Learning video

[Luca Volpe]

Just throwing the idea, as I suppose there is people like me that is just starting with Red, will be nice if they will make a series of videos on how to use the camera,menus etc.... Kind of visual manual course. Visually will be easy to understand things, coming from Canon Cinema I am used to a completely differenet way to work, also I never had all this compression/frame rate etc... All combined together can be a little complicated to understand, especially for a new Red owner. I know they do day courses, but I travel a lot (I perform my shows on cruise ships) and often these meetings are alway in the period Im on the ship
what you think?

 

[Bob Gundu]

Have you checked out the learn section?
http://www.red.com/learn

 

[Michael Tiemann]

This is not a video, but a great introduction: http://www.red.com/store/products/rules-of-engagement-bundle

 

[Luca Volpe]

Thanks guys but this infos are updated for the new bodies?? I was refering to Scarlet W in particular...

 

[Michael Tiemann]

Thanks guys but this infos are updated for the new bodies?? I was refering to Scarlet W in particular...

These resources are much more geared to the overall RED design and philosophy, not specific cameras. And in that sense, they work for all cameras. I just migrated from DSMC (EPIC-M DRAGON) to DSMC2 (WEAPON CF) and while the electronics and image quality are new and different, the menus and operations are totally familiar. Yes, DSMC2 gives you a whole new menu related to WiFi, but otherwise they are very, very similar. If you learn well the DSMC subset of DSMC2 (which takes most people 6-12 months, not because the menus are complicated, but because it takes a while to learn how to expose, and then how to develop, digital negatives), then you can learn the rest in a weekend.

 

[Matthew Quinn]

If you can work an Epic, or a Scarlet, you can work a scarlet-w no problem.

 

[Luca Volpe]

Thanks guys, I am new to Red so I need to learn everything!

 

[Matthew Quinn]

Best thing you can do is read a lot about lighting and other fundamentals in film making. The camera is pretty easy to use

 

[Luca Volpe]

Thanks Matthew, I have people with me working on a set normally and they take care about lighting etc.. (Yes I am always keep learning but with my job I am always around like crazy) but I was worried as I have used Canon for all my life (we still use for different projects) and going into Red it looks all different!

 

[Maik Müller]

Thanks Matthew, I have people with me working on a set normally and they take care about lighting etc.. (Yes I am always keep learning but with my job I am always around like crazy) but I was worried as I have used Canon for all my life (we still use for different projects) and going into Red it looks all different!

Don't worry, play around and test. You'll see how intuitive and organized RED is. And seriously, it's not THAT different from other systems, the basics are the same. It might look overwhelming if you turn it on the first time, but as soon as you start going through menus and shooting you'll adapt real quick. There are simply no illogical or hard to understand things on this system, RED is probably the most newbie friendly and easiest to use professional cinema-camera.

I'm always somehow amused to see the horrible menu-system of an Sony A7...

I highly recommend putting Phil Holland's book "DSMC Field Ops Guide" and the RED manuals on a tablet, go through them and then just start shooting your kids in the backyard to get a feeling.

You can find the book here: http://www.phfx.com/news.cgi?display=spec&pastupdate=751

 

[Luca Volpe]

Thanks! I just downloaded the pdf

 

[Carl Epstein]

I use an app called Donna on my iphone that is a weapon 6.1.x software simulator. It was recommended by my Red sales rep.

 

[Luca Volpe]

Interesting!