RED the Revolution

Before Transformation..

After Transformation..

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Dan Carew ala Samuel Lam on the Revolutionary RED.

So I met RED today.

And I turned red.

He's cool, attractive and  pretty easy-going.

He's RED. 

And certainly the RED button on his forehead was unforgettable. It looked like a real button where you can really press on it, just that nothing would happen if what you click on happens to be the logo of the company that made revolution in the cinema world. 

RED. 

Looks a little like the 100w light that we have in store, just a bigger version.

The workshop began with the sharing by Dan about his own background and profession. He told us about his 14 schlicks in life. He showed us what he thinks are bad films and good films with a few commentaries on Francis Ford Coppola on filmmaking and also introductory lessons about the digital video camcorders. He shared about the importance of being a filmmaker in the 21st Century where the digital world plays an important part and talked about how people need to learn to adapt even though they intend to stick with using films. People who haven't got enough money to invest in films should try video he said. It allows people to explore the possibilities of the digital world and special effects with less costs. 

Sam taught us how to use the Red camera in the afternoon. He showed us the way to put on the accessories and take it out as well has to operate it. We tried shooting things indoor and outdoor and learning some of the things we could do in the post production. For example, the RedAlert that allows Color Correction, the RedRushes, the Clipfinder to track down all the existing clips in an easy way and Red Cine-X. 

The reason why I'd prefer film from video is because film hardly fails us. If they do, they fail you in a creative way and you might even get an unexpected surprise from the effects they could give you. The thing with digital equipments are when they fail you, they really fail you by only saying 'File Error'. Never would I understand the codes in the error display that apparently tells me where the problem is. If the film had come out black, it is because we did something wrong to it (have it exposed/wrong chemicals/etc). Unlike the digitized gadgets, we could experience an SD or CF card error without any reason. Even the best products could crash and the only thing left would be the corpse of a hard drive. 

However, hey got me interested in knowing more about the digitized world in cinema. Though a very film person I am, I intend to let myself know more about what's happening in the digital world. 

As I was thinking, I'm going to use video to enter the film world. 

Unless I quit being a poor student, if not, I believe being good at video would take me a little closer to real filming! 

Sharp images are tempting...

But I love grains more. 

And imperfections are attractive.

Anyway, Mr. RED, I will see you in the next workshop! :)