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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 :)

Just signed up for REDucation in LA

Read the DSMC manual.
https://www.red.com/downloads/4f56854e6261f95a570006a5

It's long but you can probably get through it in 2-3 hours. With that as a base you can focus in class on the things that you can't get from just reading a book and have a list of questions of things that didn't make sense.
 
Dorian Cohen said:
How should I make the most of it? I would love to hear some thoughts from those of you who have already attended, or connect with folks who will also be there.
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I was fortunate enough to instruct at one back in June 2014. I would say the most important thing is to remember to ask questions if anything pops up. All of the instructors are usually fairly experienced shooters and some use Red cameras nearly daily. If anything is unclear or you think of something that hasn't popped up, feel free to ask.
 
Along the lines of what Phil just said, good advice for any education is to know what you want out of it. Coming into the course with specific things you want to learn will give your instructors a nice foundation. If you come in and say "I've been shooting for 3 years with RED. What I really want to learn is how the exposure tools work and better understand what gamma is" your instructors will have a concrete target that when you walk out you know understand those things really well. The hardest thing for a teacher is to just dump information and hope it's relevant. You'll get the most out of a course if you yourself can understand what you don't know and need to improve at. "This is what I'm good at, this is what I know I'm bad at but I'm also here to expand into what I didn't know was even an option."

I would also watch all of RED's videos. They have some good high-level courses as is. This can help prime you on what's still a hazy concept for you.
http://www.red.com/learn/red-101
 
All excellent advice.

Phil - I am extremely grateful to be able to learn from people with such extensive experience. Very much looking forward to it. I'm also looking forward to meeting some shooters in the LA area - as I am an SF bay area resident looking to build a broader circle of professional contacts.

Gavin - SO true. Ideally, I will walk in knowing precisely what I hope to learn, and walk out with that knowledge. I really appreciate the suggestions here. I am doing a lot of self-learning, devouring as much content as possible so that (as you stated) I won't spend valuable time learning things I could have taught myself.
 
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