Posts Tagged ‘Production’
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
On the quiet, because everyone here at G Media is a Canon user, I want a Nikon D3x!
Released back in December 2008, the 36 x 23.9 mm CMOS sensor provides a resolution of 24.5 megapixels imaging area equivalent to 35mm film. Compared with its baby brother, the D3, it’s a massive jump up in resolution, though D3x users do have to accept a smaller range of sensitivity (ISO 100 to 1600 extendable to ISO 50 to 6400). But hey, who wants to shoot sports when you can shoot detailed work that includes beautiful women?
The only downfall I guess is the price. At first release they were around US$8,000 and haven’t dropped too far off that mark as yet. You can pick one up on eBay for around US$7,000… Yes, I suppose some may argue that is the price of a small car but then they’re probably not a photographer! In the grand scheme of things where photography is concerned that’s quite a reasonable price to spend on a camera… If anyone out there is in the mood to buy me a US$22,000 present, I won’t knock a Hasselblad H3D-39II, another medium format digital slr. I think you see my point.
As for the D3x, it’s a sure thing I’ll be picking one up soon…
What are the chances of converting the G Medians too? I say a Hasselblad for all! The finance department say no.
Tags: camera, canon, digital slr, hasselblad, nikon, photography, Production
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Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
Have you ever watched the end credits of a film and wondered who all those people are and what they all do? Clearly, there are many people behind the scenes that make it possible for any film production to come together.
Here at G Media, I’m the resident Producer on our large scale productions and thought I’d take a minute to explain the roles of some of the key staff that work on such projects.
While we may not be as big as 20th Century Fox (yet), the functions are more or less the same.
Producer: A film producer creates the conditions for making a film. The producer initiates, coordinates, supervises, and controls matters such as raising funding, hiring key personnel, and arranging for distributors. The producer is involved throughout all phases of the film-making process from development to completion of a project. The producer has overall control of a project and can terminate the director, but the director actually makes the film.
Director: A film director is a person who visualizes the screenplay, controlling a film’s artistic and dramatic aspects, while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of his or her vision. In some cases, film directors do not have absolute creative control. The director can also be selected by the producer. The producer in this case very likely has veto power over everything from the script itself to the final editing of the film, often in anything from slight to extreme opposition to the director’s vision.
Executive producer: An executive producer oversees the financial, administrative and creative aspects of production, though not technical aspects. In smaller companies or independent projects, may be synonymous with creator/writer. On a major production this role is usually filled by a representative or CEO of the film studio although the title may be given as an honorarium to a major investor.
Art Director: Various artists may create or develop specific parts of an art piece or scene but an art director unifies the entire vision. In particular, the art director is in charge of the overall visual appearance and how it communicates visually, stimulates moods, contrasts features, and psychologically appeals to a target audience. The art director makes decisions about visual elements used, what artistic style to use, and when to use motion. At times, an art director is ultimately responsible for solidifying the vision of the collective imagination while resolving conflicting agendas and inconsistencies between the various individual inputs.
Tags: cinema, director, film, movie, producer, Production
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Wednesday, September 9th, 2009
Working for a medium to large-sized company as I do at G Media means that there are systems in place to help you avoid injury. Examples of these are the first aid kit. The injury log book. My favourite, the safety boot. Large boots with steel caps in the toes to prevent toe breakage when one drops heavy expensive stuff, a must have in construction sites and film sets alike. Mine have a cosy home under my work-desk when not in use – I like to pair mine with hot coloured stockings and shorts. Lookin’ fiiiine! But then this is not a construction site, just the home office for G Media
Tags: Production, safety, safety boots, set, steel cap
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Tuesday, August 18th, 2009
Ah, lighting. A concept that I am still in the process of getting my head fully around. Pretty important for shooting video, though I believe the stills side of things relies heavily on it as well. Garion Hall from G Media taught me about it like this: To break it down, for basic lighting in a video situation, what I do is create a big soft source of light pointed at the subject on a 45 degree angle from the camera, (we will refer to him as Key), and maybe add a couple more of the guys for some fill or back light. Of course depending on the mood you’re going for this may well not be the case, but for argument’s sake let’s just say it is. You’ve got yourself some nice soft light which creates those curvy shapes and the depth on the subject that is so desirable.
Tags: camera, lighting, Production, soft light, video
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Tuesday, August 18th, 2009
For shooting outdoors, a wind-sock is a great little knick-knack for eliminating unwanted wind noises. If it’s raining, the wind-sock has its own little cover which soaks up the rain and rain-related noise. However, you probably wouldn’t want to shoot in the rain for risk of water-logging the camera. (One of our shooters came up with a great idea to combat this – garbage bags! With appropriate holes for lens and mic, it made for a stylish little accessory. She liked it so much and lacked her own raincoat she whacked one on herself!)
Tags: audio, outdoors, Production, raincoat, video, wind sock
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Friday, May 1st, 2009
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