How a DIT can save you time and money?

Whether you are shooting on an Alexa, RedMX or Epic camera one of our experienced DITs can save you time and money on your shoot. Here are some of the typical things we do onset.

Back up rushes to 3 locations.
Check footage for focus and any other disparities
Apply grade to rushes before transcoding to prores or mxf files.
Sync Audio and video togther before transcoding files.
Test greenscreen key on footage
Edit footage onset to check continuity

By the end of one of your shoot you will be able to start editing with synced rushes that are already in the format you need to edit with. If this had to be done by your post house it could add an extra day to your post schedule on a typical one day commercial.

Normally when we talk of high definition we refer to HDCAM which has a resolution of 2.2 million pixels and an image sensor two thirds the size of 35mm film. The Red camera has over 4 times more pixels than that of a HDCAM camera. This is due to the RED team designing a camera that is built around the 12 mega-pixel red mysterium sensor. The sensor size is the same as 35mm film, which means we can use 35mm cine lenses resulting in ultra high definition footage with the same shallow depth of field and characteristics typical of 35mm film. This amazing new technology has finally given us a credible alternative to shooting on film.

The major benefits of shooting with the Red camera are that you can dramatically cut down on the costs of stock, processing and telecine. No more delays whilst you wait for your rushes to be processed in order to see your dallies. You get instant playback on set of redcode raw files. Since your footage is recorded to cf card or hard drive, once this is full you can plug it in to a laptop and playback 4K raw footage in redcine without the need to convert footage. If you need to edit footage on set, you can edit low res proxy files of redcode raw footage immediately using a laptop running final cut pro. There is no other camera that can provide these stunning high resolution images combined with such a fast workflow as the Red Digital Cinema camera.