Victor Maes
New member
I have been lurking here for a long time.
Never having the guts of actually posting.
But today is different.
Back in 2009 I started feeling a deep love for film making.
I was rookie in every aspect but motivated and passionate.
By schooling myself and reading online (including reduser) I quickly gained ground.
I started planning and contacting professionals about these crazy ideas for films.
While being nothing more than a kid.
And thinking anything was possible.
Understandably almost nobody got back to me.
Except one person who had just bought his Red One.
We talked about what Red was doing.
And our hopes for the industry.
Soon after I got to work with a Red for the first time.
Though the resulting film was absolutely awful, it didn't matter.
The Red One left me in awe, and in love.
Opening raw files in Redcine for the first time would make any jaw drop.
The price point meant I was able to rent it cheap.
And even though it was still expensive for a student, it was worth it.
Gaining experience with every shoot I soon managed to land as an intern with the professionals.
A rookie working on television, commercials, short films and features.
But Red's biggest punch was yet to hit.
The Epic changed everything once more.
I could carry a high end cinema camera pretty much everywhere.
Downsizing from two pelican cases into a backpack.
While also enabling an array of new shots that the Red One was too heavy or big for.
And now with Dragon on the doorstep I am certain this will happen all over.
There will always be critics.
But Red has changed the industry, there is no denying.
And I am certain Jim's vision and ideas live on through the others at Red.
IN SHORT:
I'm a 21 year old film student that is fighting for his passion.
And looking back I can see that I owe a lot to Red.
I want to say from the bottom of my heart.
Thank you everyone at Red.
And all of you magnificent people here on Reduser.
And thank you Jim.
I hope one day to do the honours of showing you a film of mine.
Shot on Red.
Picture related: it's my "professional" mattebox on a Red Epic.
Never having the guts of actually posting.
But today is different.
Back in 2009 I started feeling a deep love for film making.
I was rookie in every aspect but motivated and passionate.
By schooling myself and reading online (including reduser) I quickly gained ground.
I started planning and contacting professionals about these crazy ideas for films.
While being nothing more than a kid.
And thinking anything was possible.
Understandably almost nobody got back to me.
Except one person who had just bought his Red One.
We talked about what Red was doing.
And our hopes for the industry.
Soon after I got to work with a Red for the first time.
Though the resulting film was absolutely awful, it didn't matter.
The Red One left me in awe, and in love.
Opening raw files in Redcine for the first time would make any jaw drop.
The price point meant I was able to rent it cheap.
And even though it was still expensive for a student, it was worth it.
Gaining experience with every shoot I soon managed to land as an intern with the professionals.
A rookie working on television, commercials, short films and features.
But Red's biggest punch was yet to hit.
The Epic changed everything once more.
I could carry a high end cinema camera pretty much everywhere.
Downsizing from two pelican cases into a backpack.
While also enabling an array of new shots that the Red One was too heavy or big for.
And now with Dragon on the doorstep I am certain this will happen all over.
There will always be critics.
But Red has changed the industry, there is no denying.
And I am certain Jim's vision and ideas live on through the others at Red.
IN SHORT:
I'm a 21 year old film student that is fighting for his passion.
And looking back I can see that I owe a lot to Red.
I want to say from the bottom of my heart.
Thank you everyone at Red.
And all of you magnificent people here on Reduser.
And thank you Jim.
I hope one day to do the honours of showing you a film of mine.
Shot on Red.
Picture related: it's my "professional" mattebox on a Red Epic.
