Category: Tim Bradley

Great new tool to setup all your Red Epic/Scarlet buttons

by North Coast Videographer, posted in Epic, Red, Scarlet, Sydney cameraman, Tim Bradley

DSMCResourcesIconRed has released a new set of tools for Epic or Scarlet camera users.

One of the tools is amazingly good, it is visual tool for key mapping so  you to setup all the buttons / keys on your Epic camera while using a Mac or PC. Once you have run the program and setup all you button / key choices you save it to a camera SSD and then load to your camera.

Its a so much quicker, easier and simpler way to set up your camera using this program. This tool would be great for anyone one who either rents an Epic or Scarlet or  uses multiple cameras on a shoot. A great way to have all the keys / buttons setup uniformly.

The tools included in the latest release are:
REDMote Upgrade Utility
RED Guide Creator
RED Key Mapper

https://s3.amazonaws.com/red_3/downl…olkit_v5.1.zip

Sony commercial shot on Red Epic

by North Coast Videographer, posted in Epic, Red, Sony, Sydney cameraman, Tim Bradley

Sony is no stranger when it comes to making magnificent advertisements. Their new commercial for the recently released A7 and A7R full frame mirrorless cameras, which features some magnificently choreographed skydiving action, is no exception. What’s even more impressive is the fact that none of this was shot on a green screen. In fact, the entirety of the spot was shot practically at an altitude of 15,000 feet, with an overcranked RED EPIC.

Sony commercial shot on Red Epic

Now here’s the behind the scenes

BTS Sony / Red Epic shoot

How much fun would it have been seeing a skydiver with an F65 strapped to their helmet 🙂

From romance to kids

by North Coast Videographer, posted in Enewsletters, Epic, Harebrained Ideas, Hi-5, October 13, Red, Red One, Sydney cameraman, Tim Bradley

On set with Hi5

Red Epic covers different genres

Five Red Epic cameras were used to shoot the Hi-5 movie, Some Kind of Wonderful. Shot over just five days in Sydney, the film follows the audition process to find three new performers to join the one of the world’s best loved preschool children’s entertainment groups, Hi-5.

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Playing a role in the Great Gatsby

by North Coast Videographer, posted in Enewsletters, Epic, October 13, Red, Red One, Sydney cameraman, Tim Bradley

Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby

It was lauded as one of the biggest films to be released in 2013, starred the highest paid actor in Hollywood, was largely shot in Australia – plus some of MindsEye’s Red Epic camera gear was used to film this major feature film.

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Odd jobs for Qantas

by North Coast Videographer, posted in Enewsletters, October 13, Qantas, Sydney cameraman, Tim Bradley

Odd jobs for Qantas

Corporate videos can lend themselves to a lack of creativity in their composition, however MindsEye strives to think outside of the box with each project.

Qantas is a regular client of MindsEye; Tim has completed a range of projects for the leading airline over the past few years, including informative videos regarding staff training, crewing options, refitting, announcements, security, catering, the new crew uniforms and much more.

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Hope for Crohn’s sufferers with AbbVie

by North Coast Videographer, posted in AbbVie, Enewsletters, GoPro, October 13, Sydney cameraman, Tim Bradley, XDcam

Hope for Crohn’s sufferers with AbbVie

Capturing the emotion behind a person’s story is an essential skill for any cameraman; whilst filming a series of informative videos for AbbVie, a global biopharmaceutical company committed to patient-centred innovation, Tim’s skills were put to the test.

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6K shooting

by North Coast Videographer, posted in Epic, Red, Sydney cameraman, Tim Bradley

With Red’s new sensor coming out now, its about time to have idea what you are getting with 6K shooting.

So what is 6K, well it is 6144 x 3160 pixels or 19.4 megapixels at a 1.94:1 aspect ratio.
6K is 9.36x more pixels than 1080p.
6K is 8.78x more pixels than 2K.
6K is 2.2x more pixels than 4K.
6K is 1.4x more pixels than 5K.
6K is 14% more resolution than 5K for a pristine full debayer down to 4K. Meaning it’s a 66.7% down sample/debayer to 4K.

What does all this mean to me?
Well if you’re thinking about a 4K finish it gives a bit more freedom for creative re-framing, cropping, or leveling. Fine and high frequency details will actually down sample into 4K and benefit from that extra resolution. There are many ways to work with and finish REDCODE for screen and print use. Over sampling and the use of a debayer pattern help eliminate aliasing artifacts. If you want crisp and detailed images there’s options. If you want a smoother feel there’s options. Just depends on what you’re after and the workflow you choose.

So we’re now in some new exciting territory!

Many Thanks to Phil Holland for all the numbers and great chart.

phfx_redDragon_whatIs6K

Power of 5K

by North Coast Videographer, posted in Epic, Red, Red One, Scarlet, Sydney cameraman, Tim Bradley

This TVC is a great example of the power of shooting 5K. By choosing such a high resolution to shoot in enabled an extremely flexible outcome in post. The camera was mounted vertically to make the most use of the resolution, and the shot was framed head to toe with just enough room to allow a few hand gestures. While all the shot sizes had already been decided prior to the shoot, we didn’t have to worry about shooting anything besides the one shot size, knowing that it meant we could get a shot from an extreme close up all the way to an amazing wide shot if needed.

The shoot was a fun day. The director loved the freedom as he knew a shot take could be used in any size in the end TV commercial.

One note for this approach of reframing in post is that I would not recommend this for anything other than a chromakey shoot or white limbo background, as with reframing in post you loose all advantages of being able alter your depth of field with your shot size changes. Vertical shoot

The next Red Epic …

by North Coast Videographer, posted in Epic, Red, Red One, Scarlet, Sydney cameraman, Tim Bradley

The next Red Epic is Epic Dragon and it is now out and about. Red has released a few Epic Dragons for testing and evaluation of the new sensor and electronics. So far the word is great.   Added dynamic range of some say 3 stops over what the current Epic has makes this truly stunning.

One test was shot by Aussie Director/DOP Mark Toia and he was quoted as saying that now the Epic Dragon see what his eye sees. Anyway proof is in the pudding so heres what he shot. Please remember this is a camera thats in beta and still has not got all the colour science and post work out, so if you like the pics now remember they will only get better and better as Red releases camera updates and Redcine software updates.

GoPro updates

by North Coast Videographer, posted in GoPro, Sydney cameraman, Tim Bradley

There is new firmware for the GoPro Hero 3 cameras and a new app. With these you now can watch video recorded on your GoPro via WiFi on your smartphone or tablet. In video playback mode you can only watch a low res version of the footage but its a great feature making it really easy to check a shot back straight after the shoot to make sure all went well.

You can also view stills taken with your GoPro via your smartphone or tablet. With Stills you get a reasonable high res image version.

You can also save video or stills directly to your smartphone or tablet and even share these immediately with social networks.

I love these updates, they make a great camera even better!

New GoPro App