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Ken Corben
Banned
It's late and we are all very tired after two stupendous days of multiple RED cameras testing various 4K and 2K elements. Elements the LART team identified as missing in the "user data" of RED cameras since it's release. LART exceeded my expectations. The level of talent, equipment and the professional effort contributed were simply amazing. To quote one individual. "There were no milk girls here at LART."
NDA
It is quite simple - RED provided LART with as yet unreleased RED equipment and support with a request that we not release the info or test results until after RED's official announcements. Good business all around. We had some of the best in the business testing for feedback to RED and we will and can release the info after the public announcement is released by RED. That is the NDA story plain and simple. No, conspiracy theories here...
Canon Mount/DSLR Glass
The Canon mount situation was simple - Erik fell very ill at the 12th hour. Let's all wish him a speedy recovery. GibCor will get the Canon glass tests for redusers as soon as Erik is recovered thanks to Ketch Rossi and other LART team members that have volunteered for a pick up day on this - minor delay, not a major loss for the LART mission/goals. It's coming sooner than later so standby on this follow up.
Daily Posts
Thank you for the support and enthusiasm for LART. As you all know, we pulled this off with no funding and completely based on volunteer efforts. The LART test teams were all working feverishly through out the two days. There simply was not enough time to post anything. That said, look for a very cool, informative and useful stream of data on reduser over the coming weeks. I say weeks since there is some very fun stuff that will require post production time before the VUZE downloads will be online.
LART location and talent
Where to begin? Thanks to Dave Parker, founder of Pelican products, for allowing us to use "Dave's Garage" to host LART. His facility and collection of classic cars took LART to an amazing level. Billy Summers and crew for showing up Friday to pre-light and set up the LART testing stations. The talent and models that volunteered their time to LART were first class. The girls were stunning. The make up and wardrobe departments were stellar. One of Hollywood's best stunt coordinators was there both days. A group of SEAL team stunt men and martial arts specialists volunteered their time and expertise - and the list goes on.
Special thanks to LART coproducer Kyle Baker for wrangling everything from talent to location - Blair and Brook for their amazing efforts and talents as DP's/operators and as LART Directors - the VFX team and way more other volunteers than I am going to list now.
LART Usefull?
Gibby is in transit but by late Monday will post on reduser regarding LART data flow, information release and more. Much much more will follow. Imagine a struck set with David Mullen, Matt Uhry, Charles Pappert and other DP's along with Ted Schilowitz, a RED camera and a series of as yet untested lenses. Hypothetically imagine the RED 50-150 on this set? I'll say no more on that concept. This was only one of many LART testing set ups.
Imagine - NIGHT EXT - fire dancers with multiple red cameras shooting a variety of lenses at several different camera settings from 4K 24fps to 72fps.
Imagine a Hollywood style fight scene with classic cars, girls and SEALs shot with 3 RED cameras simultaneously. Hand held RED 18-50, Actioncam, RED 300 and RED 50-150 lenses.
I am going to stop there for now.
Gibby will launch a new thread soon that will replace this one to share the LART RESULTS. We will endeavor to provide everything from .r3d 4K downloads of blue screen tests thru to the highest rez possible of test footage with our VUZE partners on the GibCor channel for redusers.
I'd also like to acknowledge Lucas Wilson and the SCRATCH system from ASSIMILATE. Luki was there both days and blew everyone away with the ASSIMILATE solutions and his talent.
Was there a benefit from LART?
The key difference here is that actual footage and files will be available to redusers unlike the pictures and posts from other client driven RED shoots to date where these items were not available.
Long live the revolution,
Sharky
