Red needs a "Post" guy

[Evangelos Achillopoulos]

Poetic… Thanks Jarred.

Poetic... hmm, in Greek the word is pi_i_si, and it means also creation…

I know, I sound like the old guy (the father of Nia Vardalos) in the movie “My big fat Greek wedding”… lol

 

[SF Geek]

It's great that we're all talking about this, but action might be better. I just lost my camera revenue because the producer decided to go with another camera system because Red was too risky and she was worried about post. Since I'm a DP I don't have the firepower to convince her of the post workflow. Red might want to look at putting out a positive word beyond this forum considering it seems like I'm fighting an uphill battle to convince people to use the camera. There is a lot of negative press out there right now.

 

[Steve Sherrick]

It's great that we're all talking about this, but action might be better. I just lost my camera revenue because the producer decided to go with another camera system because Red was too risky and she was worried about post. Since I'm a DP I don't have the firepower to convince her of the post workflow. Red might want to look at putting out a positive word beyond this forum considering it seems like I'm fighting an uphill battle to convince people to use the camera. There is a lot of negative press out there right now.

It might be wise for DPs using RED to be fully engaged with how the RED post workflow works or have a post facility that can walk producers through the process. The camera relies heavily on post, that's the way it was designed. There is a lot of resistance out there from producers who have never used RED, but are going based on something they heard someone say about it. As with any format out there, including DV, there should always be a workflow plan from the start. You sit down with the producers, editors, etc and go over how the footage will be acquired, how it will be handled throughout the post production chain (frame rates, codecs, drop frame/non-drop frame, etc.) and how it will be delivered. RED is the same way. You must explain RAW acquisition, how it will be viewed on set, how it will be handled throughout the post production process, and how it will be delivered. If you have carefully laid all of this out for them, and they still don't want to go with it, then most likely Red is not right for that project. They may still have some preconceived notions they can't get past, no matter what you do to demonstrate a solid workflow. That will probably change when the camera becomes more standard across a wide variety of production. Let's face it, there is still some opposition to P2 workflow, even though it's pretty straightforward at this point. Some people just don't like the idea of not getting tapes at the end of the day.