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Steven Soderbergh...

Ever the more inspired after reading that. Cheers to you both and all the people you work with to accomplish what you do. : )

Edit:

I know it's easy information to come by, Jim, but Soderbergh's birthday is coming up in January if you were planning on hitting him with any new surprises sometime soon (it's my day as well, but he's got me beat by a good many years) :)
 
Jannard said:
Jay... that was kind of a mood-killer post. :-)

Jim
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he he he... Oops.. Perhaps I was projecting MY THOGHTS into your post.

Lately, because of the economy, I've been trying to focus on making what I have work for me, rather than thinking "If I could just get a hold of _BLANK_"

Anyway... Sorry about that.

:)

Jay
 
Great post Jim.

Also I like Steven Soderbergh very much (do have almost all his films on DVD).

Considering him as a very brave, talented, knowledgeable and an influential American film director.
 
Thank you Jim

Thank you Jim

Steven Soderbergh got me onto the Canon XL 1 for motion picture because of his movie "Traffic".
Which then got me into photography in order to "film" properly.
Which got me into "photoshopery" to process RAW photography properly.
Which has brought me to the edge of the dream...

Motion Picture, Photography, RAW.

Thank you Jim.

"One cannot lead a pride of lions without scars" - Afrowave
 
It's a while since I read the book, but one part of Lance Armstrong's autobiography that really made an impression was the way he was treated by his sponsors when he was diagnosed with cancer. At that stage in his career he was unknown outside the cycling world, and nothing he had achieved so far suggested the level of success he was to achieve.

One of his major sponsors, dropped him. His medical insurance provider was refusing to pay for his treatment.

His other major sponsor stood by him. A senior executive called up the medical insurer and told them that the corporation would be taking its very considerable insurance cover elsewhere unless they paid for the treatment Armstrong needed.

That sponsor was Oakley.
 
Heartwarming post. Thank you.
 
Great post Jim.

Synergy with people is truly magic, and can yield revolutionary results....

It sounds like you and Steven have a lot in common!


Dave
 
Jannard said:
Let me tell you what is incredible about Steven Soderbergh in my eyes.

1. Academy Award winning Director.

2. Loves to shoot his own stuff. And edit it.

3. He doesn't ask anyone's permission to do what he thinks will work.

4. Made a decision to shoot two Ché features (Benecio Del Toro) based on seeing Peter Jackson footage and one quick test shoot at his house (with Jarred, Deanan and myself) on two prototype, pre-production RED ONE cameras.

5. Assembles his troops in Spain waiting for two RED ONEs to show up. Has told his team he does not need backup cameras. RED will come through. We got the CF cards working minutes before shooting begins by emailing firmware to Deanan, Rob and Ivan in Spain. They then drive to location and fire up the cameras and start rolling...

6. 1st day shooting in a walk down only valley, 100+ degree temperature. Cameras overheat. SS says "put ice packs on them until RED can figure this out" and continues shooting. Continues this process for a few days until we can email a firmware upgrade. Pre-production firmware, no exposure assist or frame guides of any kind, 24fps only... barely more advanced than "Boris" and "Natasha" used by Peter Jackson. Never complains. Not once. Only... "happy to be here".

7. Sends me an email how thrilled he is to shoot RED and probably will never shoot anything else, no matter what the budget. Loves the cameras.

8. After finishing the 1st (2nd) Ché movie, decides to shoot the next one anamorphic. We tell him he is nuts. He believes that we will find a way to make it work. We do. He is thrilled with the results.

9. After shooting and editing the two Ché movies, SS informs us he is shooting "The Informant" (Matt Damon) on RED. "What do you have in the way of improvements?" We give him Build 15. Off he goes.

10. Next up is "The Girlfriend Experience". Shot on RED Build 18 (with anamorphic support). His 1st AC surprises him onset that he can actually view the anamorphic footage correctly on his monitor. He wrote me a note to tell me, "you won't believe how good this stuff looks... well, maybe you will."

11. Next up... 3D on RED.

I have to say several things about Steven. He is wickedly smart. He never gets flustered (that I have seen). He is an incredible story-teller... one of the best.

He never once complained about "what RED couldn't do". He always made work what he could do with any given version of RED. If I tell him that we just enabled something, he'll respond with something like "well that will be nice. I could use that." Steven has never once asked us for any special treatment... only pushing us along by believing in us. Amazing what a powerful technique that is.

Sometimes on this board we get so carried away with every spec, feature or wish that we paralyze ourselves with actually doing something. I have learned a lot from Steven. Not just about cameras and shooting, but about living. "We have what we have and that is plenty enough (for today) to do something meaningful. If you give me more, I'll do more. But I have enough now." I just love his philosophy.

I have met many people during my business career. Michael Jordan is a close friend. As is Lance Armstrong. Steven Soderbergh soars to the elite list of people that inspire me. Peter Jackson is on that list as well. None of these people are on my list because they are big names. It is because they are big people doing big things without complaining about "what they don't have". Lance never said "I can't do this anymore because I have cancer". Peter never said, "OK... I'll look at these prototypes when they are really ready."

God love those that are brave and inspire us. Today, it is Steven Soderbergh for me. Not only did he believe in RED, he didn't wait for someone else to "do it" before he got brave and shot a large budget film(s) on completely unproven prototypes. He forced us to perform by believing in us. How could we ever let him down?

Jim
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now we are talking, stop complaining start shooting!!

Robert
 
That's the spirit!

You can get pretty tired of hearing all "if", "but", "will probably not work" from all hesitators.
 
One of his major sponsors, dropped him. His medical insurance provider was refusing to pay for his treatment.

His other major sponsor stood by him. A senior executive called up the medical insurer and told them that the corporation would be taking its very considerable insurance cover elsewhere unless they paid for the treatment Armstrong needed.

That sponsor was Oakley.[/QUOTE]

WOW, I had no idea....but it's not surprising that Jim made that call...

Dave
 
The reason I dont post that much in this forum anymore, is because I'm just out there shooting my RED.
I damn happy and proud of the whole RED-Team.
I know that I'm in good hands.
Things only get better and better.
I'm a happy camper right here.

Thanks.
Tim
 
Great post Jim, it is a beautiful thing to know that some like you, who has inspired so many of us on here, is also inspired by the people with whom you surround yourself. I hope to someday be able to make that kind of difference in the lives of the people around me as well. Thank you for all that you have done and will continue to do.

Not trying to sound like a fan boy, it is just nice to read something other than rants or complaining for a change.
 
Thanks to Jim too.

Thanks to Jim too.

Wow, Jim's post was a beautiful inspirational gesture in itself.
He could be sitting around for the rest of his life just drinking pina coladas, but he keeps on pushing forward with Red.

Lance Armstrong's "It's not about the bike", is an inspirational read!
 
Soderbergh shoots a movie about a revolutionary, guerilla-style on a revolutionary camera in prototype form. Sounds like a movie plot all in it's own.
 
Great People

Great People

Soderbergh has always pushed the boundaries thats his way and thats whats made him the man he is. Equally sometimes its the unsung heros that dont become household names that really count having been involved over the last four years in charity fund raising and meeting hospice nurses, carers etc everything we do gets put in perspective and as humankind I know where my last dime would go getting hung up on technology fades to gray at that point.
 
Soderbergh is a great filmmaker.

Directing and shooting and editing a film with such great results is superhuman stunt. Respect!

Moving forward without complaining is the guerilla filmmaking philosophy...

Now... about that RED delivery schedule... particularly the 2/3"-Interchangeable...

...

Just kidding. :devil:
 
I really hope they show Che in some of the theaters in Orlando. Just by looking at the trailers it looks amazing. And not just because its RED either.

I love the way Soderbergh makes his movies too. Along with the way the Coen Brothers shoot their movies. Its kind of the way I would love to shoot my movies when I get to that level. I'm a little bit of a control freak when it comes to the image, and I think the capabilities Red has given us allow more people to shoot this way.

You know, you can always send me some prototypes of Epic and Scarlet so I can shoot my movie earlier. I won't mind if they overheat. :)
 
Jannard said:
Let me tell you what is incredible about Steven Soderbergh in my eyes.

1. Academy Award winning Director.

2. Loves to shoot his own stuff. And edit it.

3. He doesn't ask anyone's permission to do what he thinks will work.

4. Made a decision to shoot two Ché features (Benecio Del Toro) based on seeing Peter Jackson footage and one quick test shoot at his house (with Jarred, Deanan and myself) on two prototype, pre-production RED ONE cameras.

5. Assembles his troops in Spain waiting for two RED ONEs to show up. Has told his team he does not need backup cameras. RED will come through. We got the CF cards working minutes before shooting begins by emailing firmware to Deanan, Rob and Ivan in Spain. They then drive to location and fire up the cameras and start rolling...

6. 1st day shooting in a walk down only valley, 100+ degree temperature. Cameras overheat. SS says "put ice packs on them until RED can figure this out" and continues shooting. Continues this process for a few days until we can email a firmware upgrade. Pre-production firmware, no exposure assist or frame guides of any kind, 24fps only... barely more advanced than "Boris" and "Natasha" used by Peter Jackson. Never complains. Not once. Only... "happy to be here".

7. Sends me an email how thrilled he is to shoot RED and probably will never shoot anything else, no matter what the budget. Loves the cameras.

8. After finishing the 1st (2nd) Ché movie, decides to shoot the next one anamorphic. We tell him he is nuts. He believes that we will find a way to make it work. We do. He is thrilled with the results.

9. After shooting and editing the two Ché movies, SS informs us he is shooting "The Informant" (Matt Damon) on RED. "What do you have in the way of improvements?" We give him Build 15. Off he goes.

10. Next up is "The Girlfriend Experience". Shot on RED Build 18 (with anamorphic support). His 1st AC surprises him onset that he can actually view the anamorphic footage correctly on his monitor. He wrote me a note to tell me, "you won't believe how good this stuff looks... well, maybe you will."

11. Next up... 3D on RED.

I have to say several things about Steven. He is wickedly smart. He never gets flustered (that I have seen). He is an incredible story-teller... one of the best.

He never once complained about "what RED couldn't do". He always made work what he could do with any given version of RED. If I tell him that we just enabled something, he'll respond with something like "well that will be nice. I could use that." Steven has never once asked us for any special treatment... only pushing us along by believing in us. Amazing what a powerful technique that is.

Sometimes on this board we get so carried away with every spec, feature or wish that we paralyze ourselves with actually doing something. I have learned a lot from Steven. Not just about cameras and shooting, but about living. "We have what we have and that is plenty enough (for today) to do something meaningful. If you give me more, I'll do more. But I have enough now." I just love his philosophy.

I have met many people during my business career. Michael Jordan is a close friend. As is Lance Armstrong. Steven Soderbergh soars to the elite list of people that inspire me. Peter Jackson is on that list as well. None of these people are on my list because they are big names. It is because they are big people doing big things without complaining about "what they don't have". Lance never said "I can't do this anymore because I have cancer". Peter never said, "OK... I'll look at these prototypes when they are really ready."

God love those that are brave and inspire us. Today, it is Steven Soderbergh for me. Not only did he believe in RED, he didn't wait for someone else to "do it" before he got brave and shot a large budget film(s) on completely unproven prototypes. He forced us to perform by believing in us. How could we ever let him down?

Jim
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Yes, Last friday on 12/12/08 right after the 7pm "CHE" show in NY, i will say around the 12;30am, they put a small Q&A with Steven Soderbergh, during the QA, he has nothing but just good word about "RED".
 
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