Los Angeles Red Users group

[juan]

Hello , My name is Juan Elgueta and I have a production company called imaginachile.com. I`m writing this message cause I bought a red camera a few months ago and I´m looking to have the chance of attending some shooting with the red camera in California. Just to gain some expertise and to start learning before I recieve the camera. I have work on sets before and I can be as invicible as you want me to be and also a helping hand if it`s rbe a requiered. I`m not looking for a job or get paid , but i could be a second camera assistant anytime. So i ask any owner of red camera that can give me a hand, to do so. I have the idea of going to California on september , so please if any red ownwer has a shooting schedule during september I would really apreciate if you let me know. Beside I can be a really good contact for you in Chile, a country with cheap production values and landscape you only get to see in a movie.
Hoping to hear from somebody soon,

Juan Elgueta
juan@parafina.cl
569 5325220
562 7934523-3348589
www.imaginachile.com

[Igor Ridanovic]

Hola Juan,

I'd encourage you to attend one of our monthly RED User Group Los Angeles meetings. Watch this section of the forum for the August meeting announcement. You can PM me if you'd like me to add your email to the mailing list.

[BigLu]

Hey Juan im shooting a commercial and 2 music videos this month.
You are welcome to come by if your in town.

Ive emailed you.

good luck

[Bmoreshaun]

Hey guys,
I'm helping sponcer the Elevate Film Festival in Los Angeles this year. It'll be a star studded event in front of 7000 people at the Nokia Theatre(used to be at the Kodak, but this year has out grown the venue). I have sent them a basic RED Package to shoot 4 of the 20 films being shown there this year. They have the equipment and have the first shoot planned for this Thursday, but they still need a technician. Just someone who knows the RED enough to help them through 1 or as many of the shoots you can be available for. They can offer great advertising campaign for your company for donation of time. (Add in the program, link from their website www.elevateexperience.com and your company logo on every film you help with on the big screen in front of 7000 people, many of them being industry professionals. Plus some public praise). Please e-mail me or call if you can help. Thanks

Shaun-

Shaun Crawford-
crawfordmultimedia@mac.com
310-295-2RED
540-660-4252

[Meltzer17]

Noah,

I think you are missing the point a bit. The Los Angeles market, specifically, is over-saturated. There are people who have equipment who are really good at what they do. There are people that own equipment because they think it will get them work. I do not know which category you fall into. The point is that if you undervalue your product you make it harder for everyone else. It becomes a race to the bottom. Then you are renting your $50K-100K camera package for $300 a day. That is not a good investment. They don't call it show business for nothing. It's mostly about money and then a little bit about art. If you just have tons of cash and don't care that is a whole other issue. At some point the RED will be THE CAMERA to shoot and if you treat it that way eventually people will come around. It's quantum physics. I hope this doesn't come off to negative, but I have seen this way to much. Don't undervalue yourself or your gear. It's you working against your best interests!

[RollrCoastr]

Hello all!

I hope i'm in the right thread for this.

I have a question regarding the fees for permits and insurance for filming outdoors in Los Angeles.

Does any of you have somewhat of an indication on what it would cost for a day to get a permit and to get it insured?

Can you use this insurance on multiple locations on one day?

Pardon the ignorance, but i'm from Europe :)
Thanks in advance!

[Igor Ridanovic]

Hello all!

I hope i'm in the right thread for this.

I have a question regarding the fees for permits and insurance for filming outdoors in Los Angeles.

Does any of you have somewhat of an indication on what it would cost for a day to get a permit and to get it insured?

Can you use this insurance on multiple locations on one day?

Pardon the ignorance, but i'm from Europe :)
Thanks in advance!

The wrong thread but... here: http://www.eidc.com/

[Shane V8F]

Noah,

I think you are missing the point a bit. The Los Angeles market, specifically, is over-saturated. There are people who have equipment who are really good at what they do. There are people that own equipment because they think it will get them work. I do not know which category you fall into. The point is that if you undervalue your product you make it harder for everyone else. It becomes a race to the bottom. Then you are renting your $50K-100K camera package for $300 a day. That is not a good investment. They don't call it show business for nothing. It's mostly about money and then a little bit about art. If you just have tons of cash and don't care that is a whole other issue. At some point the RED will be THE CAMERA to shoot and if you treat it that way eventually people will come around. It's quantum physics. I hope this doesn't come off to negative, but I have seen this way to much. Don't undervalue yourself or your gear. It's you working against your best interests!

I totally agree, I believe the tides may be changing with the way the industry sees the RED 1. There seams to be a shift toward higher end work on the RED. It is a shame so many owners undervalued their investment, I believe there will be a whole lot of abused cameras out there shortly, and the ones that fought to keep rates up, may have not rented out there gear as much, but I bet the gear is in way better shape.

Lets hope that the new year brings higher profile projects to the ones that know what their gear is worth.