My First Look at the RED Epic Camera

http://www.learningdslrvideo.com/red-epic-camera/

I took my girls to a skating rink in Boulder yesterday for a birthday party and when we got there, there was a short feature film being shot at the skating rink.

I asked one of the crew what the project was and he said it was a short feature called Delirium, he said it was a psychological thriller that takes place mostly in Europe.

They were using a RED camera, I don't know anything about that line of cameras but it looked like the Epic.

I was amazed how uncomfortable the DP because her neck looked so uncomfortable. I guessing they rented the camera and didn't know how to outfit it properly.

The main actor looked a little like Zac Efron, but my wife watched this footage and said it wasn't.

Boy she seemed really uncomfortable with the camera.

I looked at the monitor feed, and the footage coming off the RED look very nice. The natural light looked good at 4:30pm in the afternoon.

I was amazed how fast they kept moving around the rink, it seemed very unscripted, like they were mostly trying to get B-roll. The director would yell out where they should be.

"Director Kunz" was on the clapper board, but I could find anything about him online.

Must be a small film, not worried about getting model releases for all the people in the video (extras).

Really wish I had a 70-200mm 2.8

Boulder is not really known as a hot bed for film making, so it was fun running in to this production.

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[XTRMSystems]

Hey Dave! As always I enjoy your videos so much :) Sorry for off topic but I was wondering if you could make a turtorial on how to make time lapse videos like a guy called Keith Loutit. He makes them in a funny way so it all looks like models, like its not real people. Do you know the trick how to do that? Here is one of his videos:

/watch?v=Us6kDalkqgM&feature=p­lcp&context=C36f8294UDOEgsToPD­skIH3s3ZrtEhoNLKNkC0LVGh

[drumat5280]

@XTRMSystems that is done with a tilt shift lens which I have not experimented with yet.

[findamir]

What in the world is a short feature film?

[drumat5280]

@findamir I am not sure but those are the exact words the crew member told me.

[CharlesRiveracom]

Your color correcting/grading is amazing, love the way your shots flow together so nicely and you always seem to pull us into your videos. Great work!

[drumat5280]

@CharlesRiveracom Hey wow, thanks I really appreciate that comment I have been working hard on color grading lately.

[gassman6795]

Excellent camera work. I am still amazed at the quality of the T2i.

[drumat5280]

@Mozo901 I know what it is, I just didn't know how to identify it out in the field with a bunch of gear around it.

[jc636r]

Very nice coverage on the film crew. You are very talented. Thanks for sharing.

[CelosTV]

This was very help ful and not because of the camera. but they way you speak on stuff

[ActionFilmmaking]

The Red is heavy and usually placed on a tripod. The 5D can be used to do B-roll. We did that on a doc that I worked on. The footage is then color correct to match.

[therightpremiums]

Love the music!

[WhiteTrashSingers]

Looks amaturish, maybe a college project.

[XTRMSystems]

@MotusPK ok thank you :)

[MotusPK]

@XTRMSystems look up tilt shift on vimeo, they have a whole video and article on it

[quivanac]

i've heard those cameras are extremely heavy. of course she wasn't comfortable with it

[XTRMSystems]

@drumat5280 ok, if you ever do please make a tutorial! You are by far the best on youtube when it comes to DSLR reviews and tutorials.. but thats just my opinion :)

[bsdmon]

Indeed I think the canon dslrs do great for what they are. But I would take a free epic in a heartbeat considering some of them cost $40,000+ and they are awesome cameras. I might have to look into renting one out of curiousity.