Recent content by Manfred Lopez

I was wondering if someone could help me identify who this DP is. They were shooting in Manhattan the other night and I didn't get a chance to ask. I was so happy to see they were using film. EDIT: For a strange reason the red forum software seems to have flipped the image upside down. I have...

Hi I'm looking for some VFX work to be done on a trailer we shot with an Epic MX. Does anyone have any recommendations? The work entails distorting someone's face/head in a scary way similar to Jacob's Ladder infamous head shake.

Hi. I'll be attending this year's festival and it's my first time going. Any Redusers attending this year? Are there any tips anyone is willing to share? The first thing I'm trying to figure out is where to stay without going bankrupt.

Does anyone have experience shooting documentaries in Laos? How complicated is it to get permits? Is it feasible going over there with a full red epic camera package? Or should one aim for a lower profile camera? Any advice would be very appreciated.

So we are getting ready to do the festival rounds and I was wondering if anyone knows of a good place in the US to have postcards and posters printed. I am interested in high quality. Any other tips to maximize our festival experience would be welcome.

I'm not sure if this has been mentioned, but I was surprised to learn that Digital Bolex is shutting down. Too bad. They will be missed. http://www.digitalbolex.com/thank-you/

I have a client who wants us to find and work with a web designer / programmer to build a classy site for a luxe boutique hotel. Previos credits in this industry is highly preferred. Any recommendations? We will film some commercials and provide all photographic materials for the web site.

I was wondering what the focus should be. Is it high production values shots first? famous people? camera moves? Great acting? Does anyone have examples they are willing to share?

I found this nugget of a text in Kodak's press release for their new super 8 camera: " The Kodak Super 8 Revival Initiative reaches far beyond the introduction of a new camera. The company has built a roadmap that includes a range of cameras, film development services, post production tools and...

I was doing some research and stumbled across the fact that Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut has no DoP or Cinematographer credit. Instead Larry Smith is credited as "Lighting Cameraman". The movie gives him top billing in the credits, but IMDB buries his credit deep inside the camera...

I was wondering if anyone could recommend me the model/brand of the worst LED lights you have ever come across. I'm trying to recreate the lighting test bellow to demonstrate the difference between high CRI and low CRI. I want to recreate a shot of a purple object that comes across as blue when...

I need help! I was handed a large, already-edited project where the RMD were not created in RedCine and instead were created by Final Cut Pro. So now none of the RMD's update in Final Cut Pro if they are altered in RedCine. The advise i'm getting is to erase the RMD's and re-save/re-generate...

A secret stash of artefacts and gear from the Apollo 11 mission was found in the closet of Neil Armstrong. Among the items was a 16mm camera that recorded the "one small step" footage. I was wondering what kind of lens was used on this camera. Does anyone know? Link to article...

I'm looking to get one of these two monitors primarily for focus pulling. The specs say that the AC-7 has Focus Assist Plus, Focus Assist Max, and Focus in Red. The DP-7 only says Focus Assist (Intensity Adjustment, Highlight Color Select, Color/B&W Background). Does this mean the AC-7's focus...

We finally exhausted all of our storage and it's time for an LTO archival solution. So while looking around for the latest and greatest, I noticed that there is a new inexpensive drive from mLogic that supposedly works with the nMP through thunderbolt. Has anyone used it? How necessary is it to...