Alabama Filmmaker's Co-op Workshop
Sunday, August 13, 2006, 2:00, Flying Monkey Arts Center
Type of meeting
Workshop
Meeting called by
James N. Reynolds
Attendees
David Byrge
http://www.byrgestudio.com/Don Hegel (and daughter)
Stanley Hendrix
Tina Leach
Jim Reynolds
Don Tingle (and daughter Kristie)
Topics
Num.
Topic
Responsible
1.
Another reminder that meetings are now the 2nd Sunday of the month.
Jim
2.
talked about a website he found describing a device placed between a video camera that allow using 35mm techniques like depth-of-field. Talked about history of widescreen. Cinerama-3 projectors, on three screen played at once.
Stanley
3.
talked about the film co-op kids workshop. While editing, he discovered a critical piece of information was missing so they have to do pickup shots.
Don
4.
brought what the film co-op workshop for kids has been working on. Adults just supervised. Older kids helped to produce.
Don
5.
set up equipment to show. Bad noise we couldn't isolate and get rid of from one line.
Don, Jim
6.
provided the smoke machine for the kids shoot.
David B.
7.
talked to David B. about doing a sad song for the ninja stage hand film.
Tina
8.
brought a DVD of her films. shows the “Dancing Ninjas” short she made. Also “Margarita Night” in Black and White.” and tried to show a gnome movie, but it didn't work right.
Tina
9.
got a card DVD player monitor. It's an LCD display with an amplifier. IT will take A/V from camera. Can use as a larger monitor for camera shoot. Comes with a plug into wall adapter.
Stanley
10.
has a smoke machine and/or a strobe light if anyone needs to borrow one.
Tina
11.
asked about how to diminish glow and see images from monitors in the background of shots.
said you can match lighting and twiddle with the brightness, If your camera allows it, you can adjust the iris. Most consumer camera just adjust the shutter speed.
Jim
Stanley
12.
worked on continuity pick-up shot for the film co-op kid's workshop. Shot person in robe. Shot above the buckle. It was a critical “transfer of deed” shot.
Don
13.
has lots of good footage of music acts. Not sure about licensing. Some themselves, some for someone else, some would like to just have something out somewhere.
Trying to get enough footage of a group (Group Hug). All things good with sound. Tried last Thursday to get but sound wasn't good enough. P.A. wasn't working well.
Stanley
14.
has a camera that has a microphone input. Audio board typically has a line out or tape out. Usually monaural even though it has stereo capabilities.
Before line gets to camera, have to reduce the signal level by a lot. 2 resistors lower the signal to camera. Hidden with tape.
The following is for “mic in” on a camcorder. If you have “line in” you don't need to do this. W&W electronics in Huntsville is a good place to get cables and such. cheaper compared to Radio Shack.
Attenuator
(*scan of circuit drawing at bottom of notes[if I did this right-jr])
There is no electrical isolation between input and output. Therefore there may be an audio buzz in the background. This happens on on channel of my camcorder. I solve that problem by modifying the audio after the fact {post production]
There are better ways Should us an isolation transformer or an audio buzz will be a problem.
Can buy something similar from radio shack for $4.
Stanley
15.
talked about trucking moves. In one shot, they used a long folding table with its legs folded on the ground to provide a smooth surface that they could pull and hand truck and camera on for a smoother shot.
Don
16.
is looking for a used wheelbarrow for trucking shots.
Don
17.
talked about using lower pressure and bike part for a tracking mechanism.
Stanley
18.
talked about he'd used his bike sometimes for tracking shots. Biggest problem is there was no way to lock the front wheel.
Jim
19.
is working on building a crane out of metal. May have to be on its own trailer.
Stanley
20.
finished a film asked him to bring to the next meeting. here's the link to it.
http://allenb.livejournal.com/264188.htmlAlan B. (not present)
21.
plans on making a beacon tracker. LED or 2. Pan and tilt tracking beacon with camera.
Stanley
22.
talked about different software to use:
GNU/Linux-Cinerella, Kino, PiTV
Mac-FinalCut Pro, iMovie
WinXP-Adobe Premiere, Vegas, Pinnacle Studio, Movie Edit Pro
Everyone
23.
Remember to check and post (please, others, post as much as you can, especially about your projects and useful information, like your podcasts or homepages, vlogs, videos, etc.)
filmcoop.blogspot.com
and the livejournal
film co-op community
Jim
Additional information:
The next scheduled meeting of the Alabama Filmmaker's Co-op Workshop :
Sunday, September 10, 2006, 2:00, at the Flying Monkey Arts Center
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