51 Answered Questions for the topic Production

04/21/19

Why do pro cameras still need to pull focus?
Big productions using pro cinema cameras (RED Weapon etc...) still use manual focus and still have someone who's sole job is just to pull focus for a camera.With today's technology, I would always... more
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04/19/19

Filming timespan of Jeopardy!?
Most Game Shows are filmed with live audiences. A popular and long running example is Jeopardy!, others being Family Feud, Who wants to be A millionaire, and a recent one is The Chase. Some of... more
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04/19/19

What are the essentials for a livestream training room?
I work for a nonprofit (which rules out consultants or big packages) and I’ve been tasked with setting up the a/v for one of our large training rooms. I’ve got about a dozen events over the next... more
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Production Film Film Techniques

04/14/19

What is the Resolution of 35mm film?
There is a lot of talk about 6k resolution from the Epic Dragon by RED, and of course there are 4k TVs now, but I'm wondering what actual film, 35mm particularly has a resolution equivalency of, if... more
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04/14/19

Why do mouse cursors never align with actors' hand movements (or always move perfectly straight)?
Most of the time when you see a computer screen in a film the cursor always moves in a perfectly straight line.Sometimes you can even see actors moving the mouse, but it would in no way align with... more
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04/13/19

Most practical way to compose classical music on PC?
I write in Sibelius but I do not like the its sounds. I like Reaper's sounds but its notation editor is not practical. Thus, I export a midi file from sibelius which I import in reaper. However, I... more
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04/11/19

How did Rameau's Treatise on Harmony (1722) influence the mass production of musical instruments?
Rameau's Treatise on Harmony (1722) initiated a revolution in music theory but in what ways did that translate into popularizing music ... particularly the mass production of musical instruments?... more
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04/11/19

How are the Iron Man suit scenes filmed?
In all three movies, you see Downey Jr (as Tony Stark, and occasionally Cheadle as Rhodes/War Machine) in the namesake suit, either completely covered, or with the head open or having the suit put... more
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Production Video Production

04/11/19

Sites for learning the business side?
(Sorry if this is off-topic. I couldn't find any place more appropriate for the subject).Most of the questions that are asked in this board, and most of the courses that you find when you search... more
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04/10/19

Why are there different audio levels for different languages?
I was watching the Star Trek Into Darkness trailers on Apple's trailer site. I watched the Announcement in English (US) and then the UK and AU versions and I noticed that the background audio was... more
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04/05/19

How to start a freelance editing company?
I am 17 and I want to start a freelance video editing company, using Motion and Final Cut Pro X. Only problem is, I have no idea how to go about starting it. Where are some good places to begin?
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03/27/19

How are dual-role films shot?
How are dual/double role films shot in which the actor is shown on the screen at the same time in the same or different z-index planes and are in a fight scene in which one actor is punching the... more
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03/26/19

Gapless audio in video?
It's possible to produce mp4/webm videos without sound that loop seamlessly, but if you add sound to the video with matching length it adds a noticeable stutter at the end, even if the audio is... more
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03/19/19

What's the benefit of Hollywood still using film for most major productions?
As a semi-professional cinematographer and photographer, I've always wondered why large productions mostly always prefer to use Film cameras, even with the development of cameras such as RED and... more
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03/19/19

How did Game Night make shots that made the scene look like a model set?
In the movie Game Night they had several transitionary shots of the town the movie was set in that seemed to be an explicit made to make the town look like a detailed model toy set. This goes with... more
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03/19/19

Can modern cameras (BMCC, Red, Arri, etc) record to a drive over ad-hoc wifi?
Is there a solution that bifurcates drives and camera bodies?At first glance it seems feasible that camera bodies could be equipped with 802.11ac mimo and transmit the raw image data to a drive at... more
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03/18/19

Is this character in The Last Jedi a puppet, CGI, or a mixture of both?
In The Last Jedi: An “old friend” (Yoda) appears in spirit form on Ahch-To and has a conversation with Luke.I'm guessing that this character was a puppet, however the eyes in particular looked... more
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03/18/19

Post production removal of uneven green screen with glass object shattering in foreground?
We have a glass object falling and shattering into many shards. Unfortunately the green screen was uneven causing different shadings on the background.Our edior says to use the shot, he would have... more
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03/18/19

How do they make horses fall down in war movies?
I have seen horses falling down many times in war movies while running. How do they make horses fall down in war movies? Are they highly trained to know fall down at some place or some barriers are... more
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03/18/19

How do they film phone conversations?
How is the scene of two people talking on a phone shot in a film or TV series? For instance, if person A has to call person B, the scene can be taken in either of two ways. Ask person A to act like... more
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03/14/19

Advice on shooting 1st Person POV restaurant scene?
I have an upcoming shoot where I will need to capture a restaurant scene in first person point-of-view. It seems pretty straight-forward, but I want to make sure it truly looks like the subject's... more
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03/14/19

How does green screening work with green objects?
A question that has been on my mind for so long is: How exactly does green screening work with an object to vanish? Short example: Normal green screens as a background are replaced with an image... more
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03/13/19

How do they mix real characters with animated characters?
Some animated movies show real characters (men/women) in them like in the movie Avatar (2009). How do they mix real characters with animated characters? Does it cost more than a purely animated... more
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Production

09/05/16

6 workers can build a barn in 4 days. Assuming they work at the same rate, how long would it take 12 workers to build 10 of the same type of barns?
Six construction workers can build a certain type of barn in 4 days. Assuming they work at the same rate, how long would it take 12 construction workers to build 10 of the same type of barns?
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12/15/15

Find the production schedule that satisfies an external demand for 43 units of coal, 26 units of lumber, and 17 units of steel.
Assume that producing 1 unit of coal requires 0.4 units of coal, 0.1 units of lumber, and 0.2 units of steel; that producing 1 unit of lumber requires 0 units of coal, 0.7 units of lumber, and 0.2... more
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