Comments on: RED SCARLET Torture Test: High Speed Handheld Shooting in Subzero Temperatures with 35 Year-Old Lenses

By: Learn How to Build a Freeze-Proof DSLR Timelapse Rig and Watch Tom Guilmette Brave the Elements - NoFilmSchool

Sun, 16 Dec 2012 08:43:57 +0000

[...] haven’t ventured all that much into freezing temperatures on this blog, but not too long ago Ryan took his SCARLET into subzero weather, and managed to get some great behind the scenes footage on a short film. Tom Guilmette, who is [...]

By: Ben Neate

Ben Neate — Mon, 28 May 2012 17:00:44 +0000

is it really handheld? It looks like a shoulder mount was used?

By: New Camera, Old Canon K35 Lenses: Some Thoughts on Buying Old Optics (Instead of New) | Cineclip Producciones

Sat, 26 May 2012 10:44:56 +0000

[...] little while ago I posted a RED SCARLET torture test(so-called because of subzero temperatures and other limitations of the shoot) that I shot on some [...]

By: New Camera, Old Canon K35 Lenses: Some Thoughts on Buying Old Optics (Instead of New) - NoFilmSchool

Tue, 22 May 2012 13:48:51 +0000

[...] little while ago I posted a RED SCARLET torture test (so-called because of subzero temperatures and other limitations of the shoot) that I shot on some [...]

By: Wander Andringa

Wander Andringa — Tue, 22 May 2012 13:38:01 +0000

Thanks for the reply!

By: Getting Better Production Audio is Easier Than You Think - NoFilmSchool

Getting Better Production Audio is Easier Than You Think - NoFilmSchool — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:24:49 +0000

[...] you want the best possible audio on set, it takes just as much work as getting a good image. Since this is a visual medium, there’s no question the moving images should be the best they can be, but often the quality [...]

By: How Durable is Your Camera? A Canon 7D is Tested to the Extreme - NoFilmSchool

How Durable is Your Camera? A Canon 7D is Tested to the Extreme - NoFilmSchool — Tue, 15 May 2012 01:39:50 +0000

[...] been testing cameras for performance in ideal conditions, and also in not-so-ideal conditions, but this is just ridiculous. Kai Wong and the guys over at DigitalRev were kindly donated a Canon [...]

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 14 May 2012 18:03:47 +0000

Nice work Koo! Music selection is spot on. With 90% of the videos out there shot on DSLRs I’ve almost forgotten what its like to see good hand held footage.

By: Ryan Koo

Ryan Koo — Mon, 14 May 2012 16:29:06 +0000

I edited this particular clip in a 4K timeline, which meant the 3K and 2K clips had to be scaled up to fit. Conversely if you know you’re only doing a 1080p output you could downscale the 4K clips and keep the 2K shots at 100%. Depends on which suits you better!

By: Jake Jabbs

Jake Jabbs — Sun, 13 May 2012 15:52:21 +0000

at least if you crowd source it, you lose your friends and family money and not your own.

By: dixter

dixter — Fri, 11 May 2012 04:01:28 +0000

C300 would not be a very good choice. It is limited to an 8bit codec.

By: Wander Andringa

Wander Andringa — Fri, 11 May 2012 00:22:19 +0000

Limitations challenge the mind Ryan ;)! Great job and I love the looks on those old lenses. I had a few questions about the workflow with RED camera’s. I’ll soon start my first videoclip project with a ‘RED ONE’ camera. Earlier on I shot all my clips with 7D’s.

I want to achieve the most crisp image possible in this clip. So I wanted to shoot in 4K, but I’m also going to shoot a couple of slow motion shot’s, so naturally I need to work with lower resolutions on those shots. So how do I go about in a project with different resolution images. For example I shoot all the normal shots in 4k 24fps and the slow motion shots in 3k 48fps, do I need to scale the 4k shots down to 3k? to avoid having the 3k images looking cropped compared to the 4k footage?
Or should I first color correct all footage then export it to 1080p and then cut it in Premiere?

I’m making a videoclip and not a feature film, so in the end I just want the best 1080p export image possible.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Fri, 11 May 2012 00:20:40 +0000

I wouldn’t say we FORGET, we knowingly push it past it’s limits.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Fri, 11 May 2012 00:04:38 +0000

ohhh ok gotcha, so it was only the NEW color science that didn’t work, SWEET

By: Ryan Koo

Ryan Koo — Thu, 10 May 2012 23:01:53 +0000

You don’t have to transcode at all to edit .R3Ds in Premiere. Not only that, but the adjustments you make in REDCINE-X show up in Premiere if you “reload from RMD” in Source Settings. I was able to cut 4K .R3Ds in real time at 1/4 resolution (plenty for an offline edit), without GPU acceleration, on a hackintosh.

With RED you obviously have a lot of post-production options, but in terms of quick-turnaround projects it’s pretty easy to do a firstlight color correction in RCX and then tweak further in Premiere using the plugin of your choice (I used Colorista on a couple of shots just to try it out).

By: Tim M.

Tim M. — Thu, 10 May 2012 21:27:10 +0000

I have to agree with Joe on this. I helped a buddy out on a documentary in Hanoi during their monsoon season which if you’ve ever been in SE Asia is brutal for moisture and extreme temperatures. About the worst warm/moisture stress test you could put a camera through. The 7D was a champ despite the fact it would get the overheat icon almost everyday. I literally could walk out from a air conditioned cafe into 100 F with 80% humidity and condensation would develop instantaneously on the lenses. You wipe away the moisture and it would sweat instantly again. Took a good 40 minutes to acclimate the equipment in those conditions. Nevertheless came away with great looking images! Cameras should be treated on a case by case basis to assess what’s the most appropriate ax for the job. All these cameras have their role to play more or less in different conditions.

By: Florian

Florian — Thu, 10 May 2012 19:48:23 +0000

Looking forward to it. THX

By: Aaron

Aaron — Thu, 10 May 2012 16:51:35 +0000

Did I see a Cam Caddy in there? hahaha I worked for that company out here in LA for a bit :P

So you color corrected in REDCINE-X Pro, and then transcoded and worked in Premiere?

Thanks for posting this it’s good to see more updates on here from you again

By: john jeffreys

john jeffreys — Thu, 10 May 2012 16:41:23 +0000

ive been using ML since ye olde days as well, and I can tell you that my 550D will crash and burn if I turn it on without an SD card inside. true story. My 5d has never locked up. Although I have had for little over a month, but have been shooting with it constantly (just wrapped up a short this weekend actually)

By: Aaron

Aaron — Thu, 10 May 2012 16:37:04 +0000

Yea certainly the 7d does have it’s quirks, but it’s treated me pretty good as well. Although in the dry Arizona heat that I’m used to that blinking red overheating warning is all too familiar haha someone just make a perfect camera already, I mean come on this IS the 21st Century and everything.