Dave Gets a RED Epic Tutorial Before Shooting an Interview

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

A while back I did a BTS video of a camera crew using the RED Epic, after that I got an email from James Drake who is co-owner of 5kInsight.com, a local RED camera rental house in Denver, asking if I would like to see one and try it out. I was like, "Sure you bet, that would be fun".

So we met up at Denver's Union Station a few days ago and James gave me a tutorial on how to shoot with it which you will see here, after that I got to shoot a video interview with James using his Epic.

It's an interesting interview and tutorial because James relates a lot stuff on the RED Epic to shooting with a DSLR since he owns a Canon 5D as well.

I think this tutorial is worth watching or at least bookmarking because some of you in the future will need to rent one of these to intermix footage with your DSLR or do an entire shoot with it when you client has the budget for it.

Right now I'm in the process of taking the Epic's footage from the interview and learning the workflow so I can publish the interview pretty soon, so keep an eye out for it.

I wanted say thanks to Patrick Downey who is James assistant that was nice enough to take my Canon T2i and film this tutorial for me. If you noticed the audio change during the tutorial, this because Patrick had to change cards and the second part of the audio was not done on a Magic Lantern card so you can heard the AGC in action.

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[peter1058]

That was the BEST red epic tutorial on youtube! thank you all :):)

[isaaclimyj]

Probably your longest vid ever.

Probably your best vid too :)

[cashimirs]

how did yo make the lower third

[bequinta1]

wait....the Red One didn't have playback functionality?!?!?! WHAT? Why the hell did they do that!? Why make it just like a film camera?

[jascione00]

If I ever have a child, I will give him/her up for this set-up - Jerry Ascione

[mliano71]

Red Epic, SOLD!!!

[Custom09]

@vbobkovsky Not sure. I saw a video here that tested the dynamic ranges of digital cameras vs film (among other tests) . The digital would blow out the whites every time in comparable lighting situations, but it was still impressive how close they could get it within the test limits. I wish I could link you to it but I forgot the name of it. They do it every year though.

[vladimirtalijan]

@vbobkovsky I'm not talking about UI design, but the speed, or should I say lag and organization. Magic Lantern firmware looks more polished and a lot more responsive, and that is just a free hacked homemade firmware against 35k dollars pro camera. It's just a matter of time when Canon make cheaper and better 4k camera, and push the Red from the market, just like almost every other US tech company.

[vbobkovsky]

@vladimirtalijan It's not about fancy UI on set you know, this isn't consumer device.

[vbobkovsky]

@crazychristian28 just like the guy said, Epic is like your picture mode on DSLR but at 24fps and up.

[vbobkovsky]

@jackdanielmills C300 costs 16 000, Scarlet's basic kit is about the same money I guess. If you want good clear 1080p only, then go with C300. If 4K, then... you know her name.

[vbobkovsky]

@Custom09 EPIC with HDRx mode has something around 18 stops of DR. How much is average 35mm film stock have, about the same or a bit less?