For this blog post I will be talking about the new Red Epic and the 5D Mark II. I have provided a link to a Film Riot test shoot comparing both cameras side by side shooting the same scenes with the same lighting. It was very curious to how closely the images compared. I am an owner of the 5D Mark II. I love this camera and use it for both photography and for videographer. It is a great piece of equipment at a very affordable price to professional filmmakers. Unfortunately because of the design of this camera, there are many faults that come along with it. One huge problem is that the camera is shooting on a 21megapixel sensor. The Red camera is shooting on a 14-megapixel sensor. This may confuse some users. To the average person a 21 mp camera sounds better then a 14 mp camera. So I will break this down for you. The 5D shoots HD video. 1920 x 1080 that is around the resolution of maybe 8 megapixels… possibly less. This being the case, 21 mp at a resolution of well over 5000 would have to squeeze down to the size of an HD size image. This comes with aliasing, line skipping, slow refresh rates, and rolling shutter. All of these problems are a huge down fall for DSLR users. The Red epic camera offers a 14 mp sensor. This is much better because there is no squeeze factor. This camera doesn’t just shoot HD video. This camera also shoots 2K 4K and 5K. These resolutions surpass those of 35mm motion picture film. With that said, 14mp has the same amount of lines as a 5K image. This camera is the future of filmmaking. There have been several Hollywood films that have already begun shooting with this high quality digital camera. Films like the new Spiderman, and the New Pirates of the Caribbean. I am happy to say that I will be shooting a music video using the Red Epic camera in late September. I am very excited to be working with the Red jumpsuit apparatus again and being able to play with this amazing camera! Thanks for reading! New website! www.Ryansheehy.US http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZKIi4KfHec&feature=relmfu

Entertainment Law blog V2

Copyright or Censorship
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sieMkGRcxuU
This first video I choose to watch dealt with Youtubes very strict Copyright infringement laws. The narrator Anthony Lawson had a tiff with Youtube stating that one of his videos was in violation of copyright infringement. Youtube did not give him any other detail about his violation. Youtube had taken his video down and then threatened to take down his account and all of his videos if it ever happens again. Anthony compares Youtube to the Soviet Union stating that according to Youtube you are Guilty until proven innocent. Youtube penalizes you and then threatens you before they even tell you exactly the crime you committed. Anthony’s video is somewhat comedic and witty and it lightens the situation a bit. His case stands that his videos are all spoken on topics that are very opinionated and controversial. He believes that someone made a claim, which only inconvenienced him.

Charlie Crist Official Apology to David Byrne for Copyright Infringement
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4k13LmlcUE
This video was an Apology video sent to David Byrnes. Charlie who was running for a government position had an ad campaign that utilized David’s song with out his permission. Charlie got into a bit of trouble for this legally. This is a common law suit when it comes to film. People think that even if they purchase a song that they have licensing to it. I have already told myself that I will not be producing any promotional content with any songs that I do not have the rights to use. If I don’t have rights and the video doesn’t count as fair use, then the music should and will be left out.

Going out of business sales are a rip off.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYcXa2rvHSo

This was a news bit from ABC news in 2008 that focused on liquidation sales from two closing companies Linen n things and Circuit city. There was a secret camera that they brought into the store that they used to uncover this conspiracy known as liquidation sales. This brings up lawsuits of misrepresentation, which can get their liquidators in a bit of trouble. The secret cameras revealed that the underneath the stickers that marked the new price, there were stickers that marked the old price. In most cases the old prices were 20-30 dollars cheaper on select items in the store. What the store did was boot all the prices up to the original retail price and then knocked them down 10-20%. The stores originally known for their deals would sell these same items on clearance for 30 to 50% cheaper. Misrepresentation can be a big factor in the advertising world that can potentially get you sued. As the filmmaker I would like to find out if misrepresentation would be targeted at the goods or services company or the filmmakers that create the advertisement.

Entertainment Law

For my 8 followers,

I will be repeating a previous blog with all new information. This blog will focus on Entertainment Law and ways you can get sued. So listen up and do the opposite of everything you read here!

I read an article about one of Brittany Spears’s latest music videos “Hold it against me”. It is well known that this video is filled with product placement. That is because Sony is one of her largest endorsers. One thing that she could have gotten the filmmakers sued was the lack of advertising in the videos. I am sure that Brittany’s record label had a requirement of screen time that the Sony labels had to be in the video. If the Filmmakers did not provide enough advertising in the video then Sony would not be happy and probably try to sue the filmmakers.

http://www.billboard.com/news/britney-spears-hold-it-against-me-video-1005042232.story

While searching for lawsuits I stumbled upon a pretty good site that explains how to avoid sticky situations with the law. Always get the proper right for the music that you play in your films. There is more then one kind. You will need “Synchronization rights, a master use license, soundtrack rights, and performing rights…” This article also discusses rights and Licenses; also control of the project. Everyone behind the scenes must be on the same page for story as well as business and distribution.

http://entertainment-law.lawyers.com/blogs/archives/7811-Filmmakers-How-to-Avoid-Lawsuits,-Part-I-of-II.html

Probably one of the most recent law cases in Film would have to be the use Mike Tyson’s facial tattoo created by Victor Whitman. Mr. Whitman stated that Warner Brother’s did not attempt to contact him to gain rights to use his artwork to promote their film. This was a bad decision on Warner brother’s part. Victor had the ability to stunt the release date. Instead Warner bothers bought out Victors tattoo and now has the rights to the artwork for life. Warner brothers learned their lesson. Get rights or don’t use someone else’s material.

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