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Poll: Your Red Crew

Poll: Your Red Crew

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I'm an indy. But We'll be aiming at the silver screen. To get the best out of the Red that means (IMO) enough crew to handle production design, lighting, focus pulling etc. Easily more than six.
 
Myktyl said:
I'm an indy. But We'll be aiming at the silver screen. To get the best out of the Red that means (IMO) enough crew to handle production design, lighting, focus pulling etc. Easily more than six.
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Thanks.

I just want to get a sense of how wide ranging the production and crew sizes will be with RED.

David
 
Oh, it'll be everything you can imagine!!! Someone will definitely take it out by themselves and shoot with it on their shoulder.

Or...it might be on Peter Jackson's next epic with 5000 crew.
 
Try telling that to Jim while he runs around hand held without any monitoring at a drag race...

If he can pull focus by himself without a stinking viewfinder, I'm thinking I can do it with a follow focus and monitor attached.
 
Crew is a little to general doncha think? Grips and electrics can change depending on what you are doing. 3 and 3 might be fine for one day and then the next night you have a huge night exterior for which the best boy asks for more guys.

Set dressers and props don't have anything to do with the camera, and would be the same regardless of format.

I think the realistic camera crew should be operator, 1st AC, 2nd AC, data wrangler/loader.

At least thats how I plan on using the camera for dramatic work. I don't see myself using the RED for doc work, I'm sure it could be done, but I would go for the trusty Varicam for Docs.

Nick
 
Unsure of what this poll is all about,:unsure:

I have shoots with 80+ crew running around for days on end, the next shoot might have 10 in total.

RED cameras havn't added or subtracted anyone from the playing field other than Kodak and the lab:rip_1: . But these players were walking off the field with injuries already.

Of course the small crew owners will dominate the poll, Most have bought these cameras to shoot short films, Music Vids etc, it's a given.

I have 4 staff camera crew so busy downstairs that don't have time to scratch there A...., let alone vote on a poll.

RED, please tell me of the polls significance. just curious.:detective2:
 
Big T,

I am a user on the forum like anyone else. I did this poll to try to get a sense of what and where most RED's will be used most of the time.

I guess I am trying to figure out if it's mostly big time production or smaller type production using the RED.

If I had put in the 435 as the camera I wonder if the poll would be the same?

It's pure curiosity and cheap entertainment. That's it!

David
 
I thought Canadians drank beer and watched hockey for entertainment!:cold:
 
"My" crew consists of a camera tech and a data manager. My crew can fit into larger or small total crew.

When I direct my next feature, I will at least have a DP, a camera tech (1st AC / operator), a data manager, and a focus puller.

-Thor
 
I'll have help for most dramatic things, but I want the option of grabbing and going and shooting stuff by myself otherwise I wouldn't want to own it.

Arrinick brings up a good point - if it's just a camera crew we're talking about then you're not going to need 6 people. But if it's the entire crew then having 65% say 6 or less is pretty interesting.

My thinking is RED is mostly going to be used by people doing productions under $250k. Probably under $25k (shorts, commercials, music vids) It may be capable of doing 30 million dollar projects too... hey that would actually be a good poll question.
 
My thinking is RED is mostly going to be used by people doing productions under $250k. Probably under $25k (shorts, commercials, music vids)
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I do a few MOWs now and again. They are all low budget (around 1 million). I have done 3 in 35mm, the last one we did on the d-20. I don't think that will be happening again. The d-20 is not a camera that u can use the same way as a 535 or a BL. You can't run off and grab shots with it easily. The red seems like it is a better replacement. Pocket full of CF cards and some batts and off you go to grab a splinter unit shot.

The next couple of movies they are talking about shooting super16. I think that the Red is going to see a lot of work on this level of movie. It's not film, but it is better and cheaper than super16, or Varicam/f900. The work flow still needs to be ironed out, but once that gets settled, I think Red will play on 1-5 million movies plenty. I think it will take a while for red to move into the higher end 35mm production world, just because film is a well understood, bullet proof, easy capture format.

Thats just my opinion, I may be wrong.

Nick
 
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