Recent content by Jim Hoffman

Going to be shooting in Hollywood Monday 10-14 & Tuesday 10-15. I need: a small jib set up for a DSLR - Jib/head/tripod/counter weights - basically everything except the camera a small grip package - c stands - flags - stingers - sandbags In my ideal world someone can drop package off at...

Closed - Thank you so much Cineo!!!! May 31st - June 15th Very cool remote phosphor "LED" lighting. I have been speaking with the fine folks at Cineo Lighting about creating an opportunity here at RedUser. I really like their technology and hoped they would see the value in our community...

Interesting. Brighter still. http://news.yahoo.com/goodbye-fluorescent-bulb-philips-says-112843502.html

We are lucky here not to face the full anger of the storm. My heart goes out to those on the east coast. We did get a small taste in the Midwest and I was able to shoot some of the crashing waves. I hope to have an edited video up in the next week. In the meantime here is a taste...

They are now a joint venture. This could be really cool. Two very strong leaders in their field. Can't wait to see what comes...

I need to replace the wheels on my Red Cart. Can anyone make any recommendations? Looking for something durable. Maybe even something that wouldn't require air. Anyone do this? Have a reco? Thanks

Just wondering if anyone has actually been able to play with one of these babies... Updates?

Traveling on a shoot and I need to buy some lights. Where in LA can I buy some Dedolights or Arri kits? A place that's fair? Might also need some more supplies. I will need to pack them on a plane to our next locale. Thought about renting but can't seem to find a great way to make that work...

We had an issue where timecode didn't get jammed after a battery change. Im looking to manually sync multi-channel audio in REDCINE so I can convert files for the editor. He is working on an Avid. I'm trying to find a solution. Waddyatink?

Anyone walking around NAB and posting pearls of wisdom? Share your feed. Found FKB's feed: twitter.com/colin_sheldon Red Centre???? / FXPHD? You guys there?

I would love it if we could pull a still frame of a clip and store it on the epic. Then recall it from one of the buttons as a quick reference for the live view. It would also be nice if we could superimpose the image with control over opacity. I want the choice to pull the image from a still I...

My daughter just graduated from USC's Cinematic Arts program in screenwriting. Woooooohooooooooo! I can't tell who's more exited and proud her or me. She is jumping in the pool in LA. Now I don't know who is more freaked. Clearly me. She ro cks and is very talented. Any other graduates out...

How do YOU go about setting exposures for different scenes incorporating big fire and/or explosions. Situations where you have no flame tests because you are destroying the set and or props with the effect. If you get one shot to nail exposure what tips do you have? I've got 2 cameras to use so...

http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20000083-264.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 Very curious. I would love to know more.

We are collecting video from our clients of many of the past commercials, videos, movies we have worked on for them to be used for a demo DVD and web posting... future use. We have to ask for a format universally available and one that doesn't place too much of a time burden on our suppliers...