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Posted by Mark on 02/05/06 00:57
Richard Crowley wrote:
> "Mark" [apparently at UCLA] wrote...
>>> Good advice, but this all depends on the size of his "set." He
>>> hasn't said if it's a rat running around in a little 3-foot square
>>> maze, or a much larger area. A description of the conditions is
>>> necessary.
>>
>> It will be more like 1-foot square.
>
> A couple of Chimeras (or even a couple of fluorescent
> "shop lights") with electronic balasts. Frequently seen
> at home-improvement warehouse stores for $10-15)
>
>> Yes, I'm at UCLA, but I brought my camera from Australia. I was
>> thinking that the PAL - NTSC shouldn't be such a big deal as we can
>> also just give it to the TV station to convert. They must do this all
>> of the time when they get overseas footage to show??
>
> Shooting PAL in NTSC land (or NTSC in the PAL territories)
> is a *HORRIBLE* idea. Even the most expensive standards
> conversion makes significant and visible reduction of
> quality to your video. It is one thing if it cannot be avoided,
> but to intentionally shoot in a "foreign" format and rely on
> standards conversion is just NUTS (or DAFT if you prefer).
>
Yes, I agree that using a PAL camera isn't a good idea. However, it
might be the only camera we can get on such short notice. It's also true
that I am familiar with the camera, so I can just go in and shoot.
Getting another camera and learning how to work it will involve a lot
more time that I don't really have to spend.
I'll investigate the possibility of getting one of the film students to
come in with their camera and do it, but this might take too long to
organize.
If we did use a PAL camera, I presume the problem is the different frame
rates. Colour and resolution is relatively easy to convert? Hence,
possibly a good alternative is to just convert the footage to NTSC
resolution but retain the frames as is. This will mean the footage will
play back at a different rate, but I would think this would really only
be a problem if the footage also used sound, and in particular human speech?
> If you are really on a UCLA campus somewhere, there
> must be hundreds of excelent-quality NTSC cameras within
> a few miles radius of you. Not to mention the resources of
> your own institution.
>
> Have you actually contacted any of your own internal resources?
> If this is "for the media" are your own media relations or PR
> or whatever people involved? They almost certainly have
> contacts and resources for bringing in a crew with decent
> lighting and camera if it is for public consumption.
>
>>> Addiionally, I might add that UCLA has HUGE video production
>>> resources there on campus. He should consult with those departments.
>>
>> Yes, I've been thinking that too. However, I don't know how to contact
>> them or where they are. I did a quick search of the ucla website and
>> didn't come up with anything obvious.
>
> Google took only a few milliseconds to find the Contact
> page for your School of Theater, Film and TV ....
>
> http://www.tft.ucla.edu/contact.cfm
>
> If they don't do stuff like that, you might find someone
> who could at least identify somebody with a decent
> NTSC camcorder and lend you a couple of softlights,
> etc. Or they could at least point you towards the right
> people on campus.
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