OT, sort'a: Just for the record

Jay Gladwell wrote on 1/3/2006, 1:29 PM

Many times I have said in the past that I have yet to have a client specifically ask for something to be shot in HDV. Today ended that run.

I had a meeting earlier with a potential client and I had two strikes! Strike one: the client wanted it shot in HDV. Strike two: he wanted it so the edit template (i.e., veggie) could be loaded into Final Cut Pro for subsequent use by their editing team. Unlike baseball, it does not take three strikes to hear yer OUT!

Anyone who would like to say "I told you so," feel free. I'm up for a good razzing (Bob?).
;o)

Comments

p@mast3rs wrote on 1/3/2006, 1:36 PM

I wouldnt worry so much if this is the first client you had ask you. However, I would probably do my best to prepare for the next client that asks as you know now that it is surely inevitable.

rmack350 wrote on 1/3/2006, 9:15 PM

Essentially, he wanted you to edit in FCP so it would fit in with other stuff he does in house. That would have been the kicker even if you could shoot HDV.

Shooting in HDV shouldn't be a problem. You rent a package and shoot it. You rent a deck to capture it. If they aren't paying enough to do that then maybe you didn't want the job anyway.

We have three M100 systems in the office and we sometimes hire a guy to do additional editing. He has his own Media 100. If he had offered to do the work in FCP we'd have found someone else. This is the way it is for everybody. You just can't get every job. (This is not to say you couldn't get more of this work if you had an FCP system...)

We're going to throw over the three Media 100 systems for PPro and Axio. Not my choice but it looks like a good choice over all. Lot's of horsepower on a platform that will be around for the next 10 years. Vegas wasn't a consideration because of the lack of hardware support.

We won't be passing any more editing work to this Media100 guy.

Rob Mack

farss wrote on 1/3/2006, 10:46 PM

So, it's taking the USA a year to catchup with Australia, guess it had to happen eventually.
But as others have said it ain't that big a deal, if you can shoot good SD then HDV isn't THAT big a challenge and the FCP thing shouldn't be an issue either so long as they're running the latest version with AAF support.
Bob.

Jay Gladwell wrote on 1/4/2006, 5:38 AM

Correct, the real issue was not shooting in HDV (the camera could easily be rented). The real issue was our not editing in FCP.

As I explained to someone else, this was never a problem when working in film!