William Demeritt

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

I may need some time away from this thing. Anyone in LA wanna get lunch?

Out the chuckleheads that are destroying our rates. Refuse to help them. Refuse to pass them work. Refuse their emails and phone calls and again OUT the bitches and bastards, those that want to whore themselves out cheaper than a cragislist hooker deserve for the community to F**K them

OK, how do we out them? Where can we out them? I've got my sh*tlist, but I have nowhere to publicly "out" many of them. Many of them are taking union jobs for low pay, doing it for hours, undercutting other operators knowingly and showing no remorse when presented with the damage done.

Seems like the problem exists at the top as well as at the bottom. Ostracism may cut off the referral work, but those people are still getting work through the channels of lower pay. They'll still find a way to help producers "minimize costs" because they'd rather be working.

"Back in my day, we didn't have fancy digital cameras! We didn't have iPhones or in-camera audio! We were filmographing all sorts of things!"

Eric: any day would be nice. I can't believe how long it's taken them.

Bill McClelland has one, and he seems satisfied with it. Drop him a line, he'd probably give you a review.

I've considered investing in a pair to try out, but this thread has pushed me to just do it (sorry Nike). Very good to read.

I also wear North Face light hiking shoes on set with their "Boa" lacing system, with a knob in the back to lace/tighten the shoes. I really like them, but always up for new things.

Congratulations!! Welcome back to the fray!!

He might have just needed a rehearsal before he attempts the long shot?

More headroom, Doc!

Woe is us, desperately searching for someone who might have an answer to this RIDDLE of our generation!?

20 minutes later I'm traipsing about the shop like an overgrown ballerina

Pics/video or it didn't happen.

I have designs on us pulling off the Great Transmitter Debacle this summer and it would be easy enough to fold in a mini-monitor comparison at the same time.

I've got a rolling cooler and a Camelbak. Let's set out on this magical journey. I may even film BTS so we can create our own Blair Transmitter Project.

Perhaps the newer Teradek Bond could be used?

http://www.teradek.com/bond.html

Allows for cellular bonding, so you can stream over 3G and 4G networks. Again assuming you were in a good cellular coverage area, you could stream video live from it, but also coordinate the playback of dailies?

Yea, the Decimator 2 scaling to HDMI is a quick solution to get HD-SDI to HDMI for most people (since a lot of folks already own a Decimator 2 but don't use it for that purpose). However, if the camera already does HDMI output, you can go straight from that (as I understand it).

Michelle,

Hello and welcome to the forum! We encourage everyone here to post using their real names... aren't you "Michelle Bridges" now?

:lol: one more darn place to deal with the name change!

Have a great holiday weekend!

Demeritt,

You better not have said yes to what I turned down ? Lol

 

FYI: it was $72.72 hr. $800 for 10 hrs

Hey, I got a wedding to pay for! :lol: No sir, I may have done some dumb things last weekend, but that wasn't one of them.

Oye! that was a tragic moment in Steadicam History

Pretty standard moment in Glidecam history.

Michael if it makes you feel any better, I just turned down two weeks because the rate is too low

It makes me feel better.....

An overlay to the HD-SDI would be fantastic, especially if it had negligible frame delay (or none whatsoever). An HDMI version might benefit a few people, but I think you'd find them less interested in spending the money. An HD-SDI version, however, would sell like hotcakes!

A separate display option would be nice as well, something similar to a bubble level that you can physically place on the monitor, matte box, wherever...

I will buy you one, and have much to discuss. Especially on the topic of calling someone first.

Mind if I tag along? I could use a few.

Perhaps a public forum no, but perhaps open discussions about rates yes? Public forums have too much opportunity for vigilante-ism.

I had an idea a few weeks ago for doing a mailing list where everyone lists the jobs they're doing, the rates they're getting, etc. For the cost of no judgments (unless you quietly take it up between yourself and someone specific), everyone hears what rates they're getting on what shows. More importantly, in there: we name names.

That data lends itself to establishing historical data, so if Operator B gets a call for a show that Operator A usually does, not only does Operator B know what A gets, but he also knows what people have gotten in years prior, or for the same company/studio.

Compliance with this list also lets other operators know you're not out on the fringe.

If everyone vouched for 5 operators, and those guys vouched for 5 operators... I think we'd have everyone on board quickly.

Just an idea?

Any opinions on which one to buy? 6.5" or 7"?

 

Thanks

Dan

I went with the 6.5" 4:3 Cinetronic because I was coming from a 4:3 PRO monitor, and despite mostly doing HD gigs, wanted to stay with what I knew. Also, on the 4:3 monitor, when a 16:9 image comes up, I get black bars on top and bottom. When Chris' digital level is released, the level should place the image over the black bar at top or bottom, instead of on my image.

Also, I actually wanted the smaller image so I could take in more of what I was shooting, scan the corners quicker and memorize the shot dynamics.

With all due respect Rich, I don't see any Tiffen bashing. I see numerous people trying to offer you helpful insight into purchasing the equipment that's already compatible with your ecosystem. If certain functions of the A2 and Tiffen sleds in general appeal to you moreso, then disregard people's input urging you towards sleds compatible with what you already own.

However, as far as I can tell, nobody has bashed Tiffen here. To encourage another manufacturer for any reason does not construe bashing.

Does the guilty party get to eat the philly cheesesteak once whacked with it? I'll say all sorts of things for an authentic cheesesteak!

On a more serious note, if you wanted to just get enough components to swap to "lightweight sled mode", maybe consider the PRO modular components they just announced? I think you can use your U1 centerpost and gimbal, so just invest in the UJB/LJB, DB2, Gen IV battery hanger and whatever else. Cuts out the cost of a new gimbal and centerpost.

Or, you can build a full modular "light/live" sled (with Tally) for around $16k.

2 Black and 2 Gray you mean!

What he said