[TheForge] multi-camera shoots

[Ben Barrett]

http://www.rockymountainsmiths.org/DVDorderForm.htm says:
D for Disc       $10.00/disk    $25.00 for 3 discs     $100.00 for any
given conference year
T for Tape      $10.00/tape   $25.00 for 3 tapes    $100.00 for any
given conference year
Each Tape or DVD is numbered and has a running time of approximately 2 hours

cheers,

ben


On 3/5/07, Ron Swisher <rwswisher at verizon.net> wrote:
> Steve,
>
> ...Excellent.  How much?
>
> Ron
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Smith" <sos at alum.mit.edu>
> To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 6:17 PM
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] multi-camera shoots
>
>
> > Check out one of the Rocky Mountain Smith's videos:
> > http://www.rockymountainsmiths.org/DVDforsale.htm
> > say from 2000 onward. You'll be impressed.
> >
> > Steve
> >
> > tristerk at aol.com wrote:
> >
> >> There are two ways of running a multicamera shoot, like a live studio tv
> >> show or like a movie.
> >>
> >> A live studio tv show is edited in real time, by a crew of at least two,
> >> one to "Call the shots" the other to do the switching. You've probably
> >> seen this, the director "calls the shots", indicating which camera feed
> >> should be broadcast, saying "Take camera ONE . . . now" and the guy
> >> running the switcher (or whatever they call it) executes the command. The
> >> director also sets the shots, he talks via headphones to the camera
> >> operators, telling them to zoom in, take a 2 shot, etc. This has the
> >> great advantage of running in real time - when the event is over, all the
> >> editing is done. The flip side is that this requires a lot of expensive
> >> gear that takes up a lot of space and - it ain't easy to call a show in
> >> real time, even in a studio with cameras that barely move. It requires a
> >> highly skilled individual to get good results and it's hard work.
> >>
> >> Most movies are shot, most of the time, with a single camera, but
> >> sometimes multiple cameras will be used to capture an elaborate effect or
> >> stunt, or anything that would be difficult to restage. This footage is
> >> then edited together in post-production. This takes a LONG time. Even if
> >> one was just trying to integrate a closeup cam (for the work) with a wide
> >> shot (for the speaker) with continuous audio,  I'll bet you're talking
> >> days of work to edit just one two hour demo. Modern digital editing on a
> >> computer makes this possible to do at home, it does not make it any
> >> easier or less time consuming.
> >>
> >> So, I think one camera, with the operator doing his best to edit
> >> in-camera, is the best way to go for demo's given the large amount of
> >> material and limited budget.
> >>
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