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Emily Cho Spring/Summer 2015 filmed on RED Epic Dragon

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Brian Choy

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Hi All,


I'm very excited to have finally joined the RED community/family. Upon release of the Epic-X Dragon, I quickly snatched one up a few days before this shoot and have absolutely no regrets. This was my first time using an Epic, and the first time powering on this camera. I learned a lot from working with it on this shoot and have realized many things that could've been set differently on the camera after the fact, but I managed. The video is attached, and stills to follow soon after they come back from retouching. This was shot on location in Miami Beach. Enjoy!



(Direct link: https://vimeo.com/117134599)
 
Bob Gundu said:
Hey Brian. Looks like you nailed the exposure pretty good.
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Thanks, Bob! One of the balcony shots was blown out due to the sun peeking back out. In hindsight, I should've shot at higher a higher ISO to preserve more of the background details.
 
Matt Ryan said:
Great stuff Brian! Congrats!

Did you shoot this with natural light only, or did you use modifiers of any soft?
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Thanks, Matt! This was shot only with natural light, and I used a small 32" reflector that was more effective as a sun shade/wind blocker than it was a light modifier. :wink5:
 
Yeah, for a first time out with *any* RED, that's pretty spot on. What glass and ND did you use? STH or LLO OLPF?
 
Tristan Houghton said:
So so clean!
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Thanks, Tristan!

Mike P. said:
Yeah, for a first time out with *any* RED, that's pretty spot on. What glass and ND did you use? STH or LLO OLPF?
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Thank you, Mike. Up until this point, I've only filmed on DSLRs. This is my first step into the world of digital cinema!

The entire piece was filmed with a Canon 24-70L (first gen) with screw on Tiffen ND filters. STH OLPF for this, but my LLO OLPF is on order (has been for the past 2 months). I have an in-studio fashion shoot coming up in a month, and I'm looking to shoot that with better (cinema) glass and the LLO OLPF.

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Really lovely imagery and colours regardless of how many times with a RED - but its also incredible to see what our dragons are capable of with natural light and a reflector.
 
Arthur Woo said:
Looks great! Alan did a great job coloring it.
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Thanks, Arthur! Alan did a phenomenal job coloring this piece!

Samir Patel said:
Looks fantastic Brian! Thought I recognized a few buildings in the background.
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Thank you, Samir. We were staying in the Fontainebleu for a few days during Art Basel, so we filmed just about everything within the vicinity to keep our room/prep area accessible for makeup/wardrobe changes/etc.

Jordan Buck said:
Really lovely imagery and colours regardless of how many times with a RED - but its also incredible to see what our dragons are capable of with natural light and a reflector.
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Thanks, Jordan. This is true -- the Dragon truly is an incredible sensor and I'm extremely excited to shoot with it this year!
 
Hey,

great work there! What's your shutter angle on this shoot, compression?
 
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