Recent content by Dan McCain

The project is for a polished and detailed 30 minute documentary for a client who works with the victims of the conflicts in the North East of Nigeria. We are looking for an experienced and talented individual who understands a cinematic style of filmmaking. A reel of successful work in...

We are looking for more field production work in Nigeria and around Africa from international production companies and producers looking for crews with local expertise. With the current restrictions/travel quarantine programmes it seems producers may be looking for local crews rather than...

I am often ask by producers to record two separate mono tracks in camera so that without syncing external audio we can record from two mics and have clean independent tracks. We are using a wooden camera a box however the audio seems to be recording in camera as a mixed stereo. I’ve been...

Ive been out of the research/buying mode for a few years. However we now need to invest in wireless video and wireless follow focus system/systems. What are some great options for wireless focus, wireless video systems for the red these days? Is the OMOD still an option? Thanks for any input.

When I shoot documentary interviews I am lookIng for a way to be able to mark the timecode when I hear a byte I would like to prioritize later when doing selects. Does anyone have a solution for this or is there a way to do this with an epic?

I shot some footage for a client. We recorded to Prores with the Rec. 709/HDR color baked in profile loaded. The client is now saying the footage was recorded in log and therefore needs a lut and are asking me which lut they should use. After trying to explain to them it wasn't recorded in...

I have some Lecia-R converted lenses I would like to sell but Im very busy. Is there an agent who could help me sell?

Random topic. I had a drobo 5D enclosure crash with 9 months project on it. It seems the drives are fine just the case is faulty. Im urgently looking for an enclosure in europe or africa (Im based in Lagos Nigeria), dubai etc where i can fly and pick up. Holiday weekend is making shipments...

I am doing an interview at the U.N. in New York. I would like to hire someone with a tripod (Ill be using an a7s ii) and 2-3 lights to assist in the shoot. Please contact me at mccainds at gmail dot com

When shooting exclusively on prores is there anyway to have all the files populate one folder similar to canon or any other camera? It is very time consuming and awkward to open each folder when looking for footage.

Beautiful set in excellent condition, was hand picked and very lightly used. I hate to part ways with it but need some cash to pay some bills. EOS HARD MOUNT, 77mm front, front and rear lenscaps, .8 pitch press on Delrin gears, de-clicked iris 60mm not de-clicked* Pelican Case 19/2.8...

I have been a red customer almost from the beginning. I was in the line of early adopters who purchased the Red One then eventually upgraded to the MX sensor. I then purchased an Epic MX, and then another Epic MX which i upgraded to dragon. I have advocated for Red cameras for 7 years, I have...

We are currently looking for directors with high end showreels we can represent in Nigeria. Anyone who is interested in working on the top advertising campaigns in the Lagos market please contact me.

I have a cooke 18-100 zoom lens with a scratched front element. Does anyone know where in the USA I could get this repaired?

We transcoded all the interviews from a documentary shoot with ac timecode burnt in. However we are now going through the files and timecodes aren't matching. In some cases they are perfect and in other cases they are up to 6 minutes off. Has anyone experienced something like this and are...