I am happy to announce that today I am launching www.cinetechgeek.com, a VIDEO blog on the tech side of the cinema industry. As a DCI cinema tech and developer, there is a large problem developing in that projectionists are not well informed of the changing technology in their field. I have produced these videos in [...]
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Cine Tech Geek Video Blog launch
February 10th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Cinema Geek on Youtube
December 28th, 2008 · No Comments
Recently I have been very busy installing some DCI systems in a local cinema. During this time I have made some quick videos covering some of the technical aspects of how all this DCI Digital Cinema technology works. I have posted these video under my YouTube channel at
http://au.youtube.com/user/jamiegau
My recent additions are about a DCI install:
And [...]
Red camera, Obsolescence Obsolete, or Obsolescence overboard?
December 6th, 2008 · 2 Comments
The Red Digital Cinema tag line is “The Red Camera Makes Obsolescence Obsolete.”
As a DCI digital cinema expert and past owner of a Film and TV production studio and facility, unfortunately, this comment is a little miss-leading.
Let me explain why.
I am involved in the installation of DCI projectors within Australia. As such, I am well [...]
Tags: DCI · Film Making · Post Production · cinema
Shoot Film or Shoot Digital, that is the question.
April 11th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Lately I have been talking to a number of people involved in the production of films in Australia. From those with some budget to those with little. A common question I like to ask them is..
“Do you plan to shoot digital or traditional film?”
Like you would expect, those with limited budget seem always to lean [...]
Tags: DCI · Film Making · cinema
The little digital video camera that could.
March 7th, 2008 · No Comments
Today I want to post some results from a test we did recently. This test shows that, if you know what your doing, you can get AMAZING images for little money. In this test we used.
1. Canon HV20 HDV video camera with HDMI out.
2. Letus 35mm adaptor.
3. Some 35mm prime lenses.
4. A computer [...]
Tags: DCI · Film Making · Post Production · Sony · cinema