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		<title>What is a 12X or 20X Zoom Lens?</title>
		<link>http://marylandfilms.com/2010/06/what-is-a-12x-or-20x-zoom-lens/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 21:34:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[film]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[OK, first &#8211; quit thinking of it as a 12X or 20X optical zoom lens, that&#8217;s a marketing gimmick name and not really information a photographer or cinematographer can use. By itself, the information is worthless; it just means &#8220;20 times the zoom from its widest setting&#8221;.

Let&#8217;s use the Canon HD-20x zoom XL5.4-106mm L IS II (usually ships with the Canon XLH1s). The focal lengths on a that lens should be 5.4mm to 106mm &#8211; those are real numbers that a photographer/cinematographer can use.
Basically, at 5.4mm, your angle of view is extremely wide &#8211; which means they will be somewhat distorted (at 50mm, your angle of view is roughly that of the human eye). While 106mm is 20 times the zoom from 5.4mm, it doesn&#8217;t really mean anything except: 5.4mm, 10.8mm, 16.2mm, 21.6mm, 27mm, 32.4mm, 37.8mm, 43.2mm, 48.6mm, 54mm, 59.4mm, 64.8mm, 70.2mm, 75.6mm, 81mm, 86.4mm, 91.8mm, 97.2mm, 102.6mm, and 106mm (I counted ...]]></description>
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		<title>Figuring Out Your Lens: Flange Focal Distance</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 16:35:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Has someone given you a lens for your camera, but it doesn&#8217;t fit and you&#8217;re left wondering what mount it is (so you can buy an adapter)? Here&#8217;s a quick and easy way to figure out where the Film Plane of your lens should fall in order to help you in making a more educated guess&#8230;

First, to get a clue about where it should be and what size the lens allows the image to be, you can use your hand. Go outside and open the lens to it&#8217;s widest aperture setting, then set it to infinity. Point the front of the lens at something far away. Hold the lens in your one hand and hold your other hand up a few centimeters away from the back of the lens. You&#8217;ll see an image, quite literally in the palm of your hand. Now move your hand back and forth away from ...]]></description>
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		<title>Shooting Film on a Budget</title>
		<link>http://marylandfilms.com/2009/06/shooting-film-on-a-budget/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:36:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I played around with the idea of calling this article &#8220;How to shoot film on a Budget&#8221;, but it isn&#8217;t very detailed and I can&#8217;t remember all the exact prices and different costs all that well anymore (for instance, things like the cost of costumes or how much was the exact price of the rawstock). But, believe it or not, I managed to produce and direct a feature film for the sum of $10,000 on 35mm film. Yes, I cut a few corners here and there, but the biggest reason I was able to produce a film on such a micro budget was that I did my homework (and I had a lot of help from some very good people, namely the cast and crew!). I shot with an affordable Konvas 35mm camera and used props that I had access to (thus saving money, because I didn&#8217;t have to buy ...]]></description>
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		<title>Shoot Your Film With a Professional 35mm Rig!</title>
		<link>http://marylandfilms.com/2009/05/shoot-your-film-with-a-professional-35mm-rig/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 03:31:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[35mm cinema rig]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Want to shoot film? It has that look and feel that video still can&#8217;t attain (and no, the RED still can&#8217;t handle the highlights like film can). So if you are looking to purchase a 35mm cinema rig, my friend Rafael Pankrutau, located in Belarus, has added to his sales list a few more professional 35mm cameras that look quite enticing.
A background on Rafael: He&#8217;s been selling cinema gear for years and I&#8217;ve never had an issue buying from him. More importantly, Raf has always been well liked by the discussion list on Konvas.org for his honest salesmanship. He truly is a gentleman.
Want to shoot film and have the money? Then what are you waiting for &#8211; Get one (especially that sweet looking Kinor 35H!):
http://rafcamera.com/movie-cameras-cameras-c-27_28.html.
BTW: There&#8217;s no financial gain for me in posting this &#8211; just passing on the info. But if you purchase one of the cameras, please let ...]]></description>
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		<title>Thought about a Career in Filmmaking? Are you sure?</title>
		<link>http://marylandfilms.com/2009/05/thought-about-a-career-in-filmmaking-are-you-sure/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 14:44:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A career in filmmaking&#8230; It sounds exciting, all the hot bodies walking around on set, the money, the exciting action sequences, the stunts, the&#8230;
Okay, in case you didn&#8217;t know, the above descriptions are pretty much a misnomer. A career in filmmaking means a LOT of hard work. Just the amount of work you have to do in order to FIND work in the film industry is hard. You try and try and try to get a foot in the door. Depending on your location, this can take weeks, months, and even years&#8230;
When you finally land a gig, you quickly find that there are many long days and nights involved. Sometimes they are extremely boring days and nights. Sometimes they are absolutely hectic. Sometimes you start work at 6AM and work so hard for so long, that you don&#8217;t even get lunch and/or dinner, only to wrap for the day at ...]]></description>
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		<title>What Did You Really Get From Film School?</title>
		<link>http://marylandfilms.com/2009/04/what-did-you-really-get-from-film-school/</link>
		<comments>http://marylandfilms.com/2009/04/what-did-you-really-get-from-film-school/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:31:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[film]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[film school]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[film schools]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Film Schools: Are they worth it?
Since I am an instructor at a local community college, I thought I&#8217;d ask this question. I&#8217;m currently teaching a class called &#8220;Introduction to Film&#8221; &#8211; it&#8217;s not &#8220;film school&#8221; per se, but understanding films is something that I think those interested in film should investigate. With that said, I&#8217;m interested in finding out what you thought of film school&#8230; Also, if you decided against it, or if you graduated from your film school with a degree &#8211; and most importantly, if that film school degree helped you to get a job.
So, what did you get out of film school? Did you get a four year degree from your film school? Did you take a month long class in Maine instead? Did you learn how to be a better filmmaker, or did graduating Film School just give you something to look forward to while you ...]]></description>
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