hey guys, i'm shooting on a canon hf g10 and i need some help with using manual focus. how do i keep a person in focus as they get closer to and farther away from the camera? i hate auto focus because everything winds up looking like a home movie with everything in the frame in focus. also, if i...
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