Paul Ellington - New York

[Paul Ellington]

NEW RED TECH FOR 2012 I WOULD LIKE TO (WE MIGHT) SEE

NEW RED TECH FOR 2012 I WOULD LIKE TO (WE MIGHT) SEE

Let me first make it clear this is all guess-work and wishful thinking. I hope to see the following coming out this year.

RED-RAY, I think we might see this at NAB.

RED PRO ANAMORPHIC LENSES! The mode is enabled in the camera, RED is due for new lenses and some thoughts went through my head potential motorized autofocus glass. But then I realized with the mode on the EPIC, the potential for the Scarlet to have this feature enabled in Dragon as well, I think we might see this announcement at NAB. It does make sense. New sensor would give Scarlet 5K 24FPS no doubt about it. HDRX is still a little iffy on the Scarlet IMHO.

PRO-REZ module. I think this is a given. I know I have been holding out on getting a different one because well. Super loyal to the brand but also, RED knows their tech better than anyone else and will certainly have some thing built in others haven't thought about -- future proof.

Dragon sensor. What will this thing actually be. Might be 6K, 8K, or 9K. What's realistic is probably 6K but RED always destroys expectations so I will be expecting 6 but happily surprised if it's 9.

I also believe that secretly Scarlet fixed is not dead. I believe it's unveiling will be at NAB with a Dragon sensor built in. The needed more fuel to deal with the power in that little machine and let's see what happens. It's my belief that nobody puts that kind of money into something only to see it fizzle away. There is a market for this machine and with the Nikon and Canon out or coming out, this thing will kill both of them instantly. Motion on RED just looks better, like amazing.

120 FPS (96FF) @ 6K, 300 FPS @ 5K, 500 FPS @ 4K, 1000 FPS @ 2K. Those numbers might be off and I could be called crazy but the Epic is a powerful machine. I believe it has more horses in there. Especially with the new heat sink and sensor.

Increased HDRX in higher frame-rates with good compression.

NEW LENSES -- of some sort. It could be that we need new mounts, but more then that, we might need new larger glass. Maybe not, but who knows what 2012 will bring.

Assuming we stay with manuel glass with the designs of the RedMote Pro on the web, I can't help but wonder if we will see a follow focus motor which can be remotely controlled by the upgraded RedMote -- kinda makes sense to me.

Could we possibly see a new touch screen? Certainly the Red Projector excites me. I will probably convert my living room into a movie room/photo studio.

The hand-wheel. I want one so bad.

Bottom handled and enabled still shooting. All the signs exist under the camera and handle we know it's coming just a matter of when.

The secret juice Jarred drinks... I need some. I haven't met anyone able to do what he does, stay on top of everything and still maintain their sanity. Dealing with school and brain surgery in May I would love a whatever he drinks/eat.

Last thing is inspiration, and I have been trying to share it with any and everyone I meet. I have not been disappointed at all and I find myself needing to pay back RED, Jarred, Jim, and the whole Bomb Squad team for all the work they put in trying to keep our asses happy.

Let me re-state, this is a guess and wish-list of sorts, I have no idea how much if any of this will happen.

Best Paul

 

[Paul Ellington]

Photos from various sets in 2011/12

Photos from various sets in 2011/12

Some photos from various sets.

 

[Paul Ellington]

My name is "KEEF"

My name is "KEEF"

And here is my 2nd unit camera "KEEF"

 

[Paul Ellington]

Not afraid to say it... I love RED, Jarred, Jim, Brent, & Whitney.

- PE

 

[jaadgy akanni]

Paul, first off, thanks for constantly posting here, but I must ask, but how come everything you post on here is so small that it's hard to discern and appreciate what we're seeing. Could you please make it so that we can enlarge your pics a little. Thank you.

 

[Paul Ellington]

Paul, first off, thanks for constantly posting here, but I must ask, but how come everything you post on here is so small that it's hard to discern and appreciate what we're seeing. Could you please make it so that we can enlarge your pics a little. Thank you.

Will do, only thing is from my end they look fine. Let me see what I can do.

 

[Paul Ellington]

Was just reading posts of Jarred and Jim dropping science... Noticed Jim said, armor up... I wonder if I know read too much into everything or if armor could have implications moving forwards... I venture it counts as something, don't know what and it's probably better that way because mystery keeps everyone guessing, including the other guys.

 

[Paul Ellington]

I will be at RedUcation... Helping and listening a bunch!

 

[Paul Ellington]

Battle Tested 18-85 from RED... My goodness... I need that lens... But first thing first. Reducation, surgery, and we will see.

 

[Paul Ellington]

BATTLE TESTED ZOOM WANTED IN ORDER TO HELP TOTS FILM MOVIES AND CAPTURE THEIR SMILES

BATTLE TESTED ZOOM WANTED IN ORDER TO HELP TOTS FILM MOVIES AND CAPTURE THEIR SMILES

Noble RED USERS is there anyone who would lend or rent me an 18-85 for the kids charity I am doing on March 4th? I would need it for one day only. Make A Film Foundation helps terminally ill or near terminally ill kidis create a film in one day and screen it. I am helping create these films and also doing videography of the kids reactions to seeing their films screen, hence the zoom. It could be a battle tested Zoom...

Also send me a rental rate for this item, must be in the New York area.

Best Pul

 

[Paul Ellington]

Heading in to look at RED FOOTAGE whoo hooo... Have some transcoded shots as well I will try to post something from my shoot soon.

 

[Paul Ellington]

KODAK thoughts.

KODAK thoughts.

I truly believe that had Kodak played their cards right they would still be in the game. Instead the gloom and doom that was hung overhead year one was awkward at best, even from a few of my own classmates. When Kodak began selling off it's patents and revealed just how much they were shedding money I knew we had already arrived at film denouement -- RED.

I myself, having shot on RED quite a few times since 2008, knew just how stunning this footage was but there will always be some die hard fans of Arri and Kodak. I believe that the momentum has swung 100 percent in RED's favor and folks will still hate me for wearing RED t-shirts to school, an RDC lanyard and so be it -- their loss. The people that have shot RED this year I have been in contact with, loaned cameras to, helped transcode 4K and 5K footage and it's been so much fun learning the tech.

The color and reproduction of a 4 or 5K intermediate and then finishing to 4K is something to marvel. My film will look better than anyone else's in my class, or so I believe. It's not just about how you shoot it and most RedUsers know this but I saw someone shoot on an F3 and 60i...

I know people who have bought an Alexa Studio. With NAB, an Alexa is probably the last thing I would buy. Heck I would buy 10 Scarlets instead and soup them up with Dragons.

One of the things I found difficult about grad school quite honestly was the socializing. Now, this in part is because I am used to working first and foremost, not saying that they do not do this, they meaning my peers. There is an emphasis on also having fun there -- now, I get good grades for the most part, no I get good grades because school is my job. I am used to being rewarded for putting work first but apart from the Grades the hard work has not been rewarded. Interest in my script came from my own doing, not from anyone I met at school. My feature script may be read next term but might not be necessary. I am editing this to state that I do have a small group of select friends I care deeply about**

Talking about agents, my belief is that I had worked enough to at least get an interview, my professors didn't recommend any agents I had to find my own. I got offered to join IATSE as a cinematographer and yet most of what I get at school is by in large begrudging respect and hatred because RED's images look so much better than any digital or film camera.

I was outside in the blazing heat in Florida on a shoot and we didn't have a 30 X 30 to diffuse bright hard sun. Iris all the way up, HDRX at 6... Not the most beautiful shot but I got it within a stop or so. Their white t-shirts were hot but, couldn't really do anything about that and the characters had dark skin which also helped. Love my Epic.

There will be an exponential amount of people, students shooting RED at NYU next term. This semester I was personally responsible for 10 shows shooting on RED, everything from music videos to shorts, and short docs. Over summer when I am healthy I begin shooting my secret doc about something very near and dear to me, clearly it involves music in some manner.

I would also love to advertise my services in Europe (Denmark, Germany, Austria, France, Sweden, Norway, Portugal, Greece, Finland, England etc... ) as I have a EU passport to go along with my US citizenship.

All in all this year has been a microcosm in my little world of what is happening in the film business.

So I am 8 years into cinematography and it's beginning to get fun, really fun. It's nice being in sync with RED and really hope my vision will not be impaired by this surgery, keeps me up til 5-6am every night.

Until then I leave you with some pictures of the instruments of pain that has been leaving a wake of red in it's path. Let me introduce you to:

Epic M #1203
•MICK•

Scarlet X #0078
•KEEF•

Scarlet X #0505
•RONNIE•

Thank you Jarred, Jim, Whitney, Brent, Kris, & Ryan.

- PE

 

[E. George Betz]

I will be at RedUcation... Helping and listening a bunch!

Paul, Congradulations and happy days. Looking forward to meeting you in person. Will also be at RedUcation. Like your attitude and get it done work ethic. I am from Central Florida. Noticed that you have shot stuff around here and would like to get your take on the area. I am working with Seine/Harbor Productions and will be shooting our first feature later this summer.

Keep Smiling


E. George Betz
edgobetz@hotmail.com

 

[Paul Ellington]

Paul, Congradulations and happy days. Looking forward to meeting you in person. Will also be at RedUcation. Like your attitude and get it done work ethic. I am from Central Florida. Noticed that you have shot stuff around here and would like to get your take on the area. I am working with Seine/Harbor Productions and will be shooting our first feature later this summer.

Keep Smiling


E. George Betz
edgobetz@hotmail.com

I loved the shoot. I shot for my friend Carlos Miller a Florida Gator. We shot one of the coolest shows this semester because it was so real. It was in some ways pm pf the most intimate experiences I have had because it gave a real look at someone I consider a friend. Also had great camaraderie, people I had argued with became my friend (Marc-Eddy).

There was a lot of pink, beautiful girls, super lavish real-estate, and in my opinion way to big a disparity in income levels. I am a capitalist, if I wasn't I would still be in Denmark which is safe. Nobody doesn't get healthcare and everybody eats.

I learned about stuff I already knew. I don't care if you have 1 dollars, or 1 billion. Are you nice to me, do you treat other people well, in general are you a good person etc... There I wonder why crime is so high, I kinda know but, things could be done about it and I am not talking about just throwing everyone in jail.

The weather was nice, I used to go to school in shorts when it was 11 below. I liked 80 degrees in the winter. Sometimes it got too hot but of well.

I would go back there is a heartbeat. I would love to shoot a music video down there, and met some of the coolest people in years. Just nice people man.

Feel free to PM me and I will send you my email.

Best.

- Paul

 

[Paul Ellington]

• RG3 • RC3 • | Red Pro PRIMES

• RG3 • RC3 • | Red Pro PRIMES

Last night bomb after bomb of pictures was dropped by Mr. Jannard. RG3 looks so good it's scary. What I found just as interesting was the mention of the primes. I will give my impressions of both and share some candid screenshots later today. • RG3 • RC3 • :I haven't really scene something that pretty, ever. I have graded at Technicolor, Toybox, on very expensive machines. Jim said it's all with the push of a button... Amazing. I don't really have much more to say because it's not out yet. But, it will be worth the wait. • Red Pro Primes • :This is the dirty secret, I have seen side by side comparison with the Mater Primes, and they are so close in color reproduction, sharpness they might beat the MP's, and talk about value... I actually thing we will be talking about these lenses being a lot more 'bleeping' expensive, well, very shortly. Getting the Pro Primes was so important to me when I got my Epic M. I know I made a good choice, the best choice. You can go crazy with lenses, and sure I would love to own a set of every lenses on the planet but I am more than happy with the Primes I have, I would love for Red to come out with Anamorphic lenses but it may not be high on the list. I would love a few more focal length primes. Witness marks were brought up:Not really an issue for me. If you have a good 1st AC they should re-stripe the lense to their needs anyways. So I kinda don't agree with some other folks . I do understand what they mean but again sending my glass into duclos isn't really high on the list of things to do. Speed: Who really needs to shoot at a T1.3? It's nice to have but I have found the RPP's more than capable of doing what I need, even in low or minimal lighting. I am going to do a little test at my school with other digital cameras but I already know what the results will be. Psst! My secret is this... The test isn't for me, it's for people shooting on other rigs. The Epic is going to destroy every other platform in my lighting test. I am going to use the same lenses, T-Stops, and we will see what happens... I mean everybody else will see with their own eyes what happens.My advise to anyone, buy some RPP's if you can, they will go up in value if you take care of them the build quality is seriously ridiculously amazing. I would actually love another set. But I have other things more important first. Am I a Fanboy? Yes 100%. There are too many grouchy camera people in the world. I have worked with some of them and you wonder what happened to make them so grumpy. I am not going to judge them but if you don't like something, it's pretty simple, don't buy it. Pictures to follow.

 

[indivfx]

Waiting for your pictures. I am thinking RPP

 

[Ramesh Jai]

I've never regretted buying the RPPs. Most DPs who work with them are amazed at how closely they 'imitate' the MPs. Brilliant glass.

 

[Paul Ellington]

Waiting for your pictures. I am thinking RPP

Just out later today will post screenshots.

 

[jaadgy akanni]

Hey Paul, before you post pics, remember my request-make them big enough for us to fully appreciate them. That last pic of you for example, was way too small, just so you know. Thank you

 

[Paul Ellington]

Paul, first off, thanks for constantly posting here, but I must ask, but how come everything you post on here is so small that it's hard to discern and appreciate what we're seeing. Could you please make it so that we can enlarge your pics a little. Thank you.

You are right, I will do my best to make them larger. It's just that sometimes it wont upload the larger files.