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Patience and humour a vital combination

by North Coast Videographer, posted in Enewsletters, July 2014

Mindseye Films - Qantas

Filming in confined spaces is nothing new for Tim – he’s filmed in helicopters, a light plane with Aussie actor Hugh Jackman, off the back of a Harley Davidson, he’s even filmed inside a life raft at sea. And for a recent Qantas shoot, for several hours Tim had to stand in a toilet cubicle adjoining the cockpit of a plane to film a training video on changing a light bulb in the dashboard.

Tim has worked with Qantas regularly for nearly a decade on a huge variety of projects; one recent shoot involved creating a film for Qantas staff that aimed to break down the stereotypes surrounding Indigenous employees.

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Mindseye on top of latest technology

by North Coast Videographer, posted in Enewsletters, Gear, July 2014

Mindseye Films - Optus TVC

New Optus infomercials benefit

Producing two cinematic quality TVCs at low cost and with a limited shoot time? No problem! It’s a challenge Tim faced recently when he was shooting two new infomercials for regular client Optus – and he tackled it using his Red Epic camera and his brand new Canon Cine Prime lens set.

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Now Shooting with Red Dragon

by North Coast Videographer, posted in Dragon, Epic, Red

Dragon: a large, scaly mythical creature that breathes fire and guards castles. Right?

Wrong! Dragon is the name that’s been given to the newest version of the Red Epic, which was already ground-breaking in its field. Tim is one of the first cinematographers in Australia to obtain one, and he is eager to put it through its paces.

The Red Epic Dragon camera takes things up a notch from the previous Red Epic; offering dynamic range once thought impossible, the Red Epic Dragon has impressive low light capabilities, increased resolution and new colour science. In particular, the new colour science makes a huge difference to the end result; primary colours appear brighter, while skin tones are softer and colour variations are more noticeable than ever.

Other stand-out features include:

  • Dynamic range around 16 and a half stops
  • Highest colour sensitivity ever measured
  • Exceptionally low noise levels
  • Can film hi-speed at hi-resolution, clocking 100fps at 6k resolution

The Dragon has had rave reviews from those lucky enough to have tested it.

It has already been used to shoot several high profile films, including Thor, Payne and Redemption, Bad Neighbours, Walking with Dinosaurs 3D, The Expendables 3 and Gods of Egypt, which Tim has been on set at with his new gear.

 

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Dragon Epic coming very very soon to Sydney

by North Coast Videographer, posted in Dragon, Epic, Red

Red’s latest camera, the Epic Dragon, is on the way to us in Sydney. We are going to have one of the very first Dragon Epic cameras in Sydney.

The new camera has a whole range of improvements over the current Epic camera. These improvements include a increased dynamic range and increased resolution. The dynamic range of the camera is now around 16 and a half stops, with a new colour science which takes advantage of the vastly improved dynamic range and low-light capabilities. Skin tones are softer, primary colors are more vibrant, and subtle color variations are discernibly remarkable. EPIC DRAGON cameras capture images that are true to life, with colors that can only be described as “brilliant”.

The RED DRAGON offers dynamic range that was once thought impossible for a digital sensor. Such a wide latitude provides the ability to take on challenging lighting conditions more easily. Improved low-light capabilities let you shoot at ISO 2000 and still produce a clean image. The wide dynamic range and improved sensitivity makes it easier to take on the unpredictable and capture the unbelievable.

The EPIC DRAGON can clock 100 fps at full 6K resolution, merging the worlds of hi-speed with hi-resolution. For even faster speeds, simply drop your resolution and take advantage of maximum speeds of up to 150 fps. With blazing fast hi-speed capabilities, there’s nothing that gets past a EPIC DRAGON.

For more about our latest camera feel free to contact us.

Red Dragon scores highest ever

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

Red Epic DragonThe folks over at DXOmark, who have become the bible of camera testing , have tested the Dragon and the results are pretty incredible. The Dragon rose above all still cameras tested before it, including the best full frame and medium format cameras. Combining the best imaging sensor with the ability to shoot 100 frames per second opens up a whole new world of imaging to photographers.

http://www.dxomark.com/Reviews/RED-Epic-Dragon-review-First-camera-to-break-the-100-point-DxOMark-sensor-score-barrier/Overall-score-Epic-Dragon-takes-first-place-101-points

DXOmark went on to praise the Red Epic Dragon camera –

– As the new leader in this category, the prototype Epic Dragon surpasses the Phase One P65+ and P65+ HR models in color sensitivity, and it marginally exceeds the mighty Phase One IQ180 digital back in our rankings.

– The highest color sensitivity ever measured: exceptionally low noise at the base ISO.

– The headline news is, of course, that of the Dragon’s exceptionally low noise levels. The SNR (signal/noise ratio) curve shown above is simply outstanding – it’s higher than the Nikon D4’s curve for the whole of that sensor’s signal response. The shape of the response curve is interesting as well.

– This noise curve, coupled with a good color response, leads to a very high color sensitivity. At the pixel level (screen mode), the color sensitivity is simply the best ever measured. We normally calculate color sensitivity using an 8-bit output sRGB colorspace. In this case, however, the 8-bit sRGB color space was not large enough to accurately represent the color sensitivity of the Epic Dragon. As a result, we had to switch to a 16-bit sRGB color space!

– this new technology just may forever change the way both footage and stills are shot in the future.

For the tests, the camera was set to full 6k resolution at 23.98 fps, 16 bit and RC 5:1 compression.

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 🙂

Red Epic Dragon Frame Rates

by North Coast Videographer, posted in Epic, Red

The new Epic Dragon camera allows for an amazing range of frames rates. Below is the maximum frame rate for each resolution of Epic Dragon. The minimum frame rate is 1 frame per second.

Dragon frame rates

Please note all frames rates are based on 23.98 time base, 8:1 compression with Lookaround turned off.

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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