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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 :)

RED - A Look Back

loving all the photos! can't wait to see the RED documentary =)

Here's a couple from the Sundance party in 2007!!!

PS anyone headed to Park City for sundance 2011?

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Joseph Hutson said:
Nice! My first introduction to Red. And then I was confused after going to red.com shortly thereafter. I was wondering "What in the world do WW1 videos have to do with 4K, and what in the world is 4K to begin with?"

Ahh...what a long way I've come. :D
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A Finner sighting. :-)
 
Daniel Silva said:
This shows just how far Red has come.
http://www.pixelcorps.tv/itbb001
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How far and fast RED has pushed this whole thing is truly incredible.

When discussing data rates and on board recording, Ted mentions that 4K will have to be recorded off board through a data port and "I don't want to fool anybody that this is something they can put on a flash or SD card".

Amazing how RED exceeded even their own expectations. :beer:
 
Found this one in an old backup and posted it on Vimeo with the blessing of Obin Olson. Their epic unpacking of their RED ONE:

Enjoy: http://vimeo.com/19705077

Watching it still makes me smile.
 
Daniel Silva said:
This shows just how far Red has come.
http://www.pixelcorps.tv/itbb001
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I can't remember if it was Inside the Black Box, or on MacBreak, but I think that watching those interviews back in 2006 was the first time I realised that RED was real, and I've been on the forums (DVXUser, then REDUser) dreaming of owning one since then!

I remember reading something about it earlier, and visiting what I think was the first RED website (which was pretty rubbish, made in Flash with very few details) and thinking it was either one of those research projects that never goes anywhere, or just a scam.
 
To me Red means how the vision and determination of one person (Jim Jannard) has changed the process of filmmaking to some extent. That is no mean achievement considering many factors including penetrating the mindset of some established DPs and other important persons. However, as somebody who is connected to digital imaging, I also find myself less excited about Red. Several years back I really thought highly of Red; I still appreciate it as a great company. But, Red's lack of delivery has mellowed me down a little, considering it has been there for now about 5 years. I think Red still has a chance considering its competition, but it appears something is messed up in manufacturing and production.

It will be a loss to see Red go the fate of Plan 9.

Sincerely,

Joofa
 
JOOFA: Could you be a little more specific about the "lack of deliver" claim?
Perhaps you mean to say that RED didn't meet your ridiculously naive and uninformed dreamlike expectations.
 
My recollection…

After talking with Frederic (Lumiere) it was apparent that none of the companies (mostly Japanese) were ever going to do a proper film replacement camera. That was early 2005.

Frederic told me about Ted and the three of us spent the better part of a year investigating what it would take to do the project I had envisioned. All seemed lost… until we found "the Mysterium" sensor. When we found this technology… I pulled the trigger.

We had a large group of people come to Oakley for a round table meeting at the end of 2005.

At the end of the meeting… I was committed.

At NAB 2006 we showed up with a "shiny" prototype designed by myself and Matt… plus a few others. Around this time, Jarred showed up. And Graeme was there by the grace of Frederic.

RED was born.

We really has no idea what we were doing. I did the original color science. Mercifully Graeme took over from there.

Jim
 
I can recall a bunch of BTS footage shot early in the 1st years.
Shot on JVC cameras and of that sort.


Can we see any of that footage or is that for far future stuff?
 
Jannard said:
All seemed lost… until we found "the Mysterium" sensor. When we found this technology… I pulled the trigger.
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This is an intriguing statement...which implies, if I'm reading correctly, that Mysterium was already in development by another party and purchased by you. Will you ever be willing or able to disclose its absolute origins? I'm a sucker for the history bits.... I love a good origin story.

The RED story has the most incredible coincidence of converging people and events and timing behind it, sprinkled with the flavor of destiny.
 
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