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  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

POsitive Vibe...

Gary Paul Walker said:
The Red culture is a breeding ground of talent and creativity. After reading the many many many posts, its obvious that there are a number of people here who have opened themselves up creativly with the possibilites provided by Red technology!

But tell us Jim, if you had to pick one project or film that used Red that made you and your team proud, what would it be?
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There are so many...

1. "Crossing the Line". Peter Jackson believed in us from the very beginning. After Steven Soderbergh saw "Crossing"... he called me and said "I'm all in".

2. "Ché". Soderbergh gambled with prototypes on a real project. It started shooting 3 months before we shipped Serial #6 to OffHollywood.

3. "District 9". Academy Award nominee for Best Picture.

4. "El Secreto de Sus Ojos". Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. Wow!

I was also very proud of "Knowing", "Gamer", "The Informant!", and other early features shot on the RED ONE. There have been numerous tv shows, music videos and commercials that were "rewards" for our efforts.

There have been a ton of Indie films Shot on RED that have inspired us to continue to work 24/7.

I'm sure I'm forgetting quite a few... it is late (2am). I'm also sure I will hear about them... :-)

Jim
 
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Jannard said:
There are so many...

1. Crossing the Line. Peter Jackson believed in us from the very beginning. After Steven Soderbergh saw "Crossing"... he called me and said "I'm all in".

2. Ché. Soderbergh gambled with prototypes on a real project. It started shooting 3 months before we shipped Serial #6 to OffHollywood.

3. District 9. Academy Award nominee for Best Picture.

4. El Secreto de Sus Ojos. Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. Wow!

I was also very proud of "Knowing", "Gamer", "The Informant!", and other early features shot on the RED ONE. There have been numerous music videos and commercials that were "rewards" for our efforts.

There have been a ton of Indie films Shot on RED that have inspired us to continue to work 24/7.

I'm sure I'm forgetting quite a few... it is late (2am). I'm sure I will hear about them... :-)

Jim
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I have to say, I thought Knowing was excellent - I loved the images!


 
To think that a guy like me can be sitting in his motorhome drinking Illy coffee, surfing the web on a macpro tethered to the internet via an iphone in the middle of Kentucky while the sun is rising on this gorgeous morning.... with my RED a few feet from me ready to shoot 4.5k footage with sound.... and I never have to go to a lab or fedx anything to see the results.... but come back in the motorhome and edit.... is truly astounding!

Thanks you Jim, RED, and the whole lot of you on REDUSER.
 
Chis -

You've just inspired me to just do that.. Without a motorhome though :-)
I will shoot some sunrise this weekend and post grabs or mov's. Hope the weather is good, so I can show all of you how pretty it is in Korea.

Cheers,
 
Nook Kim said:
I have started my business here in Korea based on the Red gears and technology using it. It's been just a year and a half since it all begun, and without Red, I'm not sure if I could even imagine to break into the industry since I had just moved from the US.

Of course, there were (and still are) times I got stressed with how Red do things, but these times are to make their things and my things better. I never thought of this as negativity.

Truth is.. Red always makes me feel like I'm living an extreme cutting-edge life style.
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Haha, Nook, your story sounds like an analog of mine here in Japan! We had the first Red camera here and will by virtue of that fact, have the first Epic and Scarlet cameras too - thanks Jim!

It's been an astonishing ride thus far and has made me contacts I couldn't have dreamed about when I was finishing film school just a few years ago (when I ordered "off the plan" my first Red camera).

Now I'm entering pre-production on what I hope will be my breakthrough short film, to be shot in 3D, hopefully using Red cameras of some flavour. I'm hanging for a Stereo Scarlet 3D rig!!!

I very much feel we have pioneered Red along with the Red Team in so many ways, so it's awesome to be on the cusp of what is likely to be the sea change in the digital film industry with the release of M-X, Epic and Scarlet.

The journey's just beginning and I'm in for the whole ride!

Thanks all.
 
This is an excellent thread. While red has developed a camera and working image making tool it has more importantly unified a community of people who for the most part have gone beyond the normal confines of a working environment. It is the selflessness of these people I find so rewarding.

Best, Peter
 
Nook Kim said:
Chis -

You've just inspired me to just do that.. Without a motorhome though :-)
I will shoot some sunrise this weekend and post grabs or mov's. Hope the weather is good, so I can show all of you how pretty it is in Korea.

Cheers,
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OK.

>>>>>>>>PROJECT SUNRISE>>>>>>

Where ever you are in the world shoot a sunrise. I'll host the QT's on my site. If you can get me a 720P of your sunrise I will create a RED GLOBAL SUNRISE FILM. So far we have three sunrises.

PM me if you want to do this!
 
That's a shame, just got back from a safari shoot in Kenya, we had some real beauties out there with all the game.
 
So, this is pretty funny because I didn't think about it till I was at a local film makers meet up here in North Carolina yesterday and someone happened to see my license plate and said "Wow, you really are a RED fan aren't you?"

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Fate? :) For those not getting the reference initially, Red 5 is the name of Luke's call sign in Star Wars. Given my convertible is red, I couldn't help name it that. (Red 5 and Red Five were already taken)

And yes, I do own an R2D2 trash can that sits in the back seat when I have the top down and people get a big kick out of it when they realize what I have done after I pass them and they see the plate :)

So, in that light, although I am SURE that the Scarlet Fixed #5 will already be well spoken for or hermetically sealed for preservation, I might just have to call my Scarlet "5" and glue a little R2D2 head somewhere on top of it :)
 
I'll try not to be too long-winded or sycophantic here, but I'm one of those "RED is changing my life" people.

About 7 years ago I started doing editing & design to pay for my Law degree. The editing work soon took over and the law fell by the wayside. Until RED came along I had a flourishing company that had grown from repeat & referral business, servicing the corporate & event multimedia market. I was on the verge of burnout from too many 'sellout' jobs promoting other people's products and services and constantly wondering how we'd get to make our own content. I heard about RED through Mike Curtis' HDforIndies blog (R.I.P.) and made it to their first NAB showing. Thanks to a recent sizeable tax bill I couldn't pony up the $1k deposit there and then - but did so not long after and secured serial #329. The next year I was one of the noobs that sprinted across the NAB showfloor and made it to the first public screening of Crossing the Line. Not long after I was happily spooning my RED amidst a pile of discarded brown packing paper (see my avatar)

I'd never intended to rent the camera out but we ended up being one of the first in our state (Queensland, Australia) with a RED and the demand went through the roof. We created a wet-hire service renting out complete kits accompanied by a Datasherpa. Thanks to the steady stream of hires I was able to afford all the best bits and pieces to go with it - and eventually a second kit (#2594).

Not long after I secured my first feature film contract (Blood Money) to supply cameras, as well as the editing and colour grading. It's currently in talks with two major studios for a distribution deal (fingers crossed). We've now got two hi-end RED kits, RED Pro Primes, a couple of RED Rocket cards, a 35tb XSan with Final Cut Server and a couple of 2K FCP suites.

RED, in one fell swoop, lifted us out of corporate land into the almost-big-leagues (we've got a long way to go yet). I ultimately want to make my own content (features, documentaries etc.) and we now completely control the means of production (other than perhaps a lighting truck :-). Now I just have to get off my ass and get writing.

I'll turn 30 in a couple of months. I just got back from LA DPing a feature documentary on the film industry (Masterminds) - particularly the relationship between directors and producers. The last interview was with Bruce Beresford, the director of Driving Miss Daisy, and even he's shooting his next film on RED. While I was over there I picked up my shiny new MX upgrade - inescapable proof that my spur-of-the-moment purchase of a $1,000 metal reservation token 3 years ago was one of the best business decisions I ever made :)

Thanks Jim, Jarred, Graeme, Brian Byrne, Mark L. Pederson and the countless others that have made this organic, transparent revolution a success. If you guys don't get at least a nomination for a technical Oscar in the next few years there is no justice in the world.
 
Bumping this thread in light of recent bad vibes at reduser.

:)


Daivd
 
well, since this is the Positive Vibe thread...

it isn't as big-time as some of the stuff that folks do around here, but here goes...

I was shooting some RED footage for a group called Paradox Sports...this was a volunteer effort, an acquaintance of mine is one of the directors, who himself is a photographer and had heard about the RED camera and wanted to see it in action.

Paradox helps people who have experienced loss-of-limb traumas to re-learn how to do adventure sports - climbing, ice climbing, surfing, mountain biking. There are a handful of wounded veterans who are active in the organization.

I got a call from a woman who heard about what I was doing and used some of the Paradox footage to cut a PSA for her own organization, a different non-profit that serves wounded military veterans. Both organizations received some national exposure, as a result.

It aired on the Lifetime channel's Army Wives series for a month.

So it wasn't a big deal, but it was a meaningful one. I've had other peak RED moments, but they are about what the camera has done for me.

This story is about what the camera has allowed me to do for others.

Truth be told, it probably would have been much easier to shoot the same footage on a lighter camera, instead of huffing and puffing around the Ouray ice park in crampons lugging big RED!

But it would not have been nearly as much fun...
 
Meryem Ersoz said:
well, since this is the Positive Vibe thread...

it isn't as big-time as some of the stuff that folks do around here, but here goes...

I was shooting some RED footage for a group called Paradox Sports...this was a volunteer effort, an acquaintance of mine is one of the directors, who himself is a photographer and had heard about the RED camera and wanted to see it in action.

Paradox helps people who have experienced loss-of-limb traumas to re-learn how to do adventure sports - climbing, ice climbing, surfing, mountain biking. There are a handful of wounded veterans who are active in the organization.

I got a call from a woman who heard about what I was doing and used some of the Paradox footage to cut a PSA for her own organization, a different non-profit that serves wounded military veterans. Both organizations received some national exposure, as a result.

It aired on the Lifetime channel's Army Wives series for a month.

So it wasn't a big deal, but it was a meaningful one. I've had other peak RED moments, but they are about what the camera has done for me.

This story is about what the camera has allowed me to do for others.

Truth be told, it probably would have been much easier to shoot the same footage on a lighter camera, instead of huffing and puffing around the Ouray ice park in crampons lugging big RED!

But it would not have been nearly as much fun...
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thanks for sharing that.

David
 
Still positive here. David, the thread you are referencing is certainly an example of how things can turn a bit ugly around here, but I think for those who are truly enjoying their experience shooting RED, or those who are excited about the chance to do so once Scarlet and Epic come around, I think the vibe is and will be very positive. It's all about keeping perspective, and sometimes people lose perspective and get lost in a myriad of technical details which in the end are not always the end all be all. I find life to be very easy when you take a logical approach to something like choosing a camera system for a project. Start with your end goal, work your way backwards to identify what tools are capable of achieving your goals within your budget and conduct tests if needed to confirm your approach. Very easy, less emotional, and in the end hopefully leads you to sound judgement. What we see in some of these threads is passion to a fault, cloudy logic, and ultimately heated arguments that are not always built on a good foundation. I suppose it makes for an entertaining read every once and a while, but when it gets very personal, I think that's when the vibe changes to one that leaves a bad taste in people's mouth.

I have met some great people through this forum, and I've learned quite a bit from people who generously contribute their years of experience and knowledge. I've also become quite the fan of Jim's Recon section, in particular the Thoughts and Tips. With the increased membership, there will be an increase in noise, and perhaps an increase in negativity. But when you filter the noise, there's still a lot of positive information to garner, so it's still worth it for me to come here.
 
My first experience shooting with RED was not by choice. Funny as that sounds. The producer and director decided that they wanted to shoot RED because their FX guy felt strongly about the positive element of it. I was dubious because I was unfamiliar with the camera. And to be honest more than any other camera I have shot with the prospect scared me. Once you've picked up a dozen cameras you can pretty much logically find your way around any camera. Some UI's are far from logical to be fair. The producer seemed to think that because I liked to spend my time here and on scarletuser that meant I could handle the camera. Which is crap. I knew theoretically the ins and outs of the camera and the format, that didn't qualify me to shoot with one.

I wanted to do the shoot really badly as I wanted the opportunity to work with RED, so I happened to talk to a director friend of mine and he called in a favour for me and the same day a RED owner I had never met before lent me one of his cameras for the weekend to familiarise myself with it. It was pretty bare bones kit but he ran through some things with me and I spoke to him several times over the phone, during the weekend. Although it might speak of his particular character rather than the RED, but his passion for the camera was very endearing.

The shoot went well but unfortunately although I have some shots of it, the project is in a state of purgatory and I doubt it will ever get finished. C'est la vie...I enjoyed the experience. Back then in my area there wasn't too many that had any experience with the RED so it knocked me up a rung or two.

Moral, it can be daunting and even terrifying to use an alien piece of equipment but grab your fear by the danglies...i dare you. ;)
 
Steve Sherrick said:
Still positive here. David, the thread you are referencing is certainly an example of how things can turn a bit ugly around here, but I think for those who are truly enjoying their experience shooting RED, or those who are excited about the chance to do so once Scarlet and Epic come around, I think the vibe is and will be very positive. It's all about keeping perspective, and sometimes people lose perspective and get lost in a myriad of technical details which in the end are not always the end all be all. I find life to be very easy when you take a logical approach to something like choosing a camera system for a project. Start with your end goal, work your way backwards to identify what tools are capable of achieving your goals within your budget and conduct tests if needed to confirm your approach. Very easy, less emotional, and in the end hopefully leads you to sound judgement. What we see in some of these threads is passion to a fault, cloudy logic, and ultimately heated arguments that are not always built on a good foundation. I suppose it makes for an entertaining read every once and a while, but when it gets very personal, I think that's when the vibe changes to one that leaves a bad taste in people's mouth.

I have met some great people through this forum, and I've learned quite a bit from people who generously contribute their years of experience and knowledge. I've also become quite the fan of Jim's Recon section, in particular the Thoughts and Tips. With the increased membership, there will be an increase in noise, and perhaps an increase in negativity. But when you filter the noise, there's still a lot of positive information to garner, so it's still worth it for me to come here.
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Steve,

You always bring the good vibe.

David
 
Tim Hole said:
I wanted to do the shoot really badly as I wanted the opportunity to work with RED, so I happened to talk to a director friend of mine and he called in a favour for me and the same day a RED owner I had never met before lent me one of his cameras for the weekend to familiarise myself with it. It was pretty bare bones kit but he ran through some things with me and I spoke to him several times over the phone, during the weekend. Although it might speak of his particular character rather than the RED, but his passion for the camera was very endearing.
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I am not surprised by this at all. I have found many like minded RED users and that is one very cool thing about the whole experience. It has brought some people together to talk, film, not just technology and i've noticed that people have felt empowered and the fact that the camera exists gives them a sense of possibility.

David
 
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