IAC DISCUSSION FORUMS

Chris, I saw that Morecambe Bay film, I was the judge who didn't give it first place at the Burnley Festival!! I was sorely tempted though because I really liked it and it is the sort of documentary I try and make myself. I think it was second, mainly because the winner was an imaginative piece whic...

Ned, we are all wondering how best to show our HD productions but it seems that BD is not really taking off commercially so one asks will that format be with us for very long? I have seen my stuff both in SD and BD and to be honest there was not a huge difference. The same HD film, one on BD, the ot...

Don't kid yourself, he reads everything. He probably has a 'web cam' in all our edit suites so be careful. On your 'judging' experience I offer sound advice based on over 40 years experience. Never, ever, let yourself think that you have made a good film, you will inevitably be disappointed - and th...

No wonder they're threatening to change the Editor!!

Good point to raise. Personally I have never been interested or bothered to put my films on to the web but I was recently persuaded to do so. I still don't see the point. Firstly the limit of 10 (or 11?) minutes max means that I can't put some of my best stuff there and, as you say, who looks? Also,...

Laurie, you ask a good question. I always used to enter my latest film into the NT but lately the date became a problem. I generally complete a project towards the end of a year (if I'm lucky!) and so miss the date for the NT and by the next year the film would have had quite wide circulation around...

Yes, Tom made the main point about the magazine, it is indeed 'the glue that holds us together'. All the festivals and AGM's in the world don't quite replicate a printed, illustrated magazine dropping through the letterbox. Everyone has the chance to take part, writing letters and articles quite apa...

Geoff, we're off thread here and will be in trouble with Big Dave, but I agree with you, I never (well, hardly ever) keep original camera material once a project is cut, mastered and archived. Many professionals are aghast at this but they may need their stuff if a client comes back for a re edit or...

First of all Dave. The Sony S x S cards that I am record on to can be re used many hundreds of times Sony advise, and without any degradation in quality. They are expensive it's true and they now do a cheaper S x S card but, Sony warn, without the assurance of as many re records. Geoff, we are infor...

None at all Peter I'm afraid. I had most of my films, both 8mm and 16mm copied to Digi Beta and VHS some years ago so haven't had reason to look at the original film but what you say sounds like a fungus that has been giving cause for alarm to archivists. It can be cleaned off (as you demonstrated) ...

We have now migrated to the old 'chestnut', that of archiving. It is still thought that tape might currently be the best method but preferably not mini DV. If you can I would suggest getting really important stuff on to Digi Beta or at least DVCAM tape as there will be fewer drop outs and probably a...

Peter, glad you solved it. On the matter of wind noise I have to say that this is one of our worst problems. The Rycote Softee (or any other for that matter) simply does not help all that much and the softest breeze can destroy a sound track. I've come to the conclusion that the only solution is the...

I too have a DSR 20 and sometimes have problems with settings when something has been changed. Have you tried doing it manually on the deck itself with the buttons hidden under the front 'flap'? There is one named 'Remote' and of course many others. I once took the deck all the way out to Top-Teks i...

This is a vital service to be aware of because the chances of transferring old film will gradually disappear although I suspect there will be professional (expensive) post production houses available for quite some time yet. Well done Tom. Actually Tom has just asked me where my old 16mm films were ...

Still am happy with SD DVD's Tom, especially when they're upscaled by the current Blu-Ray players. I don't understand Willy's worries at all. He mustn't be put off by all the technical stuff being written, what really matters is the content and style of a film and Willy's have always been great. We ...