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Well, yeah, I may have been talking about your post!

I sort of agree with you, but even so, I still make larger budget productions where I will have a lighting guy, a sound guy, a DoP etc and still shoot in SD. The point for me is that almost everything I make ends up on the web and I shoot it accordingly, knowing that it will have the hell compressed out of it. The only single advantage I can see for me to shoot in HD/HDV is the ability to zoom in to the frame without pixellation. Other than that it just adds another layer of potential grief and expense!

I completely agree, though, that if my productions were ending up being shown elsewhere then SD would be less in demand. My clients simply aren't asking for it, and on the extremely rare occasions they do, I hire.

I would hire to get me through this current nightmare, but the security deposit is £1000 and I simply don't have the available credit on the card or the cash in the bank at the moment :( The project I am working on is a deferred payment job, charting the restoration of a steam locomotive, a Battle of Britain class engine called 'Sir Keith Park'. I won't get anything from it until next September so I am having to keep my costs waaaay down!

Your offer of an XL2 loan combined with a trip to NY is tempting! It's one of my favourite cities, but I won't be there until January, by which time I sincerely hope my poor old XL2 will be back with me!

Cheers,

Ian . . .

Sounds interesting Wendell,

I shoot aerials from a full size machine and just learned in our area FAA and Homeland security will not allow RC machines outside of designated RC areas. Has this been a problem you have experienced?

Hi Ian,

Sorry to hear about your troubles. But if you don't mind me asking, what happened to the cam?

(Makes me worried that I haven't sent mine to Canon to be cleaned and maintained...)

Best,

Hi Jeff, thanks for the vote of sympathy! I am delighted to report that I got a call from a very kind and trusting soul last night who is hiring me an XL1 at a very reasonable rate. My deep thanks to Richard Goodrich who saw this post and contacted his friend who called me.

As far as what went wrong with the camera . . . no idea yet. The audio died halfway through a week of almost non-stop shooting and a couple of days later it wouldn't even power up.

It's off to H. Lehmann for diagnosis and (hopefully) repair. I'll report back when I know more.

Cheers,

Ian . . .

Craig still playing phone tag. This morning I am in my office.

I'm looking for a location sound recordist in the Fort Lauderdale, Florida area in the middle of December for 4 days.
The film I'm working on, and have been for the last several years, is a self-funded dance documentary, and I don't have the budget to pay top industry rates.

I'm paying but I'm looking for someone willing to work with me on the rate.
I'm also looking for someone familiar with documentary location sound recording.
I have all the audio gear, but also understand many prefer to use their own.

Let me know if you want more details, or please pass on the name of any sound recordist you may know.

Thanks in advance.

Edwin

Toronto
gus.to AT sympatico.ca

I'm in Atlanta, GA would you accept an out of state applicant?

Thanks
Nicole

Sorry, what does it mean RC?
i m not american....

RC= Remote controlled for english people
RC= Radio commande for French people

Hi there,


For a Dutchbased band, located in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, I am developing a musicvideo.

The singer of the band is from Winnipeg, Canada originally and the song we are developing for is about Winnipeg and how she misses it.

That is why I am looking around for a DOP using a Canon EOS 5D Mark II or simular, to co-produce a Music Video with. My plan is to shoot both in Winnipeg and Rotterdam.

I am still developing the Ideas for the video, but am eager to use some original material shot in Winnipeg.

Unfortunate it is a non-budget Music Video, but a chance to work together with a Rotterdam based production company.

Hope there is some-one here willing to help me out with this.

For more information about the artist, song and ideas, please contact me by e-mail:
maarten@turboturbo.nl


Many Thanks!

Maarten

We can ship rental gear to you: Cleveland Camera Rental (http://www.clevelandcamerarental.com).

We are working to get more of our gear listed, but if you're looking for something in particular, let me know.

I just arrived to Latvia for a documentary shoot and my light kit and tripod got lost on the way. I start shooting tomorrow in the town of Liepaja. Does anyone know where I can rent/borrow a small tripod for my PMW-EX1 camera??? A manfrotto 503 or something similar would be great!

Please - if you have any advice text me on +46702267796 or write a follow up message. Preferably both!

Thanks!!!

I will be in Chicago doing some filming. I am available during our downtime.

Need someone with a modest lighting package for Friday and Saturday shoot in CT. 12/4 and 12/5.

Paid gig (day rate plus rental of your gear).

Email for more info.

DDoddsNY@gmail.com

Thanks!

~~Dave

Thanks for hitting me up. Check your email buddy!!!

Nicole

Hey Emrys -

Just going to plug my corporate and documentary work here. I'd be happy to talk with your company about building an ongoing relationship rather than piecemeal freelance jobs. You can find my demo reel at http://freelance.soulfabric.net - it's more doc based. I have some corporate pieces I can send your way as well. We do everything here from idea creation to shooting, post-production and delivery for web and TV. Hope to see you before you leave town!

Cheers,
Zac

Need a shooter on/close to Staten Island for a 7 day shoot.

Must have HDV cam (i.e. EX1, HPX, etc) and lav mic, at the minimum.

Must live local...no travel budget.

Pay rate is $500/day, all included...no budget for rentals, ups, extras. Period.

You will be shooting a webisode series based around a shop that services celebrities.

Contact me ONLY through this email: craiglieberman@cox.net

In your email, send me a link to some of your work, a brief mention of your gear and a short list of recent credits

I am looking to put together a group of people interested in making independent films in the NJ, PA, or NY area. You can be a newbie or have years of experience. It will involve everything from scrrenwriting (preproduction) all the way to the production and postproduction stages. I'm by myself and realize that you need a team of hard working dedicated people to put this together. We can share knowledge and equipment. It doesn't matter what area of interest or expertise you have, whether screenwriting, working the camera, audio, lighting, etc. the idea is to get people to collaborate in filmmaking. If you live in the area and have interest, e-mail me at jdebmd@aol.com.

Position filled, thanks

A client for whom I have been shooting a documentary is going to need to conduct some interviews in Mexico. I am not certain about the exact location, but apparently it's not in a nice area. So he's asked me to locate a colleague in Mexico... someone who's already down there and knows the ins and outs, speaks English and Spanish, can avoid roadside bandits, etc., and has their own gear. We've been shooting with the EX3, but pretty much any HD cam would work if you can give him .mov files for FCP. Not sure when he wants to go down there... could be as early as late next week, in a couple of weeks, or up to a month, depending on how things are going here.

My experience is he pays quickly.

If you're in Mexico and are interested, email me and I'll hook you up.

Charles

Email sent.

Cheers

E-mail replied to.

Looking forward to hearing more from you.

Charles

Email sent.

Regards,
Rodrigo Medina

Hi!

I'm looking for a shooter in Belgium to record Soccer games from the 2nd and 3rd division. Just with one camera, basic coverage. I need the games to be uploaded to my FTP in MP4 or FLV format. Please contact me if you're interested so we can further discuss the details. We want to start in January.

Regards,
Rodrigo Medina

And replied to, thanks.

Paul,

Sorry, I didn't know there was a reply to this post until now. It really depends on the airspace classification. If the fight is below 700' AGL in Class E airspace and the aircraft is flown by "line of sight" it usually isn't a problem. Flights can even take place within Class B airspace (around major airports) if the tower and local FSDO are notified and approve.

Currently there are no regulations for this specific activity as they are only just now being drafted. In the interim, the primary concern of the FAA is that this activity does not pose a risk to full-size aviation and/or persons on the ground. For these reasons we don't fly above 400' AGL and never over the general public on the ground.

If a person chose to act in a reckless fashion with unmanned aircraft, I have no doubts that the FAA could make their lives quite miserable.

Wendell no worry on the reply timing I just thought you were too busy.

Interesting that you say 700 AGL we were told that all RC in our area are restricted to under 200 AGL good to know this is not the case.

We have had to deal with a few RC machines while flying in the full size at low level. No one knew they were there except the RC operators. Scary stuff we thought it was a hawk at first until we had to avoid quickly.

We work from full size helicopters also. If RC aircraft are being flown in an area that also has low flying full size traffic they should have a spotter scanning the skies for traffic and immediately yield the right of way if needed. It is the model operators responsibility to avoid the larger aircraft, not the other way around. If they don't they are being irresponsible and dangerous. We have low flying "aerial ambulance" helicopters in our area and are always looking and listening for them when we fly.

Interestingly enough, the National flying site for model aircraft is in Muncie Indiana and has a small airport situated right beside it. The full size don't make low passes over the RC field and the RC aircraft stay below 700 feet so its never an issue or conflict.

Found a couple good ones. Thanks.

Thanks for the info Wendell,

Sounds to me if there are RC in the area I would prefer if it was someone like you running the machine. All of your effort to keep it safe are greatly appreciated by all the people in full size machines.

$1,500, no minimum.

Looking for 5 short films to offer Post Production Sound on. I am wanting to build my reel/resume up. Please contact me here or via email. I am looking for the following below. Please ONLY contact if your video meets the requirements.

Requirements:
Video must be 10 minutes or short
You must be able to export out an omf file, low res video file, and aiff files.
You must be able to provide a hard copy of the film(via mail)
You must allow me to post any or clips of the movie to my website


I look forward to the projects.

I'm looking for a ton of different categories to show my abilities.

Thanks
Nicole
ccproductions803@gmail.com
www.ccproductions803.com

Any one with access to a snow ice bound airport - need footage for a training DVD
workers in foul weather conditions

Hello,
I live in Salt Lake, and we are currently getting pounded with snow. Please let me know what you need. I run a Sony EX1.

waistdeep@hotmail.com
John James

I'm in Salt Lake as well and my brother is a full time pilot, so he has access to the tarmac as needed... I only have a Z1u though (unless Santa brings me a good present!).

I am looking to get some AE work done. The best way to some it up is, I want you the wizard to make me a high-energy 15-30sec. commercial using some still pics I have. It will be used to promote our magazine online in places like YouTube.

If you are interested PM me please.

Sent you an email about this becauses I'm close to the Belgian border. Unfortunately I didn't hear anything from you so far.

Hey everyone,

I'm about to wrap up my film's DVD production for a February 2010 release, and the consensus is I need some outdoor fair video (HD or HDV, 1080/24p or 60i) as an establishing shot for a series of scenes taking place on the 4th of July in a South Florida park. Right now, you get the sense that the characters are hanging out away from where the activities are taking place, but without shots of the activities/people, it looks weird and empty.

If anyone has video of people at a fair in Florida or California, or anywhere that looks tropical-ish but no mountains in the background, please let me know. I can't pay, but I'll give a credit and a free copy of the DVD.

Thanks!

Heath

We are a Christian film company in Kansas City, MO and are seeking crew help with our first feature film. We are planning on beginning shooting in April 2010, all of the film will be shot in the greater Kansas City area. We are working on a micro budget so I can't guarantee any pay on the front end (I truly wish I could). We have a finished script that is awesome, most of the needed equipment, some crew already and most of our cast is set. We have been in preproduction for over a year now and had to delay shooting once due to funding. We are seeking a crew of around 10 people to do everything from lighting, set design and building, sound operator, camera operator. We are shooting 720p HD on the JVC GY HD100U as our primary camera and a video DLSR as our secondary camera. We will always provide food and drink and pay you for equipment rental if we use something of yours and want a rental fee. Please fee free to contact me with any questions you have. Please check out the film website, it has the basic synopsis on there to read, you can see some of our talent on the bios page. There is some behind the scenes pictures and even some video footage we shot for a temporary trailer. We of course won't be using any of that footage for the real film, it was just shot to shot potential investors the quality. Please remember that the trailer is just featuring the one of the songs written for the film with video images laid to it. Then you can click on the actual scene itself and see a brief sample from a real scene within the script. Thank you for your time.

Richard Robertson
www.thefreedomofsilence.com
info@r6pvideo.com

I am sorry but I should have added that we are mainly looking for people in the Kansas City area. We aren't able to pay travel and living expenses. Sorry, not trying to sound cheap but this film is a ministry for most of the people on the project, and a majority of them have agreed to donate their time because they believe in the cause of the film. If there is any money on the back end I plan on paying everyone involved. Thank you.