Archive for March, 2008

Red + T1.3 = Exposure in any light (almost)

We spent yesterday evening shooting Red tests with on a Zeiss 25mm Superspeed lens. Um. Wow.

1K Clip, 4K frame. Exposed at ASA 320, T1.3. I didn’t quite get the focus (it’s hard at T1.3), and the framing isn’t great (trying to maneuver a Red while sitting in the passenger seat of a Honda Civic is [...]

Indie4K Updates

As you’ve probably noticed, we’ve got a shiny new look. We’ve also upgraded WordPress, our blogging software. We’re laying the groundwork for a resumption of podcasting (with regular episodes, this time), for much more frequent posting, and for a couple of other projects that we’re not quite ready to talk about yet.

Stay tuned. More Red [...]

Red Tests: Speed Ramping

Ramp from 24 fps to 75 fps over 5 seconds. Shot 2K, one-light grade in RedCine, exported to ProRes and then encoded to H.264 through Compressor. Might want to right-click to download rather than load in browser.

1080p version (have a high-end machine) or 1K version.

That’s Pierce, by the way.

More footage soon.

The future of indie cinema

Now that we’ve received our camera and Indie4K will soon be kicking into high gear, I felt it was time to step up and start posting here. I’m one of the other three in the three-man startup Chris mentions in the “About the Author” box. While Chris’s posts are mostly tech-oriented, I’ll be posting more [...]