A conversation about the filming of the season six finale for [H]ouse MD using handheld DSLRs.
with your hosts Gale Tattersall, Allen Palmer, Philip Bloom, and Greg Yaitanes
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GregYaitanes
hey.
before we start i want to thank the @brizzly team for hosting this picnic. as you can see i am not limited to 140c which is just one cool aspects of it. i'm also not cluttering up my followers timelines with my answers. plus we can expand photos and video links during this chat. @brizzly is cooking up some amazing new things using the twitter platform and they are taking time out to make this happen. for that reason we are limiting this chat to two hours. hopefully we can get to all the questions and issues. we are not taking questions about the show (cast, storyline type questions) and this is not intended to promote the show which is why we are doing this now and not closer to air. this is a forum for filmmakers to help each other. and lastly, this event is not intended to be an endorsement or advertisement of the Canon 5D MarkII. this camera was a tool for us to accomplish the goals we had. period. little did we know that that was such global interest in what we did.
this picnic brings together what i hope is the full experience of that we went through from prep to post. Director of Photography the fearless and fiercely talented Gale Tattersall and Post Poduction Producer and guru Allen Palmer. in addtion we have a couple of the voices involved with the DSLR movement. i've asked Cali Lewis and Philip Bloom to be here today. Cali is my source of anything noteworthy in tech news. she broke the story on her show http://www.geekbrief.tv/brief-735-ipad-sales-sub-25nm-flash-memory-house-using-5d-mark-ii/ . she was the first person to introduce me to the canon 5D and what was being done with it. once word was out that we shot the finale on it, i did an interview with philip http://philipbloom.co.uk/2010/04/19/in-depth-interview-with-executive-producer-and-director-of-house-season-finale-shot-on-canon-5dmkii/ philip is the five star general of the DSLR movement and the hub of all knowledge that's being shared out there. they've been huge in getting the word out. unfortunately with our tech delay today we've just lost Cali from the chat which is too bad.
the season six finale of [H]ouse airs May 17th at 8pm EST/PST on FOX. i hope you enjoy it. it's a special piece of work that took a team to make.
now let's get to it.
before we start i want to thank the @brizzly team for hosting this picnic. as you can see i am not limited to 140c which is just one cool aspects of it. i'm also not cluttering up my followers timelines with my answers. plus we can expand photos and video links during this chat. @brizzly is cooking up some amazing new things using the twitter platform and they are taking time out to make this happen. for that reason we are limiting this chat to two hours. hopefully we can get to all the questions and issues. we are not taking questions about the show (cast, storyline type questions) and this is not intended to promote the show which is why we are doing this now and not closer to air. this is a forum for filmmakers to help each other. and lastly, this event is not intended to be an endorsement or advertisement of the Canon 5D MarkII. this camera was a tool for us to accomplish the goals we had. period. little did we know that that was such global interest in what we did.
this picnic brings together what i hope is the full experience of that we went through from prep to post. Director of Photography the fearless and fiercely talented Gale Tattersall and Post Poduction Producer and guru Allen Palmer. in addtion we have a couple of the voices involved with the DSLR movement. i've asked Cali Lewis and Philip Bloom to be here today. Cali is my source of anything noteworthy in tech news. she broke the story on her show http://www.geekbrief.tv/brief-735-ipad-sales-sub-25nm-flash-memory-house-using-5d-mark-ii/ . she was the first person to introduce me to the canon 5D and what was being done with it. once word was out that we shot the finale on it, i did an interview with philip http://philipbloom.co.uk/2010/04/19/in-depth-interview-with-executive-producer-and-director-of-house-season-finale-shot-on-canon-5dmkii/ philip is the five star general of the DSLR movement and the hub of all knowledge that's being shared out there. they've been huge in getting the word out. unfortunately with our tech delay today we've just lost Cali from the chat which is too bad.
the season six finale of [H]ouse airs May 17th at 8pm EST/PST on FOX. i hope you enjoy it. it's a special piece of work that took a team to make.
now let's get to it.
about 1 hour ago
GregYaitanes
allen. why don't you take this http://twitter.com/colinhart/status/13141100203
@GregYaitanes #5DFinale how did your 5D workflow compare to the regular
workflow? What roadblocks did you face and how did you tackle them?
colinhart
about 1 hour ago
PhilipBloom
Quick hello to everyone! Sorry for delay!
about 1 hour ago
allenpalmer
The issues were largely on the front end of the post process. Because
we had a post system up and running we had to make this file based
digital system look to our editors like a film telecine production.
about 1 hour ago
allenpalmer
Given that we converted all the H264 files in the Avid DS, reocrded them
to HDCamSR tape and brought those tapes into a telecine bay to do a
synching and color correction session to create our dailies comp reels.
about 1 hour ago
GregYaitanes
it would have been great to try and alter the workflow more but felt we
had our hands full with changing the format at the end of the season.
in theory we could have taking the footage from camera right to the
editing room.
about 1 hour ago
allenpalmer
Exactly, I would have loved to walk up to post with footage as soon as
it was shot.
about 1 hour ago
PhilipBloom
Very interesting that you went to HDCamSR tape
about 1 hour ago
GregYaitanes
allen this seems good for you. or philip. http://twitter.com/rossmcw/status/13141120730
#5DFinale also very interested in the post workflow. Classic Avid
offline/online or did you go for something new & interesting here
too?
rossmcw
about 1 hour ago
GregYaitanes
allen? http://twitter.com/rossmcw/status/13141120730
#5DFinale also very interested in the post workflow. Classic Avid
offline/online or did you go for something new & interesting here
too?
rossmcw
about 1 hour ago
allenpalmer
We still offline the show on SD Avids and assemble in the DS from tape.
So it was important to have our dailies colorist looking at all the
footage in HD before it got to us.
about 1 hour ago
PhilipBloom
I think workflow for these cameras is going to change a lot, especially
with release of new Avid Media Composer 5 that will support all forms of
quicktime natively
about 1 hour ago
GregYaitanes
ones in tight spaces. we got three camera into places we could not have
gotten one film camera. http://twitter.com/maya295_/status/13141605881
@GregYaitanes #5dfinale in what specific (or typical) kind of scenes did
you most appreciate shooting with the canon5d?
maya295_
about 1 hour ago
GregYaitanes
gale can you follow up on that philip? what's been your expierence?
about 1 hour ago
GregYaitanes
and pardon my spelling everyone. i am the worst ever.
about 1 hour ago
PhilipBloom
with workflow Greg?
about 1 hour ago
Galetat
Amazing thing... you can put 3 cams in the space of one Arri... the
eyelines can be really close..
about 1 hour ago
GregYaitanes
what have you appreciated shooting with these cameras?
about 1 hour ago
GregYaitanes
gale was excited about how tight together the cameras could get.
about 1 hour ago
GregYaitanes
three camera in a small hallway.
about 1 hour ago
PhilipBloom
That's the great things about these cameras. The space they take up. I
find it much more of an intimate way of filming and freeing
about 1 hour ago
GregYaitanes
three cameras in a small room.
about 1 hour ago
Galetat
3 cameras in a cupboard!
about 1 hour ago
GregYaitanes
intimate is a good way to put it. plus it's not a giant thing in the
actors face. and no camera noise.
about 1 hour ago
Galetat
The sound department loved it
about 1 hour ago
GregYaitanes
gale you want to take this one http://twitter.com/maya295_/status/13141761588
@GregYaitanes what's the most stunning benefit you gain filming with
canon5d? what do you lose compared to a traditional camera? #5dfinale
maya295_
about 1 hour ago
Galetat
The depth of field is so special... there is no other system gives you
that
about 1 hour ago
GregYaitanes
i agree!
about 1 hour ago
GregYaitanes
that was my favorite aspect. the size of the system and the depth of
field.
about 1 hour ago
GregYaitanes
allen? http://twitter.com/mopho_barry/status/13141840030
#5dfinale What was the single biggest issue in post that you had to
overcome with using the #5DMKII?
mopho_barry
about 1 hour ago
PhilipBloom
I think a lot of people are shocked you shot so wide open Gale. How did
you cope?
about 1 hour ago
GregYaitanes
allen? http://twitter.com/mopho_barry/status/13141840030
#5dfinale What was the single biggest issue in post that you had to
overcome with using the #5DMKII?
mopho_barry
about 1 hour ago
Galetat
Motion can be a problem... artfacting... but like Philip says... you
shoot arount the fragility and go for the good stuff
about 1 hour ago
Galetat
my focus pullers went gray
about 1 hour ago
PhilipBloom
it must have been like surgery for them Gale!
about 1 hour ago
Galetat
it was hell but it worked... we even shot on the canon 50mm T1.0... no
depth
about 1 hour ago
PhilipBloom
only a T1.0? No 0.75 available?! ;)
about 1 hour ago
allenpalmer
In post, I would say that converting the files from H264 and getting to
tape was the biggest drag. We started doing footage breaks 4 times a
day to keep things rolling.
about 1 hour ago
Galetat
They had to judge everything by eye from the best monitors... Kubtrik
had it easy!
about 1 hour ago
GregYaitanes
allen. grab that post question
about 1 hour ago
PhilipBloom
But with more time Allen you wouldn't use that workflow. That was purely
down to this being all new and a first
about 1 hour ago
Galetat
sorry Kubrick
about 1 hour ago
PhilipBloom
I think Mr. Kubrick would have loved these cameras SO MUCH
about 1 hour ago
GregYaitanes
and for those who don't know what we are referring to...
about 1 hour ago
GregYaitanes
http://thecatcherintheeye.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/canon-eos-5d-markii.jpg
about 1 hour ago
Galetat
Barry Lyndon!
about 1 hour ago
PhilipBloom
I know Gale, he wouldn't have had to go to NASA to get his lens and he
could have shot with just a couple of candles!
about 1 hour ago
allenpalmer
In time the conversion process will become much faster, but on a TV
schedule you can't have bottle neck where footage has been shot, but
your editors can't start cutting it yet.
about 1 hour ago
Galetat
One candle as the Zacuto tests show!
about 1 hour ago
GregYaitanes
we sort of covered this. it's size and depth of field. richer then
film.
about 1 hour ago
Galetat
There is the other advantage... you have 50 film stocks on a dial to use
about 1 hour ago
GregYaitanes
that was amazing.
about 1 hour ago
Galetat
you can go from iso 100 - 1600 in a heartbeat
about 1 hour ago
GregYaitanes
changing stocks at a push of a button
about 1 hour ago
PhilipBloom
exactly Gale/ Greg. What these cameras give you is ENORMOUS flexibility
about 1 hour ago
Galetat
one the 1D... you can go to 6400
about 1 hour ago
GregYaitanes
changing stocks at a push of a button
about 1 hour ago
PhilipBloom
Yes they have issues, know the limiations and work around them
about 1 hour ago
Galetat
exactly!
about 1 hour ago
PhilipBloom
exactly Gale, for the Zacuto tests with the Nikon D3s we shot clean at
25000 ISO!
about 1 hour ago
allenpalmer
The ISO setting becomes kind of an ND filter.
about 1 hour ago
PhilipBloom
but even at the lowest ISO allen it's still too sensitive!
about 1 hour ago
Galetat
thats how we got to wide open... T1.2, T1.4
about 1 hour ago
PhilipBloom
you were indoors for the entire shot Gale?
about 1 hour ago
Galetat
I agree I wish you could go below iso 100
about 1 hour ago
GregYaitanes
gale? philip? http://twitter.com/JeffyMe/status/13142642107
#5dfinale How would you rank the cost effectiveness of these cameras?
Compared to an Arri kit?
JeffyMe
about 1 hour ago
Galetat
No.. we had to match night exteriors to studio interiors... other end of
the street
about 1 hour ago
Galetat
go Philip
about 1 hour ago
GregYaitanes
gale. grab this one http://twitter.com/raunnating/status/13142620624
#5dfinale
Did you have any issues with rolling shutter? If you did, how did you
overcome that?
raunnating
about 1 hour ago
PhilipBloom
The cost benefits are of course significant but that's not just the
reason people use them like House. It's the freedom and aesthetic
about 1 hour ago
GregYaitanes
on our app. InHouse for the iphone we will have some behind the scenes
in the video section of the app. that content will be avail on May 17th
the night it airs. http://twitter.com/JDog23/status/13142614576
@GregYaitanes When will you show some behind scenes pics or video?
#5Dfinale
JDog23
about 1 hour ago
Galetat
we didn't do too many swish pans... just transitioned in different
ways... we knew it was a danger... but there are software fixes out as
we speak.. Philip?
about 1 hour ago
PhilipBloom
I met up with Robert Rodriguez in Austin and he has just bought a 5DmkII
and he shot a music video with it and said it was like going back to
his El Mariachi days. He adores them
about 1 hour ago
GregYaitanes
i believe we use two of them and downloaded the footage and copied over
it. gale is this correct? http://twitter.com/maya295_/status/13142581328
@GregYaitanes you said a 18Go card allowed a 22min of footage. how many
cards did you use to shoot the entire episode? #5dfinale
maya295_
about 1 hour ago
PhilipBloom
There are post fixes for rolling shutter, the foundry do one and lock
'n' load do one
about 1 hour ago
GregYaitanes
gale? philip? off point but anything to offer? http://twitter.com/KBediting/status/13142560587
#5dfinale @galetat Any advice to young female DPs on breaking into the
industry?
KBediting
about 1 hour ago
PhilipBloom
the foundry one is VERY clever, it's pricey and slow though. Best to
avoid needing them with controlled shooting
about 1 hour ago
Galetat
We had 21 cards between 3 cameras... which got us through the day
without having to erase them
about 1 hour ago
PhilipBloom
Go out and make stuff, use the internet like Vimeo, post your work, get
noticed.
about 1 hour ago
GregYaitanes
the finale is all shot on the 5D except for one shot is on film. we
also shot the opening to ep 17 which hugh directed on the 5D as well. http://twitter.com/antoniorui/status/13142517124
#5dfinale Hey Greg, can you confirm how much of the House episode (I'm a
devoted fan!) has been shot with the 5Ds? Thanks. Antonio, London
antoniorui
about 1 hour ago
GregYaitanes
focus. gale? allen? philip? http://twitter.com/theCasBauer/status/13142467068
#5dfinale What is the biggest weakness when using this type of cam?
theCasBauer
about 1 hour ago
Galetat
Just go out shoot your dreams... and get seen on Vimeo... now these
DSLRs have enabled everybody
about 1 hour ago
allenpalmer
There were actually two shots from 5D in last Monday's episode.
about 1 hour ago
PhilipBloom
the opening to that episode Greg, "Lockdown" was so beautiful. it made
me sad when it cut to film ;)
about 1 hour ago
GregYaitanes
and not being able to take and HD feed from the camera.
about 1 hour ago
GregYaitanes
gale and allen? http://twitter.com/raunnating/status/13142670441
#5dfinale
Can you tell us a about your color balancing process for the show? Did
you use a gray card, custom wb or did you use the pre-sets?
raunnating
about 1 hour ago
PhilipBloom
Codec, compression, rolling shutter and aliasing fo rme
about 1 hour ago
Galetat
at the moment, the lenses available, the compression, and getting a raw
feed from the sensor
about 1 hour ago
PhilipBloom
HD feed sucks out of the 5D as it drops to SD, 7D and 1DmkiV stay HD but
none of them are clean feed. Once we get that then we can skip the
codec and get something SO much better
about 1 hour ago
GregYaitanes
allen? gale? http://twitter.com/raunnating/status/13142620624
#5dfinale
Did you have any issues with rolling shutter? If you did, how did you
overcome that?
raunnating
about 1 hour ago
Galetat
we answered that I thought
about 1 hour ago
GregYaitanes
one thing that is amazing is that this camera costs very little compared
to a film camera. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001G60DUE?ie=UTF8&tag=brizzly-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001G60DUE
about 1 hour ago
GregYaitanes
that we shot this finale on a consumer camera is amazing.
about 1 hour ago
PhilipBloom
i think Canon will argue with there Greg ;) the 5dmkii is a professional
stills camera that shoots great video
about 1 hour ago
GregYaitanes
gale? allen? http://twitter.com/alexmaragos/status/13142705592
@GregYaitanes Did you used any particular Picture Style? Did you filmed
it flat in order to have better color control in post? #5dfinale
AlexMaragos
about 1 hour ago
Galetat
I personally... really only like the 5D... because of the huge sensor
about 1 hour ago
PhilipBloom
there is a really cheap 550D/ T2i for under a $1000 that shoots awesome
video too
about 1 hour ago
GregYaitanes
i love that all these tech questions can finally be answered by people
who know the answers. lol.
about 1 hour ago
PhilipBloom
the geeks are here!
about 1 hour ago
Galetat
we had our 5D's set on 'Neutral"... it gives you the cleanest files...
about 1 hour ago
GregYaitanes
what do you know about this philip? allen? http://twitter.com/diogolouzada/status/13142716357
@greg_yaitanes the new adobe premiere CS5 is suposed to read de 5d files
without any conversion. This should save some time #5dfinle
diogolouzada
about 1 hour ago
PhilipBloom
and contrast down Gale?
about 1 hour ago
allenpalmer
In converting the files was worked to get a transfer that didn't crash
any of the shadow detail.
about 1 hour ago
Galetat
We had everything set down the middle
about 1 hour ago
PhilipBloom
Yes, CS5 will let you do that with a modern intel MAC. not tried it yet,
but personally I try to get out of 8 bit into 10 bit as it works better
for post
about 1 hour ago
GregYaitanes
gale? http://twitter.com/jjho8/status/13142716511
#5dfinale what was the highest iso you shot at?
jjho8
about 1 hour ago
PhilipBloom
That's very interesting Gale as we found in our Zacuto tests that
contrast all the wall down gave us two more stops of latitude
about 1 hour ago
Galetat
1600 on the 5D... after that we got noise in the shadows on our tests
about 1 hour ago
Galetat
As we were a night shoot all the way... I was able to control the
dynamic range very easily
about 1 hour ago
PhilipBloom
Yep and the noise is ugly
about 1 hour ago
GregYaitanes
philip? gale? http://twitter.com/JeffyMe/status/13143058333
#5dfinale having seen how effective this system has been, what do you
think the future of camera technology will hold?
JeffyMe
about 1 hour ago
PhilipBloom
technology is moving SO FAST...this time next year, who knows?
about 1 hour ago
Galetat
I think cameras will get smaller... look at the Red Epic and Arri Alexa
about 1 hour ago
GregYaitanes
gale did a commerical with it. then we used it on the opening of ep17.
the demands of the finale required use to be in small spaces and i
needed something compact that would also allow us to keep an intimacy
with the actors. and gale is a wild man. http://twitter.com/bmax67/status/13143177403
#5dfinale What inspired you to try the 5d? Did one of you have prior
experience with it?
bmax67
about 59 minutes ago
PhilipBloom
Great questions from Jamie_F there Greg....
about 59 minutes ago
GregYaitanes
allen? http://twitter.com/jamie_f/status/13143190189
#5dfinale How did the network(s) feel about using HD SLRs as the main
acquisition format? Any objections? Codec/bit-rate issues?
jamie_f
about 59 minutes ago
Galetat
As I said before balls are handed to the DP by the director!!
about 59 minutes ago
PhilipBloom
I have had many objections from Networks using 5D for full acquisition. I
am hoping what House have done will silence the naysayers.
about 58 minutes ago
GregYaitanes
on my end there were no issues. they saw our tests and everything was
acceptable. otherwise we could not have done it. as far as the
issues. allen? http://twitter.com/jamie_f/status/13143190189
#5dfinale How did the network(s) feel about using HD SLRs as the main
acquisition format? Any objections? Codec/bit-rate issues?
jamie_f
about 58 minutes ago
GregYaitanes
gale? philip? http://twitter.com/RoboN8te/status/13143172569
#5dfinale I read on Shane Hurbut's blog about how they weren't able to
trust their light meters with the 5d mk2, elaborate maybe?
RoboN8te
about 57 minutes ago
Galetat
Never used a meter... just used the false color on our Marshall
monitors..
about 57 minutes ago
GregYaitanes
allen? http://twitter.com/beninsler/status/13143164797
@allenpalmer #5dfinale Do u find one light pre-editing necessary (since
data is baked @ acquisition), or just the workflow u had in place?
beninsler
about 56 minutes ago
PhilipBloom
The false colour works well. I have never used a meter with one either
about 56 minutes ago
allenpalmer
Well, there's probably going to be some QC people in foreign territories
that are going to have questions, but there is nothing that is taking
people out of the story.
about 56 minutes ago
GregYaitanes
it was not. we struggled with this but the pullers were very good and
got it as after the first day. but this was the largest obstacle. http://twitter.com/paulbahn/status/13143117444
#5dfinale so with the monitor not allowing for HD is the image still
sharp enough for focus
paulbahn
about 56 minutes ago
GregYaitanes
we moved quicker because we were leaner and meaner. and we did not have
to cut if we did not want to which kept the actors in the moment. the
small cameras and close shooting let the actors forget about the lens
much quicker. http://twitter.com/MMDM/status/13143110501
#5dfinale how did taking this approach benefit your shooting schedule
and did it buy more time for the actors? Thanks for sharing
MMDM
about 54 minutes ago
Galetat
Difficult but possible... it's the wider lenses that are tougher... but
we also used again the Marshall peaking for focus
about 54 minutes ago
GregYaitanes
i also loved how we were not fighting the weight of things. we could
run stuff around the set so quickly.
about 54 minutes ago
GregYaitanes
not sure. philip? http://twitter.com/enbeecee/status/13143292041
#5dfinale Could you estimate the street price of the 5d lenses you used,
espec. the 1.0 50mm?
enbeecee
about 53 minutes ago
Galetat
if we'd had to move Arri's around in a set with a 2ft 6 ceiling we would
have been killed...
about 53 minutes ago
GregYaitanes
i have a long list. cine style lenses. HD feed. http://twitter.com/shellen/status/13143238737
@GregYaitanes Do you have any future feature requests for Canon after
using it to shoot the House finale? #5Dfinale
shellen
about 52 minutes ago
GregYaitanes
gale and philip can you follow up?
about 52 minutes ago
allenpalmer
As with our film episodes we have two sets of dailies tapes - our flat
pass in HD dailies and color timed in SD. This allows us to save as
much information for the material we use to build the final show.
about 52 minutes ago
GregYaitanes
i have more
about 52 minutes ago
GregYaitanes
but those are the top two.
about 52 minutes ago
allenpalmer
The footage that we actually used to build the final master did not go
through an dailies color correction, those corrections are only applied
to the SD material we use in offline.
about 52 minutes ago
Galetat
the 50 T1.0 is not made any more... and is a collectors piece... seen on
eBay upto $4k... but the other L lenses are all around $1.5k i think
about 51 minutes ago
PhilipBloom
Loads of requests for Canon....like two pages worth!
about 51 minutes ago
GregYaitanes
i'd like to shoot more of the show on the 5D if the story calls for it.
if i was shooting a pilot i would never go back to film. would i use
the 5D? i dunno. i would have to see where the cameras are at that
time. the red or the sony something or whatever might be the new leader
in the field. it's all changing so fast. http://twitter.com/JDog23/status/13143224121
@GregYaitanes @Philipbloom What t.v. series or films would u like to
shoot with the 5d, based on what you've seen it do? #5Dfinale
JDog23
about 51 minutes ago
GregYaitanes
list some philip!
about 51 minutes ago
PhilipBloom
I was offered the 50 T1.0 for 3500 Euros recently.
about 51 minutes ago
GregYaitanes
i don't believe so. allen? http://twitter.com/frozen4life/status/13143203749
#5dfinale Does normal filmmaking involve cropping what was filmed, if
so, is that (or any other) process different due to filming w- the 5d?
frozen4life
about 50 minutes ago
GregYaitanes
gale? http://twitter.com/jemduff/status/13143803467
#5dfinale Did you use less lighting and did u have to reduce daylight
for range of the 5D?
jemduff
about 50 minutes ago
PhilipBloom
HDMI clean uncompressed out. Peaking on LCD. Proper Audio. LONG LIST!
about 50 minutes ago
GregYaitanes
ha. anything we could get our hands on. down to a flag holder strap
that would be used by a marching band. otherwise mono pods and sandbags
and consumer tripods. once and while we put it in the chapman pee wee
dolly http://twitter.com/Ollicollins/status/13143800143
#5dfinale @GregYaitanes What did you use for support rigs?
Ollicollins
about 49 minutes ago
GregYaitanes
philip looks like a movie star so we are thinking about it. http://twitter.com/JDog23/status/13143777744
@GregYaitanes @Philipbloom Greg, will you be casting Philip in "House"
as a photographer who almost dies in Vega$? great part! #5Dfinale
JDog23
about 48 minutes ago
Galetat
I.m writing a report for them... on our experiences... and it will be
lengthy too!
about 48 minutes ago
GregYaitanes
trying out a video link. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7BNxqJfGRs
about 48 minutes ago
GregYaitanes
plase copy me on that one!
about 47 minutes ago
GregYaitanes
it took them a day to get used it. we looked like a line of paparazzi
on the red carpet! http://twitter.com/jessejokela/status/13143681026
#5dfinale How did the actors react to you throwing away the big reliable
film camera? Did it affect the way you worked?
jessejokela
about 47 minutes ago
PhilipBloom
I would be happy to guest on "House" ;)
about 46 minutes ago
PhilipBloom
I would be happy to guest on "House" ;)
about 46 minutes ago
PhilipBloom
I would be happy to guest on "House" ;)
about 46 minutes ago
PhilipBloom
I would be happy to guest on "House" ;)
about 46 minutes ago
GregYaitanes
hmmmmm. gale? http://twitter.com/idatan/status/13143720135
#5dfinale Did you encounter any problems with the file size for each
clip... ei going over the 4gig limit of flash cards?
idatan
about 46 minutes ago
PhilipBloom
sorry dont know why it posted four times!
about 46 minutes ago
GregYaitanes
when we got rid of our "net" exciting things happened. http://twitter.com/jessejokela/status/13143681026
#5dfinale How did the actors react to you throwing away the big reliable
film camera? Did it affect the way you worked?
jessejokela
about 46 minutes ago
PhilipBloom
12 minute takes are rarely going to be done I would have thought!
about 46 minutes ago
GregYaitanes
it felt no different as a director. gale? http://twitter.com/enbeecee/status/13143637802
#5dfinale Does it feel weird using a camera w/ a DSLR form factor to
shoot long-form video?
enbeecee
about 45 minutes ago
Galetat
WE did use small heads, a lot of hand held, in the end a lot of support
rigs from Red Rock micro
about 45 minutes ago
GregYaitanes
mono pod. gale? http://twitter.com/raunnating/status/13143555400
#5dfinale
In Your opinions, which DSLR camera accessory out there is a MUST HAVE
when using these cameras?
raunnating
about 45 minutes ago
GregYaitanes
gale may of hit this. gale? http://twitter.com/brentium/status/13143545987
Any changes in lighting setup because of the camera change? If so, what
were the changes? #5dfinale
brentium
about 45 minutes ago
GregYaitanes
i wish. maybe after the finale airs. http://twitter.com/DUNKonDunks/status/13143518531
#5dfinale @greg_yaitanes Any pics that u can show of the sets with the 3
cam set up?
DUNKonDunks
about 45 minutes ago
GregYaitanes
allen?! http://twitter.com/TonyN/status/13143510066
#5dfinale How did the image hold up for the color correctors? Any issues
there?
TonyN
about 44 minutes ago
GregYaitanes
we lit one scene by flashlight and nothing else. http://twitter.com/innezzie/status/13143504084
#5dfinale How did you take advantage of the camera's low-light
capabilities, if at all?
innezzie
about 44 minutes ago
GregYaitanes
a couple more every once and while depending on how hard the shot was.
there was worry that a great take might get lost but that did not
happen. http://twitter.com/billwalshdp/status/13144084794
#5Dfinale How many extra takes did you have to do just to grab proper
focus?
billwalshdp
about 42 minutes ago
GregYaitanes
we should do one of these again. but you can always tweet allen for
that info. right allen? http://twitter.com/enbeecee/status/13143883859
#5dfinale After the finale airs, would you post more details of yr
workflow as it relates to the scene-by-scene flow of the ep?
enbeecee
about 42 minutes ago
GregYaitanes
taking a 5D roll call. gale and philip and allen still here?
about 40 minutes ago
Galetat
Thats right... we used mono pods for our longer lenses... brilliant
about 38 minutes ago
Galetat
we used a lot less light... partly because we had the ultra fast lenses
about 38 minutes ago
PhilipBloom
am back! i froze!
about 37 minutes ago
GregYaitanes
philip is back! allen?
about 37 minutes ago
PhilipBloom
i love the Z-Finder for handheld, essential for me. Any good
stabilisation like monopod, tripod, handheld rig...
about 36 minutes ago
GregYaitanes
i have to think because we did that it makes it ok for anyone to do it.
you can't look at the ep on may 17th and say it doesn't look good or
emotionally didn't allow you to connect to the material. http://twitter.com/VisualEdgeChris/status/13144396163
#5dfinale Now that the finale is in the can and being seen by the suits,
can you gauge interest in future 5D network production?
VisualEdgeChris
about 36 minutes ago
GregYaitanes
trying to get allen back. standby.
about 35 minutes ago
PhilipBloom
If there was one thing I would want from the camera without a doubt it
would be uncompressed full HD out of HDMI
about 35 minutes ago
GregYaitanes
cine style lenses would help in a big way. http://twitter.com/KevinOtterness/status/13144383806
#5dfinale If you could change only one thing about the camera...what
would you change?
KevinOtterness
about 35 minutes ago
GregYaitanes
maybe gale, allen and i can do something with philip after airing. http://twitter.com/DUNKonDunks/status/13144282287
#5dfinale @greg_yaitanes I agree wit @enbeecee tweet. There should be a
pod cast about the shots, shot by shot walk thru!!!
DUNKonDunks
about 34 minutes ago
PhilipBloom
they are already there Greg with the new CP2 from Zeiss, Arri have new
cine EF lenses and so so Schneider Optics
about 34 minutes ago
PhilipBloom
sure why not!
about 33 minutes ago
GregYaitanes
film will eventually end for tv. i think film will always have a place
with cinema http://twitter.com/italobrito_/status/13144274255
#5dfinale Like what hapenned to photography, do you see film eventually
losing space to digital? Do you think the film era will end?
italobrito_
about 33 minutes ago
GregYaitanes
not that i am aware. gale? http://twitter.com/KevinOtterness/status/13144260504
#5dfinale Did you experience any over heating problems or problems in
general?
KevinOtterness
about 33 minutes ago
Galetat
need a cine style zoom
about 33 minutes ago
GregYaitanes
focus http://twitter.com/KevinShaw23/status/13144229334
#5dfinale What was your greatest challenge in shooting this episode with
the 5D?
KevinShaw23
about 32 minutes ago
GregYaitanes
mostly hand held. http://twitter.com/DUNKonDunks/status/13144199875
#5dfinale @greg_yaitanes Was it all Tri-pod shots or did u have some
type of hand held devices on some shots?
DUNKonDunks
about 32 minutes ago
GregYaitanes
no idea on this. gale? http://twitter.com/enbeecee/status/13144122707
#5dfinale Did using 5d change how/when you shot publicity stills? Same
cards/cameras as footage?
enbeecee
about 32 minutes ago
allenpalmer
I'm back online.
about 32 minutes ago
GregYaitanes
allen is back!
about 31 minutes ago
PhilipBloom
I tend to find overhearing only occurs with continuous shooting with no
breaks between clips. As soon as one is finished you start another That
is when over heating "may" occurr
about 30 minutes ago
GregYaitanes
phlip. post a youtube link to something you shot on the 5DmkII
about 30 minutes ago
GregYaitanes
gale? http://twitter.com/kyl33t/status/13143946458
@Greg_yaitanes what was your on set workflow? Filling up cards
continuously and keeping them all? Off loading onto HDs constantly?
kyl33t
about 30 minutes ago
GregYaitanes
let's take a couple more questions then close up shop.
about 28 minutes ago
GregYaitanes
thank you! http://twitter.com/innezzie/status/13144751102
#5dfinale Sorry, but I just have to take this chance to congratulate
Greg on his directing in 'House's Head'. And everyone else involved. :)
innezzie
about 28 minutes ago
GregYaitanes
no but that was a concern for us. happens on film as well. because we
were hyper aware it all went pretty good. http://twitter.com/SuBmieretty/status/13144713906
#5dfinale Have you ever lost a "perfect scene" to some glitch in a
digital camera? Is it safer to use "old school" tech. or digital?
SuBmieretty
about 28 minutes ago
GregYaitanes
good question. i'd like to do a private HD screen to see. http://twitter.com/JeffyMe/status/13144568723
#5dfinale Hypothetically, how do you think the 5D MkII would hold up on a
big beefy theatre projection on a 60' screen?
JeffyMe
about 27 minutes ago
GregYaitanes
we did not want to do that with this. gale can explain but we've lost a
few people in the chat. tweet him directly. http://twitter.com/mopho_barry/status/13144568207
#5dfinale You keep referring to cine style lenses. Have you worked with
or looked into mounts for Panavision etc?
mopho_barry
about 26 minutes ago
GregYaitanes
allen you still here? http://twitter.com/luke_stewart/status/13144481931
#5dfinale @Galetat how was color grading and what was the basic
workflow?
luke_stewart
about 26 minutes ago
allenpalmer
Here.
about 26 minutes ago
GregYaitanes
can you grab that? http://twitter.com/luke_stewart/status/13144481931
#5dfinale @Galetat how was color grading and what was the basic
workflow?
luke_stewart
about 25 minutes ago
GregYaitanes
nice!!
about 25 minutes ago
PhilipBloom
this is on 5dmkii in very low light http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DseqKd0MtM
about 25 minutes ago
allenpalmer
Final color timing was done at The Post Group by Keith Show on a Nucoda
Film Master system.
about 24 minutes ago
allenpalmer
Keith Shaw that is.
about 24 minutes ago
PhilipBloom
i have seen 5dmkii on massive screen. Holds up SO well. I would LOVE to
see finale on big screen!
about 24 minutes ago
GregYaitanes
ok. i want to thank allen, gale and philip for taking the time. this
has been great. anyone have parting words?
about 23 minutes ago
PhilipBloom
Thanks for tuning in! I know we could go on for hours as this is such an
exciting thing for so many people. Can't wait till May 17th!
about 22 minutes ago
GregYaitanes
bye everyone. the finale airs Monday May 17th on FOX at 8pm
about 21 minutes ago
PhilipBloom
Bye!
about 21 minutes ago
GregYaitanes
Monday May 17th on FOX at 8pm
about 20 minutes ago