How to build a Red One camera from scratch - The camera costs $35k

[BeastFromTheEast94]

have you ever dropped it?

[EdwardMendoza]

@BeastFromTheEast94 that would be a scary test; no, I haven't, it's really heavy so usually two to three people are handling it. Not a shoot and run type of camera at all; that's why I bought a 7D!

[savage8008]

Haha, well the title is a little misleading. This isn't quite from "scratch"

[EdwardMendoza]

@savage8008 Lol, yeah I haven't gotten into welding and micro-computing just yet :P

[BizarreWorks]

So basically most of people here are rich and has these cameras? Can someone buy me one? I am serious, I need a great camera to film, I have artist hearth, someone help me out.

[dahman511]

is there anyone out there that can take a 33 mega pixel camrea and make it in to a camcorder. cus if so hit me the hell up im so dowm to learn how.

[pksmb1120]

how much does the camera by itself weigh? must be pretty heavy!

[njfilar]

You should make a tutorial on how to raise the money to buy one

[EdwardMendoza]

@njfilar Good point, more videos on how to build a business with music videos coming soon!

[Rufflesguy]

@njfilar ROFL XD

[poopinface123]

am buying one of these to make make up tutorials

[iNeonDuck]

@poopinface123 You're spending 65 thousand dollars to make make up tutorials? They better be damn good, thats all ima say.

[lonniegallam]

Edward, You put the monitor cable wrong. The " L" size goes to camera (so its not sticking out), and the straight one goes to the monitor.

[EdwardMendoza]

@lonniegallam doh! Good thing I have a team that helps me out with these things :)

[lonniegallam]

@EdwardMendoza I am sure you do.

[ThePremiumGoods]

i think he sold all his desk furniture to pay for all that... dayum.. and i thought 5d Mkiis were top notch

[EdwardMendoza]

@ThePremiumGoods a house Refi was more like it, but worth it!! :)

[saurabhworld1]

Thank you Great HELP, GOD BLESS YOU BRO

[EdwardMendoza]

@saurabhworld1 Sure thing, more how to vids coming up :)

[nave4pres2]

How much heavy is this baby?

[EdwardMendoza]

@nave4pres2 Too heavy! Make sure you work out before using one :D

[drdistracto707]

How long does each battery actually last?

[EdwardMendoza]

@drdistracto707 Roughly an hour each, we have 3 that we charge on rotation.

[teddybearhunter]

Am i wrong in saying that the red one was used to film the "Social network"?

[WeAreTwinStar]

@teddybearhunter You are infact correct, four were used.

[JackSmurthwaiteMedia]

@teddybearhunter it was shot with it yes

[Uberboylover]

@teddybearhunter No, you are right. The Red one was used to film "Social Network"

[EdwardMendoza]

@teddybearhunter Yes, that is correct. Great movie, BTW.

[formaset]

I would wash my hands, use a soft towel before I touch this jewel. Another 6 grand, I will be ready to buy!

[EdwardMendoza]

@formaset Cool, send me some videos when you do I'd like to check them out!

[theporkchopchannel]

@EdwardMendoza dang 35k im wanting to get one for filming wild animals when i go see my friend who from africa will def be fun film with a red one if i can get one under 10k used

[EdwardMendoza]

@theporkchopchannel Just rent for a couple of weeks, you can get great prices now on craigslist!

[theporkchopchannel]

@EdwardMendoza renting fine but i want to buy to rent out as well as use to film it going cost a lot but it be werth it when i have the cash save to buy it

[EdwardMendoza]

@theporkchopchannel If you can afford it, definitely purchase, specially now with the new mysterium chip!

[theporkchopchannel]

@EdwardMendoza and lol craigslist no way i ever use that site that get you kill

[vaguedustin]

It's like assembling a rocket launcher! :D

[EdwardMendoza]

@vaguedustin yup, that's why I made a video; I couldn't figure it out at first!

[Christofferelias]

Transcribe audio is ridicilus xD

[EdwardMendoza]

@Christofferelias yeah I might get on that.

[Clancedrums]

NEED RED CAMERA!!

[EdwardMendoza]

@Clancedrums Yes, we all do!

[mikedelgado8888]

nom nom nom wish i had this

[researchsiempre]

Macs are over rated and over priced which is odd considering the sweatshop workers in China only make 75cents an hour assembling them.

Boycott Apple!

[EdwardMendoza]

@researchsiempre the video is about the Red One; but I do agree Macs are over rated.

[MLBuckProductions]

All the magic happens in the lens! Without it the body is nothing!! :p

[XILCwalkIX]

"Just slide that guy on into there!"

[eggbertsmith]

The Red camera sucks, and you fools are not bright enough to be ashamed using/owning one. Pixelvision is the "next new thing" in video, and though it's a bit older, it still DOMINATES this embarrassing abortion of a camera. Also, the files are much easier to manage. Pixelvision IS THE FUTURE!

[EdwardMendoza]

@eggbertsmith that's great; wanna bust out your Atari 2600 while your at it and talk about the awesome 8 colors?

[andrew49848]

o man i love riping the lid of this one this red one ok here i go the reason why most 12 mega pixel camcoreds only get about 1 k rezzs is cus of this the cpu in the camreder is relly slow and all you need to know. money is for your well bing peace dah was here.

[EdwardMendoza]

@andrew49848 thanks for sharing Andrew!

[andrew49848]

@EdwardMendoza your wellcome.

[EdwardMendoza]

@andrew49848 nicely stated!

[kk6downing]

Yo man i seen your video a lot of time, but i got a questions for you...

(Im using all Adobe)

Q. What computer can I use for Live real time video editing Mac or PC?

THANKS!!

[EdwardMendoza]

@kk6downing always go with a Mac, hands down :D

[LucidityTruth]

@EdwardMendoza Especially if you like to look at a render box..

[EdwardMendoza]

@LucidityTruth 4k immediately available? Hell yeah I'll look at a render box!

[Clancedrums]

@EdwardMendoza why is the rail?

[EdwardMendoza]

@Clancedrums It helps with balancing(and it looks cool:)

[VinceCheong]

@kk6downing Hell yeah! Mac hands down, no question asked! :D woot!

FCP FTW :D

[Ben1238]

Very informative. Thank you so much!

[EdwardMendoza]

@Ben1238 Thanks Ben, I appreciate it :)

[IntoxicatedTV]

@EdwardMendoza

really cool camera, please be careful out there. my friends red was stolen and we both cried lol

GOod luck amigo

[EdwardMendoza]

@IntoxicatedTV damn, I don't know how I would react if I had my camera was stolen...better not think about it...was it insured?

[IntoxicatedTV]

@EdwardMendoza

Nope,I think he thought People who appreciate a RED are not thieves, but thieves do appreciate the money lol.

[EdwardMendoza]

@IntoxicatedTV Nice :D

[xxxjun]

How much does the camera cost..!?? just the camera..!!

[EdwardMendoza]

@xxxjun $35K

[gatler05]

This camera is a waste of money, shit get a Canon 7D :D.

[EdwardMendoza]

@gatler05 it's definitely not a waste of money, but I do love the 7D too; I bought one right when they came out :)

[gatler05]

@EdwardMendoza Can the red one shoot 3D? :P im still saving up for a canon 7D

[EdwardMendoza]

@gatler05 you can either shoot first and do 3D in post(which is massively expensive) or wait for the scarlet to come out with their 3D rig and do it waaaaaay cheaper. 

[futurefilmmaker07]

@gatler05 Can the 7D shoot burst 120fps? 4K? XLR inputs on the camera? Does the 7D record seperate RAW color data? nope,nope,nope and no!

[gatler05]

@futurefilmmaker07 But still man I dont need that stuff, 7D does just what I want man. I am not going to waste 25k when I can get something that shoots just as good for 2k? Fuck you dude

[futurefilmmaker07]

@gatler05 it may be a waste to you, but not to some people. Fuck you right back by the way! And it doesnt shoot as good...Your perception is so shallow, what you think it looks just as good because it has a shallow depth of field and is HD?

[futurefilmmaker07]

@gatler05 and dude many people buy the camera and rent it out and make a shitload more than what they bought it for.

[RJHEllis]

Yeah its heavy but not compared to the panavision 35mm film camera, its worth it

[EdwardMendoza]

@RJHEllis Definitely, but coming from a digital camera background the Red is like a bag of bricks. Should we move the camera to medium shot? Nah, just zoom in we only got 5 minutes left...

[RJHEllis]

@EdwardMendoza Lol yeah, you have a point too.

[sonne5]

I think they raised the price of the red one. It was 17500, Now it says 25000. geesh!

[EdwardMendoza]

@sonne5 you're probably looking at a package deal. look for the price for just the brain.

[dregdata]

GREAT you're doing this video's! Pretty hard to find some good, practical info. Thanks a lot! :)

[EdwardMendoza]

@dregdata Thanks man, I will be making more in the future on directing and editing.

[happyfoxproductions]

I really want your honest opinion. Is it better to purchase the RED one package, or buy a Sony ex1 and a canon xha1s. Or better yet one camera that can record 4k or 2 cameras that can record 1080p?

[EdwardMendoza]

@happyfoxproductions It's not about which one is better; the red is obviously better, it's really about what kind of productions you are working on. Are you doing a lot of live events? The RED would be an insane camera to use if that would be the case. Are you doing a lot of greenscreen? Anything less than the RED for a serious production would be a bad idea.

[coked007]

how much did you pay

[EdwardMendoza]

@coked007 the full camera package was $35,000; totally worth it for what it does.

[Lisagurl2009]

@EdwardMendoza either you accidentally added an extra 0 or that thing can be used a a jetpack as well!!! lol j/k

[EdwardMendoza]

@Lisagurl2009 lol, jetpacking is optional :D

[barahona125]

beautiful camera :DD my film teacher was optimistically talking about buying one for our class. Hopefully we can get the oodles of money together :P

Well done video!

[EdwardMendoza]

@barahona125 good deal, let me know if you guys put something together with the Red, I would love to check out your work.

[kk6downing]

How much was this cam (without accessories)

[EdwardMendoza]

@kk6downing just the body of the Red One is $17,500

[sajohnson09]

@UnderMan2020 Judging by the price this cam is targeted at profs ranging from 17k to 60k.

[Deanzsyclone]

wow, guess I won't buy one of these just for a hobby to play with.

[EdwardMendoza]

@UnderMan2020 High quality visual effects, action scenes, post production blow up shots, extra latitude for color correction...the list just goes on...

[Gammerman12]

Could you post a link to where you can buy all of the supplies? Also, could you tell us how much it would all cost?

[EdwardMendoza]

@Gammerman12 just order straight from the red site: red.com

[kk6downing]

how heavy is the cam alone

[EdwardMendoza]

@kk6downing just the body weighs 10 lbs, imagine with all the accessories in place. Not a light weight camera solution by far.

[RainbowCproductions]

I dont get it what does the red one camera record on, film, flash cards? what?

[EdwardMendoza]

@RainbowCproductions It records on cf cards as well as the red one drive, which mounts on the camera and weighs an additional 2 lbs

[BrennanKnows]

Dude that is fantastic. How much did you spend for the entire thing?

[EdwardMendoza]

@BrennanKnows This entire Red package is over 35 grand, not cheap but considering how much it does, it's a steal!

[BrennanKnows]

@EdwardMendoza Yeah i totally agree with you on that one. I just wish I had the money to buy my own haha.

[sxephlI]

hey man i know absolutely nothing about camcorders, or anything. but im hoping to leanr, theres one thing i need to know. when i watch a movie at the cinema, its in tape right? like 35mm? what am i seeing when i watch a blu ray is this on tape aswell? what size is it? and how much does it cost. lets say to film one hour, how much would the tape cost? if you could explain id really appreciate it :D

[EdwardMendoza]

@sxephlI tape isn't really used anymore, those were before nonlinear digital systems were used. when a movie is filmed, it is recorded on film stock at 24 frames per second, then transferred to digital for editing and post effects. the final disc you are watching is still a digital signal, but at 23.976 frames per second to watch on TV.

[sxephlI]

@EdwardMendoza film stock is actually what i was thinking of. the sort of old school looking stuff. so is the camera you use, using film stock? if so where does it go and how much is it? p.s, do you actually work on movies?

[EdwardMendoza]

@sxephlI the Red shoots in digital format at a higher resolution than the format transfered from film. the final files are just put on a hard drive, and hard drives are really cheap now, go to Best Buy or Target and look for a 1 Terabyte drive.

Yes, I've shot 6 short films and I'm currently doing post production on my first feature length film.

[JamieA242]

what lens did you use, and what lens do you recommend for general use?

[EdwardMendoza]

I used the 18 mm, that's the one I use for the majority of my videos. If you want a wider visual area, the 15mm doesn't look to warped, unless you want that 'Hype Williams' distortion.

[futurefilmmaker07]

@JamieA242 General use, use a red zoom lense. If your shooting like a feature spend the 20grand and get the RED PRIME LENS package, its all about the glass.

-nick

[JogBird]

does it have any external buttons or dials??? is everything menu driven?

[EdwardMendoza]

It has a few basic buttons that you can program, but for most of it yeah; it's menu driven. Read the manual before you shoot with it, it's not like a normal digital camera!

[akitamosotravez]

5 estrellitas, al fin te veo. :P pareces un guiri. Feliz Navidad!!!!

[EdwardMendoza]

Feliz Navidad Carlitos, pensaba en aserles una visita en estos tiempos pero hace demasiado frio!! Aver si en primavera hace mejor clima...