John D Clay
MSc cinematographer and camera operator BECTU / BKSTS member.
I've been working for the past 3 years, as a AC currently 2nd doing Slating duties but have a good compositional aproach to dramatic lighting or enhancing camera movement. A artistic and competant cinematographer from the conventional to the abstract a clear composition always emerges in the polished production. A) RED / Alexa / Alexa XT Almra. B) black magic C) C300 D) 5d Mk 2 / 3 Redrock / FF4 follow focus familiar can work with CP2 CookeS4, canon EF / PL mounts camera interfaces both red / Alexa / canon 5d. EF 24 - 105mm f4 lenses. REC 709 LogC Slog2(F5, F55, FS/100/700) Can also work with FCp 7 and FCP X, know premiere technically. Work around Arri supplied lighting. ARRI REDHEADS KINO FLOWS 650 W 300W 800W 1 / 2k + C stands, Arri soft light lights. moderate 3 point lighting system. familiar with RED and Alexa, EX3 based workflows - mpeg2 mpeg4 h.264 /redcode, APR 444 422hQ 4444 XQ Know the technical side of the F5 / F55 sony cameras. - XAVC RAW learning C100 Mk 2 Hawk lens - lens data. laest 4k and canon development like EOS 7d mk2 umcompressed 422 24p to 60fsp and Zeiss lens developments as mentioned in Digital filmmaker magazine Oct issue. Just tested the 6K red dragon at Decode camera day August 2014. learning the PMW 500 system as used by the BBC and ITV and the Scarlet Dragon ADA 3 ARRi cameras and the new ADA 5 and CSV. file structure. The debyering parameters. gamma curve and dynamic range parameters. learning file delivery standard AS-11 as mentioned in broadcast magazine. Panasonic x1000 4k system. PXW FS7 Sony / 7d mk 2. The RED 4k Broadcast module UHD broadcasts 4k up to 59.94fps - 4k quad 3G HD-SDI (p12) + via decode the Fastcam BC 2 HD system. CamSmart-Follow-focus system / rig learning 1.3X squeeze with Hawk V lens. Anamorphics. and Slog3 (f55) Arri Raw open Gate AROG 3.2k - codec quality and dat rate. image circle 29.74 3168 x1782 HD AROG 33.5 IC also with UK slating system. gels. LED lights moderate setup and operating knowledge just TAKE LONGER know exposure rendition (moderately at present). moderate telecine and DCP knowledge (2hr DCP = £2100) 2.5hrs = £2555 As long as brief and tech spec are stated clearly I'm happy to work on shorts or features. See john-clay.co.uk for further information. learning red dragon camera and firmware. ARRI 3.2k, 2.8k CDL tone map parameters, Amira system. white paper Oct 2014. Work in Shorts and documentary. Looking for more documentary and feature work. working freelance Expenses charge of £40 daily rate £50 - 100 Average Happy to sign contracts beforehand. worked as AC with: Niel Oseman Jordan Cushing Preferable genres: Drama Horror Thriller Sci fiction Neo Noir / dark thrillers interested in lens charteristics: soft, telephoto lens look for example. keen to do 16mm / 35mm 2 / 3 4 perf. learning redcine x v.32. looking at new 6k competible lens mentioned in digital film magazine Dec edition monitoring Amira related industry events. learning more DCP PXW FS7 10bit 422 XQD card system (Cards £150 each) learning the finer points of Arri 65mm 6k Camera. lerning more about the XAVC format very popular on high end productions. favour LCM3 and LCM4 and the WC4U on Arri Alexa cameras. the vari camera PL and BL mount HS version from Panasonic. looking into soft lighting approach post BSC Expo. at BVE also. Cion Camera via AJA systems - learning more shortly. know 10-bit, 12-bit data / RAW processes. learning 3.2K - 3.8K 3164 x 1778 via the Arri alexa latest tech paper. - use of the WCU4 - and improvement in image quality or retention. Storage favoured: WD 4TB EHD / 12TB WD drives. G-Tech G-DRIVE USB 3.0 up to 6T Codex Arri ARRI and RED media 128GB+ cards. WD 8TB EHD £399 (maplin price) learning Alexa SXT improvement from Arri Prores 4k C300m MK 2 - 8.85MP / c100 2 -8.29M|P. getting to know the cannon c300 MK 2 dv5 processor - XF -XAVC 120 FPS CFAst 2.0 Cards can do 4k 4:4:4 colour space. should be compatible with F55 or Alexa. 1880g GH4 - VLOG / CINE - D. WILL INVESTIGATE 2.35:1 potential HAPPY TO WORK ON PRODUCTIONS £85,000 - £350,000 MICRO BUDGET FEATURES_ or HIGH END TV Drama visa creative skillset. COMPLETED F5 /55 CAMERA TRAINING AT PRO MOTION 15 NEWPORT STREET Completed FS 7 training at Pro Motion Brighton Branch - XAVC - I /L Mpeg4 422 S35 CMoS - v similar to F5 1/2 the price. 4k 50p and at 25p. Completed Amira training at Pro Motion Brighton Branch - UHD 4K , 3.2K. 2k, - C fast 2 120GB - 450mbps £600 per Card. S35 CMoS - £20,000 alot heavier than FS7 with double batteries. average 52mins on the lower record rates. on 64 GB cards. Slog, LCC / REC 709 ' 19 megapixel RED DRAGON sensor can capture 6K motion and stills at up to 100 frames per second. And WEAPON BRAINs are also equipped to support 1D and 3D LUTs. 33 x 33 x 33 the R3D and Apple ProRes REDRAW, compression ratio: 2:1 - 22:1 6144 x 3160. keen RED 8:1 compression - for file size (22.39GB - 8weeks of data) learning Canon 5d MK IV - 61 point - 4k Capability. HAPPY TO WORK AT £15 PER REEL E.G. 100MINS = £150. might ask for deposit of £40. Cion AJA Global shutter 4k 35mm Cmos sensor. 4444 12bit knowledge of primo 70 panavision lens v good 7mm + glass. 4.6K sensor 15 stop Dynamic range capabilities of the Black magic range - the Mini - b4 / PL / Ef mount versions. 6G 12G SDI working hrs 10 - 6pm. |
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