Anyone shot behind the scenes type stuff on REDs?

[Samir Patel]

Curious if anyone has samples of behind the scenes type shoots using REDs. Or do you think it isn't worth it considering the processing time. And just better to use a 5d or other DSLR?

 

[Bob Gundu]

Yeah I just shot something and will be posting this week. Last year I shot the same event with 2 Af100s. This year it will be with one Scarlet and some af100.

 

[Samir Patel]

Thanks Bob. That was a great video. Looking forward to the new one.

 

[Matthew Ritenour]

You know, I think the drawback to using a red on behind the scenes work isn't just the processing time but the fact that you cant just whip out a red and start shooting. You can have a 5d up and shooting in seconds which will allow you to run in there and catch some fleeting moment. For other situations the red would be great but then there's the processing as you mentioned. I guess it depends on what kind of style of behind the scenes you want to shoot!

 

[Bryant Bell]

We used a Scarlet to document this behind the scenes video of a project we did: https://vimeo.com/41722740

2 days we used the Scarlet (for the 35mm shoot) and the other day we used a 7D (for the Phantom shoot)

There is a noticeable difference in quality and the Scarlet stuff looks much better. The major benefit was being able to grab BTS stills from the Scarlet, the 7D stills from video looked terrible in comparison. The crew thought it was funny that I was shooting BTS on a Red, but the quality is worth it. It was easy to handle with just 1 zoom Canon on it all day.

 

[Samir Patel]

Thanks Bryant. That was great. The finished project was great as well.