
"Combatography" Afghanistan in 4K RED ONE - HD
1 year ago
Footage I shot of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan 2008 on the RED ONE Digital Cinema Camera. I edited this piece together (using some footage from my previous Afghanistan clips) as a demo to show the capabilities of this new technology, and how it can bring quality, scalability, and longevity back to combat zone footage unseen since WWII/Viet Nam era. The actual resolution of the footage is 4096x2048, almost 5x full 1080P High Definition.
It is my hope that the DoD shows interest in assembling a specially trained team of service-members to film on this new equipment and provide footage to disseminate back to the public at a quality this generation deserves, both home and abroad.
Jason Wingrove of FXGuide recently interviewed me regarding this footage and my thoughts on advancing this quality for Combat Zone acquisition. It is episode #015 here: fxguide.com/redcentre There have been a couple magazine articles as well, High Definition #31 (Aug08), Government Video (Aug08) and Videography magazines (Aug08), and DV Magazine (Sep08).
Camera = RED ONE
Lens = Angenieux 20-120 T2.9
Music = Klaus Badelt - Rescue Dawn
It is my hope that the DoD shows interest in assembling a specially trained team of service-members to film on this new equipment and provide footage to disseminate back to the public at a quality this generation deserves, both home and abroad.
Jason Wingrove of FXGuide recently interviewed me regarding this footage and my thoughts on advancing this quality for Combat Zone acquisition. It is episode #015 here: fxguide.com/redcentre There have been a couple magazine articles as well, High Definition #31 (Aug08), Government Video (Aug08) and Videography magazines (Aug08), and DV Magazine (Sep08).
Camera = RED ONE
Lens = Angenieux 20-120 T2.9
Music = Klaus Badelt - Rescue Dawn
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Congrats.
The clarity of the video is amazing... moreso, than standard (1440x720) HD uploaded that I have seen on video. Does the Red One make that big of difference even when reduced to a codec that makes it "uploadable" to Vimeo?
I hope to see more
This video remembers me as a modern version of "Band of Brothers" ;)
The footage and editing is excellent, I can only wish to
be so Talented.
Take care Mate and to all those that are over there.
What was your editing-workflow? Did you transcode to ProRes, did you edit the reference-files from the camera or did you convert your footage with RedCine?
I am still trying to wrap my head around that part of RED.
Matt
I truly hope to see more videos from Afghanistan and Iraq shot with the RED ONE, I think the soldiers deserve to have what they fight for remembered in quality worth their time and sacrifice.
=D
Ditto on all your thoughts of capturing real life in this high quality- I think ultimately that's what this red revolution is about.
Last weekend I captured a very different war- a local re-enactment of a Civil War battle- reckin I'll have to post that footage now too.
Be safe and enjoy, great shots.
The dynamic range of your footage is amazing.
I also love your choice of music, it adds so much to the video.
Let me know if you have any specific questions about any of those steps that I can flesh out.
Stay safe!!!!!!
Do appreciate your works.
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Beautifull images of things happening throughout the world with no comments and no special point of view.
To bad I can't ad your footage to the group...
Guess I'll have to wait for my own deployment. but that will take a while as I have to learn for Luitenant construction engineer...damnit. so I hope you'll get a good team together....wish you all the best.
Btw I hate how some people talk about this war. I can't stand that some people let media influence there opinions to the point where it is disrespecting all the good work that the army does! I hope that's something we can change too (by not having true media personal but real army staff). It's more a political thing. I always explain these people that they'd only understand if they where a citizen of the country itself.
Unfortunately when all they're doing is regurgitating what they heard elsewhere, they're not part of the equation in any way, and don't earn the respect of the people required to make a difference.
When others say "well I watched..." or "I heard..." or "I read..." I prefer to say "I DID."
Thanks for putting faces on "those who serve".
Psalm 20:7
You need to get to the frontline dude and catch some of the emotion there!
Bravo, Sir
Question is? Is DoD willing to show off what happens there...!?!?!?
All the best to you all that serve abroad fighting for your life.
Bravo Zulu