No doubt the RED ONE camera has heavily impacted digital cinema, in ways that are still unfolding as we speak. From the indie filmmaker to the professional mega-millions feature, the camera is becoming a standard part of filmmaker’s kit. This week’s recommended resource is a book guaranteed to help you get up to speed on this amazing piece of hardware: Noah Kadner’s “RED: The Ultimate Guide to Using the Revolutionary Camera“.
Here are just a few things you’ll learn to do:
•Build a RED package that fits your budget
•Set up for sound recording and learn which audio tools to use
•Achieve the optimal exposure using RED’s onboard tools and external gear
•Edit your footage with step-by-step instructions for Avid, Final Cut Pro, and Premiere Pro
•Work color correction into your HD, film, or Web projects
•Prep your project for output and archive your footage
•Learn from pros such as Rodney Charters, ASC (DP, 24), Simon Duggan, ACS (DP, Knowing), Albert Hughes (Director, The Book of Eli), and many others using RED
•Stay up-to-date and download additional resources at the companion Web site at www.peachpit.com/red
This book goes great with the “Little RED Book” from Geoff Boyle and David Walpole. These book, and many others, are available in the VizWorld Store.
