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A Call Out To All The REDHEADS

Very cool thread. Good idea, Sam.

I just kicked in a little something.

BTW, Pizza never killed anyone! :)
 
Thanks for your support of the testing team on this!

We've all been on sets/locations where we dreaded meal time because the food sucked. As a producer/director I've always believed and practiced a philosophy where we went the extra mile to make sure the crew had tons of water, good food, and as much creature comfort as possible. I remember so many productions in my career, when I was working as a DP or cinematographer, where I felt the producers simply didn't take good care of the crew. I've always believed that a crew that is well fed and feels that the producers and director really care about their comfort and conditions, will have a good attitude and bust their asses to do good work.

As producers of LART, we could have brought in very basic short order food for the testing team. But I've been so impressed by these guys willingness to donate their time, talents, equipment, travel expense, and lodging expense to be a part of LART, that when Sam and others suggested a "food drive" to feed the team well, I thought it was a great idea for team morale - and it is exactly in line with my (and Ken's) philosophy for thoughtful care for our normal production crews.

A heartfelt "thanks" for your generosity on this...
 
Thanks Sam....no problems

Will update your paypal on the weekend.


Cheers,
 
I'm in.

Since none of us this side of the pond are able to get involved in the testing, I feel the least I can do is chip in to cover expenses for those who are there.
 
OK, I may sound like a nutjob here but to be honest my condition has not improved in years! So I have to deal with it.

I tend to believe a happy and well taken care for crew is a better performing and more inspired crew.

To this day I've only done SFX stuff so it's usually a bunch of guys sitting in front of PCs all day and night long. So I usually cook for everyone and we are having a great time.
I order a 5lb tuna fillet and simillar amounts of salmon and other healthy food stuff and I take a half hour break earlier than everyone else and cook up everything from raw ingredients. Usually it's sushi and chinese so about ten to five minutes before our planned lunch break everyone just starts rounding up what they are doing as the smells are killing them and when we are done eating we can usually go at it for just as long.

I have managed to get a crew of 6 to work for 5 days straight without one minute of sleep or half a complaint. Only taking one hour breaks every 6 to 8 hours to stretch out a bit and get something to eat.

Feed your crew well and they'll make you proud!
 
nutman said:
...I have managed to get a crew of 6 to work for 5 days straight without one minute of sleep or half a complaint. Only taking one hour breaks every 6 to 8 hours to stretch out a bit and get something to eat.
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And they said slavery was dead!




I've sent over what I can, should feed a couple of you I hope. I'm expecting great things now of course :)
 
I think this idea is a good one by the way and I thought it worth mentioning that if for any reason anyone should have any misgivings about donating money to this (Especially when there are obviously places in around the world that require donations on a daily basis), then think of it from the point of view of good business.

Twenty peoples time and equipment would typically cost a great deal more, and information gathered in such a manner is often kept relatively guarded so by lending a hand in such a way you will be doing yourself a favour when it comes to educating others about your own equipment, because you'll have more information at your disposal (and money left in your wallet) than if you tried to conduct the tests on your own.

And if you still should have any misgivings then I reckon make a donation to a charity of your choice in the spirit of it all!!! :)
 
Wow,

To our brothers across the pond a heartfelt thanks - very considerate and appreciated. I didn't post yesterday's contributions/totals as there was only one - big thanks for that as well.

We are about a $1,000 short of the catering costs as of today - cameras shipping in 34 days with LART possible as early as Sept 14 & 15? (subject to change based on shipping schedule of course).

paypal contributions to kcorben@yahoo.com
checks to: Seaflix 7336 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 701 Hollywood, CA 90046
 
I just put in my contribution... and bear in mind that:

1. I am too broke to buy a Red, was even too broke to put down the $1000 reservation when they announced it...
2. Even though I'm in LA, I'm not even on the VIP list for the club...

Come on, if I can do it, everyone else can... seriously, all of your guys rubbing your hands together talking about how much you're going to rent this sucker out for, the LART will be a huge benefit to you!

One of the reasons I chose NOT to try buy a Red was because I thought it more important to have funds to pay people who help me for their time. I didn't want to be the guy with the fancy camera trying to slime everyone into working for me for free. If that meant I had to reduce the camera budget to a frikkin' HV20 with 35mm adapter, so be it.

Anyway, contribute and prove me wrong guys. Show us you value paying people for their work more than your camera... seriously, if they help you make just a single informed purchasing decision, your contribution just paid for itself.

Ah well, I think I'm going to fly to South Africa during the whole of September so I won't have to gnash my teeth thinking of you guys all testing Reds down the road from me.

Steve and Gibby, when we do the LART for the Red Mini, please put me on the guest list, okay? ;)

Bruce Allen
www.boacinema.com
 
In an effort to get the most out of the two days can I ask that my $50 donation be put entirely to Red Bull? :)

I think that LART is a very noble effort and it is great that Sam organized this way to show our support and gratitude.

Come on, everyone, step up to the plate: from what I can see, Gibby has organized a dream team that will give us all a level of detail we can only dream of--the least we can do is keep them from getting hungry!
 
Update #3

Update #3

Looking good guys - here's the update we are now officially at the half way point in the first week - many thanks from all the LART volunteers.

Amount forwarded:

$1,011

New contribs as of Friday:

$10
$20
$50
$50
$50

Total $1,191

BTW - we have received PM's and emails that checks are in the mail from UK, Mexico and US redusers. These amounts are not yet posted. Pretty cool global community ehh?
 
chuck colburn said:
I'll eat dirt if someone wants to book me a ride on the "Big Gray Doggy" down to L.A. LOL
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Jeez Chuck, I didn't know you were afraid to fly, or were that hard up for cash. But if you really want to take the bus all the way from Orygun, send me a PM or an email. I'll bring the jar of dirt. :tongue:
 
Paul, Bruce, & Thom!

Thanks so much for pitching in....

I appreciate it, and I know the guys on the LART do.

It is soooooo cool and I'm really excited to see everyone embracing the spirit of this fund drive to feed the team.

You know, I believe that saying ....

"What goes around comes around" is true.

And these guy's volunteering to work for us...

And now we as collective are sending it back....

Awesome.
 
sharkguy said:
we are now officially at the half way point in the first week
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Half way?

I Love It!

sharkguy said:
we have received PM's and emails that checks are in the mail from UK, Mexico and US redusers. These amounts are not yet posted. Pretty cool global community ehh?
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I'll say.

Oh, we are soooo on our way.

Thanks for the update Sharky...
 
Jeff Kilgroe said:
Jeez Chuck, I didn't know you were afraid to fly, or were that hard up for cash. But if you really want to take the bus all the way from Orygun, send me a PM or an email. I'll bring the jar of dirt. :tongue:
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I think we might be missing the point here, Jeff....

Who else (besides me) wants to see Chuck eat dirt? In 4K!

Raise your hands.... up... up...up! That's it...

Now put them down on your pay-pal send button, with a note attached...

$ Moneys to be used for "Chuck's Special Mud pie".

If that's Not worth a few bucks donated for the cause, I don't know what is!

PS, I just want to thank Chuck for making that generous offer.... You're the Man!
 
Just sent mine in. Wish you guys the best with this test. I'm looking forward to all of the results. A great community we have here.

Steve
 
Do you take Canadian dollars or do you prefer to keep everything USD? Gonna try to chip in what I can.
 
Thanks Glenn - USD would be easier for us on this end.

And thanks again from the LART team for everyone's thoughtful consideration on this...and especially to Sam and Donatello for originally suggesting the concept of a fund drive for this...much appreciated by the LART team!
 
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