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This is not a short. It is not even a test short — it’s a behind-the-scenes of a test short.

My co-everything on The West Side (thewestside.tv), Zack Lieberman, was shooting a test short in 3D on a little prosumer Sony camcorder. I had just purchased some BNCR-mount Canon K35 prime lenses (used — they’re 35 years old) and so Zack’s test shoot was a perfect chance to get some face time not only with the SCARLET, but also the new (to me) lenses. Essentially, we reversed the usual production/behind-the-scenes lineup, so the actual test short (which will have some day-for-night and 3D After Effects work) was shot on an inexpensive prosumer camera and the behind-the-scenes was shot on a higher-end RED camera. And it’s not really even a behind-the-scenes — just me grabbing shots throughout the day at various frame rates and focal lengths.

Featuring Zuzanna Buchwald, Kalen Norton, Bryan Tuckman, Emily Mode, and Rahil Patel.

More details at nofilmschool.com/?p=17664

Cast: Ryan Koo

Tags: RED, RED SCARLET, test and snow

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

This is not a short. It is not even a test short — it’s a behind-the-scenes of a test short.

My co-everything on The West Side (thewestside.tv), Zack Lieberman, was shooting a test short in 3D on a little prosumer Sony camcorder. I had just purchased some BNCR-mount Canon K35 prime lenses (used — they’re 35 years old) and so Zack’s test shoot was a perfect chance to get some face time not only with the SCARLET, but also the new (to me) lenses. Essentially, we reversed the usual production/behind-the-scenes lineup, so the actual test short (which will have some day-for-night and 3D After Effects work) was shot on an inexpensive prosumer camera and the behind-the-scenes was shot on a higher-end RED camera. And it’s not really even a behind-the-scenes — just me grabbing shots throughout the day at various frame rates and focal lengths.

Featuring Zuzanna Buchwald, Kalen Norton, Bryan Tuckman, Emily Mode, and Rahil Patel.

More details at nofilmschool.com/?p=17664

Cast: Ryan Koo

Tags: RED, RED SCARLET, test and snow

To put the RED SCARLET camera through its paces, we wanted to use it in a real-world setting instead of shooting charts in a studio — but we also didn’t have the time or budget to put together a “real” short. What we set out to make (and what we ended up with) is something more than a series of test shots, and something less than a proper short. This was a no-budget, quick production on which everyone donated their time. Let me know what you think!

More behind-the-scenes and technical details here:
nofilmschool.com/?p=17460

Oh, and we snuck one Canon 5D Mark II shot in there. Can you spot it?

Cast: Ryan Koo, Raafi Rivero, Sasha Friedlander, Timur Civan, Milosz Jeziorski and Thomas Wong

Tags: RED, SCARLET, dialoguefree and REDSCARLET

'Pull Back' - a RED SCARLET Test Short

To put the RED SCARLET camera through its paces, we wanted to use it in a real-world setting instead of shooting charts in a studio — but we also didn’t have the time or budget to put together a “real” short. What we set out to make (and what we ended up with) is something more than a series of test shots, and something less than a proper short. This was a no-budget, quick production on which everyone donated their time. Let me know what you think!

More behind-the-scenes and technical details here:
nofilmschool.com/?p=17460

Oh, and we snuck one Canon 5D Mark II shot in there. Can you spot it?

Cast: Ryan Koo, Raafi Rivero, Sasha Friedlander, Timur Civan, Milosz Jeziorski and Thomas Wong

Tags: RED, SCARLET, dialoguefree and REDSCARLET

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