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Ladies? O Sister, where art thou?

Jeff Coatney

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Let's get some post-count tallies going for the Women. Where are our female RedUsers? Give us a shout-out and tell us what you like about Red, Scarlet, and filmmaking in general.

O Sister, where art thou?
 
LOL. If there's not too many I can hold the fort. I'm loud enough for a room full of em.

As I said in the other thread man-handling a fully fledged RED1 is pretty hard going hand-held for someone like me. Scarlet/Epic gives what us girls like the most big things in small packages.

I spent quite a few years doing fashion and corporate photography then moved across into cinematography. Red brings my two worlds together. One thing that has always puzzled me slightly about the perception of RED is how it treats skin tones. Was this a problem in the beginning because I love the way the look. I think that without RED I wouldn't have been too quick to move from photography into film. I like contrast, good dynamic range and the power of RAW. I think you get used to dealing with images in a certain way and video (even up to the cine-alta level) was really not doing it for me. I found it frustrating. But that is going from a Hasselblad to video.

The HDRx mode is going to really get me excited. To be able to carry around a 3K or 5K camera in my hand with the ability to shoot at really high ISOs and still have the flexibility of raw at my fingertips. What more could you ask for.
 
Debbie Fischer said:
LOL. If there's not too many I can hold the fort. I'm loud enough for a room full of em.

As I said in the other thread man-handling a fully fledged RED1 is pretty hard going hand-held for someone like me. Scarlet/Epic gives what us girls like the most big things in small packages.

I spent quite a few years doing fashion and corporate photography then moved across into cinematography. Red brings my two worlds together. One thing that has always puzzled me slightly about the perception of RED is how it treats skin tones. Was this a problem in the beginning because I love the way the look. I think that without RED I wouldn't have been too quick to move from photography into film. I like contrast, good dynamic range and the power of RAW. I think you get used to dealing with images in a certain way and video (even up to the cine-alta level) was really not doing it for me. I found it frustrating. But that is going from a Hasselblad to video.

The HDRx™ mode is going to really get me excited. To be able to carry around a 3K or 5K camera in my hand with the ability to shoot at really high ISOs and still have the flexibility of raw at my fingertips. What more could you ask for.
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Thanks for stepping forward. And I have to say, that's one intriguing profile picture you have there... :cheers2:
 
I have never met another female operator, besides myself, who owns a titanium "R" - I think I may be the only one. I'd love to have information proving me wrong, but I believe this is a very tiny club.

I have been on these boards since the beginning and before (the dvinfo "brainstorming the ultimate camera" days). I've attended every open reduser event, and I've never met another female who holds an original reservation. Not saying they're not there - just saying I've never had the opportunity to meet one.

A little odd, at times, being the female reporter in a male locker room, with all the pants jizzin' which seems to go on, in these parts, whenever RED releases something really awesome, but you learn to look the other way....

I love the education and the help which being a RED user has afforded me. Some of the most truly helpful people spend time here, and the ability to troubleshoot via the boards is invaluable. I love some of the opportunities which RED helped me to pole-vault into...my filmmakers' bucket list is shrinking, thanks to RED.

I shoot my RED handheld sometimes, quite frequently on commercial jobs, but I'll be grateful when the lighter cameras are released. The smaller cameras should invite more females into the user base.

It'll never be quite the same as running around with a fully loaded RED ONE with a big ol' Arri Master Prime on a Mantis, though.
 
I think you are probably pretty safe in that assumption Meryem. Out of the, what was it a thousand or so cameras?

It is a great marriage of both worlds, a nice community and a very deep resource. Also knowing that you can get hold of someone almost instantly with an issue. Whether it is someone from red or a seasoned pro.

Smaller cameras will definitely help some female wannabe operators brave the kit. To be fair it has never really bothered me being surrounded by guys. I talk straight and don't take any crap.
 
Debbie Fischer said:
I think you are probably pretty safe in that assumption Meryem. Out of the, what was it a thousand or so cameras?
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A thousand reservations - my first camera is #1008, actually - after much hemming and hawing, I sent in my reservation on the last day of original reservations, around 5pm MST. So it was one of the last, but not THE last, I think a couple of folks hemmed and hawed even harder than I did, and came in behind mine that day. Of course, several months later, they reopened reservations, but at the time, it all had a very "now or never" feel to it.

Not all of those took delivery though. I was surprised the other day, when a friend of mine with a reservation in the 200s told me that he had once been told that his was one of the first 150 cameras in release. How many of those reservations actually fulfilled, we'll never really know.

It was oddly exciting, getting the titanium R in the mail, though. Like a little metal promise of something big ahead...what a ride!
 
Hi, I'm Joseph's sidekick on weddings and such. I'm waiting for the Scarlet to come out. In the mean time, my brother keeps me posted (pun intended)...
 
Sarah Hutson said:
Hi, I'm Joseph's sidekick on weddings and such. I'm waiting for the Scarlet to come out. In the mean time, my brother keeps me posted (pun intended)...
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Welcome to the girl's room, then, Sarah. I'm glad Jeff's thread pulled you out of the woodwork. Will you have a SCARLET of your own? Or will you be arm wrestling Joseph for access?

It's great that you get to start out with a camera like this...we live in amazing times.
 
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