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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 :)

Confession...

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Jarred Land said:
Someone needs to write a book... Seriously.
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Before Jim retires somebody should tie him down for an interview to discuss an overview of his career, what led him towards digital cinema, a small history of Red, and the vision for Red's future. I think that would be important and very moving.
 
Phil Holland said:
Before Jim retires somebody should tie him down for an interview to discuss an overview of his career, what led him towards digital cinema, a small history of Red, and the vision for Red's future. I think that would be important and very moving.
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RSH still has the Jail cell Right! :) JK

The history of Red would be cool to see how the R1 came to life.
 
** and come to think of it, I think it would be appropriate for Jarred to conduct the interview himself. He's got a bit more insight on the whole vision and has been there throughout.
 
Erwin van Dijck said:
Not a book! A movie!!

(shot on Red of course)
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That would be cool, but Jim is not the kinda guy that would play himself in a movie and nobody else on this planet could ever represent him well enough...
 
Phil Holland said:
** and come to think of it, I think it would be appropriate for Jarred to conduct the interview himself. He's got a bit more insight on the whole vision and has been there throughout.
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thats actually not a bad idea...
 
Jarred Land said:
thats actually not a bad idea...
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I have occasional good ideas :) I'm thinking closed room sort of thing and two friends hanging out style, which I think you might both be up for. Maybe three cameras rolling.

Man. If we could only find some cameras.
 
Jarred Land said:
No books, yet you ended up receiving Honors at Entrance that year and coming out #2 in a class of 1300... I wouldn't call that luck... I would call that special. You might not read.. but it sure isn't due to a lack of Vision.
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I'm not sure a book or movie could capture vision like this!
 
Phil Holland said:
Before Jim retires somebody should tie him down for an interview to discuss an overview of his career, what led him towards digital cinema, a small history of Red, and the vision for Red's future. I think that would be important and very moving.
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Hell yes! Would love to get insights into his creative process, view on life, things that helped him along his path etc.
 
Jarred Land said:
Jim is an amazingly humble guy given his tremendous ( and multiple ) successes.. many of them not made public.

Every once in awhile I find out about some other massive achievement that he has accomplished along the way and it blows my mind...

Someone needs to write a book... Seriously.
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Okay, even so RED, and of course Jim, and you too Jarred, are already in the "Perseverance" Story, I could definitely include a bit more of Jim's history which in turn will help understand the back ground of RED and why we all believed in it, for me this started while in a hospital bed, with a good chance to loose a leg, yet it was because I came across a thread on DVX User by Jim, that a funny filling hit my spine, was it because He was offering a camera no one else would or because He was offering something impossible that caused me to get curious about it? I don't know. What I know is that it was the way He worded it, and the way He went about it, that made me understand He was a special individual I wanted to believe in, and from him and RED I found some strength my self to believe that the impossible can indeed be possible if you really put your mind to it, and so I saved my leg, but this is an other story, I am going way off topic on this one, any ways...

What I am trying to say is that we love Jim, you and RED, and what Him RED stands for, and what that has done to some of us in a more personal level then just business... Miss you guys... ;)
 
Jannard said:
blood pressure meds. And cigars.
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Even though it isn't my business, you did bring it up, so... yeah, blood pressure medication worries me quite a bit - as do many pharmaceuticals. And in most cases, high blood pressure - if that's what you have - can be fixed naturally (e.g. potassium, proper hydration, whatever). Blood pressure medication is merely a symptom suppressor. I cannot comment on specific cases, so find a physician who can get you properly healthy. It's your choice anyway. I'm not a physician, BTW. But I am aware that enough medical knowledge is out of date before a doctor gives it to his first patient.

BTW I know that these days, for a lot of people, 60 is the new 40, but shit, you do look much younger than you are. Like, seriously. A lot of people - way less wealthy than you - look older than they are. Probably because they are chasing dollars and a trophy girlfriend rather than great ideas.

Jarred Land said:
No books, yet you ended up receiving Honors at Entrance that year and coming out #2 in a class of 1300... I wouldn't call that luck... I would call that special. You might not read.. but it sure isn't due to a lack of Vision.
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What did he study? Wikipedia does not say. Forbes does not say (it says he dropped out - lucky for us!). His own website does not say.

Jarred Land said:
Someone needs to write a book... Seriously.
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I'm surprised that it has not yet been done.

Phil Holland said:
Before Jim retires somebody should tie him down for an interview to discuss an overview of his career, what led him towards digital cinema, a small history of Red, and the vision for Red's future. I think that would be important and very moving.
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Yes. Though I'm interested in his whole life, not just this part of it. A mere overview just won't cut it!
 
Jannard said:
Everyone knows I have several personality disorders. That isn't a secret.

What may surprise you is that I have only read one book (cover to cover) in my life. True enough.

I glean, scan, pay attention, and keep my eyes and ears open... but I don't read books. Make no mistake, I can read. My attention span is just too short to read 100+ pages. I have the attention span of a ferret on crystal meth. I don't really do drugs of any kind. Well... blood pressure meds. And cigars.

The only book I ever read front to back, cover to cover... was The Hobbit. That was in 1969 while at USC.

How ironic.

Think about this for a minute. And you just might get how unbelievable this all is to me.

What a life...

The Hobbit. Shot on RED.



Jim
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My two cents:

Make an effort read some books then you will really enjoy the vivid image!
 
There are those who write and read books. Those who tell stories. And there are those who will be written and read about. Those who ARE the story.
 
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