Red In Japan

[Paul Leeming]

Congratulations Kenji!

Here's our two Reds lined up together, as of today we've also got the new RedRock MicroMatteBoxes to go with them at no extra charge.

Third one should be here in a few weeks.

Cheers,

Paul

 

[Chosei Funahara]

Red User Japanese Forum

Red User Japanese Forum

In Japan, we have Japanese Red User Forum Bulletin board has just started.
Please check, it's all about the Red One and it's all Japanese language, so you can read and write in Japanese.

http://resuder.jp/index.html

レッドユーザーJPについて

RED DIGITAL CINEMA社から、デジタルシネカメラRED ONEが発表されて以来、米国を中心に急激に導入が進んでいます。また、映画、CM、ミュージッククリップなど、これまでのフィルムやビデオで撮影していたフィールドに、RED ONEが浸透しはじめています。アメリカではその誕生した土地柄のため、活発に情報交換する土壌ができています。

日本では残念ながら、REDUSER.NETのような情報交換できる場所がありませんでした。既に導入した有志の方々だけが、自己発信しているのが現状です。日本国内でも2008年末までには急激に導入台数も増えると言われています。

そんな背景があって、日本でも「ここにいけばREDのことがわかる」というサイトを作ろうと考えました。メーカー主導ではなく、ユーザーによるユーザーのための情報サイトを目指します。今後は関連メーカーからの情報も積極的に公開する予定です。基本コンセプトは「open source」で、ポジティブな情報に限らずネガティブな情報も積極的に公開していきます。

REDの登場により、これまでのワークフローをドラスティックに変革していく予感があります。REDにかかわることで、みなさんもそんな時代の大きな流れを感じていただければ幸いです。

サイトの構成は、日々新しい情報の発信をblogで行い、HOW TOやTIPSなどのテクニックは、別のページでいつでも参照できるように予定しています。また、今後予想されるRED対応のレビューも検討しています。また、ユーザーからの情報発信のための掲示板も用意します。日本の場合はどうしてもread onlyで書き込むことが少なくなりがちですが、小さな疑問の解決や提案など前向きな書き込みを期待しています。

 

[Bruce Allen]

Looks good, Chosei!

BTW, we're in Japan right now shooting a (ultra-indie) short film. I just wanted to say a quick thank-you to Paul Leeming and Kaku Ito for their help. You guys rock. Anyone thinking of shooting in Japan should get in touch with / hire you!

I'm directing - along with Sayaka Kunii. Matt Garrett is the wonderful DP and we have great Red package from LA-based Sam Druckerman - www.red4kla.com

We'll be there until Oct 2 - any Redusers who are interested, send me a PM!

Bruce Allen
www.boacinema.com

 

[Tom Lowe]

Oh, I didn't know you were using Sam's camera. Good luck, Bruce! I know it's going to look great.

But.... can you guys outdo Rodrigo's work from Babel??

 

[Kaku Ito]

Looks good, Chosei!

BTW, we're in Japan right now shooting a (ultra-indie) short film. I just wanted to say a quick thank-you to Paul Leeming and Kaku Ito for their help. You guys rock. Anyone thinking of shooting in Japan should get in touch with / hire you!

I'm directing - along with Sayaka Kunii. Matt Garrett is the wonderful DP and we have great Red package from LA-based Sam Druckerman - www.red4kla.com

We'll be there until Oct 2 - any Redusers who are interested, send me a PM!

Bruce Allen
www.boacinema.com

Good luck Bruce with your shoot and drop by for dinner!

 

[Chosei Funahara]

I have 169 redone enthusiasts in Japan

I have 169 redone enthusiasts in Japan

Bruce,

I'll post your stuff on my column, you may flooded by REDONE crazed boys and girls.:red_bandana:

Cheers,

chosei

Looks good, Chosei!

BTW, we're in Japan right now shooting a (ultra-indie) short film. I just wanted to say a quick thank-you to Paul Leeming and Kaku Ito for their help. You guys rock. Anyone thinking of shooting in Japan should get in touch with / hire you!

I'm directing - along with Sayaka Kunii. Matt Garrett is the wonderful DP and we have great Red package from LA-based Sam Druckerman - www.red4kla.com

We'll be there until Oct 2 - any Redusers who are interested, send me a PM!

Bruce Allen
www.boacinema.com

 

[Paul Leeming]

We just took delivery of our third Red One camera today

We are still awaiting a few accessories, then we can begin renting it out also!

The other two of our cameras are now in Nagoya on Japan's first Red feature, called "Chikujo". I will try to get permission to show some behind the scenes photos soon.

Cheers!

Paul

 

[Kaku Ito]

Ah, so you got to receive it there, good.

 

[Chosei Funahara]

Paul,

Man, man,man,

Delivering the Redone become so fast, my second body should come to NYC, I'm not ready to use 2 camera shoot.

I've planed 4 future!

Future is coming so fast!

Cheers

 

[Kaku Ito]

Four camera shoot is so powerful.
Our DP guy has been coordinating four REDONE shoot for a commercial production shoot.

 

[eltech]

Element Technica at Inter BEE 2008

Element Technica at Inter BEE 2008

Element Technica will be exhibiting at Inter BEE 2008. We will be guests of our Japanese distributor; Seika.

Come by and check out our new products (including the Hand Held Rig) for the RED One and hear about our exciting plans for Scarlet and Epic.

Seika: booth number 5209 in HALL 5

 

[Kaku Ito]

Stephen,

We'll be at Matrox/Comtecs booth. Visceral Psyche will be there, too. We'll see you there.

 

[Paul Leeming]

Here's camera #2121 on a recent Lexus commercial in Toyotashi:

Rig is Mr Moco's SFH-30 which supports the weight of the Red One plus lens and motor no problem...

Cheers,

Paul

 

[Paul Leeming]

Happy 2009 to all of you, from us here at Visceral Psyche.

May the next twelve months be as interesting as the last!!

Cheers from the Visceral Psyche Team

 

[Paul Leeming]

February promotional offer

If you rent our camera during February we will throw in the Red 18-85 T2.9 PRO lens at no cost, in order for you to critically evaluate the quality of this superb lens without risk.

When you book please mention this offer so we know to add it to your booking!

Cheers,

Paul

 

[Noel Evans]

February promotional offer

If you rent our camera during February we will throw in the Red 18-85 T2.9 PRO lens at no cost, in order for you to critically evaluate the quality of this superb lens without risk.

When you book please mention this offer so we know to add it to your booking!

Cheers,

Paul

Just wanted to pop by and say hello. Was in Japan recently and Paul let me play(yes play) with the Red lens mentioned above. Have to say I was extremely impressed. The focus action is smooth (why say accurate here - no point is there?) yet agile, meaning a slow focus pull gives you resistance required for consistency yet enable a very fast pull. T2.9 on Red One is plenty fast enough for most situations. Id suggest trying one if you havent yet and are on the fence about it. Wont be disappointed.

 

[Paul Leeming]

Hey Noel, thanks for the plug

But you're right, it really is a fantastic lens and not to be discounted by those who have only tried the 18-50. Truly they are totally different animals.... both have their strong points (the 18-85 is NOT a handheld option!) but for cinema work the 18-85 is easily in the same class as Cooke or Angenieux zoom lenses!

We've extended the offer until end of March btw to give people enough time to plan upcoming jobs around it, so contact us today to reserve it.

Cheers,

Paul

 

[Paul Leeming]

New Rental Prices

We have altered our rental system and reduced prices for the new financial year.

As of the 24th March 2009 we have dispensed with the prepaid/normal rates and now have one, easy rate of ¥60,000 per camera per day.

We have a new camera booking form up as well, so please be sure to download it from our website and fill in the appropriate sections as some things have changed.


Red 18-85 T2.9 PRO zoom lens FOR SALE

We've decided to sell our Red 18-85 T2.9 PRO zoom lens in order to finance some other more needed equipment. This is a great opportunity to own this excellent lens without waiting six months to take delivery!

Please see this thread for more information.


Cheers,

Paul

 

[Paul Leeming]

Been a while since our last update.

All is well here at Visceral Psyche, we've just come off our third feature, entitled "Viva! Kappe" (Viva country boy) and countless commercials and music videos.

We have some big plans ahead including taking delivery of a set of Red Pro Primes once our number comes up.

We also have our full Impero/Birger Canon mount now so anyone wanting to shoot high quality with low budget can rent a set of Canon EF primes for the perfect, low cost image.

Finally for those of you overseas wanting to shoot here in beautiful Japan, we are your one stop shop for everything from equipment to English speaking crew and location scouting. We know the Yen is very strong compared to the US Dollar right now, so we will do everything we can to keep your budget in the black and provide you with first rate service at a recession friendly price.

Cheers from Tokyo!!

Paul

 

[Chosei Funahara]

Seika will be servicing their own cameras first. This started in June. And, then, Jarred states that they will be servicing all RED ONEs in their territory after that fact. They did not go live in July as planned but it is still most definitely planned and happening very soon.