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David Burkart

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April 28th 2010
33 Posts
16x9 project scrunched to 4x3
by David Burkart 1 month ago
Hi, I recently transferred an FCP7 project from one drive to another. Everything seemed to go smoothly, all data was accounted for on the new drive. During the inaugural new-drive-project-opening, it
Re: 16x9 project scrunched to 4x3
by David Burkart 1 month ago
Ah, perfect, that works. Thanks!
Video: 2011 Reel | Part Two (Fall/Winter)
by David Burkart 1 year ago
2011 Reel Part Two (Fall Winter) I shot & edited everything in this reel. Feedback appreciated! (Here's Part 1: https: vimeo.com 26924773) watch video
4:3 on 16:9 Effect
by David Burkart 2 years ago
I've been looking at different methods of using 4:3 footage with 16:9, and have seen a particular effect used quite a bit recently. See it here at 1:13 and 1:37... it's basically setting the 4:3 video
Re: 4:3 on 16:9 Effect
by Stephen Smith 2 years ago
Check out the Transformers 3. The beginning of the film mixes historical facts with their story. They show archival footage and at one point show a few clips 4:3, with black on the sides. It worked re
Best stabilizer for on-the-go shooting?
by David Burkart 2 years ago
I'm following an 8-piece band to LA next weekend and need to whip up a relatively mobile stabilizing unit for my Canon 60D. Before I go into specific designs, I need to know what general design is mos
Thanks for all the advice, everyone
by David Burkart 2 years ago
I think I'm going with a monopod this time around. "A song is an excuse to go to a chorus, and a chorus is an excuse to go to a breakdown."
Best stabilizer for on-the-go shooting?
by David Burkart 2 years ago
I'm following an 8-piece band to LA next weekend and need to whip up a relatively mobile stabilizing unit for my Canon 60D. Before I go into specific designs, I need to know what general design is mos
Re: Best stabilizer for on-the-go shooting?
by Mark Suszko 2 years ago
I like the soultions that are a weighted monopod, myself. Best of both a tripod setup and a steadicam as well as being able to boom the camera up high occasionally. The full-length monopod lets you re
Production logistics for one-shot music video!
by David Burkart 2 years ago
Greetings! I m working on a music video for an 8-piece band. The concept: one long-shot video of the band crammed into an elevator while they lip synch over their song entitled Plastic The hitch As th
Re: Production logistics for one-shot music video!
by David Burkart 2 years ago
Hmmm... this would look cool, but I don't think we could time it right... we'd have to apply the camouflage bottles as we increased the stack of bottles inside, right "A song is an excuse to go to a c
Best DIY Stabilizer Tutorials
by David Burkart 2 years ago
I've been looking into building my own stabilizer, budget alternative to a steady glidecam. What's the best tutorial you've seen Or if you've built one yourself that you approve of, please link it up!
Re: Best DIY Stabilizer Tutorials
by Phil Balsdon 2 years ago
Lots of ideas here http: homebuiltstabilizers.com Cinematographer, Steadicam Operator, Final Cut Pro Post Production. http: philming.com.au http: www.steadi-onfilms.com.au
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"Clone" Matte/Mask?
by David Burkart 2 years ago
Haven't gotten it looked at yet, but my camera was damaged somehow and there's a small spot artifact that exists in the same place on every video I take (in the upper righthand quarter) I'd like to kn
Re: "Clone" Matte/Mask?
by David Burkart 2 years ago
I'm starting to realize this! Gonna buy it today most likely. Thanks for the help, Victor and Miriam. "A song is an excuse to go to a chorus, and a chorus is an excuse to go to a breakdown."
Website or E-mail Address??
by David Burkart 2 years ago
Making my first reel -- which info should I include in the ID tag, my website (which has my e-mail address listed) or just my e-mail address I want to include one or the other (not both) to flow with
Re: Website or E-mail Address??
by Richard Harrington 2 years ago
Website is richer.... and fuller experience Richard M. Harrington, PMP Author: From Still to Motion, Video Made on a Mac, Photoshop for Video, Understanding Adobe Photoshop, Final Cut Studio On the Sp
Website or E-mail Address??
by David Burkart 2 years ago
Making my first reel -- which info should I include in the ID tag, my website (which has my e-mail address listed) or just my e-mail address I want to include one or the other (not both) to flow with
Basic Question: Problem transferring from Nikon D5000
by David Burkart 3 years ago
Greetings CC, I've had this Nikon 5000 for several months, and have been using the transferring client called Nikon Transfer. I believe this is the only way to do it. Anyway, I have some videos that I
"Fair" Compensation
by David Burkart 3 years ago
*Sorry mods - I tried posting this in "Art of the Edit" before seeing this forum.* So I've been writing for this company for several months and recently shot+edited a documentary-style (10 minute) sho
Re: Thanks for the responses
by David Burkart 3 years ago
That's a great article - thanks Dave! "A song is an excuse to go to a chorus, and a chorus is an excuse to go to a breakdown."
DSLR Mic Recommendation
by David Burkart 3 years ago
Greetings, I'm shooting short interviews with a 5D Mark II and am looking into quality affordable audio Have been steered towards 2 mics Zoom H1 ($100) http: www.bhphotovideo.com c product 699403-REG
Re: DSLR Mic Recommendation
by Ty Ford 3 years ago
Hello David and welcome to the Cow Audio Forum. Of the two devices you choose, one is a recorder and the other is a microphone. The DLSRs have not gained themselves a very good reputation for audio qu
Editing Compensation?
by David Burkart 3 years ago
So I recently graduated (Spring '10) with a degree in Telecom. I've been writing for this site for several months and recently shot and edited a documentary-style short for them, about 7min long. They
Re: Editing Compensation?
by John Silva 2 years ago
Since your starting out its fine to charge a little less. We all value or time differently. Most rates in NYC are around 50$ an hour on the low end, so I'd say find a sweet spot like 30ish. If they do
FCP7 Trouble Importing Stills
by David Burkart 3 years ago
Just got FCP7. Have used several previous versions. When importing stills, the program automatically rotates all stills to essentially fill the 16:9 frame. As a result, all of my vertical stills are f
Re: FCP7 Trouble Importing Stills
by David Burkart 3 years ago
Nope, camera - HDD - FCP. And in Preview they're aligned correctly... "A song is an excuse to go to a chorus, and a chorus is an excuse to go to a breakdown."
Video Effects affecting still image quality
by David Burkart 3 years ago
Sorry to blow this forum up with a 2nd question in a row, but... When you add a cross-disolve, for instance, to two stills, there's a "jump" when the transition is through. How do you prevent that jum
Re: Video Effects affecting still image quality
by John Fishback 3 years ago
Highlight the effect in the timeline then Sequence Menu Render Only Full. I'm not sure why this is necessary when the transition effect has no render line above it, but this often fixes this issue. Jo
Defining Chicago's Production Landscape
by David Burkart 3 years ago
Greetings - I'm new to the boards but excited to see a WEALTH of great info. I'm a student at Indiana University conducting an independent study regarding Chicago-based production companies. My intent
Dede Allen passes
by Mark Suszko 3 years ago
"Mother of the L-cut" http: abcnews.go.com Entertainment wireStory id=10408571
Re: Dede Allen passes
by David Burkart 3 years ago
WOA. I was just watching a doc where she was one of the talking heads - so insightful. A huge loss, but hopefully it'll generate some discussion about her contribution to field. "A song is an excuse t


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